World & Nation
Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Lionel Messi, Magic Johnson, Bono, José Andrés, Bill Nye the Science Guy among those getting the top civilian honor.
California
My choice to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee is George Clooney. He’d whip the dangerous Donald Trump easily, probably by a landslide.
Awards
This season, The Envelope gives special mention to a saint, a dance — and women who spend all of their screen time staring at men.
Television
The actors spoke about their new Prime Video comedy series that features Cox as a transgender woman returning home to Alabama to live with her father, played by Wallace.
Entertainment & Arts
Perez’s material combines deeply personal narrative with sociopolitical insight. Before releasing his new special “Misunderstood,” in 2025, he headlines New Year’s Eve at the two-year-old Stand Up Comedy Club.
McKenna achieved fame as high school principal, but worked tirelessly long after. Despite her sometimes polarizing persona, Goldberg became a pragmatic, effective policymaker.
Hollywood Inc.
The ‘Good Morning America’ co-host will remain with the program, which has recently fallen behind NBC’s ‘Today’ in the ratings.
The philanthropic Open Society Foundations founded by George Soros says it will commit $50 million to increase civic engagement among women and youth.
Letters to the Editor
A social worker who helped troubled teens defends George Gascón’s reluctance to charge juvenile offenders as adults.
George Joseph Kresge Jr., known to TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist the Amazing Kreskin, made his mark with generations of talk-show hosts, from Johnny Carson to Jimmy Fallon.