Pete Kaiser has become the latest Alaska Native to win the Iditarod dog sled race. Kaiser won the race for the first time early Wednesday, crossing the finish line in …
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Arts and entertainment news. Arts encompass a wide range of human creative activities that express imaginative, conceptual, or technical skill. This includes visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography, performing arts like music, theater and dance, as well as literary arts such as writing and poetry. The arts serve not only as a reflection of culture and society but also as a medium for personal expression and emotional exploration
Laughter Can Bring Attention to Global Refugee Crisis, US Comic says
Most people wouldn’t consider the global refugee crisis a laughing matter, but American comic actor Ben Stiller says humor can help draw people’s attention to it. Humor can help tell …
your ads here!Kenya’s Lone Ice Hockey Team
The first and only ice hockey team in Kenya continues to defy the odds by playing and practicing the sport in one of the few ice rinks found across Eastern …
your ads here!Tick Tock, Tick Tock: Tokyo Olympics Clock Hits 500-day Mark
Tick tock, tick tock. The Tokyo Olympic clock has hit 500 days to go. Organizers marked the milestone on Tuesday, unveiling the stylized pictogram figures for next year’s Tokyo …
your ads here!Free Books Inspire Love of Reading in DC’s Youngest Residents
When Washington resident Joshua Clark snuggles with his son in a comfy armchair and reads to him, it brings back uncomfortable memories. Reading for fun “I remember my mom almost …
your ads here!US Olympic Cyclist Catlin Dies at 23
Kelly Catlin, an Olympic track cyclist who helped the U.S. women’s pursuit team win a silver medal at the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro, has died at the …
your ads here!Decline in Readers, Ads Leads Hundreds of Newspapers to Fold
Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer. He places a Wi-Fi hotspot on the table and turns on a digital …
your ads here!High-Tech Baton Lets Blind Musicians Follow Conductor’s Lead by Feel
A company that designs and develops musical instruments for people with physical disabilities has created a conductor’s baton which allows the visually-impaired to follow its movements. As Faith Lapidus reports, …
your ads here!Babe Ruth’s Last Surviving Daughter Dies in Nevada at 102
Julia Ruth Stevens, the last surviving daughter of Hall of Fame baseball slugger Babe Ruth and a decades-long champion of his legacy, has died at age 102, her family has …
your ads here!Center of Christianity Has its First Mormon Temple
Europe’s largest Mormon temple will be dedicated over three days starting Sunday. Russell Nelson, president of the world’s 16 million Mormons, will be in Rome for the dedication ceremonies. No …
your ads here!Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Are Engaged
Jennifer Lopez said yes to Alex Rodriguez’s proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted an Instagram photo of their hands with a massive …
your ads here!The Return of Antique Printmaking
Wedding invitations, posters, greeting or business cards — Alessandra Echeverri, owner of Typecase Industries, does all things paper, and she uses only antique press machines. Iuliia Iarmolenko went to Echeverri’s …
your ads here!Frenchman Maintains Lead in Alaska’s Iditarod
A Frenchman continues to lead this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Nicolas Petit was the first musher Saturday to leave the checkpoint at Eagle Island, about 592 miles (953 …
your ads here!R. Kelly: ‘We’re Going to Straighten All This Stuff Out’
R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials said did not want to be publicly identified paid $161,633 that the R&B singer owed in …
your ads here!NCAA Loses Federal Antitrust Case, Can Still Claim Win
The NCAA was able to claim victory Friday night after a judge ruled against the governing body for college sports in a federal antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken …
your ads here!International Women’s Day Puts Spotlight on Victims, Activists, Heroes
Civic and governmental organizations around the world are preparing to recognize and celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday. International Women’s Day is a more than 100-year-old celebration of women’s …
your ads here!R. Kelly Says ex-Wife Destroyed His Name, Others Stole Money
Embattled R&B star R. Kelly angrily blamed his ex-wife for “destroying” his name and claimed other people stole from his bank accounts during new portions of an interview that aired …
your ads here!Human Rights Campaign to Honor Christina Aguilera
The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization is honoring Christina Aguilera with its Ally for Equality award. The Human Rights Campaign announced Thursday the six-time Grammy-winning singer is a true …
your ads here!LeBron James Passes Michael Jordan for 4th in NBA Career Scoring
LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar scored his 32,293rd point on a driving layup …
your ads here!Hanging Gardens of Babylon Recreated for the 21st Century
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, words that evoke colorful images of lost riches. While debate continues over where the gardens were located, or even if they existed at all, researchers …
your ads here!Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Says He Has Pancreatic Cancer
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek said he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but intends to fight the disease and keep on working. In a video posted online Wednesday, the …
your ads here!‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Coming to Netflix
The groundbreaking novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is coming to the screen for the first time in a Spanish language series for Netflix, the streaming …
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