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"[The West is] about as far from my lived experience as you can imagine," Cumberbatch says. He plays a cattle rancher in Jane Campion's film, <em>The Power of the Dog. </em>

Benedict Cumberbatch digs into toxic masculinity in 'The Power of the Dog'

The British actor says the American West is "about as far from my lived experience as you can imagine." Cumberbatch got into his role for The Power of the Dog by spending time with real ranchers.

A sign advising of the store's COVID-19 prevention policies sits outside Target in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego County. Jan. 26, 2021.

San Diego Officials Report 202 New COVID Cases, Eight More Pandemic Deaths

Public health officials in San Diego County reported 202 new COVID-19 cases and eight more local deaths from the disease Friday.

An empty classroom during the pandemic in Seoul, South Korea.

$17 trillion: That's how much the pandemic could take away from today's kids

A new report from UNESCO estimates the potential lifetime earnings lost to the world's children due to school closings. But there are ways to prevent this from happening.

Jon Batiste poses with four of his five trophies during the 64th annual Grammy Awards.

2022 Grammy Awards: The full list of nominees and winners

Every nominee and winner from all 86 categories presented at the 2022 Grammy Awards, presented on Sunday, April 3 in Las Vegas.

PJ Harvey's <em data-stringify-type="italic">Uh Huh Her </em>was a powerful force for critic Laura Snapes. "Seeing this woman I so admired derail a linear path to greater success and greater approval – the de facto path as far as teachers were concerned – was revelatory," she writes.

How PJ Harvey's 'Uh Huh Her' Taught Me To Carve My Own Path

As a kid discovering music, you assemble a hodgepodge of other people's opinions. But there's a lot of joy to be found when the urge to agree with the critics melts away, writes critic Laura Snapes.

Author and cultural critic bell hooks poses for a portrait on December 16, 1996, in New York City.

Trailblazing feminist author, critic and activist bell hooks has died at 69

The prolific author, poet, cultural critic, feminist and professor, who wrote more than three dozen wide-ranging books, died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday.

North Korea launches another suspected missile amid stalled talks with the U.S.

The launch corresponded with an unexplained order by the FAA to ground some flights on the U.S. West Coast.

Maryland National Guard Specialist James Truong (L) administers a Moderna coronavirus vaccine on May 21, 2021 in Wheaton, Maryland. People vaccinated with Moderna likely need a booster to keep up their protection against the new omicron variant.

Omicron evades Moderna vaccine too, study suggests, but boosters help

The Moderna vaccine's ability to shield against infection drops sharply when tested on the omicron variant. But getting a booster pumps the protection back up again, new research suggests.

People in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, browse newspapers with headlines featuring the 2020 U.S. general election results. After 27 years, the State Department has removed Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Sudan, Which Once Sheltered Bin Laden, Removed From U.S. Terrorism List

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum announced that the statutory 45 days had lapsed since President Trump gave Congress notice of Sudan's removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Paul has lived with Parkinson's disease for more than a decade. Although he has difficulty rising out of a chair, he was able to leap up to keep his young grandson from falling down a flight of stairs. Scientists are trying to understand how this phenomenon works in the brain.

A brain circuit tied to emotion may lead to better treatments for Parkinson's disease

The symptoms of Parkinson's disease can vanish briefly in the face of stress or a strong emotion. Now scientists are searching for a treatment based on this phenomenon, a form of the placebo effect.

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