S&P 500 drops most in six months on Trump tariff spat with China
A months-long calm on Wall Street came to an end Friday when U.S. stocks suffered their worst selloff in six months after President Donald Trump threatened “a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese products” imported ...Read more
GM ends work on hydrogen fuel cells for everyday driving, scraps planned Detroit plant
General Motors Co. is scrapping plans for a factory in Detroit as part of a broader decision to end development of hydrogen fuel cells for everyday drivers, the automaker said Friday.
Salaried workers, primarily in ...Read more
Israel pulls back Gaza troops as clock starts on hostage release
Israel began the process of withdrawing troops from Gaza while the U.S. started the clock on a 72-hour window for Hamas to release all remaining hostages, as the complex process of ending the two-year war got underway.
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Judge pumps brakes on California AG Rob Bonta's push to take over LA County juvenile halls
LOS ANGELES — A judge temporarily blocked California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence of a “systemic failure...Read more
Conservative TV watchdog Parents Television Council declares bankruptcy
LOS ANGELES — In the late 1990s and early aughts, the conservative Parents Television Council struck fear in the hearts of network TV executives for its high-profile campaigns against shows it deemed too raunchy.
The ...Read more
Why Missouri attorney general is demanding abortion patient medical records
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As her office fights in court to preserve Missouri abortion restrictions, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has issued subpoenas demanding patient medical records, incident reports, and communication ...Read more
Judge sets $1,050,000 bond for North Carolina state Rep. Cecil Brockman in virtual court appearance
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state Rep. Cecil Brockman made his first appearance in court virtually on Friday, participating in a hearing from a local hospital.
Brockman, who was arrested on Wednesday and charged with...Read more
No Doubt reunites for a 2026 residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Orange County’s No Doubt will headline the Sphere in Las Vegas in 2026, making singer Gwen Stefani the first woman to headline the unique concert venue just east of the Las Vegas Strip.
No Doubt, ...Read more
Trump ally Steve Bannon appeals contempt of Congress case to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon asked the Supreme Court to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to testify before the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, his attorneys...Read more
John Lodge, bassist and singer with the Moody Blues, dies at 82
LOS ANGELES — John Lodge, who played bass and sang in the Moody Blues — including on the English band's "Nights in White Satin," a No. 2 hit in the United States in 1972, and on "Your Wildest Dreams," which cracked the...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs historic housing bill to bring density to transit hubs
LOS ANGELES — On the campaign trail eight years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom famously promised to support the construction of 3.5 million new homes in California by the end of this year. He'll likely fall short by millions, ...Read more
Trump heads to Walter Reed for medical exam amid health questions
President Donald Trump Friday headed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what he described as a “semiannual physical” examination amid ongoing questions about his health.
Trump took a short helicopter ...Read more
Franklin Graham pulls ministries from accountability group his father co-founded
North Carolina evangelist Franklin Graham has pulled his two international ministries from the financial accountability group his father, Billy Graham, co-founded 45 years ago.
The Evangelical Council for Financial ...Read more
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley opposes Speaker Mike Johnson, says House should return to session
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson once again reiterated Friday he’s not bringing the House back to Washington as the federal government shutdown continues.
Rep. Kevin Kiley objects.
The California Republican, ...Read more
Bono's part-owned luxury property at centre of stabbing shock
Bono's part-owned luxury property is at the centre of a stabbing shock.
Police and emergency services were called to a Hollywood Hills residence linked to the U2 frontman, 64, after reports of an alleged knifing there on ...Read more
Sister Jean Schmidt, Loyola chaplain of Final Four fame, dies at 106
CHICAGO — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the upbeat hoop-head Loyola University Chicago chaplain who became an adored national figure during the school’s 2018 run to the Final Four, died Thursday in Chicago. She was 106....Read more
William H. Macy goes against type as sportscaster Jack Buck in 'Soul on Fire'
MINNEAPOLIS — William H. Macy has played his fair share of weasels: manipulative drunkard Frank Gallagher in “Shameless,” gullible thief Bobby in “American Buffalo” and, of course, Jerry Lundegaard, the desperate...Read more
Tyriq Withers found his debut film Him 'cathartic experience'
Tyriq Withers found his debut film Him "a cathartic experience".
The 27-year-old actor, who plays rising American football star Cameron Cade in the new psychological thriller, said the story's themes of loss and ...Read more
Matthew McConaughey insists new film The Lost Bus 'was never intended to be political'
Matthew McConaughey insists his new film The Lost Bus "was never intended to be political".
The 55-year-old actor made the remark despite the movie's depiction of a real-life Californian disaster and themes that many ...Read more
Review: Andrea Bocelli pumps up the volume in Orlando show
ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s certainly a different experience to listen to opera in Orlando’s 17,000-seat Kia Center, as was evidenced by Andrea Bocelli’s concert there Thursday night.
The Italian tenor delighted fans ...Read more
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