In FOIA and immigration rulings, Supreme Court gives government the benefit of the doubt
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with the government Thursday in a pair of rulings, one ... Read More
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Review: Eddie Murphy has four roles in 'Coming 2 America' but there's still not enough of him
Eddie Murphy is the star of a sequel to one of his most popular movies in "Coming 2 America." Or is he?
The actor returns as Akeem, a prince from the fictional nation of Zamunda. He's the king now, which means increased ...Read more
Ex-Baltimore mayor's associate, the final defendant in 'Healthy Holly' case, sentenced to 2 years in prison
BALTIMORE — The final defendant in the case against former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh ended Thursday when the former director of a nonprofit job training center was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on tax ...Read more
Review: Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are back in 'Coming 2 America.' It wasn't worth the wait
"Coming 2 America" is the rare sequel whose title sounds identical to the original, which may be the cleverest thing about it. And also the most confusing, bound to throw off anyone trying to delineate the two aloud. You ...Read more
Young may serve as acting budget director, White House says
WASHINGTON — Shalanda Young will serve as the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget if Congress confirms her as deputy director, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday.
Psaki stopped short ...Read more
Alec Baldwin quits Twitter — where 'you can't do irony' — after accent joke
Alec Baldwin has left Twitter — yes, again — and found refuge in the "kind and at least reasonable" bosom of Instagram.
The "30 Rock" alum shuttered his social media account Wednesday after apparently commenting on ...Read more
Education spending on teachers – not buildings — lifts home prices
Spending more on teachers lifts home prices, a new report finds. New buildings don’t matter. A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) adds to the potential research that education-savvy ...Read more
House restarts push to enforce subpoena for Trump's financial records
WASHINGTON — The federal courts have spent so long deciding whether House Democrats could subpoena Donald Trump’s personal financial records from his accounting firm that the ongoing legal saga has a new wrinkle: What ...Read more
Barrett rejects Sierra Club in first opinion for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Justice Amy Coney Barrett issued her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court, a ruling that limits the ability of environmental groups to use the Freedom of Information Act to get government documents. ...Read more
Asian women are the heroes (and villains) of Disney's 'Raya'
Nothing is especially original in "Raya and the Last Dragon," but in a way, everything is.
The fantasy adventure — in which a young woman searches for five pieces of a magical gem, hoping to unite five warring kingdoms ...Read more
Black 'Superman & Lois' writer Nadria Tucker opens up about being fired after pushing back on racist and sexist storylines
“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!”
Or just more racism and sexism in Hollywood?
On the heels of last week’s series premiere and its immediate season two renewal, The CW’s “...Read more
Stray dogs from Istanbul to Greece just looking for human connection
Four years ago, a documentary about the street cats of Istanbul came out called “Kedi.” According to the film’s Turkish-born director Ceyda Torun, the cats are a distinctive feature of the city, adopting entire ...Read more
Threat against US Capitol fizzles, but officials seek 2 more months of National Guard help
WASHINGTON — Capitol police and security officials are seeking a renewed emergency declaration to extend the National Guard presence at the U.S. Capitol possibly into May, according to a person familiar.
About 5,000 ...Read more
Review: Messy but moving, 'Boogie' puts an Asian American basketball player front and center
I'm not sure I've ever seen a sex scene — or presex scene — quite like the one that arrives halfway through "Boogie," Eddie Huang's fascinatingly thorny new drama about a high school basketball star. That would be ...Read more
COVID-19 death rate 10 times higher in countries where majority of adults are overweight, new report says
The death rate from COVID-19 is much higher in countries where the majority of adults are overweight, according to a new report.
The World Obesity Forum determined that, by the end of 2020, the mortality rate from the ...Read more
'QAnon Shaman' says he stormed Capitol to 'bring God back into the Senate'
The man known as the “QAnon Shaman” said he was only trying to spread good vibes and the word of God when he broke into the Capitol — and even stopped a brazen thief from swiping muffins from the break room.
Jacob ...Read more
Meghan Markle accuses royal family of 'perpetuating falsehoods' against her and Prince Harry
With phrasing fit for a queen, Meghan Markle claims the royal family has been lying and spreading gossip about her and husband Prince Harry as the rift between the couple and Buckingham Palace keeps growing.
“I don’t ...Read more
Television Q&A: Is Discovery+ replacing programming on cable TV?
You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: Is the Discovery+ streaming channel replacing regular programming on cable TV? On every channel I watch on TV, it is inundated with the Discovery+ boasting exclusive programming...Read more
Review: For better or worse, 'Chaos Walking' crushes the possibility of a sci-fi franchise
If you think men are annoying in our world, wait till you get a load of them on the planet New World in "Chaos Walking," the once highly anticipated prospective tentpole starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley. Based on the ...Read more
Susan Tompor: Social Security scammers now text pictures of phony badges
So you just got a text from Social Security and the guy even tried to reassure you that he's the real deal by texting you a picture of his badge. Should you feel that things are on the up-and-up and respond?
The scammers ...Read more
Chris Harrison vows to return as 'The Bachelor' host amid racism controversy
In his first TV interview since “stepping aside” indefinitely as host of “The Bachelor,” Chris Harrison admitted he “made a mistake” by defending a contestant at the center of a racism controversy. He also ...Read more
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