Ant Antstead gushes over 'best human' Renee Zellweger
Ant Antstead has praised Renée Zellweger as the "best human [he's] ever met".The 47-year-old presenter - who has Amelie... Read More
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UN reports sharp rise in rapes in Haiti as country braces for end of TPS
The United Nations has issued a warning about an alarming surge in women and girls being raped in Haiti, many of them homeless after being forced out of their homes and neighborhoods by armed gangs.
The U.N. Office for ...Read more
Review: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' finds its nimble hero tangled by franchise upkeep
In a summer of Gen Z-driven blockbusters and ancient Greek juggernauts, the 38th entry in the Marvel universe can't help smelling like your uncle's sweaty Comic-Con ball cap. At least the core ensemble of "Spider-Man: ...Read more
Review: 'Les Misérables' becomes 'The Arena Concert Spectacular' -- and what other musical could?
NEW YORK — Come September, “Les Misérables,” surely the greatest musical of the latter half of the 20th century, will have been gone from Broadway for a decade.
But to quote Victor Hugo, “aimer, c’est agir,” ...Read more
Johnny Doc will remain in prison after a judge again denied his request to be released on house arrest
PHILADELPHIA — Convicted former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty will remain in prison after a federal judge again denied Dougherty’s request to be released on house arrest to provide care for his gravely ill ...Read more
Weather alert: Heat risk 'in the major category' for South Florida
MIAMI — A heat advisory was issued Thursday for the second straight day, with the National Weather Service in Miami warning that feels-like temperatures could soar as high as 110 degrees between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with ...Read more
Storm warnings have been outdoing the actual storms in the Philly area
PHILADELPHIA – The smartphone alerts and the battery of weather watches and warnings were chilling. But they failed to capture what actually happened in the immediate Philadelphia area.
As it turned out Tuesday, not all...Read more
Poland likely hit by Russian missile, Premier Tusk says
A Russian missile was likely the object that crashed in eastern Poland early on Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
The announcement came Thursday after Polish armed forces said it had detected an unidentified ...Read more
Proposals to lower health costs get broad support in battlegrounds
WASHINGTON — Voters in battleground states and congressional districts tend to voice support for proposals in Congress that would expand access to health care or lower drug costs — often irrespective of their party ...Read more
US strikes Iran again as conflict widens across Middle East
The U.S. launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran in response to an attack on American forces in Jordan, escalating a conflict that’s now spreading across the Middle East.
Washington hit dozens of military targets in an...Read more
Ebola vaccine race accelerates as Congo outbreak outpaces response
The race to develop the first vaccine against the Ebola virus driving the outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo accelerated Thursday, after a top United Nations official warned the epidemic is spreading faster ...Read more
SoCal has had 'so many heat waves,' but this next one is a doozy: What to know
LOS ANGELES — Extreme heat is set to roll into Southern California, extending a summer of misery-making stickiness and hot temperatures.
"We've had so many heat waves," said V. Kelly Turner, who leads the heat research ...Read more
Proposed ban of forever chemicals for California farms nixed by state lawmakers
LOS ANGELES — California lawmakers rejected legislation that would have banned pesticides with so-called "forever" chemicals from use on California's farms, a restriction strongly opposed by the state's billion-dollar ...Read more
Overnight SpaceX national security launch brought sonic boom to Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — That bump in the night you might have heard in the wee hours of Thursday morning could have been for national security.
That’s because a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the NROL-95 mission carrying a ...Read more
Joyce Carol Oates goes to battle for 'Odyssey,' takes aim at translator Emily Wilson's viral review
LOS ANGELES — Days after a classicist who translated Homer's "The Odyssey" in 2017 eviscerated the Christopher Nolan film based on the poem, Joyce Carol Oates has entered the debate.
She's Team Nolan.
The National Book...Read more
'Children of Blood and Bone' author hints at traumatic on-set ordeal. Fans have questions
LOS ANGELES — On the heels of the trailer reveal for the big-screen adaption of "Children of Blood and Bone," the book's author is claiming that an on-set ordeal traumatized her — and fans have been left with more ...Read more
Real stunts, relatable emotions: How 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is fighting superhero fatigue
LOS ANGELES — Almost five years ago, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" swung into theaters in the teeth of a COVID-19 surge and did what almost nothing else could that winter: drove cooped-up moviegoers to cinemas and opened to...Read more
Flawed studies linking hormone therapy to breast cancer made doctors reluctant to prescribe it for menopause relief – especially for breast cancer survivors
Although menopause is not a new phenomenon by any means, the past few years of what some have called the “menopause moment” have brought it to the forefront of national conversation.
One form of treatment, ...Read more
4 ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames
Thick smoke from massive wildfires has been spreading in North America and Europe once again in 2026. The health impacts of breathing this particle-filled air are becoming well known, but wildfires’ influence on the ...Read more
The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet-saints who built bridges between faiths
Kashmir remains one of the world’s most contentious geopolitical flash points. In April 2025, India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries that share a tense border, came dangerously close to a major confrontation ...Read more
Should you drink Philly’s tap water?
If you live in Philly and want to know information about your tap water quality, start with the latest consumer confidence report, which is required to be produced annually by every community water system in the country...Read more
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