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ATLANTA — Atlanta actress Charity Jordan was hankering for bigger roles, tired of auditioning for minor characters like the supportive best friend.

“I wanted to make a path to play the roles I wanted,” she said in ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fluoride has been used in water systems across the country for decades, with multiple studies showing it has slowed the prevalence of tooth decay in children and adults.

But a handful of South Carolina ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The slayings of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his photographer wife, Michele, have given rise to a complex and intensely watched legal struggle involving their accused son, prosecutors and defense ...Read more

BOSTON — An out-of-state adult visitor who spent time in the region earlier this month has been diagnosed with measles, according to health officials who are warning the public of possible exposures in multiple locations...Read more

BALTIMORE — A coalition of states filed a lawsuit this week challenging a recent action by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that seeks to restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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Nickelodeon alum Tylor Chase, who is reportedly homeless, has been checked into a Southern California motel room, thanks to the help of his “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” co-star Daniel Curtis Lee.

Chase...Read more

Actor and comedian Pat Finn, who appeared in sitcoms like “The Middle,” “Seinfeld” and “Friends,” has died after a yearslong battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60 years old.

Finn was surrounded by ...Read more

The Centers for Disease Control has issued a warning about consuming raw oysters, citing an ongoing salmonella outbreak.

In total, 64 people have reported getting sick with 20 hospitalizations across 22 states, the CDC ...Read more

WASHINGTON — It took more than 20 years, but Congress has finally flexed a war powers muscle.

After several fits and starts, lawmakers this month repealed the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War authorizations through the ...Read more

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week, highlighting the seasonal swings in the data at this time of year.

Initial claims decreased by 10,000 to 214,000 in the week ended Dec. 20, according to Labor ...Read more

China is still restricting the rare earth elements that the U.S. needs to produce its own permanent magnets and other products even after President Donald Trump reached a deal with his Chinese counterpart in October to ...Read more

Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball.

Your next toy purchase might be powered by artificial intelligence and able to converse ...Read more

Four years ago, California startup Theta Labs' cryptocurrency was soaring, and its future appeared bright when it landed a partnership with pop star Katy Perry.

The Bay Area company had built a marketplace for digital ...Read more

Downtown L.A. is doing better than you think it is, but the government needs to do more to energize the city, said one of the region's longest and most successful real estate leaders.

Bill Witte is retiring after running ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz says President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement is targeting people of color in Minnesota, including U.S. citizens, and he’s warning that there could be a surge of ICE agents...Read more

WASHINGTON — States are expecting clarity within days for a key feature of Republicans’ signature budget reconciliation law — a $50 billion rural health care fund that has an end-of-year deadline for the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — She may be a Chiefs fan now, but Taylor Swift can’t just shake off ties to her home state.

In "The End of an Era," the six-part docuseries about the pop star’s monumental Eras Tour, small nods to ...Read more

Russia will seek key changes to the latest U.S. peace plan to end its war on Ukraine, including more restrictions on Kyiv’s military, according to a person close to the Kremlin.

Moscow regards the 20-point plan worked ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Christmastime is here, as Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson put it in the nostalgia-inducing song composed for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in 1965.

The soundtrack to that TV holiday classic has been ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn't your imagination.

Halloween wasn't even over before Spotify users began curating songs about mistletoe, snow and presents ...Read more