Amanda Gorman writes end-of-year poem, 'New Day's Lyric'
The 23-year-old poet, whose reading of her own "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration made her an…
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Iconic actress Betty White dies at age 99
Her combination of sweetness and edginess gave life to a roster of quirky characters in shows from the sitcom "Life…
'Winnie the Pooh,' 'Sun Also Rises,' Hughes poems among works going public in 2022
"Winnie the Pooh" and "The Sun Also Rises" are among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire Saturday, putting…
New Year's Eve muted by omicron, many around the world hope for better 2022
In many places around the world, plans for New Year's Eve celebrations are muted or canceled for the second straight…
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The best reads of 2021
As we close the book on 2021, Jeffrey Brown talks to some of NewsHour's literary friends to get their best…
Recalling influential people who died in 2021
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died…
After shutting down human rights group, Russia labels Pussy Riot member 'foreign agent'
Russian authorities have designated a member of the Pussy Riot punk group, a satirist and an art collector as "foreign…
Virginia Confederate monuments will likely head to Black history museum, say officials
Officials from the state of Virginia and the city of Richmond have tentatively decided the future of their now mostly…
In face of pandemic, Hmong Americans press forward to maintain New Year traditions
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the United States, shutting down in-person events and renewing worries of the…
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WATCH: Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule
Conservation experts in Virginia's capital have pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts from a time capsule found in…
