Cynthia Erivo can play a witch who defies gravity, portray 23 characters in a single theatrical production and sing a song that makes an entire audience forget to breathe. On November 16, she’ll bring that extraordinary range to David Geffen Hall in New York City, headlining Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ annual benefit concert […]

It is with profound sorrow that the family of Sass Jordan announces that the singer, songwriter, Juno Award winner and longtime Canadian Idol judge died peacefully on October 2, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her most. She was 65. Her family remembers her as “an inimitable force of nature” and “an irreplaceable being of […]

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Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson talks about how national debates over data centers and redistricting are hyperlocal issues in his state.

A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

For many years she was the face of the women's movement.

Dolly Parton’s legacy will be celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic in 2027 with DOLLYFEST, a new two-city festival being organized by her estate and Team Dolly. The celebration will take place across two consecutive weekends in Nashville and London, expanding an idea Parton herself had been developing before her death. Specific dates, venues, […]

U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...

The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.

The Missouri Supreme Court has already taken the extraordinary step of urging the lower court and the parties to move the dispute “expeditiously,” while a deadline for finalizing the November ballot i...

In Minnesota yesterday, close Trump ally Mike Lindell, the former chief executive officer of MyPillow, lost the Republican primary for governor to Republican state house speaker Lisa Demuth.

Democrats on the board argued the new rules will create more unnecessary hurdles for voters and leave voters with disabilities vulnerable to disenfranchisement.

Officials and administrators from at least 30 states debunked the president’s claims over the weekend.

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China has reported its passenger car exports jumped 73% in May to around 809,000 vehicles. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Wednesday that exports of pure electric vehicles and p...

The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...

What we are witnessing now, however, is a second and more insidious track of that same weaponization — one aimed not at famous individuals who can fight back, but at the unglamorous, under-the-radar g...