‘Better late than never’: Biden’s ERA move puts a coda on his abortion legacy
President Joe Biden’s Friday announcement declaring the Equal Rights Amendment part of the U.S. Constitution is reviving long-simmering tensions in the abortion-rights movement about the outgoing president’s legacy on reproductive…
Read moreBiden leaves TikTok ban decision to Trump administration
President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, leaving its fate…
Read moreCapital One suffers two-day outage and counting
Capital One is still battling to fix whatever brought down its systems on Wednesday, which has left people unable to access their money. While the US banking and credit-card giant…
Read moreJoan Plowright, acclaimed British actress and wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
British actress Joan Plowright, who brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey and Enchanted April, died…
Read moreHere’s where the Moss Landing fire smoke will be worst
Flames and smoke from a fire fill the sky at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday Jan. 16, 2025 in Moss Landing, Calif. Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel/AP A huge blaze…
Read more‘Back in Action’ Review: Surprise! Mom and Dad Are Spies
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx probably got a good workout filming the fight scenes in “Back in Action,” the latest high-gloss junk from Netflix. Clearly the actors earned their paychecks…
Read moreWhere Was Netflix’s ‘Back in Action’ Filmed?
If you’ve missed seeing Cameron Diaz play a secret agent who can take out several armed assailants all on her own, then good news — “Back in Action” might be…
Read moreIslam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano: Odds and what to know ahead of new UFC 311 main event
Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will go for his fourth consecutive title defense against a new opponent on hours’ notice when he meets Renato Moicano in the UFC 311 main event….
Read moreA battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in Northern California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy…
Read moreIs the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet?
The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users greater control of their data. Is it a publicity stunt…
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