
Michael Hiltzik: How the economy went from a 3% annual growth rate to the brink of recession just two days later
For a brief, shining moment last week, it seemed as if the U.S. economy had dodged a tariff-powered bullet. Gross domestic... Read More
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India shifts to damage control after Trump ramps up threats
India’s government is scrambling to contain the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff action, which has left officials in New Delhi reeling on how to respond.
Trump’s latest tirade caught ...Read more
Margaret Qualley felt 'lonely' in relationships before Jack Antonoff
Margaret Qualley felt "lonely" in relationships before falling for Jack Antonoff.
The 30-year-old actress and the 41-year-old musician got married in August 2023 on Long Beach Island after first meeting "right as COVID ...Read more
Lil Tay claims she made 1m in three hours on OnlyFans
Lil Tay claims she made $1 million within hours of setting up an OnlyFans account.
Shortly after turning 18 on July 29, the internet personality launched her own account on the explicit subscription service platform and ...Read more
Christie Brinkley and daughter had same matches on dating apps
Christie Brinkley and her daughter matched with the same men on dating apps.
The 71-year-old model - who has son Jack, 30, with third ex-husband Richard Taubman and daughter Sailor, 27, with fourth ex-spouse Peter Cook -...Read more
India shifts to damage control after Trump ratchets up threats
India’s government is scrambling to contain the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff action, which has left officials in New Delhi reeling on how to respond.
Trump’s latest tirade caught ...Read more
NYC Council Dems to let Mayor Eric Adams' Bally's casino veto stand, but plan fight on unlicensed vending
NEW YORK — City Council Democrats are planning to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of a bill that’d decriminalize unlicensed street vending — but they’re likely to let stand another veto he recently issued that ...Read more
100 years young: How Model Ts keep on T-icking in northern Michigan
CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — In the 1920s, the Ford Model T transformed America.
Bringing affordable, personal transportation to the masses, “Tin Lizzies” — as Model Ts were fondly nicknamed — established Detroit as a...Read more
Buzz wears off for Michigan's marijuana businesses
When Greenhouse of Walled Lake, Michigan, opened in 2019, it catered to Michigan’s medical marijuana market, and business was booming. Recreational marijuana sales began later that year statewide, opening the door to new...Read more
Seattle workers cautiously embrace no tax on tips and overtime
SEATTLE — For months, Tyler Heller, an assistant manager at the Central Co-op on Capitol Hill, was skeptical that Congress would eliminate federal income taxes on tips and overtime pay.
To his surprise, the new tax ...Read more
South Korea dismantles its propaganda loudspeakers on the border with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has begun dismantling loudspeakers that blare anti-North Korean propaganda across the border, as President Lee Jae Myung's liberal administration seeks to mend fractured relations with ...Read more
New federal school voucher program poses a quandary for states: Opt in or opt out?
When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, he gave state leaders — not federal regulators — the power to decide whether and how to participate in the first-ever national tax credit ...Read more
Lady Gaga pens new song, Dead Dance, for Wednesday season two
Lady Gaga has penned the new song, Dead Dance, for season two of Wednesday and will drop a theatrical music video to boot.
The Abracadabra hitmaker is confirmed to guest star as Rosaline Rotwood, an iconic Nevermore ...Read more
Beyoncé's father would have scolded choreographer over unreleased music being stolen from rental car
Beyoncé's father would have scolded the choreographer who left her hard drive in a rental car after her unreleased music was stolen.
Matthew Knowles used to manage his Grammy winning daughter, and if he was still in ...Read more
Chappell Roan predicts five-year wait 'at least' for second album
Chappell Roan says fans will have "at least" a five-year wait for her second album.
The 27-year-old singer has not begun work on her follow-up to 2023's viral hit The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess yet, and ...Read more
Shanna Moakler to judge Playboy's new Playmate of the Month competition
Playboy is relaunching its Playmate of the Month competition, with Shanna Moakler among the judges.
The men's magazine - which was founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner - is continuing its comeback with a new Playmate ...Read more
Ozzy Osbourne filed to trademark Prince of Darkness before death
Ozzy Osbourne tried to trademark his Prince of Darkness nickname before he died.
The 76-year-old rocker passed away at his home in England on July 22, just weeks after his final Black Sabbath gig, and he filed documents ...Read more
Jessica Biel reveals one food chain she won't take her sons to
Jessica Biel won't let her sons eat McDonald's.
The Sinner actress - who has Silas, 10, and five-year-old Phineas with husband Justin Timberlake - is not "crazy strict" when it comes to her kids' diets but she won't give ...Read more
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes renew wedding vows
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes marked their 20th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.
The Abbott Elementary actress and the Pennsylvania state senator reaffirmed their commitment to one another in front of 250...Read more
List of DVD release dates for Aug. 5 and beyond
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
AUGUST
5: Friendship
5: Barron's Cove
5: Neighborhood Watch
5: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
5: Fires on...Read more
Michael Phillips: A Chicago film curator reflects on her new job in London, where national arts funding is still a thing
CHICAGO — Across two decades, the film programmer Rebecca Fons, soon departing the Siskel Film Center in Chicago for a big new job at London’s Barbican Centre, has worked at a novel variety of movie venues, including ...Read more
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