Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's whirlwind week caps off with 'SNL' cameos -- and some hand-holding
On Saturday, Swift and the Super Bowl champ made separate cameos on "Saturday Night Live" in the sketch show's first episode back after a long delay due to the writers' strike.
2023-10-16 00:21
Alexandra Pelosi strains to find common ground with 'The Insurrectionist Next Door'
Alexandra Pelosi has built a rich resume of personal documentaries in which she seeks to build bridges, or simply hangs out with, people with whom she doesn't agree politically. That approach reaches its logical if somewhat limited conclusion in "The Insurrectionist Next Door," in which the filmmaker spends time with those who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
2023-10-16 00:19
Senior House Republican says GOP members ready to block Jordan
A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan's path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources.
2023-10-15 23:56
For Palestinian Americans and activists, doxxing is nothing new
Before college, Fouad Abu-Hijleh, 25, did not know of a world where it was wrong to support Palestinians.
2023-10-15 23:55
CNN Poll: Americans deeply sympathetic toward Israelis and see their military response to Hamas attacks as justified
The American public expresses deep sympathy for the Israeli people and broadly sees the Israeli government's military response to Hamas' attacks as justified, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, and two-thirds are at least somewhat worried the fighting between Israel and Hamas could lead to terrorism in the US.
2023-10-15 21:29
Kaiser Permanente labor deal shows why short, disruptive strikes are becoming more common
The largest health care strike in US history produced a tentative labor agreement for a coalition of unions at Kaiser Permanente — but the deal was reached almost a week after the strike ended.
2023-10-15 21:17
Secret audio, a star witness, and 'Thai prostitutes' complicate Sam Bankman-Fried's defense
Two weeks into what could be a four-to-six-week trial, jurors hearing the case against fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried have been inundated with evidence that looks, for now, pretty damning.
2023-10-15 20:47
Biden raises $71 million in third quarter
President Joe Biden raised more than $71 million for his reelection campaign and the Democratic Party in the third fundraising quarter of the year, his campaign announced on Sunday.
2023-10-15 20:29
The toxic, corrosive reason saltwater intrusion would be a catastrophe for New Orleans
It would be a nightmare for any city: A massive wedge of saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River, contaminating drinking water at treatment plants one-by-one and threatening the health of hundreds of thousands of residents.
2023-10-15 17:28
The military conducted testing in their neighborhood during the Cold War. Now, these former residents are demanding answers - and restitution
Former residents of a low-income, majority-Black housing development in St. Louis, Missouri, are seeking restitution from the US Army over a Cold War-era testing program they say made them ill.
2023-10-15 13:45
Pete Davidson in poignant 'SNL' opening: 'My heart is with everyone whose lives have been destroyed this week'
"Saturday Night Live" host Pete Davidson addressed "the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza" in deeply personal remarks during the opening minutes of the long-running sketch show's new episode.
2023-10-15 13:18
Piper Laurie, Oscar-nominated 'Carrie' and 'Twin Peaks' actress, dies at 91
Piper Laurie, the celebrated actress known for her chilling portrayal of the overbearingly religious mother in "Carrie" and for playing Paul Newman's down-in-the-dumps girlfriend in "The Hustler," has died at 91, her manager said.
2023-10-15 08:48