Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out
Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 15, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific ... Read More
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A $15 million secret, an immigrant and a musician at heart of Detroit caper
DETROIT — A Colombian drug ring laundered at least $14.9 million through banks in Metro Detroit, including one Bank of America account belonging to a successful Latin American musician, federal prosecutors allege.
U.S. ...Read more
Two brothers convicted of running HIV-drug scheme in Miami get long prison terms
MIAMI — Two brothers found guilty of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies in the Miami area and other locations will be imprisoned for a couple of ...Read more
Colorado House passes bill requiring social media companies to swiftly reply to search warrants
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are poised to pass legislation requiring social media companies to more swiftly respond to search warrants, months after law enforcement said they were slow to provide information on a student...Read more
Music industry earned a record $11.5 billion in the US last year, helped by vinyl and Taylor Swift
LOS ANGELES — The recording industry reached a milestone of $11.5 billion in U.S. sales last year, propelled by the continued surge in vinyl records and the enduring appeal of Taylor Swift.
Vinyl record sales accounted ...Read more
University of Florida sued by College Republicans for deactivating club over Nazi salute
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s College Republicans chapter filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the university of violating the First Amendment after administrators abruptly shut down the student ...Read more
Lawmakers launch probe into Massachusetts Medicaid fraud, request data from Healey
BOSTON — The Massachusetts House Committee on Energy and Commerce is requesting information from Gov. Maura Healey related to “concerning” reports of Medicaid fraud in the state as part of a cross-country probe after...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu, City Hall unions battle over 'skyrocketing' GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage costs
BOSTON — The administration of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is considering dropping GLP-1 coverage for weight loss for City of Boston employees due to “skyrocketing” health insurance costs that are straining the city’s...Read more
NYC Mayor Mamdani looking to poach City Council finance head, potentially stoking tensions
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani is considering poaching the New York City Council’s finance division head to be his finance department commissioner, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News — coming in ...Read more
John Krasinski confirms cast for A Quiet Place: Part III
John Krasinski has confirmed the cast for A Quiet Place: Part III.
The director revealed Jack O'Connell, Jason Clarke and Katy O'Brian will join returning stars Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds and Noah ...Read more
Walton Goggins cast alongside Marion Cotillard in Biblical movie Job
Walton Goggins has been cast to star alongside Marion Cotillard in the Biblical movie Job.
The 54-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe nominee known for roles in The White Lotus and Fallout, 54, will lead the film opposite ...Read more
Paramount's Jeff Shell strikes back against Vegas gambler
LOS ANGELES — Paramount President Jeff Shell has fired back in his ugly feud with a Las Vegas gambler and FBI informant, contending that Robert "R.J." Cipriani has fictionalized the two men's dealings, then spread "false...Read more
Ex-California Highway Patrol officer charged with murder over LA crash that killed 4
LOS ANGELES — A former California Highway Patrol officer was charged with murder on Monday for his role in a chain-reaction crash that left four people dead on the 605 Freeway near Norwalk last summer, authorities said. ...Read more
Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group attempts to win higher payments for insurance companies
Judging by more than 16,400 comments recently posted on a federal government website, you’d think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that federal officials hike payments to their Medicare Advantage ...Read more
Review: 'Born to Bowl' follows the pursuit of glory as bowling struggles to survive
LOS ANGELES — I don't have statistics, but just from the disappearance of bowling alleys from the local landscape, most recently Santa Monica's midcentury Pico Bowl, with its fine coffee shop, I'd guess that the sport is...Read more
Why Wendi McLendon-Covey missed Oscars 'Bridesmaids' reunion
Fans were concerned when Wendi McLendon-Covey was the only “bridesmaid” missing from the 2011 comedy’s onstage reunion at the Oscars on Sunday, but she explained later that her appearance wouldn’t have been pretty....Read more
Cuban leaders signal concessions to appease Trump, but also ensure their political survival
MEXICO CITY — For more than six decades, communist Cuba thwarted every destabilizing measure Washington aimed its way — assassination plots, a trade embargo, sabotage, travel bans and, most notoriously, the Bay of ...Read more
Michigan AG Dana Nessel, lawmakers push for action against antisemitism after synagogue attack
DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and several state lawmakers Monday pushed for action against terrorism and antisemitism in the wake of an attack on a West Bloomfield Township synagogue last week, ...Read more
Wendi McLendon-Covey on why she missed the 'Bridesmaids' reunion: 'No drama. Everything is fine'
LOS ANGELES — Wendi McLendon-Covey shared a message to everybody wondering why she missed the “Bridesmaids” reunion at the 2026 Oscars: Don’t worry, she’s fine.
“I had a neck lift last week because I’m tired...Read more
Senators unable to detect any Trump exit strategy from Iran war
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump’s Iran war enters its third week with the Islamic Republic government still intact, lawmakers from both parties say they have not heard administration officials describe an exit ...Read more
First case of severe mpox virus confirmed in NYC, Health Department says
NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Health has confirmed the first case of a severe strain of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, in New York City.
Health officials said Friday that the case is travel ...Read more
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