Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
On Air: Federal News Network
Entertainment News
In “Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded In a Divided America,” Steve Inskeep is taking on one of the most challenging tasks for a biographer by profiling the nation’s 16th president. There’s little new to…
14 hours agoThe leader of the Columbia Journalism Review says he's leaving that job to work at an organization that encourages news outlets to devote more attention to covering climate change. Since 2016, Kyle Pope has been editor and publisher of the leading academic magazine and website for professional journalists. He said journalism needs to cover climate change with the same urgency that it brought to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and at most newsrooms, the scale of covering doesn't match the scale of the problem. Pope co-founded Covering Climate Now, which works with newsrooms, and will now work there full-time.
23 hours agoThe Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no one beat the immense odds and won the giant prize. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were: 12, 26, 27, 43, 47 and the Powerball 5. The prize on the line for the next drawing Wednesday night has grown so massive because there have been 33 consecutive drawings since someone won the jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. The $1.2billion jackpot is for a sole winner who takes an annuity, paid annually over 30 years. Winners taking the cash option would receive an estimated $551 million.
23 hours agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2023. There are 89 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson…
23 hours agoOn Oct. 3, 1941, the film “The Maltese Falcon” opened. In 1945, ten-year-old Elvis Presley made his first public appearance in a talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Dairy Show, singing “Old Shep.” He won second…
23 hours agoLate-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in ‘Beckham’ doc, calls…
23 hours agoLate-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike. As shows like “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” return to the air Monday, actors resumeD talks that could end their own strike. Colbert shouted “it feels good to be back” as he retook the stage for his taping. He will have Astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson on his first show back. Kimmel will host Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jimmy Kimmel will greet Matthew McConaughey to “The Tonight Show.” The writers last week struck a deal with an alliance of Hollywood's biggest studios, streaming services and production companies.
23 hours agoAlok is one of the biggest DJs on the planet, but at just 32 years old, he’s learned that fortune and fame don’t equal happiness. At 24, he says he had financial success but felt "a huge emptiness.'' The Brazilian electronic dance music star, who was battling depression embarked on a quest to find the meaning of life. He went to the Amazon rainforest and connected with Indigenous people there and also visited Africa with a humanitarian group where he realized others had greater complaints. Now, in addition to his music pursuits, he's also working on philanthropy. Alok wants to a make the world a better place while making it dance.
October 02, 2023Louis Vuitton dazzled Paris as the latest collection from women's creative director Nicolas Ghesquière swirled epochs and emotions. A burst of harlequin vibrancy met ’70s nostalgia, such as striped shirts contrasting against the resolute feel of a 70s box camera necklace. Ghesquière’s craftsmanship, while masterful, sometimes overshadowed subtlety with theatrical vibrancy. Meanwhile, Stella McCartney transformed a street market near the Eiffel Tower into an eco-showcase, celebrating her highest sustainability percentage yet. Draped in nostalgia, McCartney’s designs channeled ’70s thrift shop vibes, recalling borrowed outfits from her iconic parents. Both designers, in their unique ways, left indelible marks on Paris Fashion Week.
October 02, 2023-
![]()
Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair has helped President Joe Biden salute the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star in Hollywood hits like “Legally Blonde” and “Cruel Intentions.” Blair, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, walked together with Biden to a ceremony Monday on the White House’s south lawn with her cane and her service dog, an English Labrador named Scout. When she reached the stage, she told Scout, “down." As he lay near Biden’s feet, the president started to bend down to pet Scout, but Blair looked over and said “stay.” That caused Biden to straighten up to full attention.
October 02, 2023 A new museum exhibition in Paris focuses on the last months of Dutch master Vincent van Gogh before he shot himself in 1890. The unprecedented show is extraordinary and extraordinarily painful because this final period of the artist’s life was also one of his most productive. Van Gogh churned out an astounding 74 paintings, among them some of his masterpieces, in a mere 72 days while living in the French village of Auvers-sur-Oise. The French capital's Orsay Museum has assembled around 40 of them. At age 37 and the height of his powers, Van Gogh was splurging out genius at a rate of a painting a day. Less than three weeks later, he was dead.
October 02, 2023PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale — LED wristbands flashing, confetti canons on overdrive, a singalong of 68,000 voices repeating “You’ve got a higher power,” to match…
October 02, 2023Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of successful sketch comedy. Which means they would be the first to point out that lines like that don’t pass muster. Keegan-Michael Key,…
October 02, 2023There’s no shortage of books published in the past several years that have focused on the recent history of social media companies and the founders of the tech giants running them. In “Extremely Online: The…
October 02, 2023
