• Paris police use tear gas against protesters as global outrage continues

    Paris police use tear gas against protesters as global outrage continues

    Jun 02, 2020 10:36 PM EDT

    ... Australian crowd at the authorized demonstration also included protesters from the U.S. and elsewhere. "I'm here for my people, and for our fallen brothers and sisters around the world," said Sydney indigenous woman Amanda Hill, 46, who attended the rally with her daughter and two nieces. "What's ...

  • How response to George Floyd's death reflects 'accumulated grievance' of Black America

    How response to George Floyd's death reflects 'accumulated grievance' of Black America

    May 29, 2020 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Oh, my God. I mean, for those of us who have to watch it, and then we have to worry about our children and our brothers and sisters and our uncles and aunts and friends, right, it increases the levels of stress and worry and concern. You know, when we ...

  • Israeli demonstrators find ways to protest in virus era

    Israeli demonstrators find ways to protest in virus era

    Apr 30, 2020 09:41 PM EDT

    ... civic unrest at a time when gatherings are restricted or banned around the world. "If we want to succeed, we need to do it the right way," said protest organizer Shikma Schwarzmann. "We obey the law." Civic protests are common in Israel. When the government imposed movement restrictions last month ...

  • How teachers are trying to reach English language learners during pandemic

    How teachers are trying to reach English language learners during pandemic

    Apr 29, 2020 08:23 PM EDT

    ... t know that’s necessarily bad. When things get back to normal, we can accelerate the growth as long as we take care of them right now.” Her district will not cover all the material it normally would, but has instead developed activities that can be done at home. Grading ...

  • WATCH: Cuomo says NYC hospitals have stood up to virus onslaught so far

    WATCH: Cuomo says NYC hospitals have stood up to virus onslaught so far

    Apr 09, 2020 03:33 PM EDT

    ... are intensive care admissions. More than 18,000 patients were hospitalized in the state. “Today we can say that we have lost many of our brothers and sisters, but we haven’t lost anyone because they couldn’t get the right and best health care that they could," Cuomo said ...

  • Singer John Prine dies at 73

    Singer John Prine dies at 73

    Apr 08, 2020 01:51 AM EDT

    ... Wynette, and “Love Is on a Roll” for Don Williams. Others who covered Prine’s music included Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Carly Simon, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Norah Jones and Old Crow Medicine Show. Prine himself regarded Dylan and Cash as key influences, bridges between ...

  • Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

    Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

    Feb 24, 2020 11:57 PM EDT

    ... reporters after the hearing that the brothers were there to "support the process.""They are here because they want the truth to be told. ... The brothers are sorry for their involvement and ... they're going to do everything they can to make this right," she said. Glandian, Smollett's lawyer ...

  • Her son's language disorder inspired this cutting-edge art exhibit

    Her son's language disorder inspired this cutting-edge art exhibit

    Feb 18, 2020 11:25 PM EDT

    ... tend to always think, how does the brain become active in different ways? Jeffrey Brown: The artists then did their thing. The design team of brothers Steven and William Ladd created this room from hundreds of rolled-up, colorful scrolls of all sizes, each made and initialed by a resident ...

  • Italians vote in 2 regions; Salvini eyes return to power

    Italians vote in 2 regions; Salvini eyes return to power

    Jan 26, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

    Voters could be forgiven if they had the impression Salvini himself was running to be governor of Emilia-Romagna. The League leader campaigned practically daily in the region, especially in the countryside and small towns, considered ripe for a shift toward the right. With his “Italians first” mantra, Salvini dashed ...

  • How a revitalized recording studio is bringing Georgia's Macon into the spotlight

    How a revitalized recording studio is bringing Georgia's Macon into the spotlight

    Jan 17, 2020 11:25 PM EDT

    ... of our ongoing arts and culture coverage, Canvas. Jeffrey Brown: "Dreams," a classic song of the rock era. It was made famous by the Allman Brothers Band and performed on a recent night at Macon City Auditorium by musicians from then and now, as part of a celebration that looked ...