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New Rijksmuseum exhibition showcases Renaissance portraits

New Rijksmuseum exhibition showcases Renaissance portraits

AMSTERDAM (AP) — As COVID-19 lockdowns ease and borders reopen, there is a gathering at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum of people from around Europe, depicted in more than 100 Renaissance portraits.
S. Korean leader's review of ban on eating dog meat welcomed

S. Korean leader's review of ban on eating dog meat welcomed

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Animal rights groups on Tuesday welcomed the South Korean president's offer to look into banning consumption of dog meat. Dog meat is neither legal nor explicitly banned in South Korea.
Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed Expo 2020 will pay off

Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed Expo 2020 will pay off

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A computer-graphic-soaked advertisement featuring Australian actor and Hollywood heartthrob Chris Hemsworth beckons the world to Dubai's upcoming Expo 2020, promising a “world of pure imagination” as children withou
In Murdaugh family scandal, tiny South Carolina town shaken

In Murdaugh family scandal, tiny South Carolina town shaken

HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Ask any of the 2,600 residents in this South Carolina town whether they know Alex Murdaugh , and you’ll probably get a quick nod. Nearly everyone does in Hampton, a tiny place where every road in has just two lanes.
Met returns with 1st work by a Black composer in its history

Met returns with 1st work by a Black composer in its history

NEW YORK (AP) — “We bend, we don't break. We sway!” sings the chorus in the second act of Terence Blanchard's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial

R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — R.
Cineflix workers could share more than $1 million in class-action settlement: unions

Cineflix workers could share more than $1 million in class-action settlement: unions

TORONTO — Two Canadian media and entertainment unions say a Toronto-based production company behind some popular reality shows has agreed to pay Factual TV company Cineflix workers at least $1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit.
R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial

R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has long faced and denied allegations of lurid behavior and sex abuse. A jury has now found him guilty of sex trafficking in a federal trial in New York stemming from those allegations. A timeline of Kelly’s life: — Jan.
Global Citizen Live generates $1.1 billion to fight poverty

Global Citizen Live generates $1.1 billion to fight poverty

NEW YORK (AP) — Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour concert that featured performances from Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, BTS and Elton John and dozens of other stars, raised more than $1.
Review: Idolatry surrenders to humanity in new Lee biography

Review: Idolatry surrenders to humanity in new Lee biography

“Robert E. Lee: A Life” by Allen C. Guelzo (Knopf) Controversy over the equestrian memorial to Robert E. Lee on stately Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, was once limited to the removal of the blue-green oxidation from his bronze statue.
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