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The Kremlin will be able to talk to major players like India and China about expanding trade and bypassing Western sanctions.

The rapper slipped free from the legal mess that swallowed his label and his mentor Young Thug — but on his new album, he's still in the grip of an unending image crisis.

A massive project headed by Elon Musk in Memphis, Tenn., to power AI has moved at breakneck speed. But it's stirring controversy around pollution emissions. The EPA says it's looking into it.

Don't miss Vanguard Culture's signature Artist @ the Table - Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, May 18, 2024 with legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's sisters Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux. Don't miss the opportunity to meet the women responsible for safekeeping the tremendous creative legacy and estate of one of the most notable artists in modern history. Enjoy wine tastings from the Valle de Guadalupe presented by Baja Wine + Food and delicious culinary bites by eight of the region's most talented chefs - each tasked with creating an appetizer inspired by Basquiat's work. Featuring a powerhouse celebrity chef and winemaker lineup curated by Wine Director Fernando Gaxiola, Director of Baja Wine & Food and Culinary Director, the multi-award-winning Chef Flor Franco of Casa de Flor. Be part of the creativity and VOTE for your favorite culinary design! Flaunt your most colorful or artful outfit at our urban photo station by renowned photographer Josue Castro. Dance to live music by Afro-Caribbean band Cacique & BMA Image Award-winning jazz harpist Mariea Antoinette. Sample fragrant soaps by Early Girl Creations at the Soap Factory. Bid on amazing auction items and experiences! A majority of your ticket serves as a tax-deductible donation to Vanguard Culture, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diego's creative workforce. Vanguard Culture on Facebook / Instagram ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) was a Puerto Rican/Haitian American artist known for his neo-expressionist paintings and graffiti art. Basquiat was and is still considered a ground-breaking artist in the neo-expressionism art movement. A young black artist, his artwork dealt with themes of racism, classism, colonialism, and other power structures and their effects on U.S. society.

At work: hardworking news journalists. At home: omnivorous fiction readers. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed most this year and here are the titles they shared.

The Hulu show's brisk six episodes take us surprisingly deep inside a figure who moved constantly forward, spurred on by ambition, loneliness and a keen sense of self-protection.

UC San Diego Music is honored to welcome composer and jazz legend HENRY THREADGILL to campus: Tuesday, February 6 at 8 p.m. at the Conrad Prebys Music Center, Experimental Theater. A guest of fellow Pulitzer Prize winner, Distinguished Professor of Music Anthony Davis, Mr. Threadgill is a composer, saxophonist, and flautist. He was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his album: "In for a Penny, In for a Pound." Mr. Threadgill will coach and perform with UC San Diego Music graduate students, to perform excerpts from his album: "Dirt...And More Dirt." Henry Threadgill's UC San Diego residency is made possible by the The Cecil Lytle African and African-American Music Endowment Initiative. Visit: https://music-web.ucsd.edu/concerts/cms_index.php?now=1&query_event_code=20240206-Threadgill Streaming LIVE for FREE at http://music.ucsd.edu/live

A fast-growing social media campaign to block stars for not speaking out escalated this week after the star-studded New York event.

Police can’t force homeless people from encampments unless the city in question has “adequate shelter” to offer the people getting forced off the street, according to courts. Now everyone involved wants to know what “adequate shelter” is.

Children and teens deal with the threat of gun violence on a daily basis in southeastern Pennsylvania. So community members and organizations are banding together to try to solve the dire problem.