Bill Maher taping canceled after host’s positive virus test
LOS ANGELES — A taping of Bill Maher's weekly HBO show was canceled after the host tested positive for COVID-19.
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US joins global push against violent extremism online
PARIS — Tech giants and governments around the world — including the U.S. for the first time — are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations
TOKYO — Japan's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began belatedly in mid-February, months behind the United States and many other countries. Officials blamed a shortage...
Dump Trump? Kicking him off NYC golf course may not be easy
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has a rich history of fighting back when he’s down and making others pay, and that's exactly how he...
Missouri set to require online stores to collect taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri is set to become the last state to require out-of-state online stores to collect sales taxes on residents' purchases...
Conservatives seize on gas crunch to blame Biden, stir base
A graphic calling the East Coast fuel supply crunch “Biden’s Gas Crisis.” A tweet speculating that gas stations running dry was an “INSIDE JOB.”...
Home cooks find antidote to blandness on TikTok videos
From sourdough to feta pasta, much of the last year at home has been food-focused. And one driver of these delectable fads is the...
An Oscar winner, more ‘Law & Order’ for NBC next season
LOS ANGELES — Renée Zellweger is coming to network TV next season in a dramatization of a murder case recounted by “Dateline NBC."
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California governor to reveal booming budget proposal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was one year ago that a solemn Gov. Gavin Newsom walked onto a podium in California's capital city, removed his...