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Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday refused to rule out oil prices skyrocketing to $200 a barrel and admitted the United States is “simply not ready” to escort tankers despite President Donald Trump’s claim ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn put speculation that he may step back from Congress and formally kicked off his campaign for an 18th term representing the 6th Congressional District.

Clyburn, of Santee, is the ...Read more

Iran’s new supreme leader said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed and Tehran will look to open other fronts in the war if the U.S. and Israel persist with their attacks.

In his first public comments since ...Read more

CHICAGO — A couple of months ago, in a small screening room at the Music Box Theatre, the strangest thing happened: An elderly woman seated beside me grabbed my hand, then, realizing what she had done, quickly apologized...Read more

WASHINGTON — Cuba’s top diplomat in Washington says Havana is prepared to enter diplomatic talks with the United States, reiterating the country’s willingness to engage even as tensions escalate with President Trump...Read more

DETROIT — Lord Sear, a fixture on Eminem's Shade 45 SiriusXM channel, died Wednesday, according to reports. The DJ was 53 years old, according to a post shared by Shade 45.

Sear, born Steve Watson, was a member of Shade...Read more

Though there are plenty of serious subjects among the selections at this year's South by Southwest, which begins Thursday night, even the festival's own programmers were surprised to find how strongly they gravitated ...Read more

MIAMI and PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last December, a large coterie of Silicon Valley billionaires descended upon Miami to attend Art Basel, the ritzy, contemporary art fair that marks the end of the moneyed set’s yearly ...Read more

Two years after Rivian announced the midsize R2 SUV would be built at its Normal, Illinois, plant, the first versions of the potentially game-changing EV are packaged, priced and getting ready to roll off the line this ...Read more

The hottest new gig-economy job in Los Angeles is performing at home to help artificial intelligence understand how humans move.

Hundreds of people from Santa Monica to Los Feliz are strapping cameras on their heads and ...Read more

It has been a bumpy road for the electric vehicle market as declining federal support and plateauing public interest have eaten away at sales.

But EV sellers could soon receive a boost from an unexpected source: The war ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Gender and racial representation on the big screen dipped once again in 2025, with the sharpest decline among women in lead roles, a new study found.

The industry has failed "to better incorporate ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When last year's wildfires forced Colleen Atwood to evacuate her home in Pacific Palisades, the Oscar-winning costume designer grabbed a few photographs, gathered her pets and left. She didn't spend much ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The family of a Knott County man who was killed by law enforcement in September 2024 is suing the two officers involved for unreasonable seizure and excessive force.

Travis Pratt was 25 when he was shot...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The big question surrounding last year's Academy Awards was whether the show would speak about the L.A. wildfires, which had rattled the city mere months prior.

This year, the elephant in the room is the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has flooded state legislators with ambitious proposals to fight fraud in government programs, holding a series of briefings in recent weeks meant to show he’s on top of a problem that has ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Delroy Lindo flashed a grateful smile as he and "Sinners' producer-writer-director Ryan Coogler took in a rousing standing ovation at last month's NAACP Image Awards.

"We appreciate all the support we've ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With fewer than 100 days until the FIFA World Cup descends on Kansas City, city leaders could soon ask the tournament’s organizers for money to help KC further address homelessness during the major ...Read more

In the Colleen Hoover Cinematic Universe, movies have somewhat vague, interchangeable titles: "Reminders of Him," "It Ends With Us," "Regretting You." They could easily also be "Regretting Him," "Reminders of Us," or "It ...Read more

In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails...Read more