Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON — A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2′s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for...
Still too fast: Caster Semenya arrested for speeding
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Olympic champion Caster Semenya was sentenced to 50 hours of community service for speeding while driving in South Africa,...
Treasure trove of rock memorabilia includes Kurt Cobain hair
NEW YORK — Guitars from Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and Aerosmith as well as autographed memorabilia from The Beatles and even strands of...
Performance artist Marina Abramovic wins Spanish arts prize
MADRID — A Spanish foundation awarded Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic one of the European nation’s most prestigious awards for the fine arts on...
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
NEW YORK — At this stage in the pandemic, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta is concerned that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about...
Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic ‘Underground Railroad’
LOS ANGELES — When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series,...
Phylicia Rashad to lead Howard College of Fine Arts
WASHINGTON — Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.
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88-year-old artist finishes year of pandemic ‘daily doodles’
WESTMORELAND, N.H. — Much like the round clock faces, gears and planets that often populate his artwork, Robert Seaman has come full circle.
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Greek soccer fans barge into Acropolis to mark league win
ATHENS, Greece — Fans of the Greek soccer team Olympiakos forced their way into the grounds of the ancient Acropolis in Athens Wednesday during...
Andrew McCarthy taps into 80’s nostalgia with new memoir
NEW YORK — Andrew McCarthy admits he “fled” from his shaggy-haired 1980’s persona and didn’t look back for decades. Much like the slouchy blazers...