In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable
BUEA, Cameroon (AP) — A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris ...
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Grievances and forgiveness were both on display in Prince Harry’s raw TV interview
LONDON (AP) — The rift between Prince Harry and his family has burst into the open again with the prince’s raw television interview after losing a court case over his ...
Here’s why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy
It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “Star Wars” have ...
Weinstein accuser breaks down in tears as she’s questioned about alleged sexual assault
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who alleges Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her nearly two decades ago broke down in tears on the witness stand at his #MeToo ...
PBS chief decries Trump’s executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR as unlawful
The head of PBS said Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR was blatantly unlawful. Public Broadcasting Service CEO Paula Kerger ...
Artists in this former pasta factory are preserving Italian opera traditions
ROME (AP) — Behind a rusty gate near Rome’s Circus Maximus is a building passed daily by hordes of tourists. They’re oblivious to the fact that behind its faded, flaking ...
Summer Movies: 11 breakout actors to watch
Many of the big movies this summer might come from familiar places – whether they’re franchises, sequels or hybrid adaptations of beloved animated classics. But look closer and there are ...
UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap
LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday that counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which has been criticized by U.K. politicians over statements about the Middle ...
Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that ...
A secret note hidden in Dachau-built ‘Violin of Hope’ tells a tale of survival and craftsmanship
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — During World War II, within the walls of the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish prisoner secretly penned a short note and hid it inside ...
