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Jon Batiste performs at a voter registration event in Brooklyn, N.Y., in June 2020.

Jon Batiste On Sharing Joy In A Painful Year: 'I Want To Reaffirm People's Humanity'

This year, Batiste took his music to the streets, performing at protests and vaccination sites. "I wanted to articulate ... that we're all in this together," Batiste says. His new album is We Are.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing new misconduct allegations, after a female aide accused him of groping her.

N.Y. Assembly To Open Impeachment Investigation On Gov. Cuomo

Speaker Carl Heastie said he has authorized a committee to look into sexual misconduct allegations, including one that Cuomo groped a staff member. Cuomo has denied the accusation.

President Biden did not call out his predecessor by name during his Thursday night address, but he did say that a year ago, the country was "hit with a virus that was met with silence" and "denial."

Biden Sets Goal Of July 4th To 'Mark Independence' From Coronavirus

In his prime-time address, the president projected that all Americans will be able to get in line for a vaccine by May 1. He also denounced "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans."

Repairing Damage And Public Trust 10 Years After Japan's Triple Disaster

A decade later the triple disaster, Japan is still recovering from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. Repairing the damage and the public's trust in government could take generations.

Music venues, like the Metro in Chicago, have gone through a long and uncertain wait for aid passed by Congress in December.

Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.

Washington officials expect the state's vaccine supply to continue to increase. On Thursday, Gov. Inslee announced a plan to advance all of the state's 39 counties into the next phase of his reopening plan.

Inslee announces plan to move all WA counties to Phase 3 starting March 22

It's the news many have been waiting for. Starting March 22, all 39 Washington counties will advance to Phase 3 under a revised COVID-19 reopening plan...

A digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days" by the artist Beeple sold for almost $70 million by Christie's in an online auction Thursday.

Beeple JPG File Sells For $69 Million, Setting Crypto Art Record

The artwork, a digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days," signals a new milestone for the increasingly popular market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.

Douglas County Health Official Says COVID-19 Variants Are 'Worrisome'

A Douglas County Health Official says COVID-19 vaccination efforts seem to be going well, but he warns against complacency. 700 doses are expected to be…

Firefighters and paramedics with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Maryland wear enhanced PPE, during the coronavirus pandemic, as they transport a patient after responding to a call for a cardiac arrest as a result of a drug overdose on May 6, 2020.

Hospital Emergency Rooms Struggle With Overdose Spike During Pandemic

The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.

30 Students Missing In Northwest Nigeria In Country's Latest School Kidnapping

More than two dozen students were taken from Federal College Of Forestry Mechanization, marking the fourth kidnapping of students in the country since December.

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