
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 ... Read More
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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
'Experiential' retail surges as landlords try to lure customers back to the mall
SANTA MONICA, California — In a former clothing store, young entrepreneurs hawk products live on TikTok, sometimes in marathon sessions that last many hours. Fans and customers can stroll onto the floor that was once ...Read more
Paramount expects to complete Skydance deal by summer
LOS ANGELES — Paramount Global expects to finalize its sale to David Ellison's Skydance Media by summer, the company said Wednesday, slightly adjusting its timeline after encountering static at the Federal Communications...Read more
Toll Brothers CEO says company is ready to take on challenge of low housing supply
Douglas C. Yearley Jr. was in elementary school when siblings Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll built their first two model homes in 1967 in the Philadelphia suburb Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
Yearley, 65, joined Toll Brothers ...Read more
Measles outbreak: 5 things to know about the current spread
A new outbreak of measles has taken hold in Texas beginning at the end of January, when two cases were diagnosed in Harris County. The cases were the first in that state since 2023. Now, a little more than a month later, ...Read more
New details emerge in deaths of Gene Hackman, wife, dog
LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating the deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog at their home in New Mexico.
Their bodies were discovered in Santa Fe on Wednesday afternoon during a ...Read more
Amid uptick in downtown crime, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu unveils plan to clean up Mass and Cass spillover
BOSTON — As crime has reached a 7-year high in Downtown Crossing and the areas around the Common, Boston’s mayor, top cop and prosecutor are blaming congregate drug use from Mass and Cass spillover and plan to focus on...Read more
Francis Ford Coppola, George Takei and others honor Gene Hackman: 'One of the true giants of the screen'
LOS ANGELES — From Francis Ford Coppola to Antonio Banderas, actors and directors across Hollywood on Thursday mourned the death of actor Gene Hackman. The 95-year-old, best known for his Oscar-winning roles in 1971's "...Read more
Supreme Court pauses judge's order that US spend $2 billion in promised foreign funds
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday evening issued an order pausing a judge's deadline requiring the Trump administration to send out nearly $2 billion in funds promised for health ...Read more
Port of San Diego renames DEI team, removes language from website
SAN DIEGO — Once a bedrock of the Port of San Diego’s value system, the agency’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has quietly shifted in recent months to a philosophy that promotes belonging.
In October...Read more
Glenn Whipp: Oscars 2025: Final predictions for all 23 categories
LOS ANGELES — Gravity has been defied and social media accounts deleted. Comeback stories have been heralded and our AI robot overlords have been held at bay — for now.
An intermission? Yes, please! A final curtain? ...Read more
'Running Point' review: A lot like 'Entourage,' minus the bro-y energy
In an age of conglomerates, there are still professional sports teams under private ownership, often with one family as the face of the franchise. That’s the premise of the buoyantly entertaining Netflix comedy “...Read more
Musk email prompts US agency to compile nonresponders list
Leaders at a key U.S. weather and science agency are compiling a list of employees who didn’t respond to an email asking them to explain what they did last week, an infraction that both President Donald Trump and his ...Read more
Review: 'Running Point' is a cozy comedy that's 'Ted Lasso' meets 'Succession'
Created by Mindy Kaling, with her "Mindy Project" co-star Ike Barinholtz and producer David Stassen, "Running Point," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is an adorable workplace family sports comedy set around a ...Read more
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