By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
Maru Montero left for the United States from her home in Oaxaca, Mexico, with just one pair of dance shoes. It was a sacrifice. But now she has her own dance company and directs the National Cinco de Mayo Festival, which took place on the Mall on Sunday. Published May 5, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
From Hanoi Jane to Havana Jay-Z, the celebrity culture’s coziness with communists, tyrants and rogues has been at odds with U.S. foreign policy for a half-century. Published April 9, 2013 Comments
By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times
Model and actress Amber Lee Ettinger became a national sensation when her 2007 YouTube video “Crush on Obama” tallied nearly 25 million hits, eventually landing the 29-year-old New Yorker on “Saturday Night Live.” Published October 3, 2012 Comments
By Michael Warren - Associated Press
Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway’s Roald Amundsen beat Britain’s R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year. Published November 20, 2011 Comments
By Ryan Nakashima - Associated Press
Music and media companies are pinning fresh hopes for reviving their businesses on a small ribbon that Facebook has begun putting on user profiles called the “ticker.” Published September 25, 2011 Comments
By Michael Virtanen - Associated Press
A Muslim group is accusing a Christian organization of defamation for publishing a book that accuses the Muslim collective of holding terrorist training in its enclaves. The Christian Action Network refuses to back down, challenging Muslims of America Inc. to prove the allegations wrong in an upstate New York court. Published May 10, 2013
By Kristin Clark Taylor - Special to the Washington Times
Mother's Day, for me, while still poignant and bittersweet, is a powerful reminder of the fact that our moms don't ever really leave us — even after they've left us. They stick around and watch us grow, and they smile from somewhere (happy in heaven, I'm sure) when we bring more children into the world. Published May 10, 2013
By Samantha Sault - Special to the Washington Times
HORSE RACING: Secretariat film screening and benefit COCKTAILS: D.C. toasts the Black Mixology Club HORTICULTURE: World Bonsai Day CONCERT: Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival GALA: ZooFari Published May 10, 2013
By Ken Ritter - Associated Press
O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case. Simpson’s testimony in open court will offer a first look at the aging 65-year-old former football star since he was handcuffed and sent to prison more than four years ago. Published May 10, 2013
By Adam Mazmanian - Special to the Washington Times
"The Great Gatsby” is the Hope Diamond of American cinema — priceless, enviable, impossibly tacky and bad, bad luck. Many filmmakers have stepped up to the challenge of capturing its quintessentially American story of self-invention, and just about all have whiffed memorably and expensively. Australian director Baz Luhrmann has broken the curse. Published May 9, 2013
By David Porter - Associated Press
Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade. Published May 7, 2013
By Ryan Pearson - Associated Press
Some of rap's elder statesmen say they're worried about the culture's focus on youth, current emphasis on freewheeling partying and "you only live once" ethos. "At some point somebody has to realize that hip-hop has to learn how to grow up," said rap pioneer Melle Mel. "It's way too juvenile, and it's been that way for too long." Published May 7, 2013
By Daniel Wattenberg - The Washington Times
For all his legendary powers of persuasion, Bill Clinton never could quite sweet-talk Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak into closing the deal on a final status peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority back in 2000. Looks like he whiffed again with Jimmy Page and and Robert Plant. Published May 6, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Florida Judge Belvin Perry, who presided over Casey Anthony's murder trial, revealed he was shocked by the jury's verdict, saying there was "sufficient evidence" to convict the "very manipulative" mother of deceased Caylee. Published May 6, 2013
By David Porter - Associated Press
Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill was sentenced Monday to three months in prison and an additional three months in home confinement for failing to pay taxes on about $1 million in earnings Published May 6, 2013
By Hillel Italie - Associated Press
Officials at three publishing houses said Monday that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by Jason Collins, the first active player in any of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay Published May 6, 2013
By Associated Press
The Rolling Stones must have passed through a time machine before taking the Staples Center stage to kick off their "50 and Counting" tour. Published May 4, 2013
By Associated Press
A dash-cam video of Reese Witherspoon’s recent disorderly-conduct arrest provides a rare glimpse of one of Hollywood’s best-known actresses unfiltered as she, after “one too many” glasses of wine, takes on a no-nonsense Georgia state trooper following her husband’s traffic stop. Published May 3, 2013
By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times
"Show Boat" is Francesca Zambello's directing debut in her role as artistic director of the WNO, succeeding Placido Domingo. Published May 3, 2013
