Top Major League Baseball officials allowed fantasy baseball participants to continue placing bets on the performance of players with the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox despite knowing that the clubs were engaged in a cheating scandal that effectively tainted the players’ statistics, a lawsuit filed this week alleges. Massachusetts …

She looks unfazed – not a bit like a woman who’s been missing nearly 23 years. But Italian authorities claimed Friday they’d authenticated the stolen “Portrait of a Lady,” painted by Austrian master Gustav Klimt. As art mysteries go, how good is this? “Well, it’s stuff upon which mini-series are …

Faith Rodgers, one of the women who has accused disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly of sexual misconduct, said coming forward about the artist hasn’t felt like a victory. Since the accusations have come out, there have been verbal and physical attacks on the 21-year-old, her father said. Kelly being in …

“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is facing backlash after tweeting support for a researcher who has a history of making transphobic comments online. Rowling on Thursday tweeted her support for Maya Forstater, who lost a court case against her former employer this week. The Centre for Global Development, an inequality …

For the first time ever, this year’s Kennedy Center Honors celebrated a TV show. The ceremony, which airs Sunday on CBS, paid tribute to “Sesame Street,” a show that has revolutionized how we think about childhood and the world. For 50 years, Sesame Street has been the favorite address for …

New York state lawmakers have introduced two bills that would prevent doctors from performing virginity exams. The move comes after rapper T.I. received considerable backlash following an interview in which he said he accompanies his daughter to the gynecologist to “check her hymen” is still intact, and a subsequent interview …

Punk legend Patti Smith and longtime friend photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who shot Smith’s iconic “Easter” album cover, are celebrating a nearly five decade collaboration in a new book. “Before Easter After” is a collection of Goldsmith’s photographs of Smith from when they first met in the mid-70s. “She’s my favorite …

Paul Rudd has become one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors over his more than 25-year career. Now, we’re getting a Paul Rudd two-for-one with the new series “Living With Yourself.” The Netflix comedy features Rudd as a man who isn’t in the best place. In the hopes of turning his …

A Wisconsin inmate has apparently confessed to the killing of Teresa Halbach, whose murder case was documented in the 2015 hit Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” But filmmakers say the confession didn’t come from Steven Avery or Brendan Dassey, who have been in prison for the crime for more than …

In our series, Pushing the Limits, we introduce you to a dance star who has relied on her fierce determination to overcome barriers and achieve greatness. The only thing Paige Fraser ever dreamed of becoming was a ballerina. The dancer has displayed effortless elegance as she performs with Beyoncé, or …