Filled Broadway seats hit pre-pandemic levels in first full season since Covid
Filled Broadway seats reached pre-pandemic levels in the 2022-2023 season — which is the first full season of shows since Covid first forced theaters to shutter, The Broadway League announced Tuesday.
2023-05-24 23:47
Target removing some Pride merchandise after anti-LGBTQ threats against staff
Target on Wednesday said it was removing some products that celebrate Pride Month after the company and its employes became the focus of a "volatile" anti-LGBTQ campaign.
2023-05-24 23:24
White House expands its playbook for responding to mass shootings in the year after Uvalde
When news broke of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, one year ago, President Joe Biden was on his way back from Tokyo following a major international summit.
2023-05-24 22:49
Democrats unveil another bill taking aim at judge-shopping tactics
A three-judge panel would be required for most nationwide injunctions
2023-05-24 22:29
What is permitting reform? The critical energy provision buried in debt-ceiling negotiations
Energy permitting reform, which aims to cut down the time it takes for new projects to get approved, could be one of the few bipartisan measures to emerge from a debt limit deal.
2023-05-24 22:17
Netflix begins password sharing crackdown in the US
Netflix has finally revealed that it's cracking down on users who share passwords in the United States.
2023-05-24 21:58
CNN to host town hall with Nikki Haley on June 4
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will participate in a live CNN presidential town hall next month in Iowa, the network announced Wednesday.
2023-05-24 21:46
US zoo ends kiwi petting experience after outcry from New Zealanders
A US zoo has apologized after video showing a kiwi named Paora being handled by humans sparked outrage in New Zealand, where the species is the national bird.
2023-05-24 21:18
Father of slain Idaho student felt 'rage' in courtroom during arraignment of murder suspect Bryan Kohberger
The father of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves said he felt "rage" in the courtroom on Monday as he attended the arraignment for the man accused of killing his daughter and three other students.
2023-05-24 20:23
Sword of Indian ruler slain by British sells for more than $17 million at auction
The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London.
2023-05-24 19:59
Will the debt ceiling debate finish the Fed's inflation fight?
Over the last 14 months, the Federal Reserve has taken a deliberate and economically painful approach to combating elevated inflation rates through interest rate hikes. The regional banking crisis and a possible debt-ceiling induced default on US debt could change all of that.
2023-05-24 19:54
California's attorney general will review the decision not to charge a security guard in the fatal shooting of a suspected Walgreens shoplifter
The California attorney general's office will review the decision not to charge a security guard in the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter last month at a Walgreens store in downtown San Francisco, it said Tuesday.
2023-05-24 19:51