Nov 16 ‘Yeehaw, bae,’ official Scrabble dictionary adds 500 new words By Leanne Italie, Associated Press 500 new words and variations were added to the the seventh edition of "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" this month. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 9:48 Media executive Byron Allen on breaking barriers in show business By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin Media mogul Byron Allen is the chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios, one of the largest privately held media companies in the world. He joins Geoff Bennett for our Weekend Spotlight to talk about how he forged a path for… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:55 Younger generations push to preserve a disappearing Indigenous language in rural Alaska Half of the people whose first language is Kodiak Alutiiq have died over the last few years. The Alaska Native Sun'aq Tribe estimates fewer than 20 remain, but that is not stopping new speakers from learning the endangered language and… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 6:14 How a historic Nashville hotel played a key role in women’s suffrage By Cat Wise, Claire Mufson Nashville, Tennessee has a historic connection to the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920. Special correspondent Cat Wise visited the Hermitage Hotel, built in 1910 just steps from the state Capitol, where a hard-fought battle… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:46 Bono on activism and connecting music to a larger meaning By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Bono recently sat down with Jeffrey Brown to talk about his new memoir, "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story." In part two of that interview, they discuss Bono's activism and connecting his music to a larger meaning. It's for our arts… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 8:08 Bono’s new memoir ‘Surrender’ details his long career in music and activism By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport By any measure, U2 is one of the world's biggest bands, and lead singer Bono is one of music's biggest stars. He's telling his own story in a new memoir, "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story." Bono sat down with Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Markets end week with rally, Miami Beach condominium deemed unsafe In our news wrap Friday, stocks rallied on Wall Street boosted by a string of better-than-expected earnings reports, a Miami Beach condominium on the same avenue where a building collapsed last year was evacuated after the city deemed the structure… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 6:20 Art exhibition reveals Vermeer’s secrets using technology to look under paintings By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A painting thought to be by Johannes Vermeer isn’t a Vermeer after all. The 17th-century Dutch master left behind few works, so take even one away and it’s a big deal. New technology is allowing experts to see art in… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 7:28 Movie tells true story of man delivering beer to friends fighting in Vietnam War By Mike Cerre, Anne Azzi Davenport Just how far will a man go for his friends? The new movie "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" is based on a true story that answers that question while paying homage to those who served in the Vietnam War. The… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 3:49 Exploring the connection between our brains, our moods and music Have you ever wondered why a piece of music makes you feel a certain way? As part of our Student Reporting Labs' ongoing look at youth mental health, student journalists John Barnes and Brigitte Bonsu explore the connection between our… Continue watching