As the Hollywood writers strike nears its 100th day and pressure from striking actors mounts, producers are asking for a meeting.
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WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals
Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on World Wrestling Entertainment boss Vince McMahon last month and served him with a federal grand jury subpoena, the company disclosed Wednesday.
Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys' bathrooms
A transgender former student sued a Missouri school district for forcing her to use the boys’ bathrooms or the high school’s only single-stall bathroom.
California officials urge Taylor Swift to 'Speak Now' and postpone L.A. concerts over hotels strike
California elected officials had a message for Taylor Swift amid a hotel workers strike in Southern California: Postpone your Los Angeles shows.
What Trump's latest indictment tells us about the GOP presidential field
Trump’s GOP rivals are using the moment to divulge more than ever about their views on the powers of the presidency and the courts.
Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week
Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago.
British chain Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration
Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott Costa Coffee after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate online Monday.
DeSantis-controlled Disney World district gets rid of all diversity programs and their staffers
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said in a statement that its diversity, equity and inclusion committee would be eliminated, as would any job duties connected to it.
Fitch downgrades US credit rating from AAA to AA+
Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+. The firm said that repeated standoffs in Washington over the debt limit and last-minute deals are what have eroded confidence in the nation’s fiscal management. The White House said that Fitch’s downgrade “defies reality.”
Four Nigerians survived 14 days on a ship’s rudder before rescue in Brazil
On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.