The state of Utah has agreed to pay more than $10 million to the family of Lauren McCluskey, a University of Utah student whose nude photographs were shared by a campus police officer from whom she had sought help before
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Bruce Springsteen ‘Letter to You’ director says band has a ‘secret language’
For Bruce Springsteen, the E Street Band is more than the trusted posse of players that he was born to run with throughout his storied career. They’re his religion. “The E Street Band is not a job — it is
Samantha Bee explains why ‘more than a million’ mail-in ballots could be thrown out
Samantha Bee explains why ‘more than a million’ mail-in ballots could be thrown out George Back Producer, Yahoo Entertainment October 22, 2020 [embedded content] Wednesday’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee tackled some of the more suppressive mail-in voting laws that
Trump’s Cash Crunch Constrains His Campaign at a Critical Juncture
President Trump’s campaign has far less money than advisers had once anticipated for the final stretch of the presidential election, as rosy revenue projections failed to materialize, leaving aides scrambling to address a severe financial disadvantage against Joseph R. Biden
Survey shows special ed parents dissatisfied with LAUSD programs
More than six months after their children were forced into distance learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, parents in Los Angeles Unified continue to voice dissatisfaction with the special education services provided by the district. In fact, the lack of
Trump admin approves more than $1 billion in new arms sales to Taiwan, angering China
The Trump administration has approved more than $1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan in a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Beijing and Washington. The State Department announced Wednesday it had allowed the sale of 135 precision
How about, for once, a Chicago budget free of gimmicks?
Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times Spending more money than expected revenue is a chronic condition that recurs every year. It is not extraordinary due to some unexpected event, like a pandemic, civil unrest or a financial crisis. The script for the Chicago
More money flowing into hedge funds amid global unrest
For the first time in more than two years, more money is flowing into hedge funds than is being pulled out of them as smart-money investors look to protect themselves from growing uncertainty around the world. The third quarter of
Mystery attack at Berlin museum targets more than 60 pieces of artwork, artifacts with oily liquid
BERLIN – More than 60 artworks and artifacts at some of Berlin’s best-known museums were smeared with an oily liquid by an unknown perpetrator or perpetrators earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday. They were hopeful that the apparently random damage
Snap soars 20 percent as it profits from Facebook, TikTok struggles
Shares of Snap soared more than 20 percent after the company said users have been flocking to its disappearing-picture app during the pandemic. Snapchat’s daily active user numbers — a closely watched metric among tech analysts — surged 18 percent
LeBron James on Black Voter Participation, Misinformation and Trump
More Than a Vote, the collective of athletes headlined by the basketball star LeBron James, on Wednesday will introduce its final political push before Election Day, a rapid response and advertisement operation meant to combat the spread of misinformation among
More than 500K NYC residents unemployed as pandemic lingers
More than 500,000 New York City residents are still unemployed six months into the lingering coronavirus pandemic, a sobering new report released Tuesday revealed. The state Labor Department data showed that 14 percent of city residents — one in 7
Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance and the pro-democracy group he founded sue Saudi crown prince MBS in a US court
More than two years after the chilling dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, his fiancé and a human rights organization he founded just before his murder have filed a lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)
Older workers face higher unemployment than midcareer peers
Older workers are facing higher unemployment than midcareer workers during the pandemic, according to a study released Tuesday from the New School By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer October 20, 2020, 5:30 PM • 2 min read For
Travis Kalanick’s ‘ghost kitchen’ firm has spent $130M on real estate
Uber founder Travis Kalanick’s food delivery startup has spent more than $130 million on real estate as it looks to build out a network of “ghost kitchens,” a new report says. Entities linked to CloudKitchens — which rents food-prep spaces
USC is deep at wide receiver. Will that affect how Trojans use Bru McCoy?
The anticipation had been building for more than a year, when Bru McCoy burst out of his stance early last Saturday morning, bodied up cornerback Adonis Otey and caught a touchdown pass at the edge of the end zone in
What the N.B.A.’s East Teams Need: Playmakers and Trade Partners
The N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference is more open than ever, coming off a season in which an upstart fifth seed made it to the finals. At least one team is virtually guaranteed to vault into the top tier from mediocrity: the
U.S. records over 70,000 cases in one day for the first time since July.
ImageVoters in Lucas County, Ohio.Credit…Seth Herald/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images More than 70,450 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Friday, the highest figure since July 24, according to a New York Times database. More than 900
Dustin May doesn’t provide Walker Buehler moment, but other Dodgers deliver win
In a little more than two hours, Dustin May would step onto the mound and attempt to save the Dodgers’ season. Dave Roberts, the Dodgers’ manager, stepped to a microphone and expressed his faith in his young pitcher. May is
Virus surges in key battleground states as election nears
Rising coronavirus cases in key presidential battleground states a little more than two weeks before Election Day are the latest worry for election officials and voters fearing chaos or exposure to the virus at polling places despite months of planning.
Amazon Prime Day sales surge 45 percent to over $10 billion
Amazon reportedly raked in more than $10 billion during this week’s two-day Prime Day sale. The record-breaking number represents a 45.2 percent increase over last year’s Prime Day event in July, according to a report by Digital Commerce 360. The
Joe Biden’s town hall drew more TV viewers than Trump’s, early ratings show
Joe Biden’s town hall drew more TV viewers than President Trump’s competing event on Thursday night, according to early figures. A total of 12.7 million viewers tuned in to ABC to watch Biden field questions from voters from 8 p.m.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is Klutch; there are other reasons the Lakers must re-sign him
More than once this championship season I found myself wondering, “How in the hell did Kentavious Caldwell-Pope get a no-trade clause?” I mean, kudos to him and his agent Rich Paul, who clearly did his job, but Lakers fans know
British Airways fined $25 million over massive data breach
Regulators fined British Airways more than $25 million Friday for allegedly bungling a massive data breach that affected more than 400,000 people. The airline failed to implement security measures that could have prevented the June 2018 cyberattack that caused the
How the Most Socially Progressive Pro League Got That Way
From the beginning of their more than two decades on the court, the players in the W.N.B.A. have defied society’s expectations. Sheryl Swoopes, a marquee founding member of the league, found out she was pregnant just before the league’s inaugural
Cyprus Ends ‘Golden Passport’ Program Amid Corruption Accusations
The small Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus has given citizenship and passports to more than 3,000 foreigners who agreed to invest at least $2 million in the country — a “golden passport” that allowed the holders to travel visa-free throughout
Hollywood’s TV, film production cut in half this summer due to COVID
The coronavirus slashed movie and TV production in Hollywood by more than half this summer, according to a new report. Movie and TV shoots in Los Angeles plunged 55 percent versus a year ago to just 4,199 days in the
California heat wave prompts power shutdowns, fire danger
More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to conserve electricity Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories
From Hiding, Head of Central Asia’s Only Democracy Says He’s Quitting
MOSCOW — After more than a week in hiding following a disputed election, the president of Kyrgyzstan — Central Asia’s only democracy — on Thursday announced his plans to resign, saying that he did not want to go down in
‘Dead and Gone’ exposes grisly dark side of Grateful Dead fandom
Call yourself a Deadhead? You might get more than you bargained for. That seems to be the subtext of “Dead and Gone,” a podcast premiering Wednesday, October 15. It’s inspired by the findings of amateur detective Todd Matthews, who discovered