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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated at the defense table while watching testimony of witnesses during her trial, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell: What happened this week

The federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former companion of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began in earnest this week. She's accused of grooming girls on Epstein's behalf.

Tri-Cities Opera Presents Terrence McNally's 'Master Class'

'Master Class' shows the interior life of a legendary opera singer

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives a press conference following a meeting of prime ministers of central Europe's informal body of cooperation, called the Visegrad Group (V4) in Budapest, Hungary, on November 4, 2021. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

A discomfort with Western liberalism is growing in Eastern Europe

People of the former Soviet bloc rejoiced when the Iron Curtain fell and embraced membership in the European Union. Hungary is an example of a growing culture clash in the conservative East.

When Making Music Breaks Your Body

An arthritis diagnosis means the latest album by the Bay Area band The Dodos is likely its last. It is a striking reminder of the oft-overlooked physical strains of music careers.

The Denver skyline is seen on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall set on Nov. 21, 1934, and it's a little more than a week away from breaking an 1887 record of 235 consecutive days without snow. The scenario is playing out across much of the Rocky Mountains, as far north as Montana and in the broader Western United States, which is experiencing a megadrought that studies link to human-caused climate change. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

A blizzard warning in Hawaii but no snow yet in Denver, in unusual December weather

In Denver, no snow has yet fallen this season — smashing the city's previous record of Nov. 21 for the latest ever recorded first snowfall.

An employee walks among the cars during the inauguration of the first used car factory the "Factory VO" to repackage used vehicules on an industrial scale, one year after the launch of ReFactory, a new step into creating a site dedicated to Circular Economy in the former factory of Flins, near Paris, France, on November 30, 2021. (Photo by Eric PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)

Car ads in France will soon have to encourage more environmentally friendly travel

The automakers' ads will suggest people consider carpooling or cycling instead of driving. The new rules, beginning in March, come as the country is trying to cut down on its carbon emissions.

LONDON - SEPTEMBER 13: Nirvana artefacts and exhibits are seen at the opening of 'In Bloom: The Nirvana Exhibition', marking the 20th Anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind album, at the Loading Bay Gallery on September 13, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' baby album cover has been dismissed

Judge Fernando M. Olguin dismissed the lawsuit on Monday after Spencer Elden, who appeared naked on the album's cover when he was a baby, failed to meet a court deadline.

The American Kennel Club adds 2 dog breeds, the Hungarian mudi and the Russian toy

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup for 2022.

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Seth Meyers and host Jimmy Fallon visit "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on January 28, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers test positive for COVID-19

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night With Seth Meyers are both taped at New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Meyers' show has been canceled for the rest of this week.

House Jan. 6 committee seeks to question Fox News' Sean Hannity about the Capitol riot

In its request to speak with Hannity, the panel disclosed newly revealed texts he allegedly sent, including one on Jan. 5 that said: "[I'm] very worried about the next 48 hours."

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