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'A reset button' - Black theatre leaders push for change

'A reset button' - Black theatre leaders push for change

NEW YORK — What's better than a powerful voice from the Black theatre community singing about change? How about 13 such voices? Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter and Audra McDonald and other founding members of Black Theatre United have recorded the son
Shots in little arms: COVID-19 vaccine testing turns to kids

Shots in little arms: COVID-19 vaccine testing turns to kids

The 9-year-old twins didn’t flinch as each received test doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine -- and then a sparkly bandage to cover the spot.
Reports say CNN's Chris Cuomo got special COVID-19 testing

Reports say CNN's Chris Cuomo got special COVID-19 testing

NEW YORK — Having a brother for governor is no longer the benefit it once seemed for CNN's Chris Cuomo. The news anchor emerged Thursday as a central figure in the latest damaging stories about his older brother, New York Gov.
O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fiction

O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fiction

NEW YORK — Maggie O'Farrell's “Hamnet,” an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction.
Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives

Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives

ALBANY, N.Y. — The impeachment investigation into New York Gov.
Carrie Underwood's faith shines through on church hymns

Carrie Underwood's faith shines through on church hymns

NASHVILLE — Don't get her wrong, Carrie Underwood loves to sing about getting revenge on the cheating ex and belting out ballads on award show stages in dazzling gowns. But Underwood's spirituality has always been at her musical core.
Q&A: Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M

Q&A: Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M

LONDON — When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million.
In a leaky underwater rail tunnel, workers race against time

In a leaky underwater rail tunnel, workers race against time

WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Seven stories below street level on the edge of the Hudson River, a race against time is being waged, foot by painstaking foot.
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash

China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash

HONG KONG — H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight over complaints of abuses in the Xinjiang region.
Qaumajuq opens doors in Winnipeg, brings Northern art to the south in a new way

Qaumajuq opens doors in Winnipeg, brings Northern art to the south in a new way

WINNIPEG — Qaumajuq, a $65-million Inuit art centre that opens Saturday and is billed as the largest public collection of Inuit art in the world, is not only impressive in scope. It's also something of an immersive experience.
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