Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins opposes Trump’s push for recess appointments, which would allow him to quickly put his cabinet nominees into their crucial roles without the delays or possible rejections risked by the Senate confirmation process. [RELATED: Collins, Heading for Clash Over Trump Cabinet Picks, Says Shell Seek 2026 Re-election…] Sen. Collins came out [...]...

America's post-electoral military escalation might amount to nothing, or it could be the last act of an empire gone mad. On ATACMS, ICBMs, and more nuclear poker

Amazon MGM Studios’ Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Christmas action movie, Red One, is crossing $100M at the global box office tomorrow. The movie after coming in under weekend expectations in U.S./Canada box with $32.1M, posted a solid Tuesday of $3.1M, +87% over Monday’s $1.66M. That Tuesday take isn’t that far from what Johnson’s Rampage […]

Fifty years ago, Janet Gray Hayes was the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city.

Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday conceded in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania to Dave McCormick.

The St. Croix Valley Chamber Chorale sang Alleluia, St. Paul Urban Tennis scored, and the The M (Minnesota Museum of American Art) collected.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge won the American League Most Valuable Player award on Thursday.

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) On a damp night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat 37-20 Eastern Michigan on gray turf. The football game was not particularly notable, but it was played on one of the nights the Mid-American Conference has made its own. When the conference has played football games on ESPN or ESPN2 over the last two ...

Republican South Carolina U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is pushing two controversial measures that aim to restrict bathroom access for transge...

In September, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google had illegally monopolized the search market.

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The White House press briefing returned Thursday for the first time in eight days and, along with questions about the zero interactions between the press and outgoing President Biden during his six-day trip to South America, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre embarrassed herself with meandering, stumbling answers about both her successor Karoline Leavitt in the second Trump administration and layo...

SAN DIEGO (AP) Former America’s Cup star Jimmy Spithill has introduced his new Red Bull Italy SailGP Team just ahead of the opening regatta of the global leagues fifth season in Dubai. Spithill is the teams CEO and founder. He pulled a major coup by hiring his old Americas Cup crewmate and fellow Australian, wing trimmer Kyle Langford, from the Australian team that dominated ...

The annual travel predictions report for 2025 highlights the "passport to longevity" trend.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his insane neighbor" is once again showing the world its true nature, its disdain for dignity, freedom, and human life itself. And, most of all, its fear."

Just 17.9 percent of U.S. adults have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, and 34.7 percent have received an influenza vaccine during the 2024-25 respiratory disease season, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, published Thursday, notes that 35 percent of adults are open to receiving an...

NEW YORK (AP) Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you.In an apparent effort to reduce the headaches caused by airport line cutting, American

Australian Annie Knight, 26, an OnlyFans star known as "the world's most sexually active woman," has revealed the home of America's most amorous males.

Some 15 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare Part D, which covers outpatient prescription drug costs for older adults and other qualifying individuals, providing nearly $140 billion a year in support to about 50 million people. But the program is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Serviceswhich President-elect Donald Trump has nominated […]