Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a German-American artist known for using bright colours in his work. Works by Max are associated with the visual arts and culture of the 1960s, particularly psychedelic art and pop art. Max, the son of German Jews, fled Berlin in 1938, sett

The New York Police forcibly cleared Zuccotti park for cleaning. "Liberty Square [Zuccotti Park], home of Occupy Wall Street for the past two months and birthplace of the 99% movement that has spread across the country and around the world, is presently being evicted by a large police force," the de...

Hamilton's Javier Muñoz joins Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert for a timely reminder of the importance of casting your vote. Stephen Colbert’s final pre-Election Day monologue on a special live episode of the Late Show was interrupted Monday night, first by a young girl crying about how she was too s

“There are parts of this business that lead me to believe what I’m about to tell you is not acceptable here,” the assistant coach says. “This is something I struggle with. It’s made me consider giving up coaching. It’s made me think I’m not supposed to be here.” Players are wide-eyed. Burns takes a

A 12-year-old gospel singer named Keedron Bryant has written an original song about the heartbreaking realities of being a young black man. During a time of nationwide protests and unrest over police brutality and racial injustice, the boy's song has become a rallying cry. Bryant posted the video on...

While AIDS came to prominence in the 1980s, a new study published Friday says it was actually around decades before, in the 1920s.
In what an international team of scientists are calling a "perfect storm" for spreading the virus, they think its proliferation started in the city of Kinshasa, the cap...

In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer, actor Charlie Sheen says, “I’m here to admit that I am in fact HIV positive.” He says that reports that he has threatened the health of others “couldn’t be farther than the truth.” He says he first found out about his status “about four years ago” a

The first season of Netflix’s steamy Scandinavian teen drama left us hanging with its star-crossed lovers—prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) and his classmate Simon (Omar Rudberg)—pushing each other away. Now, after 15 months of waiting, season two picks up right where we left off, with students returnin

Glee's Cory Monteith has joined the 'Straight But Not Narrow' campaign,as an effort to encourage young heterosexual men to show support for their gay peers. Says Monteith in his video: "So, maybe you like to play football, maybe you like to sing and dance, maybe you like both. Maybe you don't like e...

Sidney Crosby and Shea Webber talk about their opposition to Russia's anti-gay laws at the Team Canada Olympic press conference on Sunday, August 25, 2013 in Calgary: "For me growing up in Canada, my view has always been that way," Crosby said during a news conference Sunday to kick off Canada's Oly...