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Brittany Cartwright has split from Brandon Hanson.The 36-year-old TV star has confirmed that she's split from her ... Read More
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A breakup or the cusp of greatness? What Medtronic's big changes mean for its future
Medtronic’s stock sat on the discount rack for years. Then, in August, a well-known activist investor finally took the bait, buying a sizeable stake in the nation’s largest medical device company and encouraging it to ...Read more
Hostages freed, prisoners released, as Trump hails 'golden age' in Mideast
REIM, Israel — Israelis and Palestinians cried, cheered and gave thanks Monday as Hamas militants released the last 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
It was the ...Read more
Trump offers all colleges preferential funding plan rejected by MIT
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is inviting all U.S. colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in ...Read more
Pew: Most US workers don't use AI in their job, but the number is growing
About 21% of U.S. workers use artificial intelligence, or AI, to do at least some part of their job, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center — and that number is only growing.
Younger and more educated ...Read more
Dozens rescued, more than 1,000 displaced, at least 3 still missing after storm devastates Western Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — At least three people remain missing and more than 50 people have been rescued after a devastating storm system sent unprecedented levels of flooding into Western Alaska communities including ...Read more
Madagascar's leader has relocated, saying life was in danger
Madagascar’s president said he had sought sanctuary in a “secure location” because of a threat to his life following weeks of anti-government demonstrations, the latest ruler to be challenged by youth-led protesters ...Read more
South Floridians celebrate Machado's Nobel Peace Prize as 'victory for the hemisphere'
MIAMI — South Florida’s academic and political leaders on Monday celebrated Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a triumph not only for Venezuela but for pro-democracy ...Read more
Cuba frees prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, sends him into exile in the US
MIAMI — The Cuban government released dissident leader José Daniel Ferrer from prison Monday and sent him with his family into exile in the United States, the island’s foreign affairs ministry said.
The announcement ...Read more
Baltimore's Opioid Restitution Fund was awarded $580M. Over 40% has been spoken for
BALTIMORE — Of $579.9 million awarded to Baltimore in opioid settlements, $392.5 million has been received by the city, with nearly 40% going to legal fees, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis.
Not every drug company ...Read more
Maryland overhauled standards for private security. Bouncers and other guards are exempt.
Responding to a spate of fatal shootings by security guards, Maryland lawmakers passed new standards and oversight procedures for the profession. But unarmed bouncers working for bars and restaurants were not included in ...Read more
Analysis: For Trump, celebration and a victory lap in the Middle East
Summoned last minute by the president of the United States, the world’s most powerful leaders dropped their schedules to fly to Egypt on Monday, where they idled on a stage awaiting Donald Trump’s grand entrance.
They...Read more
Pop punk veterans Yellowcard call their comeback album 'Better Days' the 'ultimate redemption song'
LOS ANGELES – More than two decades after their peak, the music of Yellowcard is a pop punk message in a bottle. The note that washed ashore from a simpler time describes the image of a young, sharply-dressed band full ...Read more
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan reports to federal prison in West Virginia
CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a low-security federal prison camp in West Virginia on Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end for a ...Read more
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It's not fair ... I'm a resident'
CHICAGO — Rueben Antonio Cruz was sitting with a friend in Rogers Park when ICE agents pulled up onto the street.
The immigration officers stopped their truck and went straight after them on Oct. 9, Cruz told the ...Read more
Former President Obama decries 'politicization of the military' by Trump
Former President Barack Obama described the current “politicization of the military” in Chicago and elsewhere as “a deliberate end run” around established law, arguing President Donald Trump has intentionally ...Read more
Is nuclear power becoming cool in Colorado? Discussion of a role for it is growing
Colorado has a new law declaring nuclear power a source of clean energy. The Denver airport might explore building a small nuclear reactor to meet the rising demand for electricity. Local business, civic and labor leaders ...Read more
Man arrested after 2 children injured in Florida personal watercraft crash
TAMPA, Fla. — A New York man was arrested on boating under the influence charges Sunday afternoon after he caused a personal watercraft crash in Madeira Beach that injured two children, deputies said.
Daniel Grubert, 48...Read more
Diane Keaton remains the one who got away for her ex-lovers Woody Allen and Al Pacino
LOS ANGELES — Diane Keaton, the beloved star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” and “The First Wives Club,” wooed audiences as much as she did her multiple Hollywood boyfriends. It seems that much remains true ...Read more
Macron calls for stability with another government on the brink
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron called on France’s fractured parliament to deliver stability for the country rather than precipitate another government collapse.
The French president announced a new cabinet Sunday with his ...Read more
Chrissy Teigen details Ozempic use after miscarriage
NEW YORK — Chrissy Teigen is opening up about why she turned to Ozempic after losing her son Jack to miscarriage.
“I had two babies and then I lost a baby a little over 20 weeks,” Teigen explained on her “ Self-...Read more
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