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A review of 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical'

The Broadway production of \"A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical\" at Studio 54 is sho' nuff, a foot-stomping, hand-clapping powerhouse performance, projecting the exhilarating swinging times of the greatest trumpeter in jazz history. As Miles Davis once said, \"Everything we are trying to play, Pops [as Armstrong was fondly called] already played.\"

NYC advocates push for universal child care for 2-year-olds

A coalition of childcare advocates, families, and elected officials will march on City Hall with strollers on Sunday to launch their campaign for free child care for all New York City 2-year-olds.

Cold-Storage Firm Lineage Cuts Staff Months After IPO

Lineage, the world's largest refrigerated-storage company, is cutting staff six months after launching the largest initial stock offering in the U.S. last year.

GM Signs Deal for EV Battery Materials

General Motors signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Norway's Vianode for the delivery of a material critical for electric-vehicle batteries, the companies said Wednesday.

Negotiators Reach Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

Representatives for Israel, Hamas set an agreement they had resisted for months

Wildfires Force Cancellation Of Concerts, Grammy Parties

Beyoncé, The Weeknd are among the artists postponing events as region copes with disaster

AG Pick Bondi Is Pressed on Independence

Donald Trump soured on his first two attorneys general when they wouldn't give in to some of his most extreme demands. If Pam Bondi becomes his third, would she be able to say 'no?'

Investors Cheer Muted Inflation Data

Markets cheered a December inflation report that suggested underlying price pressures are easing, but the Federal Reserve still isn't likely to cut interest rates anytime soon given President-elect Donald Trump's plans for the economy.

Biden Warns of Threat From 'Oligarchy'

President's farewell address outlines concerns for freedom, economic fairness

Wall Street Surge Isn't Enough for Banks

Even as trading and dealmaking surge, lending growth is muted

Worldwide Upheaval Fueled Truce

Netanyahu's wins and Hamas's losses pushed the two foes toward a cease-fire

Harlem community leaders gather to celebrate and support Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

More than 100 Harlem community leaders, alumni, and faculty members gathered at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) in Harlem recently to celebrate nearly two decades of partnership.

Eliseo Deleon seeks to overturn murder conviction for second and final time

Eliseo Deleon and Jeffrey Deskovic first met while both incarcerated at Elmira Correctional Facility. They worked together in food service and bonded over regular chess matches over roughly a four-year span.

The Rundown 2025: Big races to watch

New year, new chance for New York City candidates to vie for power in the 2025 citywide elections, with the biggest, most controversial contender being the incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. He will be battling a wide range of opponents to keep his position at City Hall, including a rumored former governor.

Bolsonaro Blocked From Inauguration

Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is heading for a diplomatic dust-up with President-elect Donald Trump over the country's refusal to give his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, permission to attend Trump's inauguration.

German Economy Contracts

Germany's economy contracted for a second year in a row in 2024, underlining the scale of the challenge that will face a new government after elections set for February, including the possibility of fresh tariffs on its exports to the U.S.

Drug lord's Son Is a Threat to Testify Against Him at Trial

A former heir apparent to the violent Sinaloa cartel may help put the alleged leader of the drug syndicate his father Ismael

Classical Fire in the Minnesota Cold

The obvious shouldn't always be avoided; sometimes it's even worth embracing. It's the predictable that requires eschewing. And that's how it was in America's most identifiably Scandinavian city this past weekend, where the Minnesota Orchestra opened its first Nordic Soundscapes Festival, which continues through Saturday. It's a celebration of scores by composers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland that are long and short, grand and intimate, old and new, familiar and largely unknown.

Residents Defy Rules in L.A. Burn Zones

People hold their ground in neighborhoods struck by fires, skirting evacuation orders

Woman at the Vanguard

The Museum of Modern Art devotes an exhibition to one of its founders

Ricky Young: What's in your hand?

The mind is a very powerful, yet often fragile, aspect of success. For the past couple decades, native Harlemite Brother Ricky Young has utilized several platforms promoting PMA, which stands for positive mental attitude, and self-awareness. Whether hosting his weekly show on WHCR 90.3 FM or regularly moderating speaking seminars, he's been on the front lines exposing the general public to motivational messages from some prominent lecturers.

State of the State Address

On Jan. 14, Governor Kathy Hochul gave her fourth State of the State address to a packed crowd at the Egg in Albany. In her 2025 address, she focused on making the state safer and more affordable for families, building housing, and implementing a contentious plan to involuntarily remove homeless individuals with mental illness off the streets and subway.

MOB is redefining beauty with sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation

At MOB Beauty, diversity and inclusion are more than ideals they're the core principles driving the brand forward. MOB's mission to make beauty better is a commitment to breaking barriers; setting new standards; and ensuring that everyone feels seen, celebrated, and empowered.

'Mindplay' is mesmerizing theater

Vinny Deponto will mesmerize you with \"Mindplay,\" a show he created and performs. It asks, \"What is on your mind?\" The answers are quite interesting, revealing, and entertaining.

CIA admits it spied on Puerto Rican independence activists

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified documents showing that it monitored Puerto Rican independence groups from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Activists look for changes with U.N.'s Second International Decade for People of African Descent

The United Nations has launched a second International Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade - which officially began Jan. 1, 2025, and will continue until Dec.r 31, 2034 -will again employ a Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to document and highlight quality-of-life issues for Black people worldwide.

Ronald K. Brown brings EVIDENCE to the Joyce Theater

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE returns to the Joyce Theater, to celebrate its 40th anniversary Jan. 14 -19 with a program of works that brings this outstanding company's ebullient brand of dance that melds traditional African, Afro-Cuban, modern dance and spoken word in contemporary choreography that pleases the eye and soothes the soul.

Coach Prime to the Dallas Cowboys? A Potential Reunion Is All the Buzz

Deion Sanders would be a starry hire for America's most polarizing, attention-seeking team

Pfizer Reduces Stake in Haleon to 7.3%

Sale of shares in the British consumer- healthcare business raises $3.05 billion

Christie's Appoints New CEO

The world's biggest auction house just got a new boss.