April 24 1916: Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. 1915: The Ottoman Empire began rounding up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople, marking the start of the […]
These celebrities have birthdays this week: April 24 Actor Shirley MacLaine is 91. Actor-singer-filmmaker Barbra Streisand is 83. Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier is 73. Actor Eric Bogosian is 72. Actor Michael O’Keefe is 70. […]
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe — A pair of white hands blinding a black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming native with his boot. Chained men in gold mines, and a […]
LOS ANGELES — Albums from Elton John, Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige and the cast of “Hamilton” are entering America’s audio canon, along with singles from Helen Reddy and Celine Dion and the […]
One of the most stirring Easter hymns in the church’s tradition is “Low in the Grave He Lay” (Christ Arose) by Robert Lowry. Written in 1874, it captures both the sorrow of Christ’s burial and […]
NEW YORK — After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest-grossing Hollywood release of 2025. The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation followed up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of […]
