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Summer movies: 'Fall Guy,' 'Furiosa,' 'Deadpool & Wolverine lead the way
The summer movie season is upon us.
Bring on Batman! Bring on Spider-Man! Bring on Darth Vader!
Wait, what’s that? No Spidey? No Bats? No visit to a galaxy far, far away?
Come to think of it, Godzilla and Kong have ...Read more
Michael Phillips: Will Sundance Institute x Chicago be good for the local film industry?
CHICAGO — There’ll be more than one story to write about Sundance Institute x Chicago 2024, coming to town June 28-30. A sort of pop-up import, sponsored by the Chicago Film Office and city tourism bureau Choose ...Read more
How LA County is trying to remake addiction treatment -- no more 'business as usual'
LOS ANGELES -- Gary Horejsi wrestled with the decision before him, knowing a life could be in his hands.
It was the third time that the woman had used drugs or alcohol since coming to CRI-Help, which runs a 135-bed ...Read more
Ask the Pediatrician: How to help your child avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism
Every parent wants their child to be successful in life. But young people sometimes set excessively high standards for themselves. If something they do isn't flawless, they may become overly self-critical. Their pursuit of...Read more
New EPA rules on 'forever' chemicals in tap water pose $1.8 billion challenge for Orange County
This month, when the Environmental Protection Agency announced the first-ever federal rules on how much of a half-dozen deadly PFAS chemicals to allow in your tap water, 40 public wells in Orange County, California, ...Read more
This 5-year-old from Gaza is learning to live with one leg and untold loss
DOHA, Qatar — In a quiet corner of the Qatari capital, Doha, between an Indian restaurant and a hair salon, lies a nondescript housing compound once meant to host World Cup visitors.
Instead it's become a temporary ...Read more
What do you know about malaria?
Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When ...Read more
Commentary: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes
More than 100 years ago, astronomer George Ellery Hale brought our two Pasadena institutions together to build what was then the largest optical telescope in the world. The Mount Wilson Observatory changed the conception ...Read more
Orlando Commissioner Hill's case part of 'epidemic' of elder abuse, experts say
A senior with memory loss and no family members to help gave control of her finances to a younger woman. In short order, the younger woman sold the elderly woman’s home and depleted her life savings while neglecting her ...Read more
Pathfinders for Autism helps people with autism, families navigate diagnosis
BALTIMORE -- One of Rebecca Rienzi’s favorite stories to tell about Pathfinders for Autism – the Baltimore County nonprofit where she has been executive director since 2010 – happened at the National Aquarium in the ...Read more
Motormouth: Can I use flex fuel?
Q: What's with this new eco-friendly gas blend with the yellow handle? Will it harm a non-flex fuel engine? It's 50 cents cheaper.
R.M., Elbert, Colorado
A: According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency ...Read more
Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
In April, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers for Election Day.
...Read more
After Hamas killed his mother, an Israeli man chooses peace over vengeance
HAIFA, Israel — Carmel Neta was on the phone with his mother, Adrienne, when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7. He could hear panic in her voice and screams in the distance.
Neta, 39, did his...Read more
A Flamingo flock inspires hope. Have the rare birds returned to the Everglades for good?
For the last century, flamingos in Florida were more likely to be spotted on T-shirts and cups in a souvenir shop than flapping around in the wild.
Then last summer, a flock of the rare and beautiful birds — a group is ...Read more
Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups
KALISPELL, Mont. — On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her Medicaid application as others at the shelter got ready for the day in this northwestern Montana city.
...Read more
Michelin Guide awards its first hotel 'keys' in the US
Last year, when World’s 50 Best issued its first global ranking of hotels, only two properties in the U.S. made the cut: the Equinox and Aman New York hotels, both in Manhattan.
Now Michelin has arrived stateside, in ...Read more
Commencement speakers launch boycott of USC satellite graduation ceremonies
When USC President Carol Folt called off the 65,000-attendee "main stage" commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests and anger over the cancellation of pro-Palestinian student Asna Tabassum's speaking slot, USC promised ...Read more
Emerson board backs president after students call for resignation following pro-Palestinian encampment arrests
Emerson College’s Board of Trustees backed President Jay Bernhardt, despite calls to resign from the school’s student government association following the arrest of more than 100 individuals who had occupied a campus ...Read more
World War II-era ship docked in Alameda testing tool to combat global warming
The flight deck of a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier docked at Alameda has recently begun launching something other than airplanes: microscopic droplets of salt water that scientists hope will help ...Read more
Japan's ruling party loses special election in blow to premier
Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote.
Public anger over a slush fund scandal helped the main ...Read more
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