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The wide-ranging keyboardist, composer and bandleader died Feb. 9 of cancer. He was one of the fathers of jazz fusion, with his work spanning from acoustic jazz to his own interpretations of Mozart.

There’s a lot to like about the holidays – good food, gift-giving (and receiving!), time spent with friends and cherished family traditions. But one of…

Thousands gathered on the National Mall Friday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, commonly known as V-E Day, with a ceremony and a fly over of vintage World War II planes.

As we head into the new year, Ohio teachers’ unions are keeping a close eye on a U.S. Supreme Court case that could negatively impact membership numbers. The case is Janus v. AFSCME, or the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, a public employee union.

For me this has been a lousy week. Executions, the UN, teenagers bullied to death. And its only Thursday! I turn to music for comfort. Here are a few of…

They range from the divine (Meryl Streep) to the edgy (Sonny Rollins.) Every year the performing arts get a party in Washington D.C. It's good to be…

Well, it's just one of those things I noticed on a Friday afternoon. Nora The Piano Cat not only has her own YouTube videos of herself playing, but now a…

Adam Cohen's new book tells the story of the 1927 Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell. The ruling permitted the state of Virginia to sterilize an "imbecile" — a scientific term of the day.

A growing number of states are passing laws banning abortion in the early stages of pregnancy in hopes of rolling back Roe v. Wade.

2021 brought an introduction of a Texas-style abortion ban, a bill outlawing the procedure if Roe v. Wade is overturned, local ordinances, stays by judges, and new lawsuits.