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Rachel Luna/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images; Andreas Rentz/Getty Images; Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty ImagesEvery year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world. -
HBO Max, Netflix, Sony Pictures Classics, Netflix, Netflix, A24Each year, critic Linda Holmes looks back on the year and compiles a list of the things that brought her joy.
NPR Top Stories
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For many people from former Soviet countries, New Year's is a big holiday feast time. A Ukrainian restaurant in Washington gives NPR a taste of what's on the menu. -
When it comes to serious mental illness, family caregivers are crucial partners. But often, they must fend for themselves. A new solution offers them support. -
At a neighborhood park, a young boy noticed Natalie's young foster daughter using a walker. His reaction left Natalie with an unexpected feeling of hope for the future. -
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71. Whitlock played the corrupt state Sen. Clay Davis on "The Wire." He also appeared in several Spike Lee films, including "25th Hour" and "BlacKkKlansman." -
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels. That's according to two people familiar with details of the operation.
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Regional News
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The longtime leader of an iconic Niagara Falls tourist attraction has died. James Glynn, who first worked at Maid of the Mist in 1950, then bought the company in 1971, passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. -
King has logged more than 20 years as a working journalist, including stints at NY1, KCUR in Kansas City, KUT in Austin and with MPR News in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
A $20 million renovation to the performing arts space marks a step toward "re-hatching" the state-owned venue -
New York State and SUNY ESF are partnering on a pilot program to find safe ways to collect and recycle hazardous e-cigarette and vaping device waste. -
Ithaca-based GCI is proposing a 100 megawatt facility along Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road. That's roughly the energy required by 100,000 houses. -
Parts of the region could see a total of between six and 12 inches of snow Friday night into Saturday morning. A state of emergency is in effect in Broome, Otsego, Delaware, Chenango and Cortland counties.
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The longtime South Buffalo councilmember, and later council president, ascended to the mayor's office in October 2024 following the resignation of Mayor Byron Brown. -
A winter storm warning is still in effect through Friday for Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Southern Erie Counties. -
Paratransit riders are being asked to reschedule rides. Only one mainline bus route has been modified due to the Skyway closure.
Arts & Culture Beat
- Theater Talk: An extended conversation with Edesia Moreno Barata, director/choreographer for Cirque du Soleil's 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE (at Shea's through 12/28). See listings also for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alleyway and BLACK COMEDY at Desiderio's.
- Theater Talk: Last weekend for many fine shows, see listings below, and some fine memories of recent outings. Still up past Christmas, Cirque's 'TWAS THE NIGHT at Shea's, BLACK COMEDY at Desiderio's, and the new CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alleyway, but you can still see Neal Radice's traditional A CHRISTMAS CAROL one day only, Saturday 12/20, at Warren Enters (not Rockwell)!
- Theater Talk: It's the most wonderful time... for great theater! WHITE CHRISTMAS wows at Shea's 710 with a stellar cast and Kristy Cavanagh's choreography. Get up to Kenan for a metatheatrical CHRISTMAS CAROL... so good. See listings below.
- Theater Talk: Theater excellence abounds with so many good actors! WICKED through this weekend at Shea's, MR. WOLF through 12/14, Neglia/BPO's NUTCRACKER next weekend. See complete listings.
Disabilities Beat
- Disabilities Beat: Don’t discount virtual connection over the holidays
- Full-time disability advocate saved from Buffalo City Hall job cuts
- Disabilities Beat: Continued CDPAP controversy as consumers demand Governor ‘listen to us’
- PPL claimed no talks with New York State before the budget, a new email confirms they did