'Ebenezer' review: 'Christmas Carol' story makes effective use of Depp
Johnny Depp has made a career out of playing weirdos, outsiders and miscreants, imbuing them with his trademark sense of ... Read More
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Trump faces questions about cozy ties to ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
President Donald Trump on Thursday was facing major questions about his cozy financial and political ties to Jensen Huang after the disgraced Nvidia CEO resigned over reports of affairs with a fellow executive and an ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Should we pay points when getting a new mortgage?
Q: We are buying a home we plan to live in for a long time. After the down payment and closing costs, we will still have some cash left over. Our lender mentioned we could “buy down” our interest rate by paying points....Read more
Review: James Gray's star-studded 'Paper Tiger' is a murky crime thriller about ignorant squares
Fittingly for a crime thriller about the umpteenth failed attempt to decontaminate the Gowanus Canal, the dangerous ideas in James Gray's "Paper Tiger" lurk under its plenty filthy surface.
It's 1986 and two brothers ...Read more
ULA rolls Vulcan to launch pad, on tap to help Amazon play catchup to SpaceX
United Launch Alliance is set for the return of its Vulcan rocket Friday after nine months of delays on a mission that looks to reinvigorate Amazon’s game of catchup to SpaceX’s lucrative Starlink satellite program.
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Coachella 2027: 4 surprises on the music festival's lineup
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Remember when no one knew the Coachella Music and Arts Festival headliners before the lineup dropped in January each year? Yeah, those days are gone.
Case in point, the identities of the 2027 ...Read more
Immigrant construction worker with pregnant wife among 8 dead in Brooklyn building collapse
NEW YORK — A 26-year-old immigrant construction worker with a wife about to give birth has been identified as among the at least eight dead in the Brooklyn building collapse.
José Luis Caguana Cosquillo emigrated from ...Read more
Movie review: 'Ebenezer' a ghastly update of Dickens' classic story
Men would rather be haunted by spirits on Christmas Eve than go to therapy. Charles Dickens certainly got that right when he wrote “A Christmas Carol” in 1843, the novella about the true spirit of Christmas that’s ...Read more
2 more members of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's Cabinet are leaving
BALTIMORE — Two more members of Gov. Wes Moore’s Cabinet are leaving their posts before the end of the year, including the heads of the Maryland departments of the Environment and Emergency Management.
Department of ...Read more
Nvidia's Huang ousted by board in move that roils AI economy
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, the preeminent face of the AI infrastructure boom, was ousted from his post after reports of two affairs, including one with a woman suspected of spying for China.
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Civil rights fears spark new effort to stop NYC from using AI-driven cellphone trackers
NEW YORK — Despite backing away from a controversial contract for an AI-enhanced cellphone tracking device, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing increasing pushback over his administration’s surveillance approach.
In a ...Read more
Sales of existing US homes tumble to lowest level since 2010
U.S. previously owned home sales fell last month to a 16-year low as a cascade of negative news on mortgage rates and inflation deterred would-be buyers.
Contract closings in October decreased 5.5% to an annualized rate ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: The meltdown in high-tech and science jobs has happened before, and is sure to happen again
On a visit to MIT, the science journalist Spencer Klaw found its students and faculty in "a chastened and uncertain mood." Government science funding and hiring had dried up, and the prospects for graduates had dimmed.
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US envoys leave Moscow after talks with Putin to meet Zelenskyy
U.S. envoys left Moscow for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as Kyiv warned restrictions had reappeared on the Starshield air-defense system used by frontline ...Read more
Trump says no need for Iran deal, Vance should focus on US
President Donald Trump said the U.S. doesn’t need a deal with Iran and instructed Vice President JD Vance to focus on domestic issues rather than negotiations with Tehran.
The directive, posted on social media on ...Read more
Mary McNamara: Marvel's 'VisionQuest' makes AI feel dangerously human
[This story contains spoilers for the season finale of “VisionQuest.”]
“VisionQuest,” the latest extension of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ended Tuesday with the studio’s signature combination of finale and ...Read more
Review: In 'The Good Daughter,' trauma and drama are wrapped in a Southern-set murder mystery
You'd have to screw up your eyes to find anything substantially the matter with "The Good Daughter," a solid limited series premiering this week on Peacock. Adapted by Karin Slaughter (author of the books on which "Will ...Read more
In appreciation: That night Stacy Keach had a heart attack on stage. And kept on going.
CHICAGO — I’ve seen many things reviewing theater all these years. But never before had I seen an actor have a heart attack on stage and keep on performing.
But that’s what happened in May 2017, on the opening night...Read more
Miami-Dade's elections department paid for a cartoon mascot. It's the supervisor
MIAMI — Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade’s elections supervisor, now has a cartoon avatar who stars in a tax-funded coloring book about democracy and, this fall, looked out from lapel pins that were distributed to poll workers...Read more
Irma P. Hall, teacher who became 'Soul Food,' 'Ladykillers' scene-stealer, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES — Actor Irma P. Hall, the former educator who pivoted to acting in her late 30s to star in films including "Soul Food," "The Ladykillers" and "Meet the Browns," has died. She was 91.
Hall died Tuesday in ...Read more
Democrats swept the nation's largest red county. Now a group of Republicans want new leaders
An open letter from several Texas Republicans in what had been known as the largest red county in the nation demands new leadership at the helm of the county party after voters swept Democrats into office in last week’s ...Read more
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