Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi, journalist who had alleged affair with RFK Jr., part ways
Former political journalist Olivia Nuzzi’s tenure at Vanity Fair has come to an end, a year after reports of her alleged relationship with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upended her career.
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What you need to know about the Netflix bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix announced early Friday it has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to acquire its film and television studios, along with HBO Max and HBO.
The blockbuster deal, totaling about $72 billion, will create a ...Read more
Trump Education Department calls back 260 staff it tried to fire
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered more than 260 federal workers it has been trying to fire since March to return to work on Dec. 15 while a court case over their final status drags on.
The staffers at ...Read more
FEMA rejects meeting with Newsom during low-profile push for LA fire funding
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom kept a low profile as he swung through the nation’s capital this week, holding meetings with a handful of lawmakers Friday on Capitol Hill as he renewed calls for billions in federal ...Read more
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros. in an $82.7 billion deal that will transform Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — First, Netflix upended Hollywood. Now, the streaming giant is buying a historic piece of it.
Netflix prevailed in a contentious bidding war to buy Warner Bros., agreeing to pay $72 billion for the storied ...Read more
NYC Council panel looking at censure for Councilwoman Inna Vernikov over gun incident
NEW YORK — The City Council’s Ethics Committee is expected to vote as soon as next week to formally censure Councilwoman Inna Vernikov for openly carrying a gun at an October 2023 pro-Palestinian protest, sources ...Read more
Doggett calls it quits after Supreme Court sanctions new Texas map
WASHINGTON — Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett is retiring after all, bringing an end to a nearly 50-year political career.
“I will continue working with the same urgency and determination as if next year were my last, which ...Read more
Every Florida Congress member to Trump: Keep oil drilling away from our coast
TAMPA, Fla. — In a rare display of unity, all 28 of Florida’s Congress members and both U.S. senators joined in a bipartisan letter Thursday urging President Donald Trump to keep offshore oil drilling away from the ...Read more
88-year-old grocery worker sheds tears after receiving $1.7 million donation
BRIGHTON, Mich. — Ed Bambas, 88, choked back tears Friday, saying he wished his late wife could be there as he received a donation of more than $1.7 million from online well-wishers.
"I cannot express any words to how ...Read more
'A bit like poker,' California's wet winter brings La Niña/El Niño confusion
LOS ANGELES — Californians can be excused for being confused about the weather forecast.
Scientists in October said La Niña had arrived, which many associate with dry conditions, particularly in the Southland.
But we ...Read more
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US Border Patrol plans $5,000 arrest fee for illegal crossers
The Trump administration will start charging a $5,000 fee to people apprehended who entered the U.S. illegally.
The “apprehension fee” will apply to ...Read more
Rosalía announces 2026 Lux Tour
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rosalía has announced her largest headlining tour to date, unveiling the Lux Tour 2026, a 42-date arena run supporting her new record “Lux.”
The global trek begins March 16 in Lyon, France, and ...Read more
Publishers Clearing House prize patrol hands out sweepstakes check in St. Petersburg
TAMPA, Fla. — In a hot Publix parking lot in south St. Petersburg, Howie Guja, the guy with the megawatt smile and the Publishers Clearing House blazer, took a selfie behind a minivan as he held an oversize novelty check...Read more
US Border Patrol plans $5,000 arrest fee for illegal crossers
The Trump administration will start charging a $5,000 fee to people apprehended who entered the U.S. illegally.
The “apprehension fee” will apply to anyone 14 or older who is arrested and determined to have crossed ...Read more
Review: Uma Thurman rules every brutal minute of the 4½-hour 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair'
Credits at the end of "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" attribute the creation of the Bride assassin to "Q & U" — stark-white capital letters that stand in for Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman. The coy initials look ...Read more
Pennsylvania budget office to change leadership as 2026-27 budget season nears
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state Office of the Budget will have a new leader going into the 2026-27 budget season after Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Budget Secretary Uri Monson will step down next week to become executive ...Read more
Oh, honey! 'Sex and City' star Kim Cattrall ties the knot with Russell Thomas
LOS ANGELES — Kim Cattrall, "Sex and the City's" sartorially and sexually savvy Samantha Jones, has settled down with boyfriend Russell Thomas.
The Emmy-nominated star shared news of her marriage to the audio engineer ...Read more
In RFK Jr.'s upside-down world of vaccines, panel votes to end hepatitis B shot at birth
Recent weeks have brought good news about vaccines, with studies indicating that flu vaccination reduces heart disease, shingles vaccines can prevent or slow dementia, and a single human papilloma virus shot protects a ...Read more
AG Bondi says alleged serial rapist struck because Minnesota is 'soft on crime'
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi is taking a “soft-on-crime” shot at Minnesota while her prosecutors are accusing a Minneapolis man of being a serial rapist whose attacks have spanned the past eight years.
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Epstein Florida grand jury transcripts can be released
A federal judge in Florida granted the U.S. Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the original criminal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith on Friday said ...Read more
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