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CHICAGO — The actor Sir Ian McKellen, a Shakespearean actor also known as the wizard Gandalf in all three “Lord of the Rings” films, is coming to Chicago Shakespeare Theater for a one-night benefit performance in ...Read more

OpenAI said Thursday it reached a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Co. to use more than 200 popular Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, characters from “Frozen” and Yoda from “Star Wars” in OpenAI’s text...Read more

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — There were eight of them: hooded, merciless, armed men who burst into Micheline’s home, restrained her father at gunpoint and gang-raped her stepmother in front of them. They shot her father and...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Get ready for the next 15-hour shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

The Emmy-winning HBO Max medical drama "The Pitt" returns for Season 2 on Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. EST with new episodes every Thursday,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In a year of incalculable loss wrought by fire, Pacific Palisades this week has yet another: Its local newspaper.

The Palisadian-Post published its final edition Thursday. The newspaper was 97 years old.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Sitting in a secluded courtyard in one of the Haitian capital’s many red zones controlled by armed gangs, the five women gathered in a circle and, during the course of an hour, recounted their ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Western Maryland Rep. David Trone will try to reclaim his old congressional seat in 2026. Trone filed his candidacy on Thursday, setting up a potentially expensive clash with incumbent Rep. April ...Read more

Ethan Hawke never questioned Maya Hawke's decision to follow in his footsteps.

The 55-year-old actor never had any doubts that his daughter Maya, 27, would enjoy a successful career in Hollywood, observing that she's a "...Read more

Sigourney Weaver thinks the Alien franchise was "ahead of its time".

The 76-year-old actress played Ellen Ripley in the original Alien movie back in 1979, and Sigourney has been amazed by her character's enduring ...Read more

NEW YORK — Under Comptroller Brad Lander’s management, New York City’s public pension funds have seen windfalls from investments in an Israeli arms manufacturer — a boon that could become an awkward pressure point ...Read more

Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The original Fresh Prince, Will Smith, makes a cameo in the final scene of "Bel-Air," Peacock’s reimagining of the 1990s hit "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

The older, fictional Will has a heartfelt talk...Read more

Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are intensifying their India push with a combined $52 billion in fresh investment, underscoring the country’s rising status as a key growth market for artificial intelligence, cloud ...Read more

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week by the most since the onset of the pandemic, underscoring the volatile nature of claims at this time of year.

Initial claims increased by 44,000 to 236,000 in the...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant at the center of political and legal battles as a symbol of President Donald Trump’s hard...Read more

Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own.

State regulators are working to issue permits that would ...Read more

The grocery delivery service Instacart is using artificial intelligence to experiment with prices and charge some shoppers more than others for the same items, a new study found.

The study from nonprofits Groundwork ...Read more

Video gaming platform Roblox is facing more lawsuits from parents who allege the San Mateo, California, company isn't doing enough to safeguard children from sexual predators.

A Los Angeles County mother, whose identity ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Justice Department leadership has directed the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaged in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism” by the start of next year, and to establish a “cash ...Read more