PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of $1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting. “PBS News Weekend” signed off Sunday, “at least for the foreseeable future,” anchor John Yang said. The weekend…

Read More
Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

ROME — Instruments made from smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores told their tale of desperation and redemption in a special performance at a prison in Milan on Saturday, in front of the inmates who made them. World-renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti led the Cherubini Youth Orchestra, whose members played on violins, violas…

Read More
‘Sinners’ leads movie nominations for NAACP Image Awards

‘Sinners’ leads movie nominations for NAACP Image Awards

Ryan Coogler’s pulsating supernatural thriller “Sinners” leads the movie categories in nominations for the NAACP Image Awards, announced Monday. “Sinners,” in which Michael B. Jordan pulls double duty as twins, received 18 nominations, followed by Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” which got nine. In television, “Bel-Air” leads with seven nods. Jordan is also one of…

Read More
Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait

Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums he has accused of bias as he asserts his influence over how official presentations document U.S. history. The wall text, which summarized Trump’s first…

Read More
Golden Globe highlights: Brazil on a streak, Amy Poehler’s pod wins and Seth Rogen comes full-circle

Golden Globe highlights: Brazil on a streak, Amy Poehler’s pod wins and Seth Rogen comes full-circle

The Golden Globes had some predictable stuff, like “One Battle After Another” and “Adolescence” cleaning up and host Nikki Glaser making fun of the age of Leonardo DiCaprio’s partners. But there were also some sweet moments, like when “Adolescence” star Erin Doherty, who played a child therapist, won the trophy for best female actor in…

Read More