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Workouts to try in 2024
Finding a reliable, enjoyable way to stay fit can be a bit overwhelming. Should you do CrossFit, Pilates or pickleball? Is Zumba still a thing? Does running to catch the...
Wayne LaPierre, longtime NRA leader, faces trial that could end his reign
For decades, Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's longtime leader, has been a survivor. He has endured waves of palace intrigue, corruption scandals and embarrassing revelations, including leaked video that...
To avoid New York rules, hundreds of migrants dropped off in New Jersey
Hundreds of migrants bound for New York City were taken to New Jersey over the holiday weekend, in an apparent attempt to bypass a city order that seeks to limit...
What to know about the efforts to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot
The campaign to have former President Donald Trump removed from the ballot over his efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election has kicked into high gear, with decisions...
‘Occupied City’ review: Mapping the Holocaust, street by street
Early in Steve McQueen's extraordinary documentary "Occupied City," the film cuts to the interior of the elegant main hall in Amsterdam's grand Royal Concertgebouw. In World War II, the Nazi-German...
Pope.L, provocative performance artist, dies at 68 in his Chicago home
Pope.L, an uncompromising conceptual and performance artist who explored themes of race, class and what he called "have-not-ness," and who was best known for crawling the length of Broadway in...
A record-breaking warm, snowless winter confounds Midwesterners
Lucy Wallace, a recent transplant from San Diego, had been warned about the bone-chilling winters of her new hometown, Minneapolis. She bought a $900 winter coat, two pairs of boots...
Just how rich were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone?’
The battle in "Home Alone" between 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) and two burglars known as the Wet Bandits has unfolded on screens around the world every Christmas since the...
Live from the jungle: Migrants become influencers on social media
Manuel Monterrosa set out for the United States last year with his cellphone and a plan: He'd record his journey through the dangerous jungle known as the Darién Gap and...