News

French Mayor Gaël Perdriau Convicted in Sex-Tape Blackmail Scandal Targeting Political Rival

International

Summer Olympians Begin Torch Relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-Month Countdown

Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday marking exactly two months before the...

by Andrew Dampf | 7 hours ago

American Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Arrested in Okinawa on Suspicion of Drug Smuggling

A prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the...

by Mari Yamaguchi | 8 hours ago

National

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Trump's Ongoing Command of California National Guard Troops

A federal judge has questioned the Trump administration’s authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los...

by Terry Chea and Sudhin Thanawala | 7 hours ago

Suspect in DC Pipe Bomb Case Was 'Disappointed' After Trump Lost 2020 Election, Prosecutor Says

A prosecutor says the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of...

by Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman | 8 hours ago

Politics

Grindr Endorses Republican-Backed App Store Age Verification Bill Amid LGBTQ+ Censorship Concerns

Grindr announced its support for the App Store Accountability Act, a bill introduced by Republican representatives John James of Michigan and Mike Lee of Utah...

Dec 5

Indiana House Republicans Pass Trump-Backed Map, Setting up High-Stakes Senate Fight

Indiana state House lawmakers have passed a new congressional map that could net Republicans two seats

by Isabella Volmert | Dec 5

Business

What Netflix's Acquisition of Warner Bros. Means for the Movies

Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s oldest movie studios, poses seismic shifts to the entertainment industry and the future of...

by Lindsey Bahr | 10 hours ago

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Studio and Streaming Business for $72 Billion

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” to buy its studio and streaming business...

by The Associated Press | Dec 5

Health

T-Boz Transforms TLC's "Creep" Into a Powerful PrEP Anthem

Three decades after "Creep" became TLC's defining '90s hit, T-Boz has reimagined the track as "So We PrEP," partnering with pharmaceutical company Gilead to...

9 hours ago

Massachusetts Court Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Alleging Meta Designed Apps to Be Addictive to Kids

Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them...

by Michael Casey | Dec 5