To make it on Broadway, 'Purple Rain' needs new script and new star
MINNEAPOLIS — Forty-two years after Prince’s “Purple Rain” exploded onto movie screens, producers announced last ... Read More
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Home prices pick up in 80% of US metro areas, led by Northeast
Prices of existing homes rose in 80% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the second quarter, as home values pick up pace after several months of weakness.
The figure is up from 71% that saw year-over-year increases in the first...Read more
Blanche's AG nomination moves ahead after delay
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “...Read more
Movie review: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' a loving send-up of repressed millenials
Jane Schoenbrun’s three narrative features comprise a fascinating trilogy about the mediated world and the identities we locate therein. “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” (2021) sees a young girl losing ...Read more
Nurses chase cyclospora, aided by interviews, fast-food receipts -- and the messy details
More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called more than 100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s...Read more
Jonathan Levin: Yen intervention is Bessent's latest Band-Aid fix for bonds
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent characterized U.S. support for Friday’s yen intervention as a sign that President Donald Trump’s government “delivers for America’s trusted partners.” Perhaps. The more plausible ...Read more
Convicted killer of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano can press appeal on 'racial dragnet' claim
NEW YORK — An appellate judge has cleared the way for a man convicted of sexually assaulting and brutally murdering Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano to continue pressing forward with his appeal.
More than a decade ...Read more
Arson suspect arrested in catastrophic Spokane wildfire
SEATTLE — A Spokane man seen near the starting point of a major wildfire was arrested Monday night for investigation of first-degree arson.
The investigation began at the start of the Old Trails wildfire, one of three ...Read more
Trump approves FEMA relief for Spokane wildfires
SEATTLE — Federal disaster assistance for those affected by the Spokane wildfires was made available Tuesday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for ...Read more
Florida judge rules property tax amendment misleading, orders rewrite
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The property tax proposal initially pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a Tallahassee judge ruled late Monday night.
Judge David Frank said the ...Read more
2 suspects arrested in killing of American Airlines flight attendant in Colombia
Two suspects were arrested in Peru in the killing of a 32-year-old American Airlines flight attendant from Texas who went missing during a layover in Colombia in March, officials said.
Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was ...Read more
People with disabilities fear service cuts as Trump's DOJ questions legal protections
Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology ...Read more
California scientists build robot to look for great white sharks near beaches
SAN JOSE, Calif. — From a distance, it looks like a kayak or a surfboard. But it’s not a person enjoying an afternoon at the beach — it’s a new high-tech device to look for great white sharks.
Researchers at Cal ...Read more
Kennedy, Oz contend fraud crackdown, not skyrocketing prices, led millions to leave Obamacare
The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the ...Read more
Nearly 4,000 seeking spots in NYC pilot 2K childcare program turned away amid strong demand
NEW YORK — NYC sent out more than over 2,000 offers to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s free childcare program for 2-year-olds on Tuesday out of 5,700 families who applied for sports in the first phase of the program, Mamdani ...Read more
Ex-Trump aide Stephanie Grisham files restraining order against Rep. Miller
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has asked for a restraining order against embattled Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, who is facing separate allegations of domestic violence that are threatening to torpedo his ...Read more
New on DVD: Have an eventful journey with 'Project Hail Mary'
An epic sci-fi adventure tops the DVD releases for the week of Aug. 11.
"Project Hail Mary": Ryan Gosling stars as an unassuming science teacher who finds himself alone in space trying to save the world and befriending an...Read more
The box office is finally back. The next merger could undo it
LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened to $360 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, pushing out 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” to claim the biggest domestic debut in history.
“Records are made ...Read more
Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to 6,125
Venezuela’s official death toll from the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country’s north-central region on June 24 has climbed to 6,125, according to a reconstruction bulletin released late Monday, as ...Read more
Rupert Grint says he was 'fated' to be in new movie Nightborn
Rupert Grint felt like it was "fated" that he signed up to star in Nightborn.
The former Harry Potter star appears alongside Seidi Haarla in the movie, which tells the story of a couple forced to move to a remote forest ...Read more
Pop star Emma Bunton wants a Spice Girls reunion
Emma Bunton would relish a Spice Girls reunion.
The 50-year-old pop singer has confirmed that she would jump at the chance to reunite with her former bandmates this year, to mark the 30th anniversary of Wannabe, the Spice...Read more
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