Florida surgeon general wants to abolish school vaccine mandates. Lawmakers aren't on board
ORLANDO, Fla. — Though Florida’s top medical official proclaimed last fall that the state would end all vaccine mandates for school children, six months later the Florida Legislature looks unlikely to take the drastic,...Read more
Mary McNamara: As 'The Pitt' suffers a digital meltdown, a human with analog experience saves the day
[This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 9 of “The Pitt.”]
LOS ANGELES — Midway through Season 2, “The Pitt” has taken on the perils of the digital age and given me a reason to love the show as much...Read more
Senators vote to give Florida's governor the power to label 'terrorist' groups
MIAMI — The Florida Senate approved a bill Thursday giving the governor the ability to label groups as “terrorist organizations,” a move that targets college students and Islamic schools that receive state voucher ...Read more
Lorraine Ali: From late-night TV to viral memes, Kristi Noem was the gag that kept on giving. What now?
LOS ANGELES — A moment of silence for all the comedians, late-night-show writers, political satirists, memers, animators and random influencers who just lost a wealth of inspiration.
Kristi Noem, Homeland Security ...Read more
Ozzy Osbourne planned drastic makeover before shock death
Ozzy Osbourne planned to cut off his signature long hair shortly before his death because he was "not a rock star any more".
The Black Sabbath star decided to retire from the music industry after one final gig with the ...Read more
Jessie Buckley defends cat comments
Jessie Buckley has insisted she "loves" cats after going viral for insisting her now-husband rehomed his pets.
The 36-year-old actress caused a stir in November when she admitted she had given Freddie Sorensen - who she ...Read more
Daniel Radcliffe doesn't want son to act
Daniel Radcliffe would prefer his son not to go into acting, despite being a former child star himself.
The 36-year-old star was just 11 years old when he auditioned to play Harry Potter, and went on to enjoy global ...Read more
Iran and Israel trade fire as war impacts global supply chains
Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire as the war in the Middle East entered a seventh day, with the impact rippling across global supply chains and energy markets.
Oil headed for the biggest weekly surge since 2022, with...Read more
How a successful Colorado startup turned into a nearly $1 billion health care fraud scheme
Marian Houk was rehabbing from a major spinal surgery in 2022 when her physical therapist at UCHealth in Aurora, Colorado, recommended she try electrical stimulation to manage the pain.
Like many providers around the ...Read more
Pakistan rules out talks with Afghanistan as clashes continue
Pakistan won’t begin talks to end clashes with Afghanistan until Kabul stops supporting and harboring militant groups that launch cross-border attacks from its territory, a spokesman for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ...Read more
The neuro disease rat lungworm has reached California
LOS ANGELES — A disease that can cause neurological illness and meningitis in people, rat lungworm, has been found in wild opposums, rats and a zoo animal in San Diego County, indicating its establishment in California ...Read more
How our AI bots are ignoring their programming and giving hackers superpowers
Welcome to the age of AI hacking, in which the right prompts make amateurs into master hackers.
A group of cybercriminals recently used off-the-shelf artificial intelligence chatbots to steal data on nearly 200 million ...Read more
Trump woos Venezuela with potential deals as relations reset
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was still flying back from Venezuela when the Trump administration made it official: The U.S. would re-establish diplomatic relations with the South American country, seven years after ...Read more
Auto review: Subaru Trailseeker is an eOutback
LAGUNA BEACH, California — The Subaru Outback SUV is an icon. Now it has an electric sibling.
While the 2026 Outback has zigged to a square, truck-like ute design, the 2026 Trailseeker has zagged to Outback’s ...Read more
Henry Payne: Ford kit boosts horsepower for F-150, Mustang V-8s
Ford Motor Co. is supercharging its F-150 and Mustang offerings for customers.
The Blue Oval joined the aftermarket horsepower wars this week by offering a factory-installed Whipple Supercharger Kit for purchase with a ...Read more
Auto review: 2026 Toyota Tundra delivers usage and comfort
The days of trucks being designed specifically for work and off-road use are virtually gone, as the truck market has shifted toward comfort and family-friendly vehicles fit for everyday driving.
As a full-four door with a...Read more
DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump
Three FBI interviews that contain graphic sexual and physical assault allegations against President Donald Trump were released Thursday by the Justice Department.
The reports were follow-up interviews a woman gave to the ...Read more
Auto review: 2026 Mazda CX-5 gains a great new screen but loses something in the process
When was it decided that buttons in a car were old-fashioned? Surely it was some young punk designer in a black turtleneck who made the call. So, he took them out. All of them. And stuffed everything onto a screen the size...Read more
Democrats say immigration fight won't ease with Noem's departure
WASHINGTON — The ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to have no immediate impact on her department’s partial shutdown, as the two parties sparred anew over a Democratic demand for an immigration ...Read more
How a string quartet became rock stars in the Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — As string quartets go, this one has done a lot. Recorded with Belle and Sebastian and fellow indie-rock darlings Lucius. Shared the stage with Father John Misty and Semisonic. Appeared on the “Late Show ...Read more
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