MINERAL WELLS, Texas – Did you know there’s a Texas state park that lets you dig for fossils and keep what you find? Texas’ Mineral Wells Fossil Park lets visitors dig for 300-million-year-old fossils. Mineral Wells Fossil Park is one of the few parks in the U.S. where visitors can keep what they find. View … Read more
SEOUL – Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple on Monday as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band BTS, whose global popularity is a source of national pride. The lights will provide the backdrop for various social media-driven events marking the 2013 debut … Read more
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – As guests filed into Sunday’s music-filled memorial for Cynthia Weil, they smiled in recognition and sang along to a string of hit songs she co-wrote that were played on speakers in a lush courtyard of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Weil, the Grammy-winning lyricist who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry … Read more
NEW YORK – A nervy Tony Awards kicked off Sunday with a pre-show heavy on unpredictability and very low on jokes after the Hollywood writers’ strike left Broadway’s biggest night without a script. Entropy has been inserted into what is usually an upbeat, safe and chummy night. The strike by the Writers Guild of America … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert during a Saturday night tour stop in Los Angeles. In a show filled with nostalgic hits, Jackson took a moment to perform her 1993 ballad “ Again ” alongside the LA Phil’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl. Before … Read more
GRENADA, Miss. – Conservative Mississippi is tough territory for Democrats, but the party sees an unusual opportunity this year to unseat first-term Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. They’re pinning hopes in November on a candidate with a legendary last name who has used his own compelling story to highlight the economic plight of working families in … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – Movie director James Cameron says he feels he “walked into an ambush” this week during a visit to Argentina in which he believes there was an attempt to use his image as an environmentalist to give a positive spin to lithium mining operations despite Indigenous opposition. Cameron, the director of “Avatar” and … Read more