Thieves have hit the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera and made off with four valuable paintings by the French impressionist master
September 08, 2026Lonnie Bunch is stepping down as the leader of the Smithsonian Institution after a challenging year
September 08, 2026Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch to retire amid Trump administration effort to reshape institution
September 08, 2026Ellen Burstyn, at 93, stars as a 100-year-old Marilyn Monroe in the short film “Flesh Impact,” premiering at the Venice Film Festival
September 07, 2026Programs took different approaches to helping young viewers grapple with the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – lessons that still apply in today’s media environment.
September 09, 2026The White House says restoration work on the mansion's North Portico should be completed by mid-September before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States later in the month
September 08, 2026Sherri Shepherd plans to join the Broadway musical “Aladdin” as the Genie
September 08, 2026Extremist groups have pointed to the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center as proof that their worldview is correct.
August 20, 2026Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
September 01, 202660 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the future.
September 08, 2026Thieves steal four Renoir paintings from French museum, dropping two as they flee
September 08, 2026The military newspaper earned credibility by informing troops about the good, the bad and everything in between. But the Pentagon’s recent crackdown on the paper is putting that trust to the test.
September 03, 2026Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
September 02, 2026Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.
August 28, 2026His latest – and possibly last – book tackles America’s foreign policy before and after 9/11. Could it also serve as an antidote to the fragmented attention and political duplicity of our current moment?
August 24, 2026The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an armed assailant charged toward the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people before he was stopped by troopers
September 07, 2026Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago
September 08, 2026“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks
September 06, 2026Authorities have fined two companies after a well-known Chinese comedian altered the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance
September 07, 2026Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival
September 07, 2026Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and leading second-wave feminist, has died
September 05, 2026A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center is blaming “decades of neglect” for causing part of the ceiling to collapse in the performing arts venue's grand foyer
September 05, 2026Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway will buzz with steel drums and flag-draped floats on Monday during the West Indian Day Parade
September 07, 2026The resignation and death of the Cambridge professor is the latest chapter in a centuries-old struggle over originality and intellectual ownership – one intensified by the rise of generative AI.
August 21, 2026Recent research finds that becoming too psychologically entangled with your followers can make success feel like a trap.
August 18, 2026The construction of the pool reflected a national ambition to build something unifying and enduring. The rushed renovation and political fallout of 2026 reveal how much that civic vision has changed.
August 07, 2026Some critics have bemoaned the flattening of a complex character. But Nolan’s film echoes a literary tradition of reimagining Circe as a survivor, a truth-teller and a figure of female empowerment.
August 06, 2026A Carnegie Mellon University marketing researcher explains why the love of a retro Pizza Hut has more to do with the relationships attached to it than pizza.
July 31, 2026Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s legendary warrior into a case study of moral injury, a condition that often appears in war veterans who struggle to forgive themselves.
July 30, 2026Playing improv music activates the reward system of the brain.
July 29, 2026Yemeni coffeehouses have gained culinary prominence in recent years, offering brews of coffee and tea seasoned with cardamom, ginger, cloves and other ingredients.
July 20, 2026Pope Leo XIV has unveiled a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed just after his election last year
September 08, 2026Jamaica is pushing for Britain to pay reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade
September 07, 2026Retired NYPD officer's 1st Precinct memo book now serves as a valued 9/11 artifact
September 08, 2026Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
September 01, 2026Naomi Osaka may not have gone out of the U.S. Open Monday with much of a bang
September 08, 2026After two seasons out of football, Aaron Donald has been pleasantly surprised by how his body has reacted since rejoining the Los Angeles Rams last month
September 08, 2026‘That’s a dog kennel’: London Tube’s ‘calm space’ in station met with public ridicule and confusion
September 07, 2026Sacramento's Rainbow Festival returns amid heightened security
September 07, 2026'We just need a little help': Strand Center looking to raise $50K to keep doors open
September 07, 2026How ‘Ted Lasso’ turned a charming London suburb into a tourist hotspot
September 07, 2026Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy for role in ‘The Bear’
September 07, 2026The new Festival Lodging Rental License allows properties to be rented out for a maximum of 29 days per year.
August 05, 2026Journalist and political activist Gloria Steinem told CNN in 2024 that the ability to make decisions over one's physical self is fundamental to democracy
September 03, 2026Gloria Steinem talked to CNN in 2024 about her unexpected journey from writer to public speaker and the impact of connecting with audiences across the country
September 03, 2026Will an Aug. 24, 2026, Supreme Court decision lead to chaos in the midterm elections? An election law scholar dissects the decision, its background and possible effects.
August 25, 2026Revenues for Michigan’s districts have failed to keep pace with inflation and the evolving needs of today’s students.
August 17, 2026In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court cleared the way for President Trump to continue building a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting a challenge from a preservation group that was seeking to indefinitely halt the controversial project. CNN's Betsy Klein reports on what's next after the decision.
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