Oct 04 Watch 7:39 Laurie Anderson on finding inspiration in Amelia Earhart’s story for her new album By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a major endorsement from Liz Cheney and the latest in the Trump election interference case. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:16 ‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ documentary spotlights competitive high school competitions By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas A new Netflix documentary shares a slice of southern Texas life as a high school mariachi band makes its way to the state championship. “Going Varsity in Mariachi” shows the journey of musicians from the Rio Grande Valley as they… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:01 New book ‘Character Limit’ explores Musk’s impact on social media after buying Twitter By Ali Rogin He’s the richest person in the world, but also one of the most controversial and increasingly engaged in polarizing political debates. A new book details the tumultuous leadership of Elon Musk and his approach to owning X. Ali Rogin spoke… Continue watching
Oct 01 120 people have accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual misconduct, attorney says By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. Continue reading
Oct 01 John Amos, iconic screen actor from ‘Good Times’ to ‘Roots’ to ‘The West Wing,’ dies at 84 By Beth Harris, Associated Press “Many fans consider him their TV father,” his son Kelly Christopher Amos said in a statement. Continue reading
Oct 01 Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, Sterlin Harjo among this year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and storytellers than in years past, as well as multiple scientists. Continue reading
Sep 30 Tony winner Gavin Creel dies of rare cancer at 48 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” opposite Bette Midler and earned nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday. Continue reading
Sep 30 How Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and Martin Scorsese are paying tribute to Kris Kristofferson By Associated Press The singer-songwriter and actor died Saturday at his home in Hawaii surrounded by family at age 88. Continue reading
Sep 30 Kris Kristofferson, prolific songwriter and superstar actor, dies at 88 By Andrew Dalton, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press With his long hair and bell-bottomed slacks, he represented a new breed of country songwriters with his peers like Willie Nelson, John Prine and Tom T. Hall. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 3:49 A Brief But Spectacular take on living your best life while aging By Brief But Spectacular Ximena Abogabir is the co-founder of a Chilean organization dedicated to changing attitudes about aging. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on empowering people to live their best lives. Continue watching