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Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’
Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, ...
Kim Novak to receive Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honor
Kim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of one of the greatest films ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” ...
Czech court sentences Colombian to 8 years for arson attack which officials think is tied to Russia
A court in the Czech capital sentenced a Colombian national to eight years in prison on Monday for an arson attack and ...
Highlights of the Tony Awards: Radio City becomes the room where it happens for a ‘Hamilton’ reunion
Even the ushers at Radio City Music Hall seemed thrilled to be in the room where it happened. A few of them could be seen ...
NIH scientists go public to criticize Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that ...
Tropical Storm Barbara forecast to become a hurricane Monday as Storm Cosme forms in the Pacific
Two tropical storms gathered strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast Monday, with one forecast to become a hurricane later in the ...
WEATHER AWARE: Potential for several rounds of storms today
Good Monday morning! Cloudy and humid to start the day with a few showers and storms possible as we get closer to daybreak ...
NATO chief Rutte calls for 400% increase in the alliance’s air and missile defense
NATO members need to increase their air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the threat from Russia, the head of the ...
Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions
As President Donald Trump builds a crypto empire — including hosting a private dinner with top investors at his golf club — ...
Republican senators to watch in the maneuvering over Trump’s big bill
The Senate has set an ambitious timeline for passing President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislation to cut taxes and spending.
US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump-Xi phone call
High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce ...
Nigerian Catholic priest who had recently served in the US abducted by extremists, church says
A Nigerian Catholic priest who recently served in the United States has been abducted by extremists along with other travelers in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, the ...