Government shutdown means 90% of EPA staff won't be working
The shutdown of the U.S. government could have ripple effects for human health and the environment as an already weakened Environmental Protection Agency will see nearly all of its staff furloughed and many of its ...Read more
In 'Chad Powers,' Glen Powell plays Georgia football: Fake college edition
ATLANTA — In the new Hulu comedy “Chad Powers,” the fictional South Georgia Catfish football team holds an open tryout after losing both its quarterbacks.
In the meantime, bitter and disgraced former college star ...Read more
Ex-North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn launches comeback bid in Florida
Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who lost a bid for a second term in a 2022 Republican primary, is seeking a comeback to Congress, this time from Florida.
Cawthorn announced Wednesday that he is running for ...Read more
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban divorce: Were there hints a split was incoming?
LOS ANGELES — Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's days as a Hollywood power couple are over — but the story of their marriage's end goes on.
News of the Australian stars' separation broke Monday afternoon, shocking pop ...Read more
Analysis: Arizona's open 1st District shifts to Toss-up
WASHINGTON — One of the most competitive House races in the country has gotten a little more complicated with Republican Rep. David Schweikert announcing that he won’t seek reelection to Arizona’s 1st District.
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Republicans hammer immigration rhetoric on health care, though details are elusive
WASHINGTON — As the threat of a shutdown loomed this week, Republican leaders united behind a message: They weren’t going to cut a deal that would let Democrats provide health care to undocumented immigrants.
This ...Read more
UCLA forecasts 'stagflation-lite' economy with higher inflation and unemployment
The U.S. economy will be hampered by the Trump administration's tariffs in the coming months, which along with interest rate cuts could lead to a "stagflation-lite" scenario of modestly elevated inflation and unemployment,...Read more
Inspector general websites disappear as government shuts down
WASHINGTON — Some inspector general websites were down across the federal government as of midday Wednesday during the first day of the partial government shutdown, after lawmakers on Capitol Hill could not make a deal ...Read more
Supreme Court keeps Fed's Cook in place, sets January hearing
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up a legal challenge by Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook to President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove her, but allow her to keep her seat while the case proceeds.
The ...Read more
As California glaciers disappear, people will see ice-free peaks exposed for the first time in millennia
For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice ...Read more
Finn Wolfhard working on Replacements biography
Finn Wolfhard is to work on a biopic of the Replacements.
The Stranger Things actor and his father, Eric Wolfhard, are set to pen a screenplay based on Bob Mehr's celebrated biography, Trouble Boys: The True Story of the ...Read more
GM EV sales more than double, boosting third-quarter totals
General Motors Co. more than doubled its electric vehicle sales in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, while increasing its overall U.S. sales by 7.7%.
The Detroit automaker sold 710,347 vehicles —...Read more
Ford posts big EV sales increase ahead of federal tax credit's end
Sales of Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicles surged in the third quarter, contributing to an 8.2% increase in U.S. sales for the July-September period.
The up-to-$7,500 federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles expired on ...Read more
Who do Americans blame for the government shutdown? Here's what polls found
For the first time in seven years, the U.S. government has shut down, leaving thousands of federal workers furloughed and putting public services on pause. Now, comes the blame game.
Republican lawmakers have faulted ...Read more
Madonna contemplated suicide amid custody battle with Guy Ritchie
NEW YORK — Madonna has opened up about contemplating suicide years after her tumultuous divorce from Guy Ritchie.
The Queen of Pop appeared on this week’s episode of the “On Purpose” podcast, during which she ...Read more
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