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South Carolina prison officials have for years blamed cellphones for contributing to inmate violence. After a bloody riot left seven inmates dead at a maximum-security prison last week, they again find themselves asking federal officials to grant waivers and change…
House Democrats, frustrated by what they see as GOP inaction and with an eye on midterm elections, on Tuesday held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been interrogated in the Republican-led…
In 2014, Alex Blumberg, a longtime audio reporter and producer for “This American Life” and “Planet Money,” made a bold move: at some risk to him and his family, he left his stable public-radio job and co-founded a podcast company.…
The countertenor John Holiday talks about diversifying the opera word and about his influences, from the church choir to Cardi B. When John Holiday was growing up in Texas, he went to church every single day. His grandmother—he calls her…
Early on Thursday afternoon, at the culmination of his retrial in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby was found guilty on three counts of sexual assault. This should not have been surprising. Women have accused Cosby of drugging and molesting them on…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has called for common sense to prevail in Rome for next week’s Champions League semi-final second leg after the club raised concerns for fans’ safety. Two Italians have been charged following an assault on 53-year-old Sean…
