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Scott Wiener, Out Gay California Senator, Launches Bid to Succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress

Scott Wiener, Out Gay California Senator, Launches Bid to Succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress

Bratz Issues Public Apology After Excluding Black Doll Sasha from Hello Kitty Collaboration
Bratz Issues Public Apology After Excluding Black Doll Sasha from Hello Kitty Collaboration

Oct 18
Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Honoured with ‘Voice of Inspiration’ Award at Dodgers-Sponsored Event
Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Honoured with ‘Voice of Inspiration’ Award at Dodgers-Sponsored Event

Oct 18
Transgender Athlete Dinah Yukich Sues USA Fencing Over Transgender Sports Ban
Transgender Athlete Dinah Yukich Sues USA Fencing Over Transgender Sports Ban

Oct 18
Trixie Mattel Reads Eric Trump’s Book to Kids
Trixie Mattel Reads Eric Trump’s Book to Kids

Oct 18
One Scandal Too Many Forces UK Monarchy to Sideline Prince Andrew After Years of Tabloid Fodder
One Scandal Too Many Forces UK Monarchy to Sideline Prince Andrew After Years of Tabloid Fodder

by Danica Kirka | Oct 18
Music Could Help Ease Pain From Surgery or Illness. Scientists Are Listening
Music Could Help Ease Pain From Surgery or Illness. Scientists Are Listening

by Christina Larson | Oct 18

International

Prince Andrew Gives Up His Duke of York Title As Epstein Allegations Refuse to Fade
Prince Andrew Gives Up His Duke of York Title As Epstein Allegations Refuse to Fade

Prince Andrew says he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines

by Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas | Oct 17

FIFA Announces Over 1 Million Tickets Sold for 2026 World Cup in North America
FIFA Announces Over 1 Million Tickets Sold for 2026 World Cup in North America

FIFA has announced that over 1 million tickets have been sold for next year's World Cup

by Tim Reynolds | Oct 17

Olympic Champion Ariarne 'Arnie' Titmus Terminates Swimming Career, Shocks Fans
Olympic Champion Ariarne 'Arnie' Titmus Terminates Swimming Career, Shocks Fans

by John Pye | Oct 17
Anti-LGBTQ+ Candace Owens Barred from Australia: High Court Upholds Ban Over Fears of Incitement
Anti-LGBTQ+ Candace Owens Barred from Australia: High Court Upholds Ban Over Fears of Incitement

Oct 16
Taylor Swift Fans Flood German Museum to See Painting Echoing Her Hit Video 'The Fate of Ophelia'
Taylor Swift Fans Flood German Museum to See Painting Echoing Her Hit Video 'The Fate of Ophelia'

by Kirsten Grieshaber | Oct 16

National

Bolton Pleads Not Guilty in Justice Department Case Accusing Him of Sharing Government Secrets
Bolton Pleads Not Guilty in Justice Department Case Accusing Him of Sharing Government Secrets

John Bolton has pleaded not guilty in the Justice Department case accusing him of sharing classified information

by Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer | Oct 18

Pentagon Condemns Netflix’s “Boots” as “Woke Garbage"
Pentagon Condemns Netflix’s “Boots” as “Woke Garbage"

The Pentagon has publicly criticized Netflix’s new series “Boots,” labeling the LGBTQ-themed military drama as “woke garbage” and accusing it of promoting an...

