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Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago in 2023.

Steve Albini, iconoclastic rock musician and engineer, dies at 61

Albini led the abrasive underground rock bands Big Black and Shellac and recorded — by his own estimate — thousands of albums, including classics like Nirvana's In Utero and the Pixies' Surfer Rosa.

Romi Gonen, age 23, was taken hostage and wounded in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. It's unclear whether she'll be among those released as part of the hostage deal.

An Israeli woman waits to learn if her sister, a Hamas hostage, will be freed in deal

Romi Gonen, 23, was wounded and taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack. Her sister Yarden and other relatives are awaiting word if Romi will be released as part of a negotiated hostage deal.

If the part isn't right, Tracee Ellis Ross says 'turn it into what you want it to be'

When it comes to Black women, Hollywood is "limited in its thinking" Ross says — so here's how she makes her roles her own.

Attorney Daryl Jones, of the Transformative Justice Coalition (left), with Carl O. Snowden, convener of the Caucus of African American Leaders, address the renaming of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore.

Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned enslaved people

Some activists and historians says it's time to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

TikTok's suit is in response to a law passed by Congress giving ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok and find a new buyer, or face a nationwide ban.

TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional

The high-stakes legal battle could determine the future of the popular app in the U.S. TikTok's legal filing calls the ban law an unprecedented violation of First Amendment rights.

Science experiments and endless enthusiasm led a physics professor to TikTok stardom

Videos of Tatiana Erukhimova's enthusiastic teaching style have gone viral on social media. The secret to her success? It didn't happen overnight.

A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops

An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.

Hiroyuki Sanada plays in the FX miniseries Shōgun the role of Yoshii Toranaga, a fictionalized version of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who ultimately founded Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate.

'Shōgun' banked on authenticity. It became one of 2024's most successful shows

Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actor and producer of FX miniseries Shōgun, says authenticity was a "lifeline for this show."

Jackye Lafon, who's in her 80s, cools herself with a water spray at her home in Toulouse, France during a heat wave in 2022. Older people face higher heat risk than those who are younger. Climate change is making heat risk even greater.

More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades, study finds

A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050.

Lisamaria Martinez, who is blind, is one of the plaintiffs in a 2013 lawsuit against Alameda County over a voting machine malfunction that forced her to dictate her vote to someone else.

California made it easier to vote, but some with disabilities still face barriers

California is hailed as a national leader for voting access, but visually impaired voters and their advocates say they still face unnecessary barriers.

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