O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to turn away from.

Veteran newsman Robert MacNeil, who was the creator and first anchor of PBS' “NewsHour” in the 1970s, has died.

PBS says that Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz will replace Judy Woodruff on the public broadcaster's nightly “NewsHour” show.