• Few people can name five female artists -- can you?

    Few people can name five female artists -- can you?

    Mar 30, 2017 09:28 PM EDT

    ... there,” Jane Verity of Artfinder said. “But at least 50 percent of the art we have is from women. So it felt like we should start shouting about it.” NWMA is shouting about it, too. Over the last month, its #5WomenArtists campaign has attracted participation from 500 organizations in 30 ...

  • House Republicans will try again on health care bill, Paul Ryan says

    House Republicans will try again on health care bill, Paul Ryan says

    Mar 28, 2017 04:13 PM EDT

    ... and join us in fixing" Obama's law, Cornyn said. He said he didn't expect that to happen until "our Democratic friends have to start answering to the people who are being hurt by the failures of Obamacare." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Democrats will ...

  • What the White House can do to help HBCUs thrive

    What the White House can do to help HBCUs thrive

    Mar 01, 2017 01:18 AM EDT

    to start thinking out of the box, because, as you said, HBCUs don't have the endowment that the Ivies do or even some of the big schools like you or I went to. They just don't have it. (CROSSTALK) JOHNNY TAYLOR: That's right. SOPHIA NELSON: And so ...

  • Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' icon, dead at 60

    Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' icon, dead at 60

    Dec 27, 2016 06:01 PM EDT

    ... several autobiographical books, including her eighth and final book "The Princess Diarist." Released in November, the memoir digs up diaries she kept while filming the start of the "Star Wars" trilogy. However Fisher felt about her place in the galaxy, Leia provided a through-line in her career. "I've ...

  • Licensing medical marijuana stirs up trouble for states

    Licensing medical marijuana stirs up trouble for states

    Dec 24, 2016 06:32 PM EDT

    ... process. We’re doing it by chance,” said Tom Salow, who is in charge of licensing for the state health department, which oversees medical marijuana. Taylor West with the National Cannabis Industry Association said lotteries have some benefits. They make the decision less subjective and help allay concerns of political ...

  • This Trump-in-law may lose millions if Obamacare is repealed

    This Trump-in-law may lose millions if Obamacare is repealed

    Nov 18, 2016 01:07 PM EDT

    ... day Vanderbilt,” “the boy wonder VC,” and “your mother’s dream man.” He’s dating the supermodel Karlie Kloss, who’s perhaps best known as Taylor Swift’s best friend — and who posted a photo of herself on Instagram last week voting for Hillary Clinton, with the hashtag #ImWithHer.” (Josh ...

  • Leonard Cohen, legendary singer-songwriter and poet, dies at 82

    Leonard Cohen, legendary singer-songwriter and poet, dies at 82

    Nov 11, 2016 01:37 PM EDT

    ... and his pieces "Suzanne" and "Dress Rehearsal Rag" soon appeared on Judy Collins' album "In My Life." He followed that release with songs for James Taylor, Willie Nelson and other successful folk musicians. READ NEXT: Songwriter Leonard Cohen Discusses Fame, Poetry and Getting Older In spite of his reluctance to ...

  • Trump and Clinton bombard battleground states in final push

    Trump and Clinton bombard battleground states in final push

    Nov 08, 2016 12:24 AM EDT

    The weekend before Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traversed the country in a last effort to bring their messages home to voters. Polls currently show Clinton up by three to six points but also suggest Trump has made it close in a number of battleground states. John Yang follows the Clinton campaign trail...

  • Have Republicans lost the suburbs?

    Have Republicans lost the suburbs?

    Nov 01, 2016 08:55 PM EDT

    The suburbs used to be a Republican stronghold. But now they're trending blue. What does that mean for the GOP in 2016 and beyond?

  • To some, Trump's 'bad hombres' is much more than a botched Spanish word

    To some, Trump's 'bad hombres' is much more than a botched Spanish word

    Oct 20, 2016 09:46 PM EDT

    Donald Trump’s utterance of “bad hombres” offended some of the millions of people watching the final presidential debate, who called it racially divisive.