• 'Wallace the Brave' cartoonist provides a glimpse into the coastal town that inspires him

    'Wallace the Brave' cartoonist provides a glimpse into the coastal town that inspires him

    May 30, 2022 10:20 PM EDT

    ... what makes them click. David Wright: There's Wallace's kid brothers, Sterling, who never met a bug he wouldn't eat. And then there's Amelia, who's the new girl in town. Will Henry: She's very feisty. David Wright: And your sister's name... Will Henry: Yes.

  • Koch brothers network planning massive spending increase for 2018 midterms

    Koch brothers network planning massive spending increase for 2018 midterms

    Jan 29, 2018 08:47 PM EDT

    ... fall. Trump “is not a nice person and he's alienating a lot of people, similar to the way Obama destroyed the Democratic Party,” said Wright, a reference to the Republicans’ historic gains in the midterm elections of 2010. Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers ...

  • All-Star 3rd baseman Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

    All-Star 3rd baseman Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

    Jan 25, 2023 04:59 PM EDT

    Then they walked a short distance to his brother's house to celebrate. "I promised everybody great steaks no matter what, and I had to turn the tongs over," Rolen said. "I was normally going to grill for everybody but now my brother-in-law's grilling." Rolen played shortstop ...

  • Philonise Floyd calls for racial solidarity, end to qualified immunity for police

    Philonise Floyd calls for racial solidarity, end to qualified immunity for police

    Apr 21, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... for killing George Floyd. Yamiche Alcindor: Philonise, I want to ask you about Darnella Frazier and the people who stood by and pleaded for your brother's life. That 17-year-old Darnella filmed that video that then went viral and really literally changed the world. How much are you ...

  • Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins

    Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins

    Jun 13, 2018 10:15 PM EDT

    ... on a hunch that it might be long-lost footage of a crippled San Francisco shot two weeks after the quake. We recently spoke to Wright from his home in Highburton, England, about the secrets revealed in the now-restored film. Jason Wright: In April, 1906, a major earthquake struck ...

  • Funeral held for U.S. soldier at center of Trump fight

    Funeral held for U.S. soldier at center of Trump fight

    Oct 22, 2017 01:54 PM EDT

    ... said Ghent, who last spoke to her brother a few weeks before he died. She said she was glad mourners got to hear about her brother's love for bikes and cars, not just his military service. The fight between Trump and Wilson had taken the focus off Johnson, whose ...

  • Here's who won (and poked fun) at the Emmy Awards

    Here's who won (and poked fun) at the Emmy Awards

    Sep 18, 2017 07:26 PM EDT

    ... How to Get Away with Murder") Claire Foy ("The Crown") Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale") Keri Russell ("The Americans") Evan Rachel Wood ("Westworld") Robin Wright ("House of Cards") Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Ann Dowd ("The Handmaid's Tale") Samira Wiley ("The Handmaid's Tale") Uzo Aduba ...

  • Why summer is the season of movie sequels, reboots and spin-offs

    Why summer is the season of movie sequels, reboots and spin-offs

    May 05, 2017 02:08 AM EDT

    ... were very disappointed with "Batman Versus Superman" and "Suicide Squad." I haven’t been -- I haven't been over the moon about the way Warner Brothers has handled the D.C. franchise and especially the "Superman" storylines. So, I’m really looking forward to "Wonder Woman." In terms of another ...

  • New EPA chief Pruitt cozy with fossil fuel industry, emails reveal

    New EPA chief Pruitt cozy with fossil fuel industry, emails reveal

    Feb 22, 2017 09:30 PM EDT

    ... staff coordinating their legal strategy with oil and gas industry executives and conservative advocacy groups funded by those profiting from fossil fuels, including the billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch. While serving as Oklahoma's elected state lawyer for the last six years, Pruitt sued federal agencies more than a ...

  • 13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016

    13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016

    Dec 26, 2016 09:09 PM EDT

    It’s worth looking back through the debris of the last year to remember that it wasn’t all bad.