Directors Guild Awards 2026: Top prize nominees announced
Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie have been nominated for the…
How to shop for eco-friendly toilet paper
Toilet paper, a product that is used for a few seconds before being disposed of forever, is typically…
Heavy rain and high tides cause major flooding in Northern California
CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain and high tides believed to be the most severe in two…
Virtual reality opens doors for older adults to socialize
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a…
States sue HHS over youth gender-affirming care declaration
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the…
Deepfake cyberbullying: Schools confront rise of AI-generated nude images
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — The teasing was relentless. Nude images of a 13-year-old girl and her friends, generated…
Holiday travel, then and now: ‘Home Alone 2’ shows how much has changed
Panic erupts in the McCallister household as soon as the day begins. The parents’ alarm clock never rings,…
Photo essay shows how AP photographers captured infrared technology used in surveillance
When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate…
How radio plays shaped the early career of Tennessee Williams
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before the rise of podcast dramas, listeners worldwide tuned in to the audio-only…
Mamdani, Louvre among most mispronounced words of 2025
DALLAS (AP) — From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the…
Researchers slightly lower estimate of climate change’s effect on global income
The authors of a study that examined climate change’s potential effect on the global economy said Wednesday that…
Venmo service outage resolved after users struggle with transactions
Venmo announced early Thursday that an issue impacting the payment service had been fixed and it was “back…