Today: May 06, 2024
Today: May 06, 2024

Arts

Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79

Actor Bernard Hill who starred in “Titanic,” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy has died

'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening

“The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened with a below-expectations $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that’s very much to be determined for Hollywood

A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S. Within these theologically moderate-to-progressive Protestant groups, the decades of wrestling over whether to reaffirm or overturn longstanding anti-LGBTQ+ church policies sowed deep divisions

Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial

Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is full of terms you don’t typically hear in a courtroom

Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?

The American refugee program long served as a haven for people fleeing violence around the world

A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza

A British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals says he was denied entry to France to speak at the French Senate

The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

They’re hallmarks of American history: protests, rallies, sit-ins, marches, disruptions

As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases

From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities

How bird flu could threaten cow cuddling. Yes, it is a thing.

By P.J. Huffstutter MONEE, Illinois (Reuters) - Farmer Luz Klotz straightened the brightly striped hair bow on Reba, a 1,600-pound heifer lounging on the ground under twinkling fairy lights.

Angel Reese, Cardoso debuts watched widely on fan's livestream after WNBA is unable to broadcast

The WNBA debuts of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were widely watched on a social media livestream from a fan who stepped in when the league’s app couldn’t broadcast the game

Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna’s massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever

Madonna will give a free concrete on Copacabana beach, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor

Small anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan graduation ceremony

Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion

Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week

Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week

New Orleans' own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run

Investing guru Warren Buffett draws thousands, but Charlie Munger's zingers will be missed

Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Omaha, Nebraska, to soak up wisdom from investing wizard Warren Buffett

Russian publisher redacts book on gay Italian director amid LGBT crackdown

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Carnero, an Italian literature professor at the University of Bologna, was shocked when he received a call from his Italian publisher in March about the

Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but which has

Biden gives Katie Ledecky, Michelle Yeoh the Medal of Freedom

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights struggle and a pioneer of television's tabloid talk show

'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'

“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill has dropped by the White House for a visit with President Joe Biden

Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performance

Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger waded into Louisiana politics during the band's performance at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August

An initial hearing for country music star Morgan Wallen has been postponed until Aug. 15 in a case in which he’s accused of throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar and nearly hitting two police officers

Taiwan president congratulates Taiwanese queen for winning Drag Race

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday offered her congratulations to the Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind for winning RuPaul's Drag Race, the first person from East Asia to

Violence against environmental journalists rises, UNESCO says

By Natalia A.

Mercedes-Benz to launch luxury electric van for Chinese market

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz is planning to launch a luxury electric van for the Chinese market based on its VAN.EA platform, the head of the carmaker's vans division told German magazine

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