SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has been granted two more weeks to fight his extradition from the United States on corruption charges, halting extradition proceedings that had been set to start Friday.Late Thursday, the Nin... More »
AUSTIN, Texas -- A U.S. Army sergeant was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.Sgt. Daniel Perry was working for a ride-sharing co... More »
The Biden administration has released a proposal that would forbid schools and colleges across the US from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes competing in sports.But teams could create some limits in certain cases – for example, to ensure fairness,... More »
Pop MusicApril 17, 2023 IssueThe Otherworldly Compositions of an Ethiopian NunEmahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, who died recently, wrote pieces that were elegiac, but suffused with a sense of survival: we are broken, we are wounded, we carry on.By Amanda Petrusich... More »
DanceApril 17, 2023 IssueThe Ever-Radiant Ayodele CaselFor City Center’s “Artists at the Center” series, the tap dancer has programmed several short works and an extended version of her 2021 piece “Where We Dwell.”April 7, 2023Photograph by Ben Ritter for The ... More »
The TheatreApril 17, 2023 IssueThe Country Corn of “Shucked”Despite its lack of unitary purpose, this new musical comedy, with songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, is idiotic in the best possible way.By Vinson CunninghamApril 6, 2023Even without a polishe... More »
We've spent countless hours with Mario over the last four decades, having him jump on turtle henchmen, go down teleportation tubes and save the day. After all this time, though, folks really don't know the video game plumber all that well.Chris Pratt is here t... More »
In “Air,” Ben Affleck and Matt Damon co-star as Nike executives.Illustration by Patrick LegerThe Current CinemaApril 17, 2023 IssueThe Warmth and Weirdness of “Air”Product placement is over. It’s so lame. Why smuggle an item of merchandise into a movie, like c... More »
UConn won its first national title since 2014 on Monday night over San Diego State. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)UConn now has five men’s basketball championships in the past 25 years.The Huskies took advantage of a San Diego State scoring drought in ... More »
Charles Robinson and Charles McDonald take a way-too-early look at the 2023 NFL season by giving their dark horse predictions for AFC and NFC champions, MVP, rushing and receiving leaders and coach of the year.2:20 - Charles Robinson gives an update on the Aar... More »
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Elina Svitolina did not exactly ease her way back in her first match as a mother: Her return after more than a year away from the tennis tour was a back-and-forth three-setter lasting 2 hours, 46 minutes... More »
PHOENIX — A Phoenix "Pokémon GO" player has ended a search for the Dairy Queen's roughly 15-foot red spoon stolen over a week ago in Phoenix.Michael Foster, 52, was playing the smartphone-based game on Monday morning when he stumbled upon the giant spoon at ab... More »