Politics Sep 03 Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92 Steinem was a celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life.
Arts Aug 31 Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.
Politics Aug 21 Stars and Stripes editor, reporter fired for insubordination after doing CBS interview The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial…
Nation Aug 18 ABC sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging violation of its First Amendment rights.
Politics Jul 24 WATCH: Trump speaks at White House Correspondents' Dinner after attack disrupted April event President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner Friday night, delivering a rambling, hourlong speech that praised some journalists, took potshots at others, made jokes about public figures' weight and intellect, and quipped about a third…
Nation Jul 20 DOJ sought phone records of NYT journalists in effort to unmask sources of Air Force One security report A court document says the Trump administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One…
Nation Jul 14 Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'dangerous and uncharted' threat to press freedom Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One.
Politics Jul 01 Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by an escort It was not immediately clear whether the order applied only to reporters from The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, or to the entire press corps.
Nation May 21 Media scion James Murdoch strikes deal to purchase New York magazine and Vox Promising a commitment to "ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations," the 53-year-old younger son of Rupert Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial…
Arts Jan 30 Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning actor and comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' fame, dies at 71 O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin's beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt's Creek” — died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a…