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LOS ANGELES — Fifty-five years ago, preschoolers were captivated by the TV performance of a fuzzy blue monster, two striped shirt-wearing best friends and a big yellow bird.

Today, in the now-crowded field of children's...Read more

“Emilia Pérez” is not what most would conjure when thinking of a movie musical. And therein lies its superpower.

Its writer-director, Jacques Audiard, chose to tell the story of a brutal Mexican drug cartel lord (...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A secret center of the musical theater universe lies almost 3,000 miles from Broadway in a modestly grand house in L.A.'s Toluca Lake. On a late summer day, the home's most striking feature was the figure ...Read more

When a 1½-pound dog hops on your lap, there is only one possible response — joy.

The dog, a micro-Chihuahua named Pilaf, knows this, and Pilaf’s owner, Demi Moore, knows this as well, though that doesn’t mean she ...Read more

While some gamers will pick up a PlayStation 5 Pro for the first time, many others will be adding Sony’s newest system to an existing family of consoles. That means transferring all the data from the previous system to...Read more

Whether you're new to turntables or are getting into them, the U-Turn Audios Orbit Basic Turntable is a great choice. As the name says, it's a simple analog external belt-driven turntable. It would be ideal if you're a ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Winners embraced, losers shook their heads and fans erupted in cheers.

The emotions at the Cal Expo soared this weekend as students from across the nation clashed in tense, high-stakes esports ...Read more

The lines between high-end PCs and video game consoles are blurring, which means the tired console wars are winding down. On the software side, once-exclusive Microsoft and PlayStation games are going cross-platform ...Read more

This week a reader writes, “Recently I was notified about needing more storage. Looking at my concentration of 50 gigabytes, about 28 GB is messaging and 12 gb is photos. Do I need to delete from my phone and Mac? Best...Read more

PHILADELPHIA —Three former Philadelphia elected officials who were convicted on corruption charges and left office in disgrace have found a second chance — with taxpayer-funded jobs.

Former Traffic Court Judge Willie ...Read more

Donald Trump talked a lot about inflation, immigration and crime during his two-year campaign for the presidency. Indeed, his third bid for the White House was predicated on those three issues. But Trump wasn’t shy on ...Read more

BOSTON — The Wu administration has spent millions installing bike lanes throughout Boston since the mayor took office, and is planning to spend millions more in future years, but some argue the hefty investment has led ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my 30s and overweight, but I thought I was too young to worry about cholesterol. I just learned my cholesterol is high. I know diet and exercise are important. Do I need medication?

ANSWER: ...Read more

During his successful campaign for office, President-elect Donald Trump shrugged off Democratic attacks about the Heritage Foundation’s polarizing “Project 2025,” a roadmap of policy goals for a second term authored ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration have ramped-up rhetoric about possible plans for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, calls to Central Kentucky immigration lawyers...Read more

We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.

Evangelical support was by no means decisive; a similar ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could try to remove fluoride from drinking water, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy, who was tapped last week by Trump to lead the Department of Health and...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On election night, a Southern California pastor in a red MAGA hat filmed a message for his Instagram followers, cheering President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

Rob McCoy thanked God — and Charlie Kirk, ...Read more

While the Federal Reserve has cut its short-term interest rate target by three-quarters of a percentage point since mid-September, 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage rates rose by almost as much during that period and have ...Read more

WARREN, Michigan — General Motors Co. has developed a software-testing lab inside its Global Technical Center that it's replicating elsewhere, including in GM's Silicon Valley office, to prevent bugs from entering new ...Read more