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How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memory

How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memory

The Ford Bronco initially was conceived and designed for rugged outdoorsy types, a two-door means of escape to nature from the bustling cities of mid-century America.
Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave

Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave

It's water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country's traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration that draws thousands of people, even as this year the Southeast
It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?

It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?

The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage.
Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour' nightly newscast, dies at 93

Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour' nightly newscast, dies at 93

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93.
Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87.
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says

ROME (AP) — Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli , known for a flamboyant, glamorous style and textile innovations, has died at age 83, his company announced Friday.
Maggie Rogers on 'Don't Forget Me,' the album she wrote for a Sunday drive

Maggie Rogers on 'Don't Forget Me,' the album she wrote for a Sunday drive

NEW YORK (AP) — Maggie Rogers wrote and recorded her new album, “Don’t Forget Me,” over five days last winter. The songs came quickly and chronologically, as if she was writing “different scenes in a movie.
CBS says its daytime show 'The Talk' will end its run in December after 15 seasons

CBS says its daytime show 'The Talk' will end its run in December after 15 seasons

“The Talk” is ending its long-running daytime conversation. The CBS talk show will end in December after 15 seasons, the network announced Friday.
Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor

Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor.
Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe

Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — At a place where green jackets never go out of style, the sometimes-wild, often-trendy and always-interesting fashion sense of those playing Augusta National has become a viral subplot to the competition at the Masters this week.
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