Mark Abramson for The New York Times Shortly before Mr. Newsom’s speech aired, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles announced a curfew for the downtown area that has seen the largest demonstrations.

Afrobeat innovator Mr. Dutch has officially released the striking visual for his inspirational single “Dodorima,” featuring the legendary Soweto Gospel Choir and rising Nigerian star Raybekah ...

Deepak Sikka, whose credits include ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘First Reformed,’ backs “Black Gold,” the first U.K.-Costa Rica co-production.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins Community Fund and the Minnesota All Sports Alliance on Monday announced the 16 finalists for the 2025 Mr. Baseball and Ms. Softball Awards, recognizing the top ...

Controversy surrounding a speech given by a Chinese Harvard graduate reflects the Chinese public’s “disillusionment” with elite education and “anger at class rigidity”, according to a ...

In his final address to staff, former economy minister Rafizi Ramli delivered a stirring barrage of quotes - on changing the world, standing firm against critics, and answering only to one’s ...

What a pathetic speech from Sabalenka. I get it, you just lost a Grand Slam Final, no one is happy at that moment. But do you have to try and discredit Gauff’s trophy that much? Every other word ...

John C. Reilly bringing 'Mr. Romantic' to Steppenwolf stage in the fall The shows, Sept. 13-14, feature Reilly as a vaudevillian-style crooner showcasing the Great American Songbook.

In another statement, the National Speech & Debate Association confirmed that the suspect was promptly removed from the arena, assuring attendees that the situation was handled swiftly to maintain ...

A Chinese graduate student drew wide applause with a speech at Harvard’s commencement ceremonies in late May. Online, it was a different story. In her address, Yurong Luanna Jiang, who studied ...

ChatGPT’s conversational voice mode just got an upgrade. Over the weekend, OpenAI rolled out an update to Advanced Voice, the feature that lets users have dialogues with ChatGPT out loud. The ...

Wanda Sykes closed the night in typical bombastic and hilarious fashion at the Critics Choice Association‘s Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television on Friday night in Los Angeles.