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CHICAGO — Elizabeth Branske rescheduled her first date with her now-wife, Melissa Nunez, three times before they met up at Emporium Arcade Bar in Logan Square two years ago.

The wait ended up being worth it, though, ...Read more

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new Office of Mass Engagement Friday to foster community participation as he looks to retain the grassroots momentum that helped him win in November.

The mayor, who was formally sworn in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The finale of Netflix's blockbuster series "Stranger Things" gave movie theaters a much needed jolt, generating an estimated $20 to $25 million at the box office, according to multiple reports.

Matt and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Victoria Jones, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was reportedly found dead at a hotel in San Francisco on New Year's Day. She was 34.

According to TMZ, the San Francisco Fire ...Read more

BOSTON — A Massachusetts commission overseeing law enforcement in the state has suspended the certification of Boston Police Officer Ricardo Alexandre.

Alexandre was arrested by a different police agency on Tuesday, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Good news, bad news? The median price for concert tickets declined in 2025, even if you wouldn’t know it by looking at the tallies for the year’s highest-grossing tours by, respectively, Beyonce, Oasis, ...Read more

With Connecticut officials speculating more than a dozen people have died out in the cold in the past two months, advocates are calling for more resources to help the rising number of unhoused in the state.

Citing a 45% ...Read more

Will Smith and his company are facing allegations of sexual harassment by former “America’s Got Talent” contestant Brian King Joseph, who says he was subjected to “predatory behavior” during the Oscar winner’s ...Read more

[This article contains spoilers from the “Stranger Things” series finale.]

The Duffer Brothers have effectively ruled out eventually revisiting Mike, Eleven and co. in a “Stranger Things” sequel as a “gross cash...Read more

BRADENTON, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed College Football Hall of Fame coach and sportscaster Urban Meyer to fill a seat on the New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees.

The appointment is one of three that ...Read more

George Clooney is brushing off President Donald Trump’s mockery over his new status as a French citizen.

Trump took to his own platform, Truth Social, to bash Clooney and his wife, Amal, upon learning they have secured ...Read more

President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. is ready to aid protesters in Iran if authorities crack down on the unrest, prompting a top Iranian official to threaten retaliation against U.S. forces in the region.

Trump’s ...Read more

Nicole Kidman is excited for 2026 amid her divorce from Keith Urban.

The actress had a rocky 2025 thanks to her shock split from the country singer, both 58, but it appears she has left her heartbreak in the past, as ...Read more

Paloma Faith has cried during an orgasm "quite a lot".

The 44-year-old singer - who is pregnant with her third child - has broken down in tears as she hits the climax of sexual excitement because it has made the star ...Read more

Jelly Roll has laughed off critics who think he has face tattoos as a call for attention.

The 41-year-old rapper insists the inkings - including a cross under his right eye, a teardrop under his left eye, as well as "...Read more

An 18-year-old from Mint Hill planned to use knives and hammers to kill people in a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in an ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack, U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said Friday.

FBI agents ...Read more

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Ukraine’s head of military intelligence to become his chief of staff, filling one of the country’s most influential positions after Andriy Yermak stepped down amid a corruption ...Read more

The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones was found dead at a ritzy San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to reports. She was 34 years old.

First responders with the San Francisco...Read more

Pink spent New Year’s Eve in the hospital, undergoing surgery to insert two new discs into her neck, she revealed Wednesday on social media.

The “So What” singer, 46, shared a photo from a hospital bed on Instagram ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Irene Blair was expected to have another six to eight months to live in June, after her pancreatic cancer rapidly advanced to stage 4 less than a year after her initial diagnosis.

A new drug being tested ...Read more