Analysis: On Kobe, and the women in this Hall of Fame class
This long-awaited Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend will be largely about Kobe Bryant.
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New fellowship gives $25,000 grants to Puerto Rican writers
NEW YORK — A new fellowship co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will provide $25,000 for emerging and established Puerto Rican writers.
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Cincinnati FC set to debut new stadium Sunday
The first of three new stadiums in Major League Soccer throws open its doors on Sunday.
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Poland wants to buy Marie Curie’s vacation house in France
SAINT-REMY-LES-CHEVREUSE, France — Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-winning scientist couple...
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
CHICAGO — Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father’s and sisters’ in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman...
Report: Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show next year
NEW YORK — Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her longtime-running talk show, according to reports.
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Review: A rare glimpse at the indoor lives of Saudi women
“All politics are local,” the saying goes. That’s a guiding principle in “The Perfect Candidate,” in which a doctor runs for town council purely...
Elon Musk moves ratings as host of ‘Saturday Night Live’
LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk moved a cryptocurrency's value and TV ratings with his “Saturday Night Live” appearance.
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Review: Angelina Jolie leads tense ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’
It would be an understatement to say that Angelina Jolie is put through the wringer in writer-director Taylor Sheridan’s new film “ Those Who...
New fiction from Albom and Groff excerpted in free e-book
NEW YORK — A free e-book compilation includes excerpts from upcoming works by Mitch Albom, Lauren Groff, Rick Riordan and dozens of other writers....