New Jersey senator Cory Booker fasted, stopped hydrating before 25-hour floor speech
New Jersey senator Cory Booker broke a nearly 70-year-old record Tuesday with a marathon speech on the Senate floor criticizing Trump administration policies, which he spent days preparing for.
“I didn’t know how long...Read more
Americans have learned to live with less as consumer food budgets run out of slack
MINNEAPOLIS — Mike O’Brien used to ignore coupons.
That changed a few years ago when the Lakeville, Minnesota, 61-year-old retired, he said, “just in time for inflation to rear its ugly head.” Now he and his wife ...Read more
Rachel Morin case: As day 2 of murder trial begins, nearly half of jury pool eliminated
BALTIMORE – As day two of the trial for Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez begins in Harford Circuit Court, there are 65 potential jurors left from a pool of 124, Harford State’s Attorney Alison Healy said Wednesday ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'A MINECRAFT MOVIE'
Rated PG for violence/action, language, suggestive/rude humor and some scary images.
What it’s about: An adventure film based on the popular video game Minecraft.
The kid attractor factor: The ...Read more
Jailed University of Minnesota student from Turkey asks court to free him, restore visa
MINNEAPOLIS — A jailed University of Minnesota student from Turkey alleges in a court petition that federal agents illegally arrested him last week and stripped him of his student visa.
Dogukan Gunaydin, 28, filed the ...Read more
Judge restores funds for lawyers representing children in immigration court
A federal judge in Northern California ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal funding for migrant children in immigration court.
Nonprofits representing unaccompanied minors challenged the ...Read more
Disney plans to vacate storied Fox lot in Century City by year's end
LOS ANGELES — Two of entertainment’s most famous brands, Fox and Disney, are parting ways in Century City.
Walt Disney Co. acknowledged Tuesday that it will be vacating the storied Fox Studio Lot, where it has been ...Read more
Movie review: 'A Minecraft Movie' a poorly built video game adaptation
Reading about the development process of “A Minecraft Movie” feels like reading the treatment for a season arc on “The Studio,” the new Apple TV+ series satirizing Hollywood, in which Seth Rogen plays a newly ...Read more
World braces for 'Liberation Day' as Trump set to reveal sweeping tariffs
WASHINGTON — Markets and foreign capitals have braced themselves for a broad set of tariffs from President Donald Trump on Wednesday, anxious for details on a dramatic shift in U.S. trade policy that is expected to ...Read more
Colorado school district rejects donation of “banned” books to be returned to library shelves
DENVER — The Elizabeth School District has yet to return 19 books that a federal judge last month ordered be put back on library shelves as district leaders appeal the ruling — and despite a law firm’s unsolicited ...Read more
Danielle Deadwyler explores death, depression, grief in 'The Woman in the Yard'
ATLANTA — Longtime Atlanta actor Danielle Deadwyler is a woman in demand in Hollywood. Her recent credits include award-winning dramatic turns in the historical biopic “Till” and the film adaptation of August Wilson'...Read more
'The Bondsman' review: Kevin Bacon the demon slayer
Kevin Bacon plays a bail bondsman killed one day on the job, only to be suddenly back among the living and working for the devil as a demon hunter in Amazon’s “The Bondsman.”
It’s not like things were going well ...Read more
CinemaCon 2025: 'Superman' takes flight in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Superman will forever be counted on to save Metropolis and, occasionally, the world.
This summer, the Man of Steel also may be burdened with trying to save moviegoing as we know it.
“Superman,” the ...Read more
Mayor Brandon Scott releases budget plan to close Baltimore's $85 million deficit for FY 2026
BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled Wednesday his $4.6 billion budget plan to close the city’s $85 million deficit for the upcoming 2026 fiscal year.
The mayor’s proposal seeks to fill the gap between...Read more
Maryland reparations commission gets preliminary approval
BALTIMORE — The Maryland House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Tuesday to legislation creating a statewide reparations commission to study and make recommendations on benefits to Marylanders whose ancestors were ...Read more
Sound Advice: Hear the difference with turntable upgrade
Q. I am an avid vinyl listener and considering a turntable upgrade. I currently own an Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable and am considering the Technics SL-1200GR. I might add an Andover Audio SpinStage phono preamp ...Read more
Federal Judge Ho dismisses public corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams 'with prejudice'
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams — outright denying “with prejudice” an effort by Donald Trump’s Justice Department to ...Read more
Lucy Dacus loves this Philly museum so much she wrote a song while visiting
PHILADELPHIA — Indie singer-songwriter and former Philadelphian Lucy Dacus’ new album, "Forever Is a Feeling" was released March 28 and as it turns out, there’s still some Philly influence kicking in.
On her media ...Read more
Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency before severe, 4-day weather event in Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency before a severe and life-threatening storms arrives in Kentucky Wednesday and lingers through Saturday.
The storms are expected to arrive in the farthest areas of ...Read more
Dolly Parton told Sabrina Carpenter: I don't make fun of Jesus
Dolly Parton will never "make fun of Jesus" in her music.
The 79-year-old country music star has recalled recording her duet version of 'Please Please Please' with Sabrina Carpenter, and Dolly has revealed that she warned...Read more
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