Like Malcolm X and Marilyn Monroe, both of whom have been operaticized, Milk is a natural subject for American opera. “Harvey Milk,” with an irresistible one-man-can-make-a-difference theme, takes its hero from confused adolescent to closeted businessman to charismatic gay-rights activist. The Biblical parallels are a bit overdrawn (the Jewish Milk as a latter-day Moses), but it’s powerful theater, alternately hilarious and moving. Unfortunately, Wallace’s score, a grab bag evoking everyone from Puccini to Bernstein to Glass, undercuts it....

Erik Bottcher, 42, is a Democratic member of the New York City Council, representing Chelsea, Greenwich Village and Hell’s Kitchen. On Saturday, Bottcher attended a Drag Story Hour event at the Andrew Heiskell branch of the New York Public Library in Chelsea, according to the W42ST news outlet, part of a series of family-friendly events in which performers in drag read books to groups of children. Due to the increasing trend of anti-transgender and anti-drag-queen rhetoric among conservative circles, Story Hour events have become targets for anti-LGBTQ protests in the last year....

From day one, Bush has essentially written off the central issue that most Americans face. His Inaugural Address contained not a single word about productivity or competitiveness or the living-standard anxieties of the great middle class. For three years the sub-text has been, America’s troubled economic future. Not my department. Yes, modern presidents all favor foreign over domestic policy; it’s easier to control, less partisan and more historic. But Bush has been a radical on this matter, practically adopting the French model, where President Francois Mitterrand ignores domestic “housekeeping....

The rapper posted a video of him sinking a deep shot and strutting around the court with his woes. Questions that need to be answered: What’s a Zoovie? Where’s the defense? Could Drake beat Wheelchair Jimmy in one-on-one? Why did he tag Steph Curry in the post? MORE: Boston College uses Drake to recruit | Drake loses money on Kentucky | Nike Dunk sneakers Ok, we know the answer to that last one....

Three photos shared on Spain’s Civil Guard Twitter page showed its officers saving young children from the sea, as 8,000 migrants reached Ceuta in two days. One of the images showed an officer in the sea holding a baby with one arm wrapped around a life preserver, while the two other pictures showed other agents bringing two children safely to shore. In its Twitter post, translated to English via Google, the Civil Guard said: “Civil guards of the GEAS (Special Group for Underwater Activities) and ARS (Reserve and Security Group) save the lives of dozens of minors who came to Ceuta by sea with their families....

Some of the players commented about the G-word being dropped before tip-off and were mostly coy about it. But Draymond Green revealed they were all laughing at him behind the scenes. MORE: 23 most hated players in NBA history “My teammates and I laughed about it,” he wrote in a first-person piece for ESPN’s The Undefeated . “I actually screenshot JET’s guarantee quote and put it in the group chat....

Lavish and passionate patrons of the arts, Dresden’s 18th-century rulers Augustus the Strong and Augustus III transformed the city from a provincial capital into a brilliant cultural center. They promoted the exquisite baroque architecture for which the city is known, established porcelain manufacture for the first time in the West and cultivated art and music: some of Strauss’s and Wagner’s grandest operas were given their first performances in Dresden. The sheer enthusiasm with which Augustus and his son selected each of the paintings in their collection is evident in the London show....

In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Brees doubled down on his prior stance of disagreeing with NFL players’ protests during the national anthem. A transcript of Brees’ quotes: MORE: Police use Jackie Robinson Stadium as “field jail” at UCLA I envision my two grandfathers who fought for this country during World War II. One in the army and one in the Marine Corps, both risking their lives to protect our country and to try and make our country and this world a better place....

The crash occurred on an intersection in downtown Phoenix on June 17, after a vehicle next to the driver turned directly into them. According to the Dodge Challenger owner, it was their “dream car” and had less than 500 miles on it. The latest model of the car comes in at a whopping $51,000. They shared the footage on the Reddit forum “Idiots in Cars” where it gained over 27,000 votes in just 17 hours....

According to the Des Moines Register, NASCAR Senior Vice President Steve O’Donnell said Thursday that NASCAR hopes to announce its engine plan next month during the Sprint All-Star Race week. MORE: Petty surviving after wife’s death | Bowyer apologizes to Busch | Bowyer and Richmond scandal | Picks The sanctioning body worked with reduced horsepower packages during test sessions last December at Charlotte Motor Speedway but opted to keep the current unrestricted horsepower in Cup cars for 2014....

When the drivers race Sunday afternoon on the 0.533-mile high-banked concrete oval, they will have to make a choice of how much rubbing and bumping they want to do. It used to be simple at Bristol, but since the grinding of the upper groove in the summer of 2012, the cars run much closer to the wall, making wrecking someone to pass more of a challenge. Late in the Food City 500 last year, Kasey Kahne didn’t put a bumper on Matt Kenseth while challenging for the lead, in part because of Kahne’s driving philosophy and his inability to figure out the best way to make the bump-and-run work....

Neither of us is a pacifist. We affirm the sanctity of human life, but we believe that there can be cases in which the use of lethal force—in self-defense, for example, or defense of someone else who is under unjust attack—can be justified. So we believe that there are conditions under which wars may legitimately be waged—these are traditionally called “just wars.” The war against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan is an example....

The severity of seborrheic dermatitis varies from mild flaking and a little itchiness to an intense itch and thick, greasy scales encasing the hair. Treatment is often topical and may consist of over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription lotions or shampoos. Symptoms Not everyone with seborrheic dermatitis will have symptoms, but many people with it have flaking and/or itching. Flaking At its mildest, this condition may just cause very small, thin flakes....

The fiery explosion at Jebel Ali port sent a giant fireball into the sky and shook homes and buildings in several neighborhoods across Dubai. Photos from the incident show what appears to be an oil-water mix spreading into the gulf, The Associated Press reported. Authorities said the ship was carrying containers full of unspecified “flammable materials.” Firefighting boats continued to pour water on the ship on Thursday, 12 hours after the explosion occurred....

His heroics spurred San Antonio on to victory and the NBA’s best record, guaranteeing home-court advantage for the playoffs that began last weekend. That was the scenario Spurs management envisioned when it made Duncan the first pick in the 1997 draft. He and center David Robinson, league MVP back in ‘95, were billed as the most lethal tandem of seven-footers in NBA history. Yet though Duncan was all-NBA his first season, the duo was less than the sum of its stars....

It was the middle of the first half and Perak’s Shahrul Saad had kicked the ball out for medical attention to be given to Faris Ramli who was lying on the ground. From the throw in, PKNS found the opening goal, ironically through Faris and that did not sit well with Durakovic. The home side doubled their lead in the second half but Perak finally found the all-important away goal with literally the last kick of the match as Wander Luis converted from the penalty spot in the dying seconds of additional time....

Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst, provided information that was used in former British spy Christopher Steele’s now-discredited dossier of unsubstantiated allegations and rumors concerning former President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. Durham charged Danchenko with multiple counts of lying to the FBI about the source of the information. He was acquitted of all charges on Tuesday. Former Attorney General William Barr appointed Durham to investigate possible misconduct in the FBI’s probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election....