British rock band The Who have cancelled their UK tour due to coronavirus, just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester.The group, famous for tracks like “My Generation” and “Substitute”, said the three-week tour …
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital after contracting the new coronavirus. The double Oscar winner is easily the most famous person yet to disclose they have COVID-19. Hanks said he …
The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice” after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league’s owners were leaning toward playing games without fans …
Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi was released in February after spending over a year in prison for a post she made on Facebook that insulted President Yoweri Museveni. Defiant, Nyanzi used her time behind bars to write a book and is …
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers thought they would never see.Weinstein, who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last …
The final act of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York begins Wednesday, when the once-powerful film producer will be sentenced following his landmark #MeToo conviction. Weinstein is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in New York City. He …
Hollywood continued to shuffle its upcoming releases due to the coronavirus, as Sony Pictures on Tuesday announced that it’s moving “Peter Rabbit 2″ to August.”Peter Rabbit 2” had been set to hit U.K. and European theaters on March 27, and …
Swirling colors, abstract images and fantastical paintings are featured on the outside of buildings and walls throughout Miami, Florida. VOA’s Deborah Block takes us to the city’s street art scene …
Pearl Jam is postponing the North American leg of its Gigaton world tour because of concerns over the new coronavirus, the band announced Monday. Seventeen U.S. and Canadian performances, beginning on March 18 in Toronto through April 19 …
Swedish-born actor Max von Sydow, whose seven-decade career saw him go from starring in iconic art-house movies by Ingmar Bergman to appearing in English-language hits including “The Exorcist” and “Game of Thrones,” has died in France aged 90, his family …
The number of female parliamentarians in the world has more than doubled since the groundbreaking U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, 25 years ago, the Inter-Parliamentary Union said Friday. Part of the reason may be quotas.While female representation …
A lifelong baseball fan, Sue Macy not only loves sports but also advocates for women athletes. Her book, “Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties,” relates the struggles of women athletes in the U.S. and how …
It’s been 100 years since the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote in the United States. To commemorate the centennial, the New York Historical Society has launched a special exhibit called Women March. It explores women’s …
Calling himself “a proud feminist,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out at men who abuse power and declared before Sunday’s observances of International Women’s Day that the fight for gender equality is “the biggest human rights challenge we face.”Twenty-five years …
McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 81.Tyner’s family confirmed the death in a statement released on social media Friday. No more details were provided.”It …
Fans of secret magical societies unite under cover of darkness in London. No werewolves to see, but witches and wizards casts spells they only just learned themselves. As VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, the worst disaster possible entering this new and …
Super heroes have special powers. People who can get on the debate stage and raise enough money to run for president are considered super politicians and also have special powers. A comic book series called “Political Power” tells the stories …
Women are making gains globally in several areas, but 25 years after demanding action at a landmark conference in Beijing, the United Nations says progress has been slow and uneven and could even be reversed. In a report released ahead …
If someone were to pile up all textile waste that New Yorkers send to landfills every year, the resulting heap would be as tall as the Empire State Building, according to the NYC Sanitation Department. But the Big Apple fashion …
R&B singer R. Kelly is due in federal court on Thursday in Chicago to enter a plea to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser. Kelly, 53, is expected to plead not …