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Dr. Gail Stern is funny. And she uses that in her work, teaching college students, members of the military, business people and others how to prevent sexual violence. Stern says
Read MoreComic and podcast host Chelsea Shorte is onstage on a cold Wednesday night in a small restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia. She is telling her mostly female audience about her transition
Read MoreThe maker of Barbie says it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed in last year’s Olympics while wearing a hijab. Mattel says
Read MoreItalian state museums are on track for another record-setting year in 2017 in terms of visitors and revenue, with the outdoor Colosseum in Rome and Pompeii near Naples topping the
Read MoreThe last document President John F. Kennedy signed in the White House is up for grabs in Philadelphia. A rare documents dealer is selling a photograph that Kennedy autographed for
Read MoreFor more than a century she was known as the woman behind the throne, the empress who through skill and circumstance rose from lowly imperial consort to iron-fisted ruler of
Read MoreLiz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she
Read MoreWhat is the only Da Vinci painting on the open market worth? A Russian billionaire believes he was swindled when he bought it for $127.5 million. This week he’ll find
Read MoreFor the first time, a museum in Australia is telling the stories of the massacres by colonists of indigenous people from an Aboriginal perspective. Thousands of First Nation people are
Read MoreDespite 70 years of tense relations between India and Pakistan, the two countries share a passion for each other’s movies, food and fashion trends. Take the example of palazzos, a
Read MoreU.S. women’s soccer star Hope Solo on Friday accused Sepp Blatter of sexual assault, claiming the disgraced former FIFA president groped her backside at the 2013 Ballon d’Or ceremony. Solo,
Read MoreWith his career imploding over allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. confessed Friday to masturbating in front of women and expressed remorse for wielding his influence “irresponsibly.” The comedian
Read MoreOlympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she is among the young women sexually abused by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Raisman tells “60 Minutes” she was 15 when she was
Read MoreThe galaxy far, far away is expanding further on screen with a new trilogy of Star Wars films outside of the ongoing Skywalker saga, Walt Disney Co. said Thursday, to
Read MoreAward-winning actor John Hillerman, best known as Jonathan Higgins, the sidekick to TV’s Magnum P.I., died Thursday in Houston. Hillerman was 84, and no cause of death was given. Hillerman
Read MoreThe board game Clue, the Wiffle Ball and the paper airplane are the newest inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The trio was honored at the upstate New
Read MoreThe mounting allegations of sexual assault involving Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey are taking a mounting toll on his career. Sony Pictures says it will remove Spacey from its upcoming feature
Read MoreGarth Brooks continued his winning streak as entertainer of the year at the 2017 Country Music Association Awards, beating out Luke Bryan and Keith Urban. Brooks, who has won
Read MoreFantastic beasts, wizard adventures and magic spells will come to life in a new “Harry Potter” augmented reality mobile game from Pokemon Go developer Niantic and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment,
Read MoreCountry star Keith Urban will debut a new song on the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday inspired by the allegations of sexual assault and harassment hurled against Harvey Weinstein.
Read MoreFor every era of film in the last half-century, there’s a memorable Donald Sutherland role. Whether it’s his breakthrough performance in “The Dirty Dozen,” his portrayal of a demented
Read MoreBrad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are celebrating their 10-year anniversary — as hosts of the Country Music Association Awards. The duo has hosted the show consecutively since 2008, and they
Read More“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda made sandwiches, took selfies and announced a partnership with a nonprofit group for a $2.5 million hurricane recovery fund during a trip Tuesday to Puerto Rico.
Read MoreRetired Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay was killed Tuesday when his private plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near St. Petersburg, Florida. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said
Read MoreThe United States and other countries hoping to host the 2026 World Cup should provide government guarantees on visa-free travel plus work permit and tax exemptions for their bids to
Read MoreSinger songwriters Rodney Crowell and Kelsea Ballerini and hit country songwriter Ashley Gorley were honored at the ASCAP Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday. Crowell, who announced
Read MoreSony Pictures on Monday withdrew a movie starring Kevin Spacey from a Los Angeles film festival following sexual misconduct allegations against the actor, but said it was going ahead with
Read MorePresident Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday plans to demolish a culture center in Istanbul named after the founder of modern secular Turkey, in a move critics see as another attempt
Read MoreThe U.S. Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, but some Americans gather on old battlefields to re-enact this historic era in great detail today. They buy uniforms, authentic
Read MoreAs private and public transportation slowly shifts to electric propulsion, fans of Formula One car racing wonder whether the thrill of roaring turbocharged engines and the smell of burning car
Read MoreThey are among the most underprivileged children in Lebanon, and now their voices can soar. For several months, conductor and composer Salim Sahab auditioned youngsters, most of whom work, for
Read MoreMany organizations across the United States sponsor food drives, urging people to contribute canned and nonperishable food for families that are hungry or homeless. While most campaigns consist of a
Read MoreNetflix said Friday night that Kevin Spacey will no longer be a part of House of Cards and it’s cutting all other ties with the actor after a series of allegations
Read MoreA 21-year-old artist in Ivory Coast has found an eye-catching new way to draw attention to the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment — by sculpting her hair into the image
Read MoreCity officials say the return of Philadelphia’s iconic “LOVE” statue will take a few more months. The city Parks & Recreation department announced Thursday the Robert Indiana sculpture is still
Read MoreAs a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Rhiannon Giddens crosses musical divides. Trained as an opera singer, she also plays a mean country fiddle. Folk, bluegrass, gospel and Irish ballads
Read MoreDespite the recent terror attack in New York City, the TCS New York City Marathon will go on as planned Sunday. The largest in the world by its number of
Read MoreThe upcoming New York City Marathon attracts runners from all over the globe, many of them women. What began in 1970 with one female runner has since grown into more
Read MoreMuseums of fine art in Bern, Switzerland, and Bonn, Germany, have put on display hundreds of paintings and drawings, including works by Picasso, Matisse and Chagall, collected by German art
Read MoreHouston needed seven games to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, and rode George Springer’s home run streak to the franchise’s first championship With a World Series title at stake Wednesday
Read MoreIn a vast, subterranean space in New York City, three flights down from the largest sound stage east of Hollywood, 80,000 costumes await their return to the limelight. This is
Read MoreThe head organizer of the 2010 World Cup has denied raping a singer and former South African ruling party lawmaker 24 years ago. Danny Jordaan, the head of South African
Read MoreThe steakhouse at Harrah’s New Orleans Casino is now called BH Steak _ instead of Besh Steak. The change, reported by New Orleans media, comes a week after the casino
Read MoreThe Olympic flame begins a long cross-country journey through South Korea Wednesday that marks the official countdown to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. A plane carrying the iconic Olympic
Read MoreActress Dakota Fanning has told reporters that although she hasn’t experienced the sort of sexual assault that has turned Hollywood on its head, it’s “important to talk about these issues,
Read MoreThe suspension of filming on House of Cards Tuesday in response to allegations that star Kevin Spacey made sexual advances on a teen boy is a rare move in an
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