Sep 07 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: At least 18 dead from severe storms and flooding in southeastern Europe In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll has reached 18 from severe storms raging across southeastern Europe, flooding in southern Brazil claimed at least 39 lives, forecasters are warning that Hurricane Lee could become the first Category 5 storm… Continue watching
Sep 07 ‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women in 2003 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo handed down the sentence to the 47-year-old Masterson at a hearing on Thursday. Masterson was convicted of raping two women at his Hollywood-area home in 2003. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 8:17 How an elite music school is increasing access for students with disabilities By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet In a series of reports, Jeffrey Brown has looked at the intersection of arts and health. Recently, he traveled to the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education in Boston to see a program bringing music into the lives of people… Continue watching
Sep 06 How gardens enable refugees and immigrants to put down roots in new communities By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Gardening and community gardens can help immigrant and refugee communities supplement their pantries by growing their own culturally appropriate food that isn’t readily found in grocery stores while maintaining a connection with their homeland across generations. Two community garden projects… Continue reading
Sep 04 After cryptic tease, The Rolling Stones say they’ll release their first studio album in 18 years, ‘Hackney Diamonds’ By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The album is the Stones' first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts in 2021. Continue reading
Sep 04 Steve Harwell, frontman for Grammy-nominated band Smash Mouth, dies at 56 By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The band's manager, Robert Hayes, says Harwell died of acute liver failure. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Russia attacks Ukrainian port a day before new grain deal talks In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked a Ukrainian port city on the eve of a diplomatic effort to revive the Black Sea grain deal, a Florida judge who threw out Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting plan said it violates the state… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 5:19 Why artificial intelligence is a central dispute in the Hollywood strikes By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery This Labor Day weekend, Hollywood production remains shut down by writers and actors on strike. At the heart of negotiations is figuring out the role of artificial intelligence in the motion picture industry. Jules Roscoe, a reporter at VICE Motherboard,… Continue watching
Sep 02 Jimmy Buffett, American singer of ‘Margaritaville’ fame, dies at 76 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. Continue reading
Sep 01 Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss. Rubiales breaks week-long silence By Ciarán Giles, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Rubiales has come in amid a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation for kissing a player on the lips without consent after Spain won the recent Women's World Cup final in Sydney. Continue reading