Mar 29 Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:51 Cuban musicians struggle to reach American audiences amid shifting diplomatic relations By Mike Cerre The on-again, off-again diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba have made it more difficult for Cuban musicians to travel to the U.S. for this year’s summer music festivals. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports from Havana for our arts and… Continue watching
Mar 27 Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, ‘poet of iron,’ has died at 85 By Susan Haigh, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork across the world, Serra was one of his generation's most preeminent sculptors. He became known as the "poet of iron."… Continue reading
Mar 26 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says raids of the rapper’s homes were ‘excessive’ use of ‘military-level force’ By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The public statement Tuesday is the first from the music mogul's team since his properties were raided Monday as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 8:21 War reporter Rod Nordland on his memoir ‘Waiting for the Monsoon’ and facing death By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi After decades of covering war, traveling the world and being estranged from his family, journalist and author Rod Nordland was in New Delhi when he was struck by a grand mal seizure and given a diagnosis of incurable cancer. Nick… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 7:42 Podcast industry faces challenges after explosive growth By Jeffrey Brown, Connor Seitchik An estimated 505 million people will listen to podcasts in 2024, the most in the medium’s short history. Since the term podcast was coined in 2004, the format has grown into a $25 billion industry. But the industry's expansion has… Continue watching
Mar 26 What we know about the federal raids at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Officials said the searches were connected to an investigation by federal authorities in New York. Continue reading
Mar 25 Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Two law enforcement officials have told AP that two properties belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking… Continue reading
Mar 23 Author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, heir of beloved ‘Babar’ series, dies at age 98 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press "Babar" author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father's popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 8:32 Lenny Kravitz on authenticity, individualism and his unique sound By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Lenny Kravitz has been busy. He has a new single out Friday from his album set for release in May, an international tour planned for this summer and earlier this month, he earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of… Continue watching