Jury selection begins in Kenneth Chesebro election subversion case amid plea negotiations
Jury selection began Friday in the first Georgia election subversion trial, a landmark moment in the massive racketeering case, where pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro is facing charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election with fake GOP electors.
2023-10-20 22:46
What's streaming now: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, 'Living for the Dead' and Harry Bosch
This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le Carré and “Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series that's like “Queer Eye” meets “Ghost Hunters.”
2023-10-20 21:58
Idina Menzel says 'interracial aspect' played into her marriage to Taye Diggs ending
Idina Menzel has shared about some of the "very complicated" reasons she and Taye Diggs split in 2013.
2023-10-20 21:48
IRS has collected $160 million in back taxes by cracking down on millionaires
The Internal Revenue Service has collected $160 million in back taxes this year by cracking down on millionaires who haven't paid what they owe, the agency said Friday.
2023-10-20 21:17
Martin Scorsese promotes 'cinema,' but he's in the streaming business now
Martin Scorsese ranks among the greatest directors of the last half-century, with no mountains left to climb. Yet he appears to remain in denial about changes in the movie business that he loves, and the fact that with his last two films, "The Irishman" and "Killers of the Flower Moon," he has graduated to directing what are, for all intents and purposes, limited series for streaming.
2023-10-20 20:59
'Old Dads' translates Bill Burr's stand-up to movies, but that formula hasn't aged well
Stand-up comedians have a long history of becoming screen auteurs, setting aside the problematic aspects of talents like Woody Allen and Louis C.K. after their celebrated heydays. Yet as hot as he is on stage, Bill Burr picked a lousy time to try migrating his angry-guy act to movies, as he does in the fitfully funny "Old Dads," which is premiering on Netflix.
2023-10-20 20:49
Biden administration seeks $105 billion in national security package that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel
The Biden administration on Friday will request $105 billion from Congress as part of a package that will include aid and resources for Ukraine and Israel in their wars, two sources briefed on the details tell CNN.
2023-10-20 20:46
More than 60,000 Fortress gun safes recalled after dozens of reported breaches, including one that allegedly left a 12-year-old boy dead
Thousands of biometric gun safes are being recalled due to concerns they can allow unauthorized access, federal officials said, citing a lawsuit alleging a 12-year-old boy died from a firearm obtained from a breached safe.
2023-10-20 19:27
A key market indicator hasn't been this high since the Great Recession
For a while now the theme of "higher for longer" has dominated market speak -- that's the idea that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated for a prolonged period of time to bring interest rates down.
2023-10-20 19:20
Tyson, one of the biggest meat producers, is investing in insect protein
Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from insects.
2023-10-20 18:48
Who is Liz Magill, the University of Pennsylvania's embattled president?
When University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was tapped for the post just 18 months ago, she was heralded as the "clear consensus" to lead the Ivy League university.
2023-10-20 18:27
The three-year cruise has been postponed because it still doesn't have a ship
Life at Sea Cruises was due to depart on its first three-year journey around the world on November 1. But two weeks before departure, the company still doesn't have a ship -- and has delayed launch date to November 11, from Amsterdam instead of Istanbul.
2023-10-20 18:18