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Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York
Weinstein faced up to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. He has …
The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert
After the excavations, the researchers used 3D scanners to study the surface of the bones and drilled into them to peek inside
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss
The criminal case comes while Trump leads the field of Republicans vying to capture their party’s presidential nomination
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI’s hallucination problem fixable?
A lot is riding on the reliability of generative AI technology. The McKinsey Global Institute projects it will add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 tril…
Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows
Fewer U.S. adults believe in the devil or Satan (56%), astrology (34%), reincarnation (34%)
‘We were in the air.’ Mississippi family recounts surviving tornado that tore mobile home apart
The next thing Cartlidge remembers is lying with her back on the ground and the baby resting on her chest. He was the only member of the family who made it thr…
What's next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails
If the deal totally falls apart, Hunter Biden could eventually face a trial
Residents are at a loss after newspaper that bound community together shuts in declining coal county
Residents suddenly have no way of knowing what’s going on at public meetings, which are not televised, nor are minutes or recordings posted online
UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strike
Under the tentative agreement, existing full- and part-time UPS union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more per hour over the length of …
Arizona woman died after her power was cut over a $51 debt. That forced utilities to change
Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, reported Wednesday that as of July 15, there were 18 heat-associated deaths confirmed this year going back to April 11
Phoenix hits at least 110 for 19th straight day, breaking U.S. city records in worldwide heat wave
The lack of a nighttime cooldown can rob people without access to air conditioning of the break from the heat that their bodies need to continue to function pr…
Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution
The last time screen actors and writers struck simultaneously, in 1960, the guilds established royalty (later residual) payments for replays of films and TV ep…
No more free coffee on your birthday? Companies rein in customer rewards programs — here's why
Many balked at Dunkin’s decision to stop offering a free drink on their birthday and instead give them triple loyalty points on their purchase
Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
In Idaho, a new law prevents minors from accessing gender-affirming care, while Colorado allows youths to come from other states to access the procedures
Trump's South Carolina rally attracted a massive crowd in heavily Republican area
Estimates of the crowd “were somewhere between 50-55,000.”
The Supreme Court rejects Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt
The court held that the administration needed Congress' endorsement before undertaking so costly a program