Valentine’s Day has a bloody history seemingly unfitting of the cuddly romance we see today. Where there now are romantic cards and gifts, there once was the swish of an axe Valentine’s Day greetings may have originated around the 14th century ( Image: Getty Images/Tetra images RF) The only thing that gets beheaded on Valentine’s … Read more
West Coast, make some noise! California knows how to party, so when Super Bowl LVI came to Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium this weekend, LA’s finest finally made history with — incredibly — the big game’s first-ever hip-hop headlined halftime show. During an NFL press conference held Thursday, Dr. Dre, one of the most influential and successful … Read more
For decades, St. Emma was the nation’s only military academy dedicated exclusively to educating young Black men. Thousands graduated in its more than 70-year existence. While much of the school is gone, the lessons instilled in its graduates run deep, and that’s what’s fueling the drive to have history acknowledge this exceptional school. Debra Alfarone … Read more
Press play to listen to this article In their frenzied diplomatic effort to dissuade Russia from a new invasion of Ukraine, Western leaders are pinning renewed hope on the long-stuck Minsk peace accords. The Minsk agreements, first negotiated in 2014 and 2015, were intended to bring an end to the war with Russian-backed separatists, then … Read more
BEIJING — They said he should play soccer. They said figure skating was for girls. They said winter sports made no sense in temperate Guadalajara. But none of those naysayers deterred Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics … Read more
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is finding out the hard way that there’s a lot more to leading Germany than being an Angela Merkel tribute act. Scholz meets Joe Biden at the White House on Monday as part of a US trip intended to repair the battering that … Read more
The Queen is the first British monarch in history to celebrate a platinum jubilee as she used her momentous milestone to issue her royal seal of approval to the Duchess of Cornwall as Queen Camilla. In the hugely significant intervention shaping the future of the monarchy, the Queen expressed her “sincere wish” that Camilla will … Read more
LONDON — Some 250 men and women holding spears and muskets solemnly walked to the slow beat of a drum in the shadow of Buckingham Palace. Wearing brightly colored costumes and ranging in age from toddlers to older adults, the marchers lined up by regiment and shouted, “Long live the king!” The King’s Army, a … Read more
HAVANA — Eingebettet in sein Schlafzimmerstudio unter Schallplatten und einer Ansammlung von Mikrofonen, DJ Milano macht elektronische Musik die traditionelle kubanische Klänge mit modernen Beats verbindet. Es ist ein gewundener Prozess. „Wir können bestimmte Anwendungen nicht verwenden, weil sie blockiert sind“, sagte DJ Milano, 33, der Rekordbox nicht aktualisieren konnte. die Plattform, die er zum … Read more
Chinese New Year is being celebrated from February 1 by billions of people around the world. Festivities include bright lights and ancient traditions, following the lunar calendar Chinese New Year is celebrated all over the world ( Image: AFP/Getty Images) Chinese New Year has come around once again. Festivals up and down the UK and … Read more