Full disclosure off the top: I was a grant maker for more than 20 years, first as a member of the California Arts Council, and then for 17 years as a member of the Children and Families Commission ...

Mary R. Krafczinski, 93, of Norwalk, OH died on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Gaymont Care Center, Norwalk. Mary was born on March 3, 1931 in Ponca City, OK; the daughter of the late Cecil Bowman ...

A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was burning, as is the custom in that holy city. There, these fresh young voices sang ...

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic ...

The latest on Mary Trump. An author, Trump is the niece of former President Donald Trump (the daughter of Fred Trump Jr. and Linda Clapp). She wrote the memoir Too Much and Never Enough in 2020 ...

KCRW's all-music channel Eclectic24, blending the collected talents and tastes of KCRW's DJs into a single voice. Free music streaming 24/7 at KCRW.com. Global Beat is a series highlighting emerging ...

On the menu today: Ukrainians see the sudden shift in U.S. policy toward the region, sigh, shrug, and go on with the fight to ensure their continued right to exist. If NATO membership is out, then ...

Morning news brief More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela, no injuries reported after 3 buses explode near Tel Aviv, and the Trump administration fires more than 200 ...

Joy Reid is leaving MSNBC, the network’s new president announced in a memo to staff on Monday, marking an end to the political analyst and anchor’s prime time news show A London judge has ...

Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to ...

For more than a year, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway has been raising cash at a dizzying pace. The institutional investing company has been selling everything from Bank of America stock to ...