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House GOP wants answers from OMB about rulemaking costs
WASHINGTON — House Budget Committee Republicans ratcheted up pressure on the White House Monday to provide details on implementation of a law intended to offset the budgetary costs of administrative rules and regulations...Read more
Police break up Israel-Gaza protest on University of Georgia campus
ATHENS — Police broke up a protest of Israel’s war in Gaza on the campus of the University of Georgia on Monday morning, detaining several young demonstrators.
Around two dozen young protesters gathered on the Old ...Read more
Incumbents McBath, Scott decline to debate but still draw challengers' focus
ATLANTA — With congressional incumbents David Scott and Lucy McBath declining to participate, the challengers who showed up for the 6th and 13th district debates Sunday each tried to make the case that they would be the ...Read more
'The Daily Show' is coming to Chicago, Milwaukee during national political conventions
CHICAGO — “The Daily Show” is coming to Chicago and Milwaukee for on-location tapings during the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
The show will have full weeks of broadcasts from the RNC in Milwaukee ...Read more
Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell returns to work at Minnesota Capitol after burglary charge
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell returned to the State Capitol and began casting votes on Monday for the first time since she was arrested and charged with felony first-degree burglary.
Mitchell, a first-...Read more
Review: Is this the last time for the Rolling Stones live? Not the way Mick carries on
HOUSTON – Mick Jagger looked ageless. Once again. Keith Richards seemed nonchalant. Doesn't he always? Ron Wood smiled and slashed with his guitar. Of course, he did.
The Rolling Stones are back. After a three-year ...Read more
Lawsuit against LA City Councilman Kevin de León could be dismissed next month, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit brought by an activist against Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León over a scuffle at a holiday toy giveaway in 2022 could be dismissed as early as next month.
Los Angeles Superior ...Read more
Legal groups, protesters criticize Emory's response
ATLANTA — Georgia legal and advocacy organizations held a briefing Monday, criticizing Emory University’s response to what they said were peaceful protesters last week.
Susana Perez, chair of the Atlanta chapter of ...Read more
Billy Gardell, 150 pounds lighter: 'young Jackie Gleason' to 'old Paul Newman'
ATLANTA — Billy Gardell, who had bariatric surgery in 2022 that helped him shed 150 pounds, recently told “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he transformed from a “young Jackie Gleason to an old Paul Newman.”
In an...Read more
Q&A: Phil Rosenthal of 'Somebody Feed Phil' is headed to Michigan to perform and, yes, to eat
DETROIT — "Somebody Feed Phil" host Phil Rosenthal is headed to Ann Arbor on Wednesday, and before you ask, yes, he already knows where he's going to eat.
"I've gotta hit Zingerman's, right?" he asks, on the phone from ...Read more
Review: Solo 'Hamlet' at Chicago Shakes is from an Eddie Izzard unwilling to compromise
CHICAGO — Back in 2010, Eddie Izzard sold out the United Center in Chicago. The trailblazing British comedian told me at the time of a burning need to prove comics could fill arenas. I first wrote about Izzard in a solo ...Read more
Emory University president apologizes for 'mischaracterization' of protests
ATLANTA — In a message to the community Monday morning, Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves said the school is reviewing how it works with outside law enforcement agencies.
Emory officials initially said a ...Read more
Friends split a mortgage, share a home to beat high housing costs
Sara Kemper and Betsy Ohrn have been besties since first grade, so they've shared a lot through the years: even the mortgage on a St. Paul house that's much larger and grander than anything they could have afforded ...Read more
Billie Eilish sets dates for 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' tour
Billie Eilish is headed to 23 venues in North America on the tour behind her new album "Hit Me Hard and Soft," promoters announced Monday.
The 22-year-old Grammy winning superstar will play 34 dates. Tickets go on sale to...Read more
Stagecoach 2024: Post Malone shines with country covers, special guests
INDIO, Calif. — Post Malone, a prominent figure in the rap stratosphere, is reshaping his position in music. During his Saturday night Stagecoach Country Music Festival set, he proved that his star power lies in playing ...Read more
Denverites face possible return to homelessness as vouchers expire -- highlighting complexity of city's challenge
DENVER — Denver homeless advocates this month have demanded that city leaders step in to help 42 people who faced a potential return to the streets, two years after the city worked with service providers to move them ...Read more
Missing teen child of Slack co-founder found safe in San Francisco, man held on abduction charge
The 16-year-old child of Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield was found safe in San Francisco after going missing for a week, while a man she was with was held on abduction and other charges.
Mint Butterfield had left ...Read more
Oh, Zendaya knows all about that 'Spider-Man' female lead-to-tennis player 'prophecy'
Just like Zendaya did with the trend of every pair of "Spider-Man" co-stars dating, the actor has fulfilled another franchise prophecy.
The "Challengers" actress is well aware of the alleged "pipeline" through which ...Read more
Man guilty of manslaughter in Baltimore County homicide after murder conviction overturned
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore County jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter in a 2020 fatal shooting, after the man, who was a minor at the time, successfully appealed a murder conviction in the case.
Gary Melvin, 30, ...Read more
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns
CHICAGO — In one of the most serious cases on the detention hearing call at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on a day earlier this month, a judge ordered a teen jailed pending trial after he was accused of shooting a...Read more
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