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Politics nerds have many ideas about how to strengthen American democracy; however, few directly address silent elections. For example, ranked-choice voting does nothing to encourage more candidates to run if there are not...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Chris Manak walked into his Highland Park bar Gold Line cradling a formidable lizard.

The DJ, producer and founder of the longtime L.A. record label Stones Throw, who performs as Peanut Butter Wolf, was ...Read more

For 15 years, I worked in financial regulation and consumer protection, most of that time at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. My job involved bringing Republican and Democratic state regulators together to go ...Read more

Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him.

Virginia state law required couples with children, like the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even before she won her hotly contested Georgia congressional seat in 2020, Carolyn Bourdeaux was always something of a budget nerd.

As director of Georgia’s Senate Budget and Evaluation Office during the...Read more

When Dennis Wilke took the helm of Rosedale Technical College 21 years ago, the Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania, school offered three programs and enrolled primarily lower-income students.

The college has since added six ...Read more

An AI researcher who recently resigned from Google DeepMind warned humanity is running out of time to prevent artificial intelligence from causing widespread harm, the latest staffer to voice concerns about the direction ...Read more

The Northwest is preparing for its largest grid build-out in decades to meet a historic surge in electricity demand, expected to cost billions of dollars.

The problem is, nobody really knows how big it needs to be.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison faces a pivotal decision: Should he uproot his Hollywood studio — the birthplace of such film classics as "Sunset Boulevard," "The Godfather" and "Beverly ...Read more

WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other Indigenous groups, an omission that clinicians fear ...Read more

Tessa Thompson and Michael Shannon have joined the cast of Last Meals.

Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook had already signed up to star in the movie, which will be helmed by writer-director Ramin Bahrani.

In the motion ...Read more

Tony Iommi rejected the opportunity to make a final Black Sabbath album with the original line-up.

The 78-year-old guitarist has told how music producer Andrew Watt was keen to create a record with him, frontman Ozzy ...Read more

Stormzy scooped £15,000 at a Las Vegas casino last weekend.

The British rapper, 33, flew out to Sin City to watch his pro boxer pal Conor Benn take on Ryan Garcia in a world title fight.

While Benn lost to Garcia in a ...Read more

Benny Blanco has jokingly denied using "black magic" to get now-wife Selena Gomez to fall for him.

The 38-year-old producer opened up about his relationship with singer-and-actress Selena during an appearance on the Today...Read more

BLACKPINK star Lisa has apologised for using a racial slur when she was just starting out in the industry.

The 29-year-old's rise to fame as the first non-Korean trainee at South Korean record label YG Entertainment is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Forget about its comparison to Martha's Vineyard, "Widow's Bay" can now call itself the next Emmy-winning comedy series.

At Monday's Emmys ceremony, the first-year series beat out former winners "The Bear...Read more

Mail voting in the 2026 midterm elections will go on as usual – now that the Trump administration’s major efforts to disrupt how Americans vote by mail have been blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For months, Taylor Swift fans wondered where she would be on Monday, Sept. 14. Two big events for her collided that night.

Swift was nominated for five Emmys — and the ceremony was scheduled the ...Read more

Taylor Swift and her cat made surprise appearances at the Emmy Awards on Monday (14.09.26).

The Opalite singer wasn't in attendance at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater but she was part of a pre-taped sketch alongside the ...Read more

Allison Janney tied the record for most Emmys won by a performer on Monday (14.09.26) night.

The 66-year-old actress' portrayal of US President Grace Penn in The Diplomat saw her take home her eighth award at the annual ...Read more