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Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings perform at opening night of Celebrate Brooklyn! in New York City on June 8.

Jones, known for generating powerful, energetic performances despite her small stature while fronting The Dap-Kings for the past decade, had been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2013.

Demonstrators held signs outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday in Philadelphia. On Sunday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced she would step down as DNC chairwoman at the end of the party's convention, after thousands of internal DNC emails were posted by the website Wikileaks.

FBI Investigates Possible Russian Connection To Leaked DNC Emails

Hackers tied to two Russian intelligence agencies breached DNC computers in May, but whether the same hackers turned over thousands of emails to WikiLeaks is still under investigation.

Hillary Clinton said the withdrawal of the GOP health care bill last week was "a victory for all Americans." She criticized the Trump administration for having the fewest number of women in top jobs "in a generation."

Hillary Clinton Faults Trump On Health Care And Lack Of Female Appointees

The defeated Democratic nominee made her most political remarks since the November election.

<p>When it comes to fine-tasting fruit, the art of patience can't be underestimated.</p>

Autumn Raspberries: Worth The Tantalizing Wait

The slow, patient art of growing your own fruit can be frustrating. However, commentator Julie Zickefoose revels in waiting for perfectly ripened raspberries. She has this essay on those plump, fall sweets.

Monty has been certified as a therapy dog in both the U.S. and the U.K., where he formerly worked as a rat-catcher in a horse barn.

Monty The Dog Hits The Stacks At Yale Law

Yale University Law School is an intense place, and its library is no joke. To help students unwind, the library is offering a rather unusual checkout option: Monty, a certified therapy dog.

Christopher Miller samples sediments from an excavation site in South Africa. Archaeologists found layers upon layers of burned bedding material, indicating that the hunter-gatherers who lived here 77,000 years ago stayed for a long time.

Grass Mattress Was A Stone Age Bed And Breakfast

Scientists have found what they say is the world's oldest bed: a 77,000-year-old grass and leaf mattress in a cave in South Africa. And the people who made it were crafty: Atop layers of sedge grass were leaves from a plant known to repel insects — key for living in buggy, dank caves.

American comedy duo Jerry Lewis (left) and Dean Martin (right) with the English playwright and actor Noel Coward at an unknown location in 1953. Lewis and Martin were famous for their cabaret acts in the 1940s and 1950s.

Cabaret Wanes As The Oak Room Is Felled

One of New York City's most famous cabaret clubs, the Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, is closing. Murray Horwitz, a veteran Broadway writer, is feeling the loss. In this essay he explains just what it is that makes cabaret such an important art form.

'Enough Is Enough,' Say Senegalese Rappers

Senegal's capital of Dakar remains jittery, with demonstrators and police locked in running street battles. Some of the protests have been led by rap artists, who are mobilizing the youth and putting pressure on Senegal's leader to step down.

Murky 'Threats' Will Get Inside Your Head

After his wife's violent death, a dentist keeps finding ominous messages strewn around his house. Amelia Gray's psychological thriller takes us to the brink between reality and delusion.

Iran's Navy Tests Surface-To-Surface Missile

Iran's navy drill, which could bring its ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels that operate in the same area, is Iran's latest show of strength in the face of mounting international criticism over its nuclear program.

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