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University of Central Florida students rally for Palestinians, the latest in nationwide campus divestment protests
ORLANDO, Fla. — As protests roil college campuses nationwide, University of Central Florida students and local activists rallied Friday afternoon in solidarity with Palestinians and against the war in Gaza.
More than ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects 'network neutrality,' a boon for consumers
In the midst of its battle to extinguish the Mendocino Complex wildfire in 2018, the Santa Clara County Fire Department discovered that its internet connection provider, Verizon, had throttled their data flow virtually ...Read more
Judge denies South Carolina 3rd Congressional District hopeful's request to stop ballot printing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A congressional hopeful’s effort to be on GOP ballot in June received a blow when a federal judge Thursday denied his request to stop ballot printing with his name left off.
Michael LaPierre, who ...Read more
OJ Simpson's cause of death confirmed
O.J. Simpson’s cause of death has officially been confirmed, just weeks after the former football star’s death at the age of 76.
Simpson — who had long been just as famous (if not more so) for his double-murder ...Read more
Kansas House votes to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly's tax cuts veto, with many Democrats joining Republicans
The Kansas House on Friday voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a sweeping tax package, which would eliminate one of the state’s income tax brackets, that she called too expensive.
Numerous ...Read more
Tensions with insurers mount in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case
BALTIMORE — Tensions are growing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case around the role of the church’s insurers.
Baltimore’s arm of the Catholic Church, America’s oldest archdiocese, has sued its ...Read more
Rose McGowan reacts to overturn of Harvey Weinstein rape conviction
NEW YORK — Rose McGowan is not taking the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction sitting down.
The “Jawbreaker” actress — one of more than 50 women who accused the disgraced movie mogul of rape and ...Read more
Trump at hush money trial wishes Melania 'happy birthday' as Pecker testimony about trysts continues
NEW YORK — Donald Trump wished his wife Melania a happy birthday walking into his hush money trial Friday — a day after former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker said the former president never mentioned ...Read more
King Charles to resume public duties next week, despite reports of funeral planning, says palace
King Charles has progressed enough in his cancer treatment that he’ll return to public duties next week for the first time since announcing his diagnosis, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
The news comes just one day after...Read more
White House drops plan to ban menthol cigarettes
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced it is dropping — for now ― a plan to ban menthol cigarettes after months of speculation about the proposal’s future.
Health and Human Services Secretary ...Read more
Trump 'hush money' trial: Key takeaways from week one
The opening week of Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial offered plenty of insights into how his 2016 presidential campaign teamed up with a tabloid publisher to silence embarrassing stories from women who said they�...Read more
Athletic director at Maryland high school used AI to fake racist recording of principal, police say
BALTIMORE — Pikesville High School’s athletic director was arrested Thursday morning in connection with an artificial intelligence-made audio clip of the school’s principal having a fake, racist conversation.
Dazhon...Read more
US Defense Chief confirms $6 billion arms commitment for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Friday a $6 billion commitment for long-term contracts to provide Ukraine with weapons such as Patriot missiles, artillery ammunition and drones.
Austin laid out a ...Read more
Ex-American Airlines flight attendant accused of filming girl in Boston-bound plane's bathroom indicted
BOSTON — A former American Airlines flight attendant who’s accused of filming a girl in a plane’s bathroom on a Boston-bound flight has been indicted, according to the feds.
Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of ...Read more
Ellen DeGeneres riffs on getting 'kicked out' of showbiz after toxic culture allegations
LOS ANGELES — For Ellen DeGeneres, toxic workplace allegations that clouded her long-running daytime series marked the end of an era. This week, the comedian’s public fallout became comeback material.
Two years after ...Read more
Kim Petras cancels summer shows due to health issues
NEW YORK — Kim Petras has pulled the plug on her previously scheduled festival appearances this summer.
The 31-year-old singer, the first openly trans person to win a Grammy Award, cited health problems as the reason ...Read more
Review: 'Mother Play' on Broadway stars Jessica Lange in a playwright's story of growing up
NEW YORK — Playwright Paula Vogel has written a deeply personal play about life with one’s mother, and her late mom, Phyllis Rita, would surely have been delighted to have her Broadway appearance played by no less than...Read more
Carpool lane driver in LA caught with mannequin in the passenger seat
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles traffic is so notoriously bad, some residents might be willing to do anything to cut down on wait time — including driving with a mannequin in the passenger seat.
A California Highway Patrol ...Read more
Kim Kardashian meets with VP Harris, pardoned prisoners at White House
Kim Kardashian made a return to the White House this week to discuss criminal justice reform with Vice President Kamala Harris.
The reality TV star — and billionaire business mogul — joined a roundtable discussion ...Read more
KC police officer who ran anti-crime charity indicted for wire fraud, money laundering
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City police officer has been indicted on 14 federal counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced Friday....Read more
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