Movie review: 'Ella McCay' a confounding film from James L. Brooks
Film fans like to lament, “they don’t make them like they used to,” specifically about the kinds of wry, life-... Read More
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Georgia Democrats flip Republican state House seat
ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats continued to gather momentum ahead of next year’s midterm elections, flipping a solidly Republican state House seat in a special election on Tuesday to represent parts of Oconee and Clarke ...Read more
Ford, Renault partner for EVs, explore commercial collaboration
Ford Motor Co. will develop two passenger electric vehicles for Europe with French rival Renault SA, and the two automakers will explore collaboration on light commercial vehicles.
The companies announced the partnership ...Read more
Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion as holidays approach
Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing is for $930 million.
If no winner is selected, the jackpot will almost certainly top $1 billion with the holidays fast approaching. The jackpot — already the seventh largest in ...Read more
AI slop ad backfires for McDonald's
People aren't lovin' it.
McDonald's was forced to pull down an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube after some consumers said the AI-slop-filled tongue-in-cheek take on the holidays was distasteful.
The ad, ...Read more
Congressional Democrats say Paramount's bid for Warner raises 'serious national security concerns'
Congressional Democrats are sounding alarms over the deep involvement of Saudi Arabian and other Middle Eastern royal families in Paramount’s proposed bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Warner Bros. Discovery owns CNN, HBO...Read more
The 16 best documentaries of 2025
LOS ANGELES — Documentaries are a dime a dozen in the streaming era because they’re cheaper to produce, so while they satiate the appetite for true stories, not all can be deemed good.
But the documentary films and ...Read more
How to make San Diego more affordable? Mayor Todd Gloria is betting on this kind of housing
SAN DIEGO — San Diego is launching an effort to make its pricey single-family neighborhoods more affordable to young families by rezoning some properties to allow duplexes, cottages, townhomes and bungalow courts.
City ...Read more
Trump must end National Guard deployment in LA, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must immediately end the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, the latest legal blow to the president’s embattled efforts to police...Read more
Shaquille O'Neal announces his big Bay Area plans for Super Bowl week
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shaq is coming back.
And the first-tier Basketball Hall of Famer is going to help sports fans and other interested parties get ready for the Super Bowl happening on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa...Read more
Trump will be on the ballot as much as possible in 2026. It didn't work in Miami
MIAMI — Donald Trump wants to help Republicans by putting himself front and center in next year’s midterm elections.
He tried it in the race for Miami mayor and it didn’t work.
The candidate Trump endorsed in the ...Read more
RFK Jr. impeachment articles filed by Michigan Democrat
A House Democrat filed articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a likely futile effort to oust the health and human services secretary.
Kennedy “has turned his back on science, on public ...Read more
Miley Cyrus admits touring is 'isolating' and draining
Miley Cyrus says touring is a "pretty isolating" and draining experience for artists.
The 33-year-old star - who has previously said she grew up on tour buses with her country singer dad Billy Ray Cyrus - admitted while ...Read more
'There's a real warmth here...' What does Kimberly Wyatt love about living and raising a family in the UK compared to America?
Kimberly Wyatt never wanted to raise a family in Los Angeles - and the Anglophile singer now considers the UK to be her true home.
The Pussycat Dolls star has lived in England since 2010 and she and her husband Max live ...Read more
Sound Advice: Soundbar specials and an air duster extraordinaire
This week I have two excellent home audio deals and more on the Wolfbox blower/dusters, one of the most popular products I covered this year.
Soundbar specials: The ZVOX AV855 was a huge hit for its hi-fi sound and ...Read more
How Nobel winner Machado secretly left Venezuela to accept prize
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado secretly left Venezuela in a bid to get to Oslo in time to accept her award but was forced to miss the ceremony because bad weather delayed her journey, a person familiar with ...Read more
'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 2 review: A seaworthy adaptation
The last time Percy Jackson went to summer camp, his mother was kidnapped, he was accused of stealing the most powerful weapon ever known, the Olympian gods almost went to war with each other, Percy nearly died — a ...Read more
The cure to Ben Platt's anxiety? The controlled chaos of performing
LOS ANGELES — Ben Platt describes himself as a highly anxious person, but there is one place that keeps his nerves at bay: the stage.
That might sound counterintuitive to most people, but Platt grew up in the spotlight,...Read more
Best Chicago theater of 2025: Storefront shows and Court Theatre reign in our top 10
CHICAGO — Angels hovering anew over Chicago’s North Side. The return of Brian Friel. And a “Raisin” we could call our own.
Here’s our annual celebration of the best Chicago shows of the year, in order, with an ...Read more
Beyoncé to co-chair Met Gala after decade away from fashion's biggest night
NEW YORK — Beyoncé will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala, marking a grand return to fashion’s biggest night after a decade away.
The 35-time Grammy winner, 44, will be joined by Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna ...Read more
Nobel winner Machado secretly left Venezuela and hit bad weather
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado secretly left Venezuela in a bid to get to Oslo in time to accept her award but was forced to miss the ceremony because bad weather delayed her journey, a person familiar with ...Read more
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