Jan 31 Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film set shooting By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Baldwin's plea was made public Wednesday, a day before he was scheduled to be arraigned remotely over video conference. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:25 Popular new literary genre mixes romance and fantasy By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet TikTok's popular BookTok channel has been buzzing about a new genre called "romantasy'' that is spawning whole sections in bookstores. Jeffrey Brown visited the stacks and talked to author Rebecca Yarros to see what’s driving this trend. It’s part of… Continue watching
Jan 31 Federal judge dismisses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis; company vows to press on By Mike Schneider, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor said in his decision Wednesday that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and his appointees. Continue reading
Jan 31 Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may soon vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 3:06 A Brief But Spectacular take on the art of dance By Katie Hodgman Wynette Smith is the long-time owner of Starlet Dance Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite facing a range of challenges, she says she keeps the studio alive for the generations of dancers who keep coming back. She shares her Brief… Continue watching
Jan 30 Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of "West Side Story" and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015's "The Visit."… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 8:01 Minneapolis chamber group performs music written by Polish prisoners at Auschwitz By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster Observances were held across the world over the weekend for the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story of one effort to preserve and honor the music performed by prisoners in orchestras that were a… Continue watching
Jan 29 Dying thief who stole ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 gets no prison time By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Seventy-six-year-old Terry Jon Martin stole the slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Martin's attorney says he had gone straight but wanted to pull off "one last score."… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:39 How SaulPaul is using his music to inspire and empower young people By Christopher Schwalm, Marshal Smith, Ana Sofia Contreras, Layla Benoit Motivated to make a change after serving time in prison for forgery, credit card abuse and burglary, SaulPaul discovered music as a way to inspire young people and help them avoid his path. The three-time Grammy-nominated performer calls himself “the… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 5:14 Oscar nominations spark controversy with snubs of Barbie’s Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet When the Academy Award nominations were announced, Barbie was among the ten films on the list for Best Picture. But many were surprised the nominations for Best Director did not include Barbie director Greta Gerwig and the film's star Margot… Continue watching