'Doctor Who' is primed to be bigger than ever. How Bad Wolf is helping lead the charge
LOS ANGELES — Bad Wolf, the name of the production company founded by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, is a "Doctor Who" reference.
Before teaming up for this joint venture in 2015, the industry veterans had worked ...Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu used campaign funds for 'electeds of color' holiday party, records show
BOSTON — Records show Boston Mayor Michelle Wu dipped into her $1.4 million campaign war chest to pay for last year’s controversial “electeds of color” holiday party, but did not use taxpayer funds as previously ...Read more
Hollier campaign claims 'bad faith' in Thanedar's bid to block him from ballot
DETROIT — U.S. House candidate Adam Hollier of Detroit says hundreds of challenges to his individual petition signatures made by U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar are "baseless," saying the congressman acted in "bad faith" and ...Read more
Court of Appeals agrees to consider DA removal in Trump Georgia election case
ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday decided to hear an appeal of a judge’s ruling allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to remain at the helm of Fulton County’s election interference case against ...Read more
Missouri has fifth highest gun death rate, new study says. Where does Kansas come in?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri has the fifth highest gun death rate in the nation, according to a study published Tuesday by the Violence Policy Center.
The organization, which works to reduce gun violence and supports gun...Read more
John Deaton, Warren's Republican challenger, visits border to 'truly understand' immigration
BOSTON — John Deaton, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, took a long flight south this week to visit the United States-Mexico border to “truly understand” the root causes of immigration issues that have sparked ...Read more
Balls, orbs or neurons: the pioneering tech helping a rural utility company manage transmission lines
Steady gusts of wind swept across a field in Maple Grove, Minnesota, last week as Warren Grange of Heimdall Power flew a drone to attach what looks like a high-tech cantaloupe on to a power line.
The small sphere, which ...Read more
A Philadelphia pharmacy's closure after 26 years highlights the industry's growing challenges
Last Monday, Friendly Pharmacy filled 318 prescriptions. For about 100 of them, insurance companies paid the pharmacy less than $3.
In 22 instances that day, the reimbursement was less than the cost of the medication. And...Read more
Project Roomkey: Lessons learned from a massive program to save the lives of homeless people
LOS ANGELES — The state program that provided private hotel and motel rooms for homeless people during the COVID pandemic improved healthcare for thousands and provided valuable lessons for how shelters could better ...Read more
Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti returns from India for Milken conference
LOS ANGELES — A little more than a year after leaving Southern California for New Delhi, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti returned home for a packed schedule of panels at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
...Read more
Isolated storms today, potentially severe weather tonight
ATLANTA — Brace yourself for potentially severe storms across metro Atlanta late tonight into Thursday.
It’ll be a warm day, with morning temperatures already in the 70s. It’ll be humid and breezy, but most of us ...Read more
'Essentially a gas station,' fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
They're big, loud and smelly — and they have taken over San Francisco's touristy Pier 39.
In recent days, some 1,100 to 1,200 anchovy-breathed, blubber-bodied sea lions have been counted flopping on and around the docks...Read more
Brazil floods wreak historic devastation, with more rain coming
Catastrophic floods continue to paralyze the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, with four-fifths of the state — home to 11 million people — affected following torrential rainfall. And more rain is on the ...Read more
Analysis: Rating change. Nevada a Toss-up in presidential race
WASHINGTON — Despite a persistently tight race in the national polls, President Joe Biden is in a precarious position for reelection and may even be a slight underdog with less than six months to go.
Former President ...Read more
Ossoff effort to combat online sexual abuse of children becomes law
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff strengthening requirements for internet providers and websites to submit reports to the National Center for Missing and ...Read more
How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
Between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, drivers pass a billboard on Interstate 71 that has achieved some internet fame.
Since 2004, a black sign has risen from this flat stretch of highway declaring “HELL IS ...Read more
Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is
It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice?
“RETIRE!”
That’s effectively what happened recently when U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal ...Read more
What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump
By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former president’s base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and ...Read more
Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US
When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive ...Read more
Meta will let advertisers create campaigns using new generative AI tools
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is testing new tools that will let advertisers create marketing material, including images and messaging, using generative AI prompts.
If an advertiser uploads a ...Read more
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