Category Archives: Arts
R. Kelly’s lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing they haven’t had enough time to prepare because he’s under a mandatory jail quarantine since
Italian TV: Beloved entertainer Raffaella Carra’ dies at 78
ROME (AP) — Raffaella Carra’, for decades one of Italian television's most beloved entertainers, a woman affectionately nicknamed the “queen of Italian TV," died Monday at 78, Italian state TV quoted her family as saying.
Deadly accident at Iowa amusement ride is 2nd since 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of an accident that killed a boy on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park — its second deadly incident on the ride in five years.
Dutch royals arrive in Germany for 3-day state visit
BERLIN (AP) — King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on Monday started a three-day visit to Germany that was delayed from last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: COVID-19 cases grow in hard-hit area of Missouri
MISSION, Kan. — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a hard-hit area of Missouri where immunization rates are low, leading to a temporary ventilator shortfall and a public call
H.E.R. among artists educating kids on civics in new series
NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to making great music, H.E.R. wants to be an active citizen who empowers young people with information.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Army Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S.
Director brings Mexico to forefront in ‘The Forever Purge’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — MEXICO CITY — In “The Forever Purge,” the bloodbath lasts more than 12 hours and takes place on the border between Mexico and the United States. Mexican director Everardo Gout uses the strengths of fellow countrymen
Albania’s top court: demolishing national theater a mistake
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the demolition of the country's National Theatre building a mistake and ordered construction work on a new theater to be suspended.
Capitol rioters’ footage powers NYT’s ‘Day of Rage’ project
NEW YORK (AP) — While some professional journalists faced hostility and attack while covering the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the grand irony is that so many people involved in the insurrection were doing their jobs for them.
