Oct 13 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Health care unions reach tentative agreement to end Kaiser Permanente strike In our news wrap Friday, health care unions reached a tentative agreement with medical giant Kaiser Permanente after a strike over wages and staffing, the UAW said the ongoing auto industry strike will expand to new factories, the U.S. said… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Patrick Stewart reflects on his life and legendary career in new memoir, ‘Making It So’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Patrick Stewart cut his acting teeth in the theater, taking on numerous roles in Shakespeare and other classics. For his second act, he became known to millions as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek" and Charles Xavier in the "X-Men"… Continue watching
Oct 13 Louise Glück, Nobel prize-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80 By Associated Press Over more than 60 years of published work, Glück forged a narrative of trauma, disillusion, stasis and longing, spelled by moments — but only moments — of ecstasy and contentment. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 8:04 Brooklyn Public Library exhibit tells Jay-Z’s story for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary By Christopher Booker, Maea Lenei Buhre In New York City, you can find the unlikely pairing of two Brooklyn icons. At the Brooklyn Public Library, one of the largest library systems in the country, a new exhibition highlights the work of hip-hop’s elder statesman, Jay-Z. Special… Continue watching
Oct 09 Native Americans celebrate their histories and cultures on Indigenous Peoples Day By Mark Thiessen, Morgan Lee, Associated Press Native Americans celebrated their history on Monday with events across the country marking Indigenous Peoples Day, from a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis to a rally at the Maine Statehouse and traditional dancing, music and food in Arizona and Alaska. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize By News Desk and Associated Press Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 8:46 Ringo Starr reflects on his legendary career with the Beatles and his new music By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Lena I. Jackson Ringo Starr is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with a little band you might have heard of, and a second time on his own. He’s been knighted and acted in many films and TV, including… Continue watching
Oct 04 Who are the 2023 MacArthur fellows? Here’s a list By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The 2023 fellows include a scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist, and the sitting U.S. poet laureate. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in literature By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays. Continue reading
Oct 04 Tupac Shakur’s suspected killer makes first court appearance By Rio Yamat, Ken Ritter, Associated Press The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago has made his first court appearance. Continue reading