Fifty years ago, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline were just another young couple camped out at the Woodstock festival.But when a photographer snapped their picture early on that Sunday morning as they stood hugging each other while wrapped in a blanket, they unwittingly became part of pop culture history, ending up …

Apple is giving a first look at its upcoming web television series that is centered on a behind-the-scenes view of early morning TV news.The company posted a teaser Monday of “The Morning Show.” It stars Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell and is set to debut will debut this …

Jacqueline Kennedy, the former first lady of the United States would have turned 90 years old this summer. On the occasion of the anniversary, Maksim Moskalkov visited the house where she first met John F. Kennedy more than half a century ago.   …

The second season of an AMC-TV drama series follows the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and a number of bizarre deaths haunting a community.“The Terror: Infamy” is set to premiere Monday and stars Derek Mio and original “Star Trek” cast member George Takei as they navigate the …

Ozaguin, considered the most popular singer-songwriter in the Central African Republic, recently came to the U.N.’s European headquarters in Geneva to awaken the world to the struggles faced by his country, which has been mired in civil war since 2012. Ozaguin sings about the difficulties confronting his people.  He sings about …

Amanda Browder works with fabrics of all kinds. But, instead of creating clothing for people, she “dresses up” buildings with her unique style of installation art. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.   …

Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in sports, has died. She was 66.Ruiz, who was also known as Rosie Vivas, died in Florida of cancer on July 8, according to …

Hundreds of Beatles fans came together outside London’s Abbey Road Studios on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band making one of the most iconic album covers of all time.Fans mobbed the pedestrian crossing exactly five decades on from the moment when Britain’s legendary Fab Four walked across …

The popular image of ambassadors as stuffy dignitaries in striped pants is giving way in Washington to a more upbeat vision, if the city’s Scandinavian envoys have anything to say about it.At a cheery event a little earlier this summer, jazz artists from Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland gathered …

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted millions of American women the right to vote. The relentless struggle of suffragists, who advocated for women’s right to vote, is the focus of a new National Archives exhibit, as VOA’s Elizabeth Cherneff tells us …

Uganda’s Para-Badminton team is preparing for the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, later this month.  The team has the second-highest ranked player in Africa and aims to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when Para-Badminton will make its debut.  But as Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, limited …

Eid Al Salwaawi, 69, paints murals of the rituals of the haj pilgrimage on the walls of a house in Cairo’s Sayeda Zainab neighbourhood.Sometimes he volunteers to paint scenes that celebrate the haj and religious stories and lessons, other times he is paid.Every year, Muslims travel from around the world …

Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said it would offer a $13-per-month bundle of its three streaming services starting in November, a move to attract audiences who have embraced digital services such as Netflix.Disney’s bundle includes family-friendly digital offering Disney+, sports service ESPN+, and Hulu, which will cater to adults, for …

 Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes and fans that Olympics organizers must tackle before next year’s Tokyo games.Temperatures have been stuck above 31 Celsius (88 Fahrenheit) in and around Tokyo since July 24, …

The maker of a new film about a Cambodian boy enslaved on a Thai fishing trawler said on Tuesday he wants to use it to raise awareness and stop people from falling victim to traffickers.”Buoyancy” director Rodd Rathjen is planning a series of screenings in remote Cambodian villages of the …

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88.   Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that Morrison …

Shortly after Woodstock organizers announced the shambolic 50th anniversary concerts were off after months of setbacks and holdups, Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang summed up the drama in six words: “It’s been a really bizarre trip.”Over the last six months, Lang, 74, moved like a cat using all nine lives to …

This year, the Boy Scouts of America’s honor society, the Order of the Arrow, instituted a new policy:  Scouts will no longer be allowed to dress up as “Indians” and incorporate Native American motifs into two of the order’s more important ceremonies.But in spite of complaints from tribes across the …

The NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program has been scouting and training girls and boys across the African continent for 17 years. Teenage girls taking part in the program say working with women from the continent who played for WNBA teams has motivated them to stay in the game. From Dakar, …

A Swedish judge has ordered U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men released from custody pending a verdict later this month in the entertainer’s assault trial. The judge said Friday the verdict would be announced August 14.The case has drawn international headlines and U.S. President Donald Trump’s involvement. Shortly …

A Swedish judge has ordered U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men released from custody pending a verdict later this month in the entertainer’s assault trial. The judge said Friday the verdict would be announced August 14.The case has drawn international headlines and U.S. President Donald Trump’s involvement. Shortly …

R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded guilty Friday in New York to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls.The 52-year-old Kelly was denied bail in a Brooklyn courtroom packed with his supporters.He appeared sullen as prosecutors told Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione he posed a flight risk and a danger to …

Stephanie Frappart has been appointed as the referee for the European Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea, making her the first woman to officiate a major UEFA men’s showpiece event. UEFA announced Frappart’s appointment on Friday, adding that the Frenchwoman will lead a team of predominantly female officials, with Manuela …

Millennials often get a bad rap from older generations who think young adults had it too easy growing up, which prompted them to become lazy and entitled.  However, experts say the struggle is real for U.S. millennials because they are the first generation to feel the full impact of decades …

Woodstock 50 is officially canceled.Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take place next month.The three-day festival was originally scheduled for Aug. 16-18, but holdups included permit denials and the loss of a financial partner and a production …