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Barry Manilow reflects on writing songs — and making the whole world sing

Manilow was one of the biggest pop hitmakers of the '70s and early '80s. He now has a Broadway musical, Harmony. "I like emotional productions," he said in '02. I like to take the listener on a trip."

A Hanukkah menorah is set up on the town common in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

In Greenfield, for the first time in decades, a Hanukkah menorah on the town common

For the first time in decades, the city of Greenfield has a menorah on its town common to commemorate the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which began Thursday.

Laufey used to feel 'a little off' about her voice. It became her secret power.

Hear the Grammy-nominated jazz musician performs songs from her latest album, Bewitched.

Mohegan Sun recently opened a Tesla Electric Vehicle Showroom which allows customers to directly buy vehicles from the EV manufacturer.

Tesla showroom, first of its kind in CT, opens at Mohegan Sun

A showroom for Tesla electric vehicles has opened in Connecticut, circumventing a law some critics say is restricting the sale of EVs in the state.

A woman is facing charges after pouring what appears to be gasoline on the porch of the Queen Anne style house in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life. The home was not damaged.

Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it

"That action saved an important part of American history tonight," Atlanta's police chief told media gathered at the scene late Thursday.

Ndileka Mandela, the eldest of Nelson Mandela's grandchildren, during her Zoom interview with NPR. A climate activist, she had spoken at COP28 earlier in the week, the climate summit, and returned home to Johannesburg to mark the 10th anniversary of her grandfather's passing.

'I dare not be quiet': What climate activist Ndelika Mandela learned from her granddad

The eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela had a busy week — speaking at the climate summit COP28 about the need to aid the Global South and throwing a party to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing.

"I'm ecstatic. It's a blessing that they approved this therapy," said Victoria Gray, the first person in the U.S. to undergo CRISPR gene-editing for sickle cell, of the Food and Drug Administration's decision.

FDA approves first gene-editing treatment for human illness

The Food and Drug Administration approved two genetic treatments for sickle cell disease, including one that uses gene-editing. The approvals offer hope for patients and signal a new medical era.

In<em> Poor Things</em>, Emma Stone stars as Bella Baxter, a woman created as part of a back-from-the-dead mad science experiment.

Unhinged yet uplifting, 'Poor Things' is an un-family-friendly 'Barbie'

Emma Stone stars as an adult woman with the anarchic spirit of a very young child in a strangely touching film that's filled with transgressive sex, sadistic power games and grisly violence.

Team USA's Julie Chu on her journey to 4 Olympic Medals, and a look inside the Beijing Games

The US Women's Hockey team are perennial favorites to win a gold medal at the Olympics. That’s in part thanks to retired American forward Julie Chu. This week on Disrupted, a conversation with Julie on breaking barriers and competing for gold at the Winter Games.

Why is our culture so interested in dieting?

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we investigate that question by looking back at diets through history, talking about the latest science, and discussing portrayals of dieting through pop culture.

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