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The Pandemic is Changing Hollywood, Maybe Forever
NEW YORK (AP) — "No New 'Movies' Till Influenza Ends" blared a New York Times headline ...
John Boyega Isn’t Going to ‘Take the Money and Shush’
NEW YORK (AP) — John Boyega is only 28, but being a professional actor of 10 ...
Play ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ to Get a Broadway Run
NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Keenan Scott II's play "Thoughts of a Colored Man," a work ...
Study Suggests Video Games Can Help Mental Health
LONDON (AP) — Time spent playing video games can be good for mental health, according to ...
Pandemic Pushes Steep Drop in Foreign College Students
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Just two semesters short of earning a cybersecurity master's degree in the ...
Massive Simone Leigh Sculpture Now Greets Penn Students
HOUSTON (AP) — The Trump administration is trying to deport several women who allege they were ...
Colder Months Can be Perfect Time to Photograph Gardens
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has led more people to spend time outdoors, and many ...
Museums Face Calls to Better Represent People of Color
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As young as 5 years old, La Tanya Autry loved visiting local museums ...
US Voters Mark End of Election Like No Other at the Polls
Voters marked the end of an election like no other at the polls on Tuesday, casting ...
VMI to Remove Statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Military Institute's board voted Thursday to remove a statue of ...
On Pandemic ‘Learning Loss,’ Schools Look Forward, Not Back
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A complete picture has yet to emerge of how much learning was ...
Girl Scouts Tweet, Then Delete Post About Amy Coney Barrett
A tweet by the Girl Scouts congratulating new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew such ...
US Vetted Stars’ Politics to Showcase Trump Virus Response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public relations firms hired by the Department of Health and Human Services vetted ...
Coronavirus Dims Mexico’s Bright Day of the Dead Celebration
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There's a hole in Anderson, South Carolina. It opened suddenly in August ...
Art Exhibit in Chadwick Boseman’s Hometown Honors Legacy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There's a hole in Anderson, South Carolina. It opened suddenly in August ...
Black Men’s Votes Courted, as Some Search for Political Home
NEW YORK (AP) — For Phillip Agnew, engaging Black male voters ahead of the general election ...
Voting by Mail Isn’t So Easy on Native American Reservations
MISSION, S.D. (AP) — The small, brick post office in Mission, South Dakota, sees steady business ...
Halloween in 2020: Some Fun with Death and Fear, Anyone?
PORTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The setting: a rolling patch of Pennsylvania farmland, about 15 miles from ...
Foreign Students Show Less Zeal for US Since Trump Took Over
CHICAGO (AP) — On a recruiting trip to India's tech hub of Bangalore, Alan Cramb, the ...
400 Years on, Mayflower’s Legacy Includes Pride, Prejudice
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America's ...
Santa Claus Won’t be Coming to Macy’s This Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's said Santa Claus won't be greeting kids at its flagship New ...
Francis Becomes 1st Pope to Endorse Same-Sex Civil Unions
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments ...
Rethinking the Holidays: Traditions, Change Are on the Table
Nina Bryant will cook a feast for Thanksgiving this year, as always ...
Wave of ‘Nutcracker’ Cancellations Hits Dance Companies Hard
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For many, it's not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, ...
With Americans Anxious to Go Out, Walking Tours Pick Up Pace
CINCINNATI (AP) — With an eerily quiet and empty stadium plaza behind him, the tour guide ...
California Governor Calls for Protecting 30% of State Land
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect nearly a ...
‘Speak Up!’ — ‘Sesame Street’ Tackles Racism in TV Special
NEW YORK (AP) — "Sesame Street" has always pressed for inclusion. Now in the wake of ...
INSIGHT: WDSE Promo on Duluth Nonprofits
In this collaboration with WDSE in Duluth, host Mark Oppenheim interviews nonprofit leaders from Northeastern Minnesota ...
S Carolina Teachers Stay Home to Advocate for Pay, Safety
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina teachers took a personal day Wednesday to fight for ...
Lawsuit Asks Court to Force Facebook to Ban Militia Posts
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Facebook can't be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in ...
Alabama Archives Faces its Legacy as Confederate ‘Attic’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of memorials glorifying the Confederacy had been erected by the time ...
Ginsburg’s Impact on Women Spanned Age Groups, Backgrounds
NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, there were the RBG bobbleheads, the Halloween getups, the lace collars, ...
Dramatic Diorama Raises Ethical Issues for Pittsburgh Museum
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh museum decided a dramatic diorama that has been on display for ...
‘Nothing Left in the Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days ...
States Face Pressure to Ban Race-Based Hairstyle Prejudice
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based ...
Perfectly Preserved Ice Age Cave Bear Found in Arctic Russia
Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice ...
Officials Battle Online Misinformation Along with Wildfires
SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting misinformation along with raging wildfires ...
Preview: The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles – Ben Donenberg, Wendy Garen and Chris Anthony
Chris Anthony, Youth and Education Program Consultant of The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, discusses uniting ...
Rapper Genesis Be’s Long Battle Versus the Confederate Flag
NEW YORK (AP) — The path that brought rapper and activist Genesis Be to a New ...
Boseman Honored as Hometown Hero in Native South Carolina
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Chadwick Boseman was remembered as a hometown hero who brought a sense ...
