Aug 09 Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Searching for Sugarman’ documentary, dies at 81 By Corey Williams, Associated Press Rodriguez' albums flopped in the United States in the 1970s but — unknown to him — he later became a star in South Africa where his protest songs inspired white liberals horrified by the country's brutal racial segregation system of… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 7:19 News Wrap: Storm system blasts eastern U.S. with severe weather In our news wrap Tuesday, a storm system blasted the Northeast with severe weather, there's new evidence of global warming affecting Antarctica with sea ice at a record low, the Supreme Court reinstated a federal regulation aimed at curbing the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, who was convicted in December of three felonies. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 7:05 James McBride discusses the themes in his new novel, ‘The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store’ By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The National Book Award-winning author James McBride has a new novel out, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." Like much of McBride’s work, it’s rooted in race, religion and personal history. Jeffrey Brown turns the page for our arts and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Funeral procession in Ireland honors the memory of singer Sinéad O’Connor By Associated Press Fans tucked handwritten notes and flowers behind a chain wrapped around a granite post at the entrance to her former home, thanking her for sharing her voice and her music. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:57 A Brief But Spectacular take on forgiveness By Steve Goldbloom Ramya Ramana is an award-winning author, poet and lyricist. She was a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In addition to performing and writing, she has also worked as an educator and mentor for young… Continue watching
Aug 07 William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection,’ dies at 87 By Associated Press Other film credits included “To Live and Die in L.A.,” “Cruising,” “The Brink’s Job,” “Rules of Engagement,” “The Hunted” and a TV remake of the classic Sidney Lumet movie “12 Angry Men.”… Continue reading
Aug 07 Tory Lanez expected to be sentenced for shooting, wounding Megan Thee Stallion By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The 31-year-old Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, could get up to 22 years in prison on Monday after a jury convicted him of three felonies in December. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 8:17 Hmong chef Yia Vang brings a taste of home to Minnesota’s Twin Cities By Megan Thompson St. Paul, Minnesota, is home to the nation’s largest population of Hmong, an Indigenous people from Southeast Asia. After the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong refugees ended up in the Upper Midwest and have called the area home for nearly… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Trump enters plea on additional charges in classified documents case In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump entered another not-guilty plea, this time to a revised indictment in the classified documents case, a court in Russia sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 19 more years in prison and the… Continue watching