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For our regular In-House Opinions feature, in which we poll Southern California members of Congress about their views on questions of the day, we asked them: “How has this campaign season treated you? Has it been a good civic conversation …

Toblerone has accused another brand of copying the iconic bar’s shape (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) A UK chocolate brand is battling it out with Toblerone after being accused of copying the iconic bar’s shape. The segments of a Toblerone bar …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will continue wearing Caddix cleats, and the NFL will keep fining him. One week after he was first fined $11,941 for wearing the cleats against the Falcons — specifically, for showing a logo that wasn’t Nike, …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Avoid heated discussions today about kids, social plans, shared expenses or dealing with authority figures. (This …

In 1985, Gloria Washington was living in a subsidized apartment in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. She says it was infested with rats and roaches, and there were always people drinking and doing drugs outside the building. “I didn’t want that life …

Joe Gamble knows what to expect when he arrives at work at the Bridgeport Art Center after days of heavy rain. “There was raw sewage floating in the creek,” Gamble says after storms in early October. “The wind carried the …

A Cook County judge who presides over domestic violence cases says she was a victim of a convicted felon who posed as the son of a Colombian drug lord. Jeanne Wrenn is among at least three influential women with whom …

When Susie Jendro and Mike Colesworthy moved into their Galewood Georgian in the summer of 2017, they were given some neighborly advice: Start getting ready for Halloween now. The couple did not shrink from the challenge. “We called his bluff,” …

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Friday told a Vatican gathering of artificial intelligence researchers and experts that the “most urgent” challenge was to identify international institutions that will put ethical principles guiding AI development into practice. The American …

The trainer of Forever Young had barely begun celebrating his horse’s breakthrough victory in the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar when he was confronted with a question about the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic in Kentucky. “Could we see …

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the average increase — from …

Angelenos have every reason to vigorously oppose a socialist takeover of City Hall—but Councilmember Nithya Raman, despite drawing support from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is the best candidate for mayor. She deserves your vote. Much has been written …

When the now-famous “Death” issue of the National Lampoon arrived in the mail  — the one with the cover of a man holding a pistol to a pup’s head, with the headline, “If you don’t buy this magazine, we’ll kill …

When the Kings welcome the Buffalo Sabres for a Halloween matinee, both clubs could still be a little spooked from their sinuous victories Thursday. The Sabres (6-4-3, 15 points) surmounted a pair of two-goal deficits to mount a 7-3 advantage …

By Elisha Brown, Stateline.org GREENSBORO, N.C. — Led by members of the marching band and Aggie and Aggietha, the North Carolina A&T State University mascots, hundreds of students at the nation’s largest historically Black university walked 40 minutes from campus …

Athletes like to focus on the next one. The next play, game, moment. For the Galaxy, the next one is the most important game of the season. On Saturday, the Galaxy host Austin FC in the penultimate game of the …

A 50-year-old man working as a roofer at Blenheim Palace died after being crushed by a heavy goods vehicle (Picture: Shutterstock/Inga Kebleryte) An investigation has been launched after a man died in an ‘industrial incident’ on the grounds of Blenheim …