Telluride, Venice and Toronto have wrapped, and early Oscar contenders are emerging — led by an Elizabeth Holmes documentary that premiered as a secret screening in Colorado.
Republican Assembly candidate Connor Dunleavy says Democratic incumbent Chuck Lavine advanced a bill replacing “mother” and “father” with gender-neutral terms in New York family law, a measure now awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature.
A 19-year-old Kentucky babysitter has been charged with murder after an 11-month-old boy in his care was found dead and hidden inside a couch, with police alleging he fabricated an alibi to cover it up.
Sports analyst Adam Schein’s Week 2 NFL parlay combines picks on the Jets, Chargers, 49ers and Rams for a payout of +766 at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s bid has revived scrutiny over the fact that senators, unlike many federal officials, aren’t required to obtain a formal security clearance before gaining access to classified information.
An opinion essay argues that modern fantasy publishing and entertainment have abandoned the moral clarity of Tolkien and Lewis in favor of graphic content marketed to young readers, citing examples from ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ and ‘Fourth Wing.’
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An ethics complaint filed by watchdog group American Muckrakers accuses Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) of sexual relationships with three staffers, including alleged taxpayer-funded bonuses and a $200,000 payment; Boebert’s office has not responded to the allegations.
Experts say the 1950 Defense Production Act, recently extended through December 2026, could give the Trump administration leverage over AI companies in a national security emergency — though its powers remain untested against advanced AI systems.
House Republicans are divided over whether to regulate AI companies, with several lawmakers questioning whether tech CEOs’ warnings about existential risk are genuine or self-serving, while others push for quick federal action.
A former top Democratic fundraiser says Ashley Biden threatened to sue her on Instagram after she went public with claims of a cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline — a lawsuit that never materialized.
Netflix director Greta Gerwig has cast Meryl Streep to voice Aslan in her Narnia reboot and unveiled a new design that reimagines the lion as a griffin-like hybrid creature, departing from C.S. Lewis’s original Christian allegory.
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President Trump announced a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House starting Saturday, prompting both outlets to vow legal pushback over First Amendment protections.
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Former Detroit Medical Center resident Lincoln Erickson, 32, was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for receiving child pornography and ties to a wider child sexual abuse network uncovered through Telegram messages and an undercover FBI operation.