Andrew Limbong
Stories
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Television
Big Bird And Oscar Puppeteer On 'Sesame Street' Dies At 85
Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018.
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Television
Shelley Morrison, Rosario On 'Will & Grace,' Dies At 83
Actress Shelley Morrison, who played Rosario, the maid on the TV sitcom Will & Grace, died Sunday. The role was originally a guest spot that eventually grew to become a core part of the sitcom.
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Beloved By Some, Despised By Others, The Font Comic Sans Turns 25
The cartoony font known as Comic Sans turns 25 this month. It's used for fun, sarcastic tones, and it has its share of haters.
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National
Morgan State Universtiy Choir Sets The Tone For Remembering Cummings
The internationally-acclaimed Morgan State University Choir sang Rep. Elijah Cummings home this week as he lay in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
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Movies
Spider-Man's Ownership Gets Less Tangled
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios untangled their webs and announced they will produce the next Spider-Man movie together.
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Arts & Life
Influential Documentary Photographer Robert Frank Dies At 94
In The Americans, a book of photos taken while road-tripping across the country in the 1950s, his portrait of the United States was dark, grainy and free from nostalgia. He died on Monday night.
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Music
A$AP Rocky Found Guilty Of Assault
The rapper was convicted of assault by a Swedish court but will serve no additional jail time in a case that has drawn widespread attention from the music industry and President Trump.
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National
Video Games Are Still Blamed For Gun Violence Despite Studies Showing No Connection
Video games have long been blamed for gun violence in the U.S. — from Columbine to Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso. Scientific studies have shown no connection, so why is the claim still made?
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Music
Rapper A$AP Rocky Released From Jail In Sweden
American rapper A$AP Rocky has been released from jail in Sweden after being held in custody for a month on assault charges. Unusually, President Trump sent a hostage negotiator to intervene.
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Music
A$AP Rocky Released From Swedish Jail, Judge Delays Verdict
The rapper and two associates were charged with assault over an altercation that occurred after his performance in Stockholm.