Former school trustee ordered to pay $750,000 by British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal for public comments opposing transgender policies that created discrimination.

Savannah Guthrie announces $1 million family reward for missing mother Nancy Guthrie's recovery after 24 days. "We still believe in a miracle," she says.

President Donald Trump's State of the Union remarks on voter ID and proof of citizenship measures sparked sharp partisan divides, a dial test showed.

Pam Bondi criticizes Democrats for not standing during Trump's State of the Union tribute to murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska's grieving mother.

Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.

Maurene Comey is joining Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. She was abruptly fired by the Trump administration last year after a career as a top federal prosecutor.

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Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and critic of mainstream medicine, is appearing before a Senate committee.

With the midterms approaching and polls showing unease about the economy, some of President Trump’s arguments about its strength sounded eerily like those of his predecessor.

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Three editors in Washington discuss their approach to coverage of politicians and witnesses who sometimes seem to be performing for the cameras.

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President Donald Trump warned lawmakers and Americans about Iran's "sinister ambitions" for its nuclear program, during his State of the Union speech.

Jack Hughes’ overtime winner against Canada, complete with a bloody grin and missing teeth, captures the grit and glory of Team USA’s first Olympic hockey gold since 1980.

Connor Hellebuyck’s stunning Olympic performance, capped by 41 saves in the gold medal game, cemented him as an American hero and one of hockey’s elite goaltenders.

Justice Clarence Thomas criticized the Supreme Court majority for “needlessly" expanding precedent in a unanimous decision involving attorney-client talks.

Ukraine and U.S. representatives reportedly set to meet ahead of trilateral talks with Russia in Geneva as the ongoing war enters its fifth year.

Mark Ruffalo faces backlash after endorsing the "Tax the Rich" campaign targeting billionaires. Critics slam the millionaire actor for alleged hypocrisy.

Outgoing Louvre director Laurence des Cars resigned on Tuesday.

She's carried the hands-free pack on both coasts this winter.

The "Lizzie McGuire" alum also told "Call Her Daddy" podcast listeners how she felt about husband Matthew Koma getting involved in the drama.

One potential new treatment could be a game-changer when it comes to universal protection against a variety of illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza, and spring pollen.

Former UC Santa Barbara student body president Tessa Veksler is suing the college alleging they didn't protect her from antisemitic “attacks and harassment."

The "Larger Than Life" boy band have six more Sin City gigs lined up from July 30 through Aug. 8.

Chapin, who had a celebrated career as a child actress portraying Kathy “Kitten” Anderson on "Father Knows Best," was born in Los Angeles on May 23, 1945.

Corporation says broadcasting of N-word by Tourette syndrome campaigner was ‘serious mistake’

The BBC is to undertake a fast-track investigation into the broadcasting of a racial slur aired during its coverage of the Bafta film awards, amid rising anger inside the corporation over the error.

Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson could be heard shouting the N-word as Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for special visual effects at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.

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Their unnerving songs about car crashes and suburban ennui, sung in a sparkling yet unemotional RP, stood out from the Britpop bloat. Now, thanks to a certain singer taking their streams stratospheric, the band are back

John Moore, the guitarist in Black Box Recorder, adopts a weary tone as he tells this story. “Our daughter said to us, ‘Have you heard of Billie Eilish?’” His response was not what she was expecting. “Yes,” he said. “She’s fucked up our retirement.” This spring, he, Luke Haines and vocalist Sarah Nixey (the mother of said daughter, though she and Moore are long separated) will return to the stage for the first time since 2009, in part thanks to their streaming numbers going stratospheric after Eilish posted videos of herself listening to their 1998 debut single Child Psychology.

The song, about a disruptive girl who has refused to speak, been expelled from school and fallen out with her family, is typical of Black Box Recorder’s obsession with psychological breakdown in a peculiarly English, often suburban and middle-class setting: stories related by Nixey in her sparkling yet deadpan vocals. It’s a mix that later broke Black Box Recorder into the UK Top 20 with 2000 single The Facts of Life, and produced three albums that still stand apart from the rest of British pop.

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