Oct 18

Shohei Ohtani Hits 3 Homers and Strikes Out 10 in Dodgers' Clinching 5-1 NLCS Win Over Brewers
Shohei Ohtani Hits 3 Homers and Strikes Out 10 in Dodgers' Clinching 5-1 NLCS Win Over Brewers

by Greg Beacham | Oct 18
Mariners a Win From First World Series, Beat Blue Jays Behind Suárez's Grand Slam for 3-2 ALCS Lead
Mariners a Win From First World Series, Beat Blue Jays Behind Suárez's Grand Slam for 3-2 ALCS Lead

by Andrew Destin | Oct 18
'No Kings' Protests Against Trump Planned Nationwide, in What the GOP Calls 'Hate America' Rallies
'No Kings' Protests Against Trump Planned Nationwide, in What the GOP Calls 'Hate America' Rallies

by Lisa Mascaro, Safiyah Riddle and Kevin Freking | Oct 18

Politics

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Deployment of National Guard in Chicago Area
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Deployment of National Guard in Chicago Area

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump’s...

by Mark Sherman | Oct 17

White House Joins Bluesky and Immediately Trolls Trump Opponents
White House Joins Bluesky and Immediately Trolls Trump Opponents

The White House has joined Bluesky, the social media platform of choice of many in the left-leaning online world

by Aamer Madhani | Oct 17

A Timeline of George Santos' Journey From Congress to Prison to Grant of Clemency by Trump
A Timeline of George Santos' Journey From Congress to Prison to Grant of Clemency by Trump

by The Associated Press | Oct 17
Trump Says He Has Commuted Sentence of Former US Rep. George Santos in Federal Fraud Case
Trump Says He Has Commuted Sentence of Former US Rep. George Santos in Federal Fraud Case

by Philip Marcelo | Oct 17
Obama, Aiming to Boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, Endorses Sherrill and Spanberger
Obama, Aiming to Boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, Endorses Sherrill and Spanberger

by Mike Catalini and Olivia Diaz | Oct 17

Business

Sex Is a Big Market for the AI Industry. ChatGPT Won't Be the First to Try to Profit From It
Sex Is a Big Market for the AI Industry. ChatGPT Won't Be the First to Try to Profit From It

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT will soon engage in "erotica for verified adults."

by Matt O'Brien | Oct 17

Dolly Parton Expands Cookware Line With Cast Iron Dutch Ovens and Musical Note Trivets
Dolly Parton Expands Cookware Line With Cast Iron Dutch Ovens and Musical Note Trivets

Country music icon Dolly Parton has expanded her popular cookware collection through a partnership with Lodge Cast Iron, introducing a new line of enameled...

Oct 16

Spotify Announces Landmark Partnerships With Sony, Universal, Warner, and More to Develop ‘Artist-First’ AI Music Products
Spotify Announces Landmark Partnerships With Sony, Universal, Warner, and More to Develop ‘Artist-First’ AI Music Products

Oct 16
Giorgio Armani Group Names Luxury Veteran and Longtime Manager Giuseppe Marsocci As New CEO
Giorgio Armani Group Names Luxury Veteran and Longtime Manager Giuseppe Marsocci As New CEO

by Giada Zampano | Oct 16
Broadway Enters an Anxious Time As Labor Action Threatens to Roil Theaters
Broadway Enters an Anxious Time As Labor Action Threatens to Roil Theaters

by Mark Kennedy | Oct 15

Health

California Mpox Cases Raise Concerns. But Health Officials Say the Risk Remains Low
California Mpox Cases Raise Concerns. But Health Officials Say the Risk Remains Low

Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with Mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus

by Mike Stobbe | Oct 17

South Africa Welcomes $115M US Bridge Plan to Sustain Its HIV Programs for 6 Months
South Africa Welcomes $115M US Bridge Plan to Sustain Its HIV Programs for 6 Months

South Africa has welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million to continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March

by Michelle Gumede | Oct 16

Obesity Remains High in the US., but More States Are Showing Progress, a New Report Finds
Obesity Remains High in the US., but More States Are Showing Progress, a New Report Finds

by Jonel Aleccia | Oct 16
What Is the Chikungunya Virus Now Transmitted in the US for the First Time in Years?
What Is the Chikungunya Virus Now Transmitted in the US for the First Time in Years?

by Associated Press | Oct 16
X’s AI Chatbot Grok Sparks Outrage After Labeling Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’
X’s AI Chatbot Grok Sparks Outrage After Labeling Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’

Oct 15