Camellia Burris
Knox County recently backtracked its decision to remove the critically acclaimed book “Roots” from school libraries. Now, education leaders are asking that the law spurring the removal be revised. And many community members stress that students should read literature that shows the impact of slavery.
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The French pianists celebrate more than a half century of recording together with a triple-disc set containing many brand new recordings. -
The government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it. -
Friday is a deadline for the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump's name from all of its branding, including the marble front of its building in Washington, D.C.
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The initial public offering from the rocket and AI company raised some $75 billion, making the company one of the biggest in the world — and likely making Elon Musk a trillionaire. -
Spielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely. -
It's camp. It's drag. A Stormaganza is coming and the Glamazonian Express is in trouble! -
President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.
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Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker. -
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department advisor and negotiator Aaron David Miller about peace talks and Iran's strategic options following President Trump's announcement that a deal is close.
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Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.
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