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Homicides in Baltimore are down, but businesses worry they'll never escape 'The Wire's' reputation
BALTIMORE — Baltimore is poised to end the year with the fewest homicides in more than a decade, and nonfatal shootings have plunged from a year ago. But views of the city as unsafe persist.
That’s long been a ...Read more
Boston Police official says Mass and Cass spillover driving spike in violence, drug use downtown, on Common
BOSTON — A high-ranking Boston Police official attributed the uptick in violence, open-air drug use and other deviant behavior seen downtown and on Boston Common over the past year to spillover from the longstanding but ...Read more
Wall Street wins once again as US assets outpace rest of world
In a week in which U.S. inflation data accelerated, President-elect Donald Trump threatened some of America’s closest neighbors with aggressive tariffs, and half of Wall Street was on vacation, the S&P 500 still ...Read more
Lawsuit: University of Michigan underpaid professors by not giving them raises for 2 months of year
DETROIT — A University of Michigan tenured professor is suing the Board of Regents for breach of contract, alleging that the university has "systematically" underpaid her and and thousands of other professors because of ...Read more
Barry Keoghan refuses to discuss how he got scar he has publicly displayed for first time
Barry Keoghan refuses to discuss how he got a scar he has publicly displayed for the first time.
The Irish actor, 32, who shot to fame in films including 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Saltburn' showed off what ...Read more
Prince Harry's legal team 'could cite Taylor Swift as an example in his battle for royal security'
Prince Harry's legal team could reportedly cite Taylor Swift as an example in his battle for royal security.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, is locked in a legal fight over a ruling made in February that removed the automatic ...Read more
Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy show off Thanksgiving ritual of twerking while basting turkey
Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy twerked while basting their Thanksgiving turkey.
The former New Kids on the Block singer-turned-actor, 55, has been married to actress Jenny McCarthy, 52, since 2014 and the pair - who ...Read more
Jennifer Garner declares women should never marry a man 'thinking you can change him'
Jennifer Garner says women should never marry a man "thinking you can change him".
The actress, 52, was hitched to actor Scott Foley, 52, from 2000 to 2004 and Ben Affleck, also 52, from 2005 to 2018, and the two-time ...Read more
Open carry gun law sputters in Florida Legislature, despite backing from DeSantis
ORLANDO, Fla. — Wrapping up a recent radio interview, Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted that Florida may soon loosen its gun laws even further, allowing for the open carrying of firearms in public places.
“You may get that in ...Read more
Kamala Harris for president in '28? How about Gavin Newsom? Who are the early front-runners?
Kamala Harris for president again? How about Gavin Newsom?
Sure, it’s early, but at the moment two Californians, Vice President Harris and Gov. Newsom, lead the list of possible 2028 Democratic contenders in a new ...Read more
Florida judge suspended for promising to support cops and 'sting' the guilty
Backing the blue and promising to be tough on criminals turned out to be a winning message for one Florida judicial candidate, but it also got him suspended by the Florida Supreme Court this week.
John B. Flynn was ...Read more
Locally made film shares an Egyptian American dreamscape split across Pittsburgh and Cairo
PITTSBURGH — "I never told you about the dream I had," a woman softly speaks as leaves and flowers dance in the wind. Sunlight cuts through the shadows — the scene is angelic.
Suddenly, the Pinkerton's Landing Bridge,...Read more
Disney's 'Moana 2' rolling toward history-making Thanksgiving weekend
LOS ANGELES — "Moana 2" is shaping up be one of Walt Disney Animation Studios' biggest wave riders ever.
The animated musical about the seafaring Polynesian princess delivered a domestic Thanksgiving Day haul of $28 ...Read more
Walmart worker goes in for an extra shift and walks out a millionaire
LOS ANGELES — Rebeca Gonzalez got the call no retail worker wants on a weekend they're scheduled off — the store was short-staffed and her manager needed her to come in for a few hours.
It would be a shift that would ...Read more
Sales of Raw Farm's products suspended amid bird flu concerns
LOS ANGELES -- State agriculture officials on Thursday banned Fresno-based Raw Farm from distributing its raw dairy products to retailers amid ongoing concerns about possible bird flu infections among its cattle.
However,...Read more
'Murder on my mind' rapper YNW Melly's retrial still a long way off
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jamell Demons, the rapper known professionally as YNW Melly, is finally due back in court Dec. 5, but it won’t be to pick up where his murder retrial left off.
For that, the artist who calls ...Read more
Netflix helped bring F1 to new heights. Now the sport is poised to return the favor
LOS ANGELES — A few seasons into the run of Netflix's Formula 1 docuseries "Drive to Survive," the racing league's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), presented the platform with a deck...Read more
3 kings meet 4 Santas in world-premiere twist on holiday classic
ORLANDO, Fla. — Gabriel Preisser had an idea, the kind of idea about which cartoon characters would say, “That’s so crazy it just might work.” What if a beloved and sacred musical tradition for many could be ...Read more
Trump team has Ivy League in sight as it gears up attacks on DEI
President-elect Donald Trump’s team has asked a key conservative activist to present a plan to slash federal funding for universities that refuse to scrap diversity and equity programs.
Christopher Rufo, who played a ...Read more
Rick Kogan: A new Netflix documentary brings us Elvis as he was meant to be
If you only know Elvis Presley through your own foggy memories or those even murkier of your parents or grandparents, I’m happy to direct you to a vibrant Elvis, who will foster a new or renewed appreciation of the ...Read more
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