Search results for

As a dramatic score plays, words appear on the screen: "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they call you racist." The video used music from The Dark Knight Rises without permission.

April Fool's Day was one week ago — but an elaborate hoax targeting Pastor Joel Osteen gained wide attention Monday, after those behind the hoax used Twitter, YouTube, and other social media to spread spurious claims that the pastor had renounced his faith and would close his huge Texas church.

The cold open revisited West's bizarre White House soliloquy, while Simon performed an emotional rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Donald Trump charged that Hillary Clinton wanted to "abolish the Second Amendment," then appeared to many to suggest taking up arms against her. His campaign says his statement was only political.

Uganda is bringing young eyeballs to the evening news with a team of rappers who inform and amuse.

The smaller boat was carrying 35 people — 33 tourists and a Hungarian crew of two. All seven of the dead are South Korean tourists. Divers searched the Danube River for the missing.

President Trump took part in his first National Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday. Trump has pledged to ditch political correctness and bring back Christmas, but did it ever leave the White House?

Every year, a panel of British citizens determines the funniest one-liner of the festival. This year, Ken Cheng took home the prize, with a quip about a coin. A burn of President Trump placed second.

She became a prominent figure calling for an end to police brutality after New York City officers put her father in a fatal chokehold. She suffered brain damage following a heart attack.

Meet the Zomba Prison Project. It's a band of singers and musicians — and they're all in a jail in Malawi.

Brubeck distinguished himself from other jazz musicians by defying conventions, playing unusual time signatures and proving that complex music could find a larger audience.

Free speech is not absolute. But the sweeping nature of the First Amendment puts the United States at odds with most of the world.

What had been an infrequent novelty — mixing electronic and '30s beats with scat and big band-ish horn solos — has become more and more common among European dance musicians and producers. Critic Milo Miles looks at two compilations that highlight this European dance trend.

Many Americans now have access to a commingled recycling system, which lets users mix plastic, glass, paper and metal together in one bin. It's much easier, but not nearly as efficient.

A video from NASA shows how air pollution moves around the world. So what happens when emissions from Asia blow across the Pacific Ocean to North America?

An Arab League monitoring mission is visiting Homs and Hama, major centers of Syria's anti-government uprising, and witnessed violence firsthand. Activists say at least 40 protesters were killed by security forces Thursday. The presence of the monitors has emboldened the protesters, who are chronicling their struggle in videos.

As the leader of Maze, Beverly crafted songs like the slinky, euphoric "Happy Feelin’s" and the breakup anthem "Before I Let Go," wedding his dulcet singing to buoyant grooves.

Jemaine Clement, famed Flight of the Conchords member, is now a vampire. He and co-star/director Taika Waititi play squabbling bloodsucker flatmates in the new mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows.

Every year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of unsigned musicians from across the country. Yosmel Montejo impressed the judges with "La Caliente," a song that reflects on life in Cuba.

A tornado and hailstorms hit east China's Jiangsu Province, killing at least 78 people. At least 500 people were injured — 200 critically — and search and rescue efforts are ongoing.