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Richard Johnson: Ellen DeGeneres move to UK about more than politics, source says
NEW YORK — Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi didn’t really move to England because Trump won, according to an insider. They were heading abroad regardless.
Earlier this week, sources told TMZ the couple moved to the...Read more
Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams to resign before Trump takes office
NEW YORK — Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced Monday that he would resign in December, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking over the White House.
Trump said earlier this month that he plans to ...Read more
GOP firebrand Randy Fine endorsed by Trump for Congress
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine, best known in Central Florida for his threats against UCF and Special Olympics, hinted at a congressional run Monday after President-elect Trump endorsed him to succeed Michael Waltz.
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The holidays are full of potentially awkward money talks
There are plenty of conversational landmines to avoid around the holiday dinner table. Money leads the way, according to a recent Bankrate survey. We found that only 38% of U.S. adults are comfortable discussing their bank...Read more
Microsoft outage affects Outlook, Teams, other apps
NEW YORK — Microsoft is experiencing a global software outage affecting Outlook, Word, Teams and other apps.
The company said on social media early Monday the issue was being investigated.
“We’ve identified a ...Read more
Marriage, service, TikTok fame: How the Menendez brothers spent 34 years in prison
LOS ANGELES — For all attention focused on Erik and Lyle Menendez — the TikTok freedom campaign, the multiple documentaries and docudramas — one fact gets easily lost: While their lives and actions have been ...Read more
'We're not looking for a quick killing here': Jurors see undercover video of ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan soliciting law business from Chinatown developer
CHICAGO — Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial on Monday got their first look at a secretly recorded video of the then-powerful House speaker soliciting business for his law firm from the developer of a ...Read more
Children are being recruited into Haitian armed gangs at an alarming rate, UNICEF says
Haiti’s armed-gang crisis just got worse — and even more complicated.
A new report by the United Nations’ leading child welfare agency, UNICEF, says the number of children being recruited by the country’s violent ...Read more
Israel and Hezbollah close to ceasefire deal, says Israel's envoy to Washington
Israel is potentially days away from a cease-fire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, following a new round of shuttle diplomacy by a senior envoy for the outgoing Biden administration.
“We are close to a deal,” the...Read more
Q&A: Jim Gaffigan might be getting slimmer, but his career's only growing
LOS ANGELES — Jim Gaffigan is experiencing a major glow-up lately. He’s looking slim, trim and well-styled in a hip suit and glasses on a recent morning in a posh room at the Peninsula hotel. His vibe is a lot ...Read more
Menendez brothers to make first court appearance in bid for freedom
LOS ANGELES — Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life terms without parole for the shotgun killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, will make their first court appearance Monday in a bid ...Read more
Motormouth: Defroster disrupts radio
Q: I purchased a 2011 Corolla in June. It had a gaping hole for the radio, which the dealer then installed. It is just recently that I have had to use the rear defroster, and I found out that it cuts out my FM radio ...Read more
What are commission-free annuities and are they good for retirement?
Annuities are often popular with retirees and those looking to retire because of the steady income stream they can provide. But annuities tend to come with high costs and commissions for salespeople, often masquerading as ...Read more
FBI mole and ex-Ald. Daniel Solis back on stand in former Illinois Speaker Madigan's corruption trial
CHICAGO — Former Ald. Daniel Solis will resume testifying Monday in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan about his bombshell turn as an FBI mole.
Solis, 71, the former 25th Ward alderman and longtime...Read more
Georgia starts budget season with $16.5 billion in reserves
ATLANTA — Georgia officials will begin the upcoming budget season with plenty of cash on hand and no shortage of ways to spend it.
The state closed the fiscal year that ended in July with nearly $16.5 billion in “...Read more
Key Bridge rebuild contractor recommended itself for millions in contracts for a pier project, audit says
BALTIMORE — The construction giant selected by Maryland officials to replace the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge recommended itself for at least $64 million in contracts while serving as the construction manager for a ...Read more
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez seeks to create voting reform committee
If every state had primaries like Washington's, with candidates of all parties competing against each other, would our politics be less extreme?
What if every state had an independent commission to draw legislative and ...Read more
For the first time in 10 years, Philly school enrollment is rising
PHILADELPHIA — After years of declining enrollment, the Philadelphia School District has grown.
Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said the school system's official student count for 2024-25 is 117,956 — 1,841 ...Read more
Album review: For Kendrick Lamar, spite is an engine on the exhilarating 'GNX'
Kendrick Lamar starts his exhilarating new album by complaining that someone vandalized a mural depicting his face — a mural depicting his face in triplicate, in fact — on the side of a Honduran restaurant in his ...Read more
Mary McNamara: 'Wicked' box office proves Hollywood needs to take family films seriously again
Everyone is wondering if "Glicked," the potentially record-breaking, industry-lifting pre-Thanksgiving combination of "Wicked" and "Gladiator II," will be this year's "Barbenheimer," the record-breaking, industry-lifting ...Read more
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