
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul facing protest over removal of Palestinian studies professor job listing at City University of New York
NEW YORK — The faculty union at the City University of New York objected to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order to interrupt the... Read More
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'Game on': Congressional oversight committee drops video ahead of sanctuary hearing featuring 4 US cities
The congressional committee that will question sanctuary city leaders next week about how their policies impact public safety has dropped a promotional video, declaring "Game on."
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and...Read more
Hollywood diversity in decline despite audience demand, study finds: 'The writing was on the wall'
LOS ANGELES — A new study examining the top films of 2024 has found that Hollywood is backsliding on its diversity efforts.
The 2025 edition of the UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, released Thursday, has determined that...Read more
Musk's SpaceX antennas installed at New Jersey FAA building where DOGE spurred federal worker firings
Following recommendations from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration has fired 15 or more workers at the Federal Aviation Administration facility in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
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Beloved owner of one of Hollywood's last costume shops dies at 90
LOS ANGELES — Ursula Boschet, the iconic Hollywood costume designer, whose shop draped celebrities and civilians for more than half a century, has died. She was 90.
Boschet died Monday afternoon of pancreatic cancer ...Read more
Rep. Joe Wilson wants to print new money with Donald Trump's portrait. Here's his idea
Those who carry cash would have a denomination as an option with President Donald Trump’s face, at least under the idea of one of South Carolina’s congressmen.
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., a staunch supporter of ...Read more
Trump said he won't touch Medicaid. Some Maryland lawmakers have doubts
BALTIMORE — At the first Cabinet meeting of his second term, President Donald Trump leaned forward and made a promise.
A reporter had just asked about a U.S. House budget bill that passed the night before and included $...Read more
In appreciation: In Gene Hackman, the exquisite loneliness of the long-distance actor
CHICAGO — “It’s a little mystery I like to leave unsolved,” Gene Hackman said nearly 40 years ago in circumstances very different from this week’s news of his death at the age of 95.
Eugene Hackman won two ...Read more
Off-Strip country festival to premiere in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — It’s a country music festival that had part of its title — “Boots” — easily covered. It just needed “Park,” and found one.
The hoedown and throw-down Boots In the Park is making its Las Vegas ...Read more
Mystery surrounds deaths of Gene Hackman and wife
Gene Hackman's wife's body was "in a state of decomposition" when it was found.
The Academy Award-winning actor, his spouse Betsy Arakawa, and one of their pet dogs were found to have passed away in their New Mexico home ...Read more
Katy Perry and Gayle King part of all-female crew for space flight
Katy Perry is going into space.
The 'Teenage Dream' singer is to travel on the next launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket as part of an all-female mission for the New Shepard programme's 11th human flight.
As well as ...Read more
Catherine, Princess of Wales praises 'amazing' Prince William
Catherine, Princess of Wales has praised her husband Prince William's "amazing" support during her cancer treatment.
The 43-year-old royal - who underwent abdominal surgery in January 2024 and later revealed she was ...Read more
Largest investor pulls out of Nevada lithium mine project
Rhyolite Ridge’s biggest investor has pulled out of the project saying it did not meet their pricing assumptions.
South African precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has pulled out of the lithium-boron ...Read more
NYC Mayor Adams' new dismissal motion puts Bove, Trump DOJ in awkward spot
NEW YORK — The judge presiding over the public corruption prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday gave the Justice Department until next week to challenge Adams’ new bid to get it thrown out, a move that ...Read more
Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs to take effect, adds new China duty
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are on track to go into place on Tuesday, and said he would impose an additional 10% tax on Chinese imports, moves that would deepen his fight ...Read more
Senate panel approves Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be labor secretary in a 14-9 vote.
Chavez-DeRemer, a former one-term ...Read more
Apollo, space shuttle astronauts become literal faces of moonbound payload
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface in 1972.
It’s long gone, but a digital copy is headed back in a data storage payload aboard Intuitive ...Read more
Democrats tap Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin to give rebuttal to Trump's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Freshman U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week — propelling the state's junior senator into the national spotlight ...Read more
State House OKs ending Kentucky's drinking water fluoride mandate. Experts say kids' teeth will suffer
A Republican-backed bill to make the fluoridation of Kentucky’s tap water optional is progressing through the General Assembly over the concerns of experts who warn of the tooth decay in children that will likely follow,...Read more
Maryland lawmakers want governors to face stronger ethics laws
BALTIMORE — Lawmakers are seeking to require that Maryland governors place their personal financial holdings into a blind trust months after conflicts of interest were raised during Maryland’s U.S. Senate race between ...Read more
California tribe enters first-of-its-kind agreement with the state to practice cultural burns
Northern California’s Karuk Tribe has for more than a century faced significant restrictions on cultural burning — the setting of intentional fires for both ceremonial and practical purposes, such as reducing brush to ...Read more
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