This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk celebrates the undeniable legacy of BET. Like the network that put Black artistry first, ...

In 1907, Carl Akeley, an Exeter band leader and music teacher, wrote, “It is not generally known that Exeter has, in Mr. Albert J. Marden, of Oak Street, a maker of violins, which are marvels of ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. became commander of the Wheelus Air Base, near Tripoli, just after rebels ...

Nearly 46 years after its release, AC/DC's "Back in Black" is making its way up the music charts once again. The classic rock song has re-entered Billboard's Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart at No. 25 ...

The final trailer for Spider-Noir has been released, and it's fair to say this will be a Spider-Man story like no other. Ben Reilly has walked away from his time as a hero, but is back in black and ...

The San Francisco 49ers selected running back Kaelon Black out of Indiana Hoosiers football with the No. 90 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Fresh off a College Football Playoff National ...

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument’s final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that ...

The Supreme Court’s ruling to limit a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act this week adds a new bend to the winding history of Black representation in Congress, fueling fear from civil rights ...

SNAPPY DRESSERS LA punk rock bluegrass act Water Tower will play the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival May 7 to 10. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF WATER TOWER “Oh man, we’re so excited,” Feinstein said via Zoom ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System reported an operating income of $36.6 million (0.3% operating margin) in 2025, up from an operating loss of $265.4 million (-2.2% margin) in 2024, ...

There’s an old marble theater inside a towering art deco skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn. Architecture firm McKim, Mead & White designed the building not long after it built Penn Station. And though ...

First to be announced are original cast members of the Broadway smash “RENT” and icons of the stage Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp set for Sunday, Sept. 27; genre-defying virtuosic duo Black Violin on ...