Oct 24 Watch 5:47 New book ‘The Price of Power’ explores the complex legacy of Mitch McConnell By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Mitch McConnell is the longest-serving Senate leader in history and set to step down from that position next month. Over nearly two decades, he has become one of the most consequential and powerful senators in history. Geoff Bennett sat down… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 6:28 Reporter Jimmy Breslin remembered in new biography as ‘The Man Who Told the Truth’ By Geoff Bennett From JFK's assassination to the Son of Sam, Jimmy Breslin covered major events of the 20th century as a columnist for the New York Daily News. His plainspoken approach captured the country's attention, offering readers a poetic, and blunt, perspective… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 7:05 Detroit’s ‘Little Village’ project transforms a neighborhood and gives local artists a home By Megan Thompson Detroit has been in the headlines during this campaign with Donald Trump comparing the city to "a developing nation." But Detroit is also known for its creativity. One couple is using the arts to transform an entire neighborhood, emphasizing possibility. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 8:43 Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience By Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Call it “the death of the humanities.” Over the last decade or so, majors in English and history are down by a third and humanities enrollment overall is down by almost a fifth. Now an initiative is working to revive… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 10:51 Navalny’s widow reflects on her husband’s legacy and releasing his memoir, ‘Patriot’ By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till, Anne Azzi Davenport In February, Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison camp. Navalny was Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, an anti-corruption crusader who became a political threat to Putin's nearly quarter-century rule. Shepherded by his wife, Yulia, Navalny's memoir is being published… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts, while the 19 recipients of National Humanities Medals included playwright-screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and historian Jon Meacham. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: First lady Jill Biden unveils new public tour of the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Jill Biden on Monday unveiled what she says is a reimagined White House public tour that will engage visitors' senses to teach them about the mansion's history and events that happened there. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:38 Art exhibit ‘For Dear Life’ shows new perspectives on disability and medicine in the U.S. By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson “For Dear Life” is the first exhibition to survey the themes of illness and disability in American art from the mid-20th century to the COVID pandemic. It’s part of PST Art, an enormous collaboration of Southern California arts institutions around… Continue watching
Oct 17 Mitzi Gaynor, among the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s musical golden age, dies at 93 By Kaitlyn Huamani, Bob Thomas, Associated Press With an entertainment career that spanned eight decades across film, television and the stage, Mitzi Gaynor is best remembered for her turn in the 1958 film “South Pacific.”… Continue reading
Oct 16 Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies in fall from Argentina hotel balcony at 31 By Isabel DeBre, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said. Continue reading