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A rare Georgia Supreme Court race could hinge on abortion rights
ATLANTA — Over nearly two centuries, almost all the sitting Georgia Supreme Court justices who have sought another term have won their elections. Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow might have the best chance in generations to ...Read more
'The Contestant' tells the bizarre story of a Japanese man who lived a real-life 'Truman Show'
In January 1998, an aspiring Japanese comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu but better known as Nasubi — or "eggplant," because of his long face — was chosen to star in "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen," a hit variety show.
The ...Read more
Bret Baier's teenage son Paul is in recovery after emergency open-heart surgery
Fox News anchor Bret Baier's teenage son Paul says his recovery from open-heart surgery is "going pretty smoothly."
The 16-year-old was forced to undergo the emergency surgery last week after an MRI revealed a golf ball-...Read more
LA Phil names Kim Noltemy as president and CEO
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Philharmonic has named Kim Noltemy its new president and chief executive. Noltemy will assume the role July 8, leaving Dallas Symphony Association, where she has served as president and CEO ...Read more
Pro-Palestine protests spread to more Colorado college campuses as Auraria encampment continues in Denver
DENVER — Student protests against the Israel-Hamas war spread to college campuses throughout Colorado this week as a solidarity encampment at Denver’s Auraria Higher Education Campus entered its seventh day.
...Read more
Hush money trial prosecutors ask for more gag order sanctions against Trump
NUEVA YORK — A judge considered holding Donald Trump in contempt yet again on Thursday for more potential gag order violations as his hush money trial resumed in Manhattan.
Before jurors took their seats for the day, ...Read more
Man arrested for Columbia University raid charged with stealing flag from pro-Israeli protester
NEW YORK — One of the protesters busted in the police raid at Columbia University this week also faces charges for an earlier incident in which a protester carrying an Israeli flag was attacked outside the school, police...Read more
Television Q&A: Is a 'Young Sheldon' spinoff in the works?
You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: As much as we enjoyed “Young Sheldon” when he was cute and precocious, it is painful to see him as an obnoxious teenager. We won't miss him. However, I think it could have ...Read more
Biden calls allies India, Japan 'xenophobic' at fundraiser with Asian American donors
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged Asian countries to be more welcoming of immigrants, arguing to Asian American donors Wednesday evening that doing so would boost regional economies — but he also awkwardly ...Read more
The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef, explained
The saga continues between two of today’s biggest hip-hop artists: Kendrick Lamar and Drake.
The fiery exchange between both rappers has had the internet in a frenzy this week, with many wondering what started the beef....Read more
Trump hush money trial prosecutors ask for more gag order sanctions
NUEVA YORK — A judge considered holding Donald Trump in contempt yet again on Thursday for more potential gag order violations as his hush money trial resumed in Manhattan.
Before jurors took their seats for the day, ...Read more
Ford April sales decline, while hybrid sales peak
Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales declined 2.4% in April, though hybrid deliveries hit a new all-time monthly sales peak, the automaker said Thursday.
The drop from 184,002 vehicles to 179,588 came from declines for F-Series ...Read more
Overspending in Office of Homeless Services could prompt change to Philly's contract process
PHILADELPHIA —Philadelphia has for decades allowed some city departments to grant contracts to nonprofits without going through the usual competitive bidding process.
But following intense scrutiny of overspending in ...Read more
Hamas says truce deal being studied in 'positive spirit'
Hamas is studying a proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Israel in a “positive spirit,” as international pressure mounts on the two sides to reach a deal and end a conflict that has shaken the Middle East.
The ...Read more
Review: In 'A Man in Full,' Jeff Daniels plays a real estate mogul whose life crumbles. Sound familiar?
In 1998, Tom Wolfe published "A Man in Full," a novel about (among other things) Charlie Croker, an Atlanta real estate developer whose business and world fall apart, and Conrad Hensley, a worker at one of Croker's ...Read more
Brad Wenstrup is leaving Congress. First, he's probing the pandemic
WASHINGTON — Before he came to Congress, Brad Wenstrup was a podiatrist, a combat surgeon in Iraq, an Army Reserve officer and a candidate for Cincinnati mayor.
“It was not part of my plan, when I decided to be a ...Read more
Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over US$31,000.
How much are your teeth worth?
Teeth are amazing little miracles. They light up our smiles, we use them to ...Read more
How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious idea
The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The most dire predictions claim that the ...Read more
Biden opens door for tax credits so corn farmers can grow jet fuel
To cut greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes, the Biden administration issued guidelines this week that could shape U.S. farming for decades by offering corn growers tax credits to turn their crop into jet fuel.
To ...Read more
It's the last Free Comic Book Day at the place where it was created
Joe Field needed something to write about.
“I came up with the idea for Free Comic Book Day when I was a columnist for an industry trade magazine,” says Field, who is the owner of the Flying Colors Comics and Other ...Read more
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