Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell Williams delivered a surprise announcement during his commencement speech to graduating students in Harlem. Williams not only gave an inspirational speech, he promised each of the 114 graduating students of Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academies I and II an internship next summer. “So, let me be …

Raleigh, North Carolina — What would the folks in the Capitol think? District 12 is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Henry River Mill Village, which served as the home of the three main characters from the original “The Hunger Games,” was named a historic place last …

Rap legend and “BIG3” founder Ice Cube reflected on his relationship with the late director John Singleton during an interview with CBSN on Wednesday, calling him his “mentor” and “teacher.” Ice Cube made his acting debut in Singleton’s 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood.” The rapper achieved widespread fame as …

“CBS This Morning” is starting a “new chapter” with new co-hosts Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil joining Gayle King at the table, but longtime viewers like Stephen Colbert don’t have to worry: “It’s still going to be the same show,” King said. The new co-hosts joined Colbert on “The Late …

Dave Chappelle is being honored as one of the world’s greatest comedians — he will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center. Past recipients of the prestigious award include Richard Pryor, the first recipient in 1998; Whoopi Goldberg, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy and David …

The hit television series “Killing Eve” defies genre. The show is at once a psychological thriller, a cat-and-mouse spy game and a workplace comedy centering on two characters, British intelligence officer Eve Polastri, played by Sandra Oh, and the Russian assassin she’s obsessed with, Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer. Season …

Fifty years after John Lennon and Yoko Ono famously staged a honeymoon “bed-in” for peace in an Amsterdam hotel, a Dutchman has unearthed 30 minutes of color footage of the event from his cellar. The couple spent a week mostly under the sheets at the Hilton hotel to spread a …

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “Now normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight this, and I’m going to keep working,” he said in a video published Wednesday to his YouTube channel. Trebek, 78, said he was aware …

Since launching his clothing line in 1987, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi has made clothing for high-profile women including Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep and Sarah Jessica Parker. He’s also credited with bringing designer clothing to the masses with his Target and QVC collaborations. Mizrahi’s status as a cultural icon was cemented …

A TV meteorologist in the upstate New York city of Rochester has had no shortage of defenders after he was fired for apparently uttering a racial slur on air. WHEC fired Jeremy Kappell after he was accused of referring to a park in his weather report as “Martin Luther Coon …