House starts uncertain push to reauthorize key surveillance authority
WASHINGTON — Privacy advocates and the intelligence community have painted vastly different pictures over whether a ... Read More
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's Mass and Cass summer plan emphasizes treatment diversion over crime crackdown
BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s warm-weather plan for tackling the open-air drug market and related crime at Mass and Cass puts a heavy focus on diverting drug users breaking the law into addiction treatment ...Read more
New on DVD: Upset the office power dynamic in 'Send Help'
Genre master Sam Raimi's return to horror comedy tops the DVD releases for the week of April 21.
"Send Help": Following a plane crash, mousy corporate cog (Rachel McAdams) is stranded on an island with her boss (Dylan O'...Read more
Movie review: Bob Odenkirk's action film more 'Normal' than its inspirations
Is Bob Odenkirk “Nobody” or is he “Normal”? The continual self-effacement of his characters in his recent action hero era is something he and screenwriter Derek Kolstad will have to take up with a psychotherapist, ...Read more
Venezuela oil rebound: 150 million barrels sold since Maduro's capture
Venezuela has sold roughly 150 million barrels of crude oil since early January following the easing of U.S. sanctions and Nicolás Maduro’s capture, as Washington pushes American companies to expand operations and boost...Read more
Appreciation: Sid Krofft's subversive and fantastical TV puppet worlds will live on
LOS ANGELES — Puppeteer, producer, self-described "artist" and "dreamer" Sid Krofft, who with his brother Marty made a wonderland of Saturday morning television through the 1970s, died Friday at 96. (Marty, younger by ...Read more
LAUSD strike is off, schools to open Tuesday with tentative union deals in place
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District strike has been called off after LAUSD reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday morning with Local 99 of Service Employees International Union. Schools will be ...Read more
US, Iran pursue new talks as Tehran weighs pause in Hormuz shipments
The U.S. and Iran are weighing a second round of peace negotiations, with Tehran considering a pause in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to help ease the path toward further talks.
The objective is to hold more ...Read more
New federal figures reveal 1 in 3 US households struggle to pay energy bills, but the reality is likely even worse
Americans’ concerns about being able to afford electricity and home heating fuel are elevated since the beginning of the Iran war. But newly released nationwide data shows that even before the war began, these ...Read more
A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers
Prior to 1978, U.S. presidents could do what they pleased with the records from their time in office. They owned them.
But in 1978, the Presidential Records Act established new rules for the official records of ...Read more
AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is
When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no vigor for life. He comes alive after talking daily with his artificial intelligence chatbot...Read more
Has adult content creator Lily Phillips found love and monogamy?
Adult content creator Lily Phillips is in an emotionally monogamous relationship with her new boyfriend - and her man fully supports her career.
The 24-year-old British star - who became a viral sensation thanks to a ...Read more
Alec Baldwin only meant to play Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live for 'two shows'
Alec Baldwin thought he'd only be playing Donald Trump for "two shows" on Saturday Night Live.
The 68-year-old actor has recalled agreeing to play the current President of the United States before the 2016 election, and ...Read more
Tuberculosis vaccine shows promise as once-fatal disease evades treatment
BALTIMORE — Tuberculosis infected more than 8 million people in 2024—surpassing COVID-19 and marking a record high since 1995—as a new Johns Hopkins–developed vaccine emerges amid rising antibiotic resistance.
The...Read more
Peru's perennial presidential loser is getting her best shot yet
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori, the second-place finisher for three straight presidential elections, is now positioning herself for a victory that would capitalize on the power structure she’s built over two decades in the ...Read more
Gov. JB Pritzker's ambitious housing plan for Illinois: More four-flats, looser rules
Above the bay windows that run up the center of a two-story apartment building in Uptown, Nick Serra stands on what had been the roof but will soon be the balcony for a new third-floor unit he’s adding.
In many ...Read more
'I am single and never been happier!' Bessie Carter wants to 'stop dating red flags'
Bessie Carter has promised herself she will "stop dating red flags".
The Bridgerton actress, who was previously dating her co-star Sam Phillips, has told how she is single and has "never been happier", which is partly ...Read more
'So proud!' Hailey Bieber gushes over husband Justin Bieber after Coachella headline set
Hailey Bieber feels "so proud" of her husband Justin Bieber following his headline performance at Coachella.
The 32-year-old pop star came under fire from some for his stripped-back set after he sat at a laptop and used ...Read more
Jennie Garth recalls devastating moment she knew Peter Facinelli marriage was over
Jennie Garth has recalled the devastating moment she knew her marriage to Peter Facinelli was over.
The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star and the Twilight actor were married from 2001 until 2013, and Jennie will never ...Read more
Phoebe Dynevor reveals if she would return to Bridgerton - but there's a huge stumbling block
Phoebe Dynevor has not been asked back to Bridgerton.
The 30-year-old actress shot to global fame in the first series of the Netflix show, alongside Regé-Jean Page, but her character Daphne Bridgerton hasn't been seen on...Read more
Selena Gomez heaps huge praise on Demi Lovato for 'one of the best shows'
Selena Gomez broke down in tears after she was "blown away" by Demi Lovato's latest concert.
The 33-year-old singer and actress got emotional at the opening of Lovato's It's Not That Deep Tour at the Kia Center in Orlando...Read more
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