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In 2020 San Jose financial technology giant PayPal proudly announced it would spend a half a billion dollars to support Black and minority businesses and communities because, in the words of then-CEO Dan Schulman, “Black...Read more

DETROIT — U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington was sentenced to six months' probation Wednesday for drunk driving, capping a rare criminal case against a federal judge whose intoxicated, belligerent and slurring behavior...Read more

'IS GOD IS'

Rated R for strong/bloody violence and language.

What it’s about: Twin sisters set off on a revenge road trip to enact vengeance on their abusive father.

The kid attractor factor: This is a Southern noir �...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tatiana Maslany and video calls don't have the best track record these days.

In the opening moments of the new Apple TV series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed," her character Paula, a recently divorced mom ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Generations of Chinese immigrants have settled in Arcadia, transforming the San Gabriel Valley suburb, a typical bedroom community, into a “Chinese Beverly Hills” with high-end real estate and luxury ...Read more

Washington Court of Appeals this month revived a legal fight against health insurers' blanket refusals to cover weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

In a decision published May 4, the court ruled that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The last time Americans overwhelmingly approved of Congress, the U.S. had recently gone to war and was still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Gas prices were $1.31 a gallon and “Fallin’” by...Read more

The day before Valentine’s Day, rumors surfaced about a San Diego company’s plans to raise a billion dollars.

Executives at the company didn’t respond to requests for comment. Industry insiders wouldn’t speak on ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s attorney general isn’t alone in trying to reshape Florida’s surrogacy laws.

Attorney General James Uthmeier, inserting himself into what had been a standard surrogacy case, is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If gas prices have you second-guessing a road trip this summer, this season’s crop of television series can transport you to distant lands, real and imagined, for a much lower price. Visit the American ...Read more

In the wake of the nominations for this year’s Tony Awards, coming June 7, here are short versions of my reviews of every Broadway show currently playing in New York. The (+) symbol designates those that are recommended....Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Demi Lovato’s It’s Not That Deep Tour is just not that good.

It’s not necessarily that bad either. But it’s certainly forgettable — a tour with very little to say and even less to offer ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “The Real Housewives of Orange County” returns for its 20th season on July 9, followed a month later by a new series to celebrate 20 years of Housewives everywhere, the network announced on Monday. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Severely disabled veterans in California could be getting an expanded tax break.

State lawmakers are considering legislation that would exempt from taxation 50% of the residential property owned by a fully...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled to overturn the 2023 double murder conviction of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh.

In it’s ruling Wednesday, the state Supreme Court said the actions of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Political activist Denise Powell clung to a narrow lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District after a contentious campaign that brought an influx of outside money and a blitz ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Mamdani administration hopes to speed up service on Q70-SBS bus service to and from LaGuardia Airport by building a dedicated bus lane on a stretch of Broadway in Jackson Heights ahead of the World Cup.

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The "be careful what you wish for" genre gets a slick, swift jolt of electricity in "Obsession," a finely crafted tale of a spell — and a crush — gone very, very wrong.

Bear (Michael Johnston, looking like a young ...Read more

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is preparing to resign from the U.K. government and challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership, according to his allies.

Streeting, who met Starmer briefly in Downing Street on...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” actor Paul Dano plays Vadim Baranov, a character loosely inspired by a real-life adviser who helped Russian leader Vladimir Putin gain and keep power.

Vadim is a ...Read more