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A 100-year-old drawing by one of Austria’s most celebrated artists has come out of hiding. Gustav Klimt’s drawing, Two Reclining Figures, has resurfaced after being lost from the Lentos Museum in
Read More“Black Panther” has burst onto the screen in Africa, handing a powerful response to the unfortunate remarks about the continent by President Donald Trump. As the red carpet in South
Read MoreAs the world watches the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea, some American athletes in Washington are lacing up their skates to train for their own, major sporting event. Special
Read MoreThe world, some fret, is falling apart. Politicians spar viciously on social media. Leaders lie. Former heroes fall like dominoes amid endless scandals. Cruelty has come to feel commonplace. But
Read MoreBy the 1980s, America finally publicly embraced the black athlete, looking past skin color to see athleticism and skill, rewarding stars with multimillion-dollar athletic contracts, movie deals, lucrative shoe endorsements
Read MoreA termination agreement between embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn and the company bearing his name shows that he won’t receive any compensation and can’t be involved in any competing gambling
Read MoreHighlights from media coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics: BEING THERE: Sometimes the secret to good reporting is simply being there, even if you’d rather not. Alpine skiing reporter Steve Porino
Read MoreFacial hair is trendy worldwide these days, but in Jerusalem beards have never gone out of style, projecting religious mysticism, nationalism and ideals of masculinity. For men of all
Read MoreRyan Coogler’s superhero film Black Panther, based on the Marvel comic, is about a king of a technologically advanced African country. His superb fighting skills are enhanced by his mystical
Read MoreRyan Coogler’s superhero film “Black Panther,” based on the Marvel comic, is about a king of a technologically advanced African country. His superb fighting skills are enhanced by his mystical
Read MoreThe sportscaster who popularized the phrase “Let’s go to the videotape!” filed an age discrimination lawsuit on Thursday over his firing from shock jock Don Imus’ radio show. Warner Wolf,
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch has said world soccer’s governing body must tackle rights abuses in Russia’s Chechnya region now that one of the teams in this year’s World Cup in Russia
Read MoreIs that love in the air or french fries? White Castle, KFC and other fast-food restaurants are trying to lure sweethearts for Valentine’s Day. It’s an attempt to capture a
Read MoreOne of 2018’s most hotly anticipated new films premiered for African audiences this week in the Kenyan hometown of one of the film’s stars, Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o. Based on
Read MoreAmerican snowboarder Shaun White has won his third career Olympic gold medal Wednesday with a masterful run in the men’s halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea. The
Read MoreAs a student, Leah Wangari imagined a glamorous life as a globe-trotting flight attendant, not toiling in dirt and manure. Born and raised in Kenya’s skyscraper-filled capital, Nairobi, the
Read MoreKeita Horiko glided across the rink at the Ice House, picking up speed as he attempted a jump – and sprawled in a fall as he came back down. Unfazed,
Read MoreMuhammad Ali knew he didn’t have much time left. His career was at stake — but more importantly, so was his freedom — as he awaited the day he would
Read MoreBabe, I’m gonna feed you, one top North Carolina eatery reassured Led Zeppelin’s famished frontman. The News & Observer reports that Robert Plant and his backing band, Sensational Space Shifters,
Read MoreTens of thousands of revelers are expected on New Orleans streets for parades and rowdy fun as Mardi Gras caps the Carnival season in a city with a celebration of
Read MoreDallas Brown can still see the bullets coming for him 50 years later, smacking into the dirt at his feet as north Vietnamese soldiers fired on his platoon during an
Read MoreVic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” has died in Florida at the age of 89, his daughter said.
Read MoreA drag queen is headlining the parade of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most storied samba schools Monday night as Carnival celebrations across the country continue the tradition of ridiculing
Read MoreThe frigid weather at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang is causing some schedule changes. On Monday, the below freezing temperatures caused the postponement of the women’s giant slalom less than
Read MoreForget the Winter Olympics, the Champion’s League or the Super Bowl. The real competition right now is who’s going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. Everyone
Read MoreZiad Doueiri’s film ‘The Insult’ is one of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Foreign Film category. The film, largely a courtroom drama, tackles the cultural, religious and political rifts
Read MoreZiad Doueiri’s film The Insult is one of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Foreign Film category. The film, largely a courtroom drama, tackles the cultural, religious and political rifts
Read MoreA teenager has won the first U.S. medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and it’s gold. Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard, from Silverthorne, Colorado, in his debut Olympics, won the men’s slopestyle snowboarding
Read More“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” — an old saying that often elicits groans — is just what organizers of an exhibition of 20th and 21st century photographic
Read MoreThe exhibit features 160 photographs from the New York-based Sondra Gilman and Celso Gonzalez-Falla collection …
Read MoreWe’re soaring with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending February 10, 2018. This is a rare week. Not only
Read MoreThe 2018 Winter Olympic Games have officially begun in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with a spectacular light show and the traditional parade of athletes entering the Olympic stadium. This year, Nigeria
Read MoreIt’s not every day that a professional athlete goes back to school. World champion and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has 19 medals to her name, but one accolade was
Read MoreSalt Lake City, Utah, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002, is considering making a bid for the Winter Games in 2026 or 2030. Rafael Saakov from VOA’s Russian Service
Read MoreIt will be lights out on part of the Statue of Liberty as work is done on the monument’s electrical system. The National Park Service says the lights that
Read MoreWhen she emerged from obscurity in the rock formations of South Dakota in the early 1990s, the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was only beginning a long legal and physical
Read MoreAn Egyptian startup is designing video games in which the object is not just to win, but to become aware of social issues. Faith Lapidus reports. …
Read MoreBollywood’s first film on menstrual hygiene, due for release on Friday, has boosted business for entrepreneurs providing affordable sanitary pads to women in India, manufacturers said. Even the trailer for
Read MoreFemale musicians in Nashville have long complained about the lack of representation on country radio, but now a collective of female songwriters are singing “Time’s Up.” The Song Suffragettes were
Read MoreBillionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as head of Wynn Resorts, less than two weeks after the Wall Street Journal published a report about decades of allegations of sexual
Read MoreWill Disney’s upcoming streaming services be the mouse that roared … or squeaked? Disney already owns enviable entertainment properties including Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. Now, it’s looking to add
Read MoreThe clothes, the hair, the confidence — the look of Korean pop music can feel like high fashion or just plain quirky. But that’s what draws fans to South Korea’s most
Read MoreWhen he paraded during Carnival at age 14 for the first time with a Rio de Janeiro samba group, Wagner Carvalho did not recognize himself in the mirror. Today, after
Read MoreThe president of the group that hands out the annual Oscars declared on Monday that some of the worst abuses in the movie industry were finally being “jack-hammered into oblivion.”
Read MoreRuffled, sparkly rock star outfits worn by Prince and one of his famous white “Cloud” guitars are among memorabilia of the late superstar up for auction May 18 to kick
Read MoreThe first trailer of Solo: A Star Wars Story has finally arrived, offering a glimpse of the much-anticipated spinoff plagued by production troubles. After a 45-second ad for the latest
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