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It’s a good time to be a middle-class American. And yet it’s never felt worse.

By many traditional measures, the economy is strong. Unemployment remains near historic lows, and middle-income Americans are making more ...Read more

Every year, an estimated 6,000 to 24,000 people are killed by lightning across the world, and many more are injured.

Obviously, there is a wide range in these numbers, and that’s due to the fact that these ...Read more

The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public health officials.

The parasite’s spread can become a self-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After a brutal stretch of relentless heat across Southern California, relief is finally on the way.

A gradual cooling trend will lower temperatures across most of the region this week, according to the ...Read more

Ukraine’s military attacked the large Taneco oil refinery deep inside Russia on Monday, adding pressure on the country’s fuel-processing industry.

A fire broke out at Taneco in the city of Nizhnekamsk following an ...Read more

As Paramount waits for the antitrust trial over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to start in March 2027, its chief executive, David Ellison, is bringing his perspective to the court of public opinion. In a ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Nearly a decade ago, Head Start gave Wendy Mamola and her children the footing to leave an abusive situation.

The federally funded program for low-income families with infants, toddlers and preschoolers at ...Read more

Hilaria Baldwin has shared the secret to her happy 14-year marriage to actor Alec Baldwin.

The 42-year-old TV star - who shares seven children with the 30 Rock star - has opened up about how they have kept their ...Read more

Bel Powley "strongly disagrees" with J.K. Rowling's views on gender.

The 34-year-old actress has been cast as Harry Potter's aunt Petunia Dursley in the upcoming TV series based on Rowling's wizardry novels and explained ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A strengthening El Niño could bring the highest sea levels ever recorded to the California coast this year, raising the risk of widespread and damaging flooding.

It's the latest effect forecast for what's...Read more

Este Haim believes couples should "always be dating" to keep their relationships fresh.

The 40-year-old singer - who married Chainalysis co-founder-and-CEO Jonathan Levin at a boutique hotel in Ojai, California, on New ...Read more

Halle Berry feels "really good" about turning 60 as she approaches the major milestone.

The Hollywood actress will celebrate her big birthday on August 14 and she's now admitted she isn't worried about entering a new ...Read more

Brad Pitt reportedly revived his friendship with Jennifer Aniston by meeting up for "secret lunches".

The pair were married for five years between 2000 and 2005 and they are believed to have been estranged for years ...Read more

Sharon Osbourne stunned pub-goers by pouring a pint and chugging a beer in her late husband Ozzy Osbourne's hometown.

The 73-year-old star rocked up at Merlin's Cafe Bar in Birmingham, central England, to take a sip of ...Read more

Jared Padalecki has apologised for sending well wishes to Perez Hilton.

The 48-year-old gossip blogger was in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital last weekend after appearing to self-harm in a disturbing TikTok ...Read more

Travis Barker has confirmed a new Blink-182 album is in the making.

The pop punk legends' last studio album was 2023's One More Time..., which saw the return of guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge following his departure from ...Read more

Role Model was cautious about putting girlfriend Dakota Johnson on his new record because he likes to keep his private life out of the spotlight.

The 29‑year‑old musician -- whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury -- has ...Read more

Geddy Lee has shared a surreal moment from the start of Rush's Fifty Something tour, describing an encounter that left him questioning whether the band's late drummer Neil Peart was somehow nearby.

The legendary band's ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Independent filmmaker Sylvia Ray always wanted to shoot her first feature film, "The Middle," in California — as it's set in Barstow, where she grew up.

Instead, she shot it in Mexico.

The math made the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Susanna Hoffs calls it "the list": a faded piece of paper ripped from a Filofax day planner on which are scrawled the names of every guy she's ever gone out with — some famous, some not, some "kind of ...Read more