Best-selling "Shopaholic" author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55 after brain cancer battle. Her final days were filled with Christmas joy, family says.

Netflix's "Queen of Coal" starring transgender actor Lux Pascal as a transgender coal miner faced backlash ahead of its upcoming December release date.

Buffalo Bills legend Andre Reed discussed the team's playoff hopes as they face the New England Patriots in a crucial AFC East matchup this weekend.

Conservative group Consumers' Research publishes "Woke Alert" targeting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for pushing diversity initiatives and climate agenda.

Nonprofit Boxes to Boots asks President Trump to help after USPS returned 800+ Christmas packages meant for deployed troops, leaving families without support.

Zelenskyy could be Ukraine ready for its first election since Russia's 2022 invasion if international partners provide security guarantees.

Seasoned hiker shares harrowing survival story after being stuck knee-deep in quicksand during freezing temperatures at the famous Utah national park.

From fire pits to heated furniture, these simple upgrades can turn your backyard into a cozy winter hangout.

Democrats expand House battleground map to 39 seats for 2026 midterms, targeting Republican districts in California, Texas, Florida and North Carolina.

A federal judge cleared the release of grandjury documents from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking trial on Wednesday.

President Trump has a fresh threat for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – “His days are numbered.” With a build up of American military in the Caribbean could a ground invasion be far behind? Nefarious international groups are targeting American teens on social media for extortion resulting in several teens to take their own lives. A...

Kristina Joksimovic's butchered body was allegedly discovered by her horrified father when he spotted blonde hair sticking out of a black bag in the laundry room.

Police said the opera singer's 31-year-old son was "found inside the residence and taken into custody without incident."

Blue faces up to 15 years in Indonesian prison if prosecuted and found guilty.

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The ruling could lead to the most expansive look yet at the federal investigation of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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New poll shows 55% of Americans hold Trump administration accountable for cost of living rises – a day after Trump makes false claims on economy

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Representative Haley Stevens, a Democrat from Michigan who is also running for Senate, announced today that she has filed articles impeachment against Robert F Kennedy Jr, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary.

Stevens said that Kennedy has “turned his back on science and public health and on the American people”. In a video posted to social media a short while ago, she added that “families are less safe” since he started leading HHS.

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© Photograph: Allison Dinner/AP

Buying the Zombies, Run! studio wasn’t part of ​my plan, but a post-apocalypse ​game with stories that make people feel seen pulled me in

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A few days ago, I clicked a button on my phone to send funds to a company in Singapore and so took ownership of the video game I co-created and am lead writer for: Zombies, Run! I am a novelist, I wrote the bestselling, award-winning The Power, which was turned into an Amazon Prime TV series starring Toni Collette. What on earth am I doing buying a games company?

Well. First of all. Zombies, Run! is special. It’s special to me – the game started as a Kickstarter and the community that grew up around it has always been incredibly supportive of what we’re doing. And it’s special in what it does. It’s a game to exercise with. You play it on your smartphone – iPhone or Android – and we tell stories from the zombie apocalypse in your headphones to encourage you to go further, faster, or just make exercise less boring. Games are so often portrayed as the bad entertainment form, but I made a game that fundamentally helps people to be healthier.

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© Illustration: Simon Garbutt/Zombies Run! Ltd

WWE’s vision for its most important faction is coming into focus, and there is plenty to like following the pivot after Seth Rollins' injury.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 Episode 2 ends with a tribute to Danny Virtue, who the show refers to as a "true pioneer."

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The hero pencil does double duty on eyes or brows, but stars tend to love its staying power as a lip liner.

Remember the protocol everyone must follow: look convincingly happy and never say what you actually think about a disappointing present

To paraphrase George Michael, last Christmas my friend gave her sister-in-law a book. The sister-in-law opened it, immediately said, “Oh I’ve already got this,” and handed it back. If you just winced, you are correct.

Common decency dictates that you gratefully receive a jumper, making multiple exclamations of how thrilled you are, even if you’re wearing an identical one as you open it. The very next day, you give it away. That’s how it works, and why charity shops are inundated in December and January. This is the season of goodwill, not honesty – white lies are so festively appropriate, they’re the colour of snow. Ho-ho-hope you kept the receipt, said no one ever.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed all diplomats to revert back to using the Times New Roman typeface in official communications and ripped into his predecessor for shifting to Calibri.