Many quake deaths may have been avoidable, report says, faulting Venezuela's response
Many of the more than 5,000 people killed in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes might have survived had ... Read More
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UC targets high school course requirements amid SAT debate. What aspiring students need to know
LOS ANGELES — As UC embarks on a new and speedier plan to determine whether to reinstate SAT standardized testing, the university's admissions board is also moving to reexamine key academic requirements that reach even ...Read more
More than 300 birds rescued from Baltimore exotic bird shop after investigation
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter took in more than 300 birds from a Highlandtown neighborhood exotic animal shop following an investigation, a Baltimore City Health Department representative ...Read more
Bob Seger rereleasing 2006 album; hear bonus track 'Little Jane' now
DETROIT — Bob Seger is rereleasing his 2006 album "Face the Promise" for its 20th anniversary, his record label announced Thursday.
The set is due out Sept. 18 in an expanded two-LP edition which features four bonus ...Read more
A Deloitte-run system denied Medicaid benefits for Michigan's disabled. Now Trump's law piles on
Marie Noon takes eight medications a day. One keeps her heart rate from spiking to avoid a stroke. One prevents debilitating headaches. Another ensures she doesn’t retain excess fluid.
More than a decade ago, Noon said,...Read more
Commentary: 'The Odyssey' shows studios when to ignore critics
Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, "The Odyssey," had a suitably epic opening weekend. The film grossed $264.1 million, becoming the biggest global launch in Nolan’s career. With such overwhelming enthusiasm from ...Read more
Wildfires force France to evacuate tourists from campsites
Wildfires forced French authorities to evacuate some 20,000 residents and tourists from an area southwest of Bordeaux, after successive heat waves created tinderbox conditions.
Hundreds of firefighters are battling ...Read more
Officials confirm 6 Kentucky tornadoes, straight-line wind damage from severe storm
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Storm damage from six tornadoes and straight-line winds was found in several Kentucky communities during National Weather Service surveys on Wednesday.
NWS surveyors confirmed the tornadoes were on the ...Read more
Are Seattle's beloved neon signs going away?
SEATTLE — A large arrow points out Marco Polo Bar & Grill, a saloon that's sat on Fourth Avenue South in Georgetown for 76 years.
It's most eye-catching after dusk. The setting sun is replaced by the luminescence of the...Read more
Maryland confirms 2 measles cases tied to out-of-state travel
BALTIMORE — Two Maryland residents this week have contracted measles after traveling to a part of the United States experiencing an active outbreak, prompting state health officials to warn of possible public exposure.
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New drug could help people stricken with Valley fever
LOS ANGELES — As the fungus that causes Valley fever expands across the western United States and cases skyrocket in California, researchers say they may have found a new drug that can help those suffering from the most ...Read more
'Late Show' sign from Colbert's NYC set now on display at West Hollywood French bistro
NEW YORK — The unmistakable illuminated “Late Show” sign that once presided over Stephen Colbert’s set in midtown Manhattan has found its way to West Hollywood, where it is delighting diners at a French bistro.
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William Shatner trusts in the universe
William Shatner doesn't believe he is "going to die" because of his faith in the universe.
The 95-year-old actor - who was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma, a stage four cancer, in 2023 but given the all clear...Read more
Sir Mick Jagger: There's nothing good about getting old
Sir Mick Jagger has insisted there is "nothing good" about getting older.
The 82-year-old Rolling Stones frontman lamented the fact he has "forgotten" the wisdom he has despensed over the years and he is much less capable...Read more
Motley Crue and Nikki Sixx injected Jack Daniels
Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx injected whiskey when they ran out of heroin.
The Motley Crue rockers have recalled doing a "s*** load" of the drug at the height of the band's success in the 1980s but during one early-morning ...Read more
Brandi Glanville wants sons to party more
Brandi Glanville wishes her "boring" kids partied more.
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has Mason, 23, and Jake, 19, with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and while she's thankful they haven't tried the drugs she...Read more
Cody Rhodes reveals one wrestling skill John Cena never mastered
Cody Rhodes reveals the "one area" of wrestling John Cena never quite got right.
The former WWE Champion worked with the retired wrestler extensively during his farewell tour in 2025, and he has opened up about one key ...Read more
Jason Kelce reflects on changing fame due to Taylor Swift connection
Jason Kelce's fanbase has shifted from "large fat men" to "little girls" since his brother, Travis Kelce, started dating Taylor Swift.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player - who co-hosts the New Heights podcast with his ...Read more
TPS, Trump and PAC money: Key takeaways from District 24 debate
MIAMI — A crowd of about 300 gathered at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Wednesday to hear eight candidates vying to succeed Congresswoman Frederica Wilson in District 24.
In attendance were entrepreneur Te Mayonna...Read more
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to order non-emergency city vehicles to have pedestrian protections
NEW YORK — All of the city’s non-emergency trucks will be required to have audible turn alerts by 2029, under an executive order expected to be signed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani Thursday — and all new non-emergency ...Read more
How Tom Rush discovered Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The first two albums Tom Rush recorded for Elektra Records in the mid-’60s mixed the folk music he’d fallen hard for as a college kid in Massachusetts with a little of the rock and roll of his teen ...Read more
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