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  • “Glee”'s Kevin McHale Sought President Obama's Head of Immigration to Bring Then-Boyfriend to the U.S.: 'I Was at The White House'

    "I tried everything," he recalled, including going to the French Consulate for help

  • College Football Playoff: Tickets near $4,000 apiece in hours before Notre Dame-Ohio State kickoff

    After anemic demand for some early-round CFP games, Buckeye and Irish fans are snapping up championship tickets.

  • Ramaswamy won't serve on Trump's government efficiency commission as he mulls run for Ohio governor

    Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the government efficiency commission that President Donald Trump selected him to lead alongside fellow billionaire Elon Musk.

  • Trade, tariffs, energy - market reaction to Trump's inauguration speech

    The dollar extended its slide while crude prices curtailed their losses after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would tariff and tax countries to enrich Americans, overhaul the trade system and declare a national energy emergency. The U.S. imports only $1 trillion of goods, so what does he mean that he will be able raise $2 trillion and over what time period?

  • Immigrants power job growth, help tame inflation. But is there a downside for the economy?

    A immigration surge has driven job growth and the economy while taming inflation, economists say. Critics say they're taking jobs from Americans.

  • Former Planned Parenthood president, women's rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67

    Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. Richards died Monday at home in New York “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement. Richards, the daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in 2023, five years after she left Planned Parenthood.

  • Economy poised for a solid year in 2025. But these Trump plans could slow growth.

    The economy and job market are likely to turn in a solid year in 2025 but growth is set to slow as Trump tariff, immigration plans take shape

  • Vancouver Canucks willing to consider trades if the fit is right: GM

    VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin says he's open to making a trade — as long as the deal makes sense for the team.

  • Canadian leaders remain wary as Trump team signals no immediate tariffs coming

    OTTAWA — While U.S. President Donald Trump's team indicated Monday he wouldn't hit Canada with damaging tariffs on his inauguration day, Canadian politicians and business groups are warning that tariffs could still be on the horizon.

  • Trump inauguration live updates: Trump airs long list of grievances in 2nd Capitol remarks

    At noon today, Donald Trump took the presidential oath for a second time, capping a historic political comeback to the White House. As he did on the campaign trail, Trump painted a dark picture of America and took aim at President Joe Biden's leadership as his predecessor sat just steps away. "My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal, and all of these many betrayals that have taken place, and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed their freedom," Trump said, promising a "golden age of America."

  • Bitter cold spreads across much of the US as Texas and the South brace for rare winter storm

    Frigid temperatures engulfed the South on Monday ahead of a winter storm that's expected to spread heavy snow and disruptive ice around a region from Texas to north Florida that rarely sees such weather, sending residents rushing to insulate pipes, check heating systems and stock up on emergency supplies. In Texas, both Houston airports announced flight operations would be suspended starting Tuesday in expectation of hazardous conditions from an unusual blast of severe winter weather taking aim at a huge swath of the South including much of the northern Gulf Coast. Elsewhere, the East Coast contended with a thick blanket of snow while people from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine shivered in bitterly cold temperatures from an Arctic air mass that sent temperatures plunging well below normal Monday with dangerously cold wind chills.

  • Syria's de facto leader congratulates Trump, looks forward to improving relations

    Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration in a statement on Monday, saying he is looking forward to improving relations between the two countries. The U.S., Britain, the European Union and others imposed tough sanctions on Syria after a crackdown by ousted President Bashar al-Assad on pro-democracy protests in 2011 that spiralled into civil war. In early January, Washington issued a sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria for six months in an effort to ease the flow of humanitarian assistance.

  • B.C. Wildfire Service learning from response in California, information officer says

    Members of the B.C. Wildfire Service helping out in California as the fires in Los Angeles continue to burn say they're learning a lot about fire response and how to apply what they're seeing to British Columbia. Earlier this month, B.C. sent more than two dozen personnel, including firefighters and a management team, to California to provide support as the state battles multiple fires. "We are treating it as an incredible opportunity. It's an unprecedented situation. We're learning lots," B.C.

  • Missing Alabama Man Was Last Seen Leaving Liquor Store Over 1 Month Ago. Police Say He Wasn't Alone

    Ronald Leslie Dumas Jr. was last seen and heard from on Dec. 15, according to the Huntsville Police Department

  • Financial difficulties blamed for closure of 2 Guzzo cinema locations

    Moviegoers will no longer be able to visit Guzzo cinemas in Marché Central shopping district in Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough or in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.The family-owned business announced the permanent closure of the two locations on Monday, calling it "a difficult decision that was necessary to ensure the sustainability of our business."Without providing further details, Cinémas Guzzo cited the challenges of the global health crisis in recent years."The company's finances h

  • Who is Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor who referenced King's 'dream' speech in inaugural prayer?

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader's legacy. The prayer by a Michigan pastor heavily cited King's seminal “I Have a Dream” speech alongside the Declaration of Independence, patriotic songs and gospel hymns.

  • Morning Bid: Trump's tariff caution slams dollar, lifts stocks

    The first full day of financial market trading in U.S. President Donald Trump's second term in office is set to get off to a strong start on Tuesday, with Trump's seemingly more measured approach to tariffs giving investor sentiment an instant shot in the arm. Trump issued a broad trade memo on Monday that stopped short of immediately imposing new tariffs on key trading partners, something he had previously indicated he would do on his first day in office. Instead, trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico will be assessed and reviewed before he decides what steps to take.

  • Multiple Accidents Reported Along Michigan's I-96 Amid Whiteout Conditions

    Road conditions in Michigan proved hazardous on January 20, as the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of diminished visibility in the area due to lake-effect snow.Video from Nathan Voytovick shows multiple accidents, near whiteout conditions, and traffic at a standstill along Interstate 96 between Grand Rapids and Benton Harbor during intense lake-effect snow bands.Local news reported that “up to 15 vehicles were involved in a crash” which temporarily closed the I-96 on Monday morning.On Monday, the NWS issued a Winter Weather Advisory, warning of dangerous road conditions and additional snow accumulations across the central, southwest, and west-central areas of the state. Credit: Nate’s Dronography via Storyful

  • Trump declares national emergency at border in first speech to nation

    The incoming president plans to sign as many as 100 executive orders as his administration begins.

  • Elon Musk’s ‘Odd-Looking’ Salute Stuns CNN Anchors

    A hand gesture from the billionaire Trump ally drew questions.