CNN to lay off dozens as part of major restructuring
Cable giant CNN is planning to lay off dozens of employees and undergo a major restructuring as the outlet looks to retool ...
Turkey’s central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45% on Thursday, in its second rate cut in as ...
Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes
Percival Everett’s “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham’s acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are ...
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and others react to Oscar nominations
As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. Coming out on top: the Netflix ...
Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church camp
New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was was sexually abused by an older child during a summer camp ...
Jewelry designer, “Bling Empire: New York” cast member Lynn Ban dies at age 51
New York” cast member Lynn Ban has died at age 51. Her death comes weeks after the jewelry designer and fashion expert was hurt in a Christmas Eve skiing accident in ...
Senate panel sets hearing on Tulsi Gabbard nomination
The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a hearing to review the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.  The Jan. 30 hearing comes after Democrats ...
Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, which President Donald Trump has riled with talk ...
Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflation
President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep. Economic growth ...
‘Saturday Night Live’ has a rich, half-century musical history. Questlove’s new documentary digs in
The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. It’s a mashup of ...
MPD investigating Boot Barn theft
The Midland Police Department has asked the community for help to identify a theft suspect. According to the department, last November, an unknown man entered Boot ...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force ...