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Wintry Weather Threatens to Snarl US Holiday Travel

A storm that dumped heavy snow in Colorado and Wyoming forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in Denver on Tuesday and has made driving impossible in some parts of the two states just as the busy Thanksgiving week travel …


No thanks: Native Americans to Hold 50th Gathering of Grief

Happy Thanksgiving to you in the land your forefathers stole.That’s the in-your-feast message Native Americans are preparing to send as they convene their 50th annual National Day of Mourning in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled.United American Indians of …


Anti-Doping Investigators Recommend Four-Year Ban on Russia

Russia faces a four-year ban from global sporting events, including next year’s Tokyo Olympics, because of a continued failure to cooperate with anti-doping investigators.The ban recommendation made Tuesday by the compliance panel of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), came after …


Gahan Wilson, Darkly Funny Cartoonist, Dies at 89

Gahan Wilson, whose humorous and often macabre cartoons were a mainstay in magazines including Playboy, the New Yorker and National Lampoon, died last week. He was 89.Wilson’s stepson, Paul Winters, said he died Nov. 21 in Scottsdale, Arizona, from complications …


White House Kicks Off Holiday Season

The holiday season officially began at the White House Monday, as first lady Melania Trump received the 2019 White House Christmas tree.   Unlike last year, President Donald Trump did not attend the tree presentation.   The tree arrived by …


How ‘Harriet’ Advances Slavery Narrative on Large Screen

Feature films on slavery have been part of Hollywood since the beginning of the film industry in United States. However, only recently, movies on slavery have been told from the perspective of the slaves, and now, with the film “Harriet” …


Jessye Norman Remembered As Force of Nature at Met Memorial

Jessye Norman was remembered as a force of nature as thousands filled the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday for a celebration of the soprano, who died Sept. 30 at age 74.Sopranos Renee Fleming, Latonia Moore, Lise Davidsen and Leah Hawkins …


American Portrait Gala Dazzles Washington

There is a historic art museum in Washington that honors people whose lives reflect the American story. It’s called the National Portrait Gallery.   Every two years dignitaries and celebrities from all walks of life gather for a gala to celebrate …


Across Mister Rogers’ Actual Neighborhoods, his Faith Echoes

His TV neighborhood, was, of course, a realm of make believe — a child’s-eye view of community summoned into being by an oddly understanding adult, cobbled together from a patchwork of stage sets, model houses and pure, unsullied love.Visiting it …


Susan Choi, Sarah M Broom Win National Book Awards

Susan Choi’s novel “Trust Exercise,” in which a high school romance is spun out into a web of memories and perspectives, has won the National Book Award for fiction.Sarah M. Broom’s family memoir “The Yellow House” won in nonfiction and …


New Acts Rule Grammys as Lizzo, Lil Nas, Eilish Lead in Nominations

The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act.Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with …


Olympics-Tokyo Finishes Building Stadium For 2020

Construction work has been completed at Tokyo’s National Stadium, set to be the centerpiece of next year’s Olympic Games, the site’s owners said on Tuesday.The Japan Sports Council said the final work had been completed on Thursday with just the …


‘Frozen 2’ Aims to Build on Power of Original

When Idina Menzel first started performing “Let It Go” live in concerts, she thought the lyrics and soaring vocals would empower all those young girls in the audience dressed up as Elsa.Instead, Menzel said she often walked away from those …