Colman Domingo shares memories of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman once lavished praise on Colman Domingo at a celebrity party.The Black Panther star - who died in August... Read More
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Canada court quashes Alberta separatists' bid for referendum
TORONTO — The western Canadian province of Alberta will appeal a court ruling that blocks a potential vote on separation from the country, after a judge found the government failed to meet its obligation to consult with ...Read more
40,000 University of California workers gird for a strike, disrupting medical services, cafeterias at all campuses
The University of California is bracing for a massive strike Thursday that would disrupt services at all campuses, hospitals and medical centers as more than 40,000 workers — patient transport staff, nursing aides, ...Read more
McDonald's gets naming rights sponsorship for new Chicago Fire stadium
There’s a new name in Chicago sports stadiums.
Fast-food giant McDonald’s has inked a long-term deal with the Chicago Fire to add its name — and a massive flagship restaurant — to the team’s new $750 million ...Read more
Ex-Dodger denies seeing Rebecca Grossman kill young brothers with her SUV
LOS ANGELES — In the days after she killed two boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk with her SUV, Rebecca Grossman never admitted culpability in the crash to her lover Scott Erickson, despite testimony from another ...Read more
What clerk Becky Hill did that led to a new murder trial for Alex Murdaugh
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court sent shock waves across the Palmetto State and beyond Wednesday when it announced it was overturning Alex Murdaugh’s double murder conviction in the 2021 deaths of his ...Read more
Weather takes out SpaceX launch for 2nd day; sets up Friday retry that could bring sonic booms
Poor weather conditions Wednesday forced another scrub of a launch attempt by SpaceX on its latest resupply run for NASA to International Space Station, which will have to wait until at least Friday for a backup attempt ...Read more
United Launch Alliance to prep future Vulcan launch for Amazon despite rocket investigation
United Launch Alliance is running short on usable hardware this year, having to rely on its dwindling supply of Atlas V rockets while it continues an investigation into what went wrong on the last launch of its successor ...Read more
Federal government to defer $1.3 billion to California Medicaid says VP Vance
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday morning the federal government will withhold $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California.
The announcement came at a news conference about the government’s ongoing efforts...Read more
Murdaugh murder retrial could come before 'end of calendar year,' South Carolina AG says
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors will move “aggressively” to retry Alex Murdaugh on murder charges by the end of the year, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told a news conference Wednesday.
Wilson and ...Read more
Alligator Alcatraz vendors told center will close soon, report says
Days after the state of Florida and federal government engaged in talks to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, officials told vendors the Everglades detention center is closing and detainees are expected to be moved out by early...Read more
Senators on path to forfeit paychecks during shutdowns
WASHINGTON — Frustration over government shutdowns has led senators to consider what was once unthinkable: forfeiting their pay during a funding lapse.
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate voted unanimously ...Read more
UCF graduates boo 'tone deaf' speaker who praised AI as 'next Industrial Revolution'
ORLANDO, Fla. — A University of Central Florida commencement speaker’s speech praising artificial intelligence was meet with thunderous boos from graduates during a ceremony last week, a sign of how some young people ...Read more
Minneapolis firefighters are taking PTSD leave in increasing numbers, driving up overtime costs
MINNEAPOLIS — About 30 Minneapolis Fire Department employees, or roughly 7% of the 435-member force, are out on leave due to post-traumatic stress disorder, pushing up overtime costs and stretching resources.
PTSD has ...Read more
US says $100 million offer to help Cuba still stands, if Havana will accept it
The U.S. State Department reiterated Wednesday that it remains willing to provide $100 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba, after senior officials in Havana denied that the island’s government had previously received ...Read more
Minnesota may be the first state to outlaw prediction markets. Here's what to know
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans using platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket won’t be able to cast bets on who will win the governor’s race or how many posts Elon Musk will make on X in a given week for much longer.
A ...Read more
Democratic and GOP women announce 'partnership' to address sexual misconduct
WASHINGTON — As some worry that an uproar over sexual misconduct in Congress will pass without meaningful change, House members announced a “bipartisan partnership” Wednesday.
The goal is to “identify reforms and ...Read more
Epstein Island's billionaire owner is battling zealous voyeurs
The latest reports from “Little St. Jeff’s,” the notorious Caribbean hideaway of Jeffrey Epstein, are startling.
One recent visitor was allegedly hog-tied naked. Would-be interlopers on jet skis have been chased ...Read more
Miami influencer Alex Otaola faces defamation lawsuit involving minor accuser
MIAMI — A lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade court accuses Cuban American influencer and former Miami-Dade Republican mayoral candidate Alexander Otaola of helping publicly expose and defame a minor who had accused one of ...Read more
Feds digging at Texas home of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez
FORT WORTH, Texas — Federal agents on Tuesday were searching the former Everman home of Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the mother of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez.
FBI agents were seen using excavators to dig up the...Read more
Built for MAGA appeal, Alligator Alcatraz leaves Gov. Ron DeSantis with big political bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out the state-run immigrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” last July with all the spectacle of a presidential campaign stop.
But less than a year after its launch, the ...Read more
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