Australian Open: Did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam? Or is tennis just changing?
Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on ...
Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes
Percival Everett’s “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham’s acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are ...
Bills Damar Hamlin and Joe Brady nominated for NFL honors
We all know about the ongoing debate over whether Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson or even Saquon Barkley deserve the NFL’s MVP award. But for the second year in a row, ...
Purdue Pharma owners could pay $7.4 billion in new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York ...
College enrollment now higher than pre-pandemic levels
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report Thursday showing total enrollment was up 4.5 percent last fall with around 18.2 million students, 0.4 percent higher than in 2019.
Spain’s leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here’s how
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media. The ...
‘Saturday Night Live’ has a rich, half-century musical history. Questlove’s new documentary digs in
The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. It’s a mashup of ...
Trump won’t ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations. They are ...
What to know about President Donald Trump’s order targeting the rights of transgender people
An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people ...
Trump’s blizzard of orders gets pushback, questions from GOP lawmakers
President Donald Trump’s blizzard of executive orders during the first few days of his presidency has sent Republican lawmakers scrambling to make sense of what impact they’ll have on the country, ...
CNN to lay off dozens as part of major restructuring
Cable giant CNN is planning to lay off dozens of employees and undergo a major restructuring as the outlet looks to retool itself around digital during President Donald Trump’s second term.
Waitress dies from Turkish ski resort blaze, one of 78 lives lost as concerns over safety revive
A waitress who was in serious condition after jumping out of a burning hotel at a popular ski resort has succumbed to her injuries, officials and reports said Thursday, ...