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CHICAGO — On Aug. 3, state investigators inspecting the notorious South Chicago Chapel were confronted with an overwhelming smell and a nightmarish scene.

In a ramshackle building, the temperature in one storage area ...Read more

NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” standouts and Staten Island natives Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are hosting a one-night only comedy show on the Staten Island Ferry the pair purchased in 2022.

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Help is on the way for California's film and TV postproduction workers.

A bill, known as AB 2319 and aimed at supporting the industry's editors, sound mixers, composers and visual effects artists, passed the Senate on ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, California — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and workers from the threats posed by the very industry that’s become ...Read more

Mel Gibson is apologizing for once again doing something offensive, though this time he did it in public instead of during a drunken driving arrest or while fighting and allegedly battering his ex-girlfriend.

As the 70-...Read more

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers may answer a grand jury’s call to change state law after the jurors found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration misused $10 million in taxpayer dollars.

The leaked grand jury report,...Read more

Gal Gadot and Tom Hiddleston spent four hours auditioning for Mad Max: Fury Road - but neither of them got cast.

The 41-year-old actress was left a little stunned that she did not land the role of Imperator Furiosa, which...Read more

Evan Rachel Wood "supported" Joey King playing Kylie Owens in Practical Magic 2 - amid being "sad" to miss out on reprising the role.

The 27-year-old actress "had a lovely conversation" with 38-year-old Wood after the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers voted to hold two associates of former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in contempt of Congress, accusing them of failing to comply with multiple subpoenas.

The House adopted the resolutions by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House easily cleared a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 11, avoiding the risk of a partial government shutdown this fall.

On a lopsided vote of 370-48, ...Read more

CHICAGO — A person in Chicago has died of West Nile virus, marking Illinois’ first death from the illness so far this year, health officials announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Chicago Department of Public Health did not...Read more

Four new COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for distribution in the U.S. for 2026-27, the federal Food and Drug Administration just announced.

On Aug. 27, the FDA issued letters to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-...Read more

The first poll of Florida’s Congressional District 13 after the primary has good news for Democrats as they seek the U.S. House majority.

A Democrat-sponsored pollster, Hart Research Associates, has GOP Rep. Anna ...Read more

DENVER — For more than a week, Colorado’s latest request for a federal disaster declaration — a typically pro forma action to unlock financial help — has languished on President Donald Trump’s desk.

Members of ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A man and a woman physically and sexually abused four children over six years, tormenting them inside a commercial truck that became a “rolling dungeon,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House GOP leaders on Tuesday narrowly gathered enough support to adopt a rule allowing their side’s bills to come to the floor, after concerns related to a stopgap spending bill to keep the government ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For three magical summers between 1997 and 1999, the women's festival known as Lilith Fair was a touring caravan of musicians, feminist activists and organizers that carried the message of women's ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Yet another Gen Z horror movie has arrived in theaters, continuing this season’s buzziest topic: the rise of Hollywood’s new crop of young filmmakers.

This time, it’s 28-year-old Alexander Ullom’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of Jewish artists are defending Mark Ruffalo after Paramount Skydance branded the actor's criticisms about software company Oracle Corp. as "antisemitic tropes."

Support for the actor comes as ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — A judge issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking part of Virginia’s new 287(g) law as the lawsuit continues.

The law, which took effect July 1, placed new restrictions on localities’ ...Read more