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Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP.

The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues.

Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello San Diego Symphony Orchestra GABRIELA ORTIZ: "Dzonot" R. STRAUSS: "Ein Heldenleben," Op. 40 The legendary Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz writes music of terrific and visceral energy and notable melodic sweetness, and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to be taking part in these performances of her new cello concerto Dzonot, specially written for our very own Alisa Weilerstein. Ortiz is well-known not only for the deep connection to Latin American folk-music in her compositions, but also for her passionate concern for the vulnerable and fragile environment of our planet. In this concerto, she was inspired by the "cenotes", the vast and world-famous limestone sinkholes in Mexico, which are like underground worlds all their own, with their own rivers, lakes, and plant and animal life. The orchestra pairs this new work with one of the most famous, sumptuous and outrageous orchestral scores of all time, Richard Strauss’s "Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero’s Life) in which the composer mockingly and laughingly portrays himself as a lone hero fighting against the petty world of music critics and small-minded enemies, before turning in almost cinematic detail to his home love-life with his wife Pauline, and at the end setting out into the mountains for a spot of rest and recreation. An orchestral treat and one of the funniest pieces in the symphonic repertoire! San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract. The two-tone sound may help horses convey more complex information.

Join Pride in the Tribe, a community for LGBTQ+ teens and allies (ages 13–18), for a fun afternoon at the JCC as we see "Into the Woods." This enchanting, thought-provoking musical weaves together beloved fairy tale characters as they chase their deepest wishes. With humor, heart, and unforgettable music, the show explores identity, choices, and what happens after dreams come true. Lawrence Family JCC on Facebook / Instagram

Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent roadside arrest carried out by five white officers.

The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York.

Operation Absolute Resolve, which resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.

The cajun creole restaurant and Black San Diego hosted local Black owned businesses for a Juneteenth celebration block party in North Park on Friday.

Eileen Wang, now the former mayor of the City of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China.