The Hungarian State Opera has asked the nearly all-white cast for its production of “Porgy and Bess” to self-identify as African American. The Hungarian performers were asked to sign a statement declaring that “African-American origin and identity is an inseparable …

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a Democratic bid to restore the 2015 net neutrality rules is “dead on arrival in the Senate.” The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote later on Tuesday on a …

Pele arrived back in Brazil Tuesday after having surgery for a “severe urinary infection” during a six-day hospital stay in France that revived fears about the three-time World Cup winner’s state of health. The 78-year-old, who is widely considered to …

Pop superstar Madonna will make a guest appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel next month, her representatives said on Monday. Concert promoters Live Nation Israel and the singer’s U.S. representatives confirmed reports in Israeli media that Madonna will …