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From Bullying to the Crown: How Grace Richardson Made History as Miss England's First Out Gay Winner

International

British Playwright Tom Stoppard, Who Won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare in Love,' Has Died at 88

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died

by Jill Lawless | Nov 29

Us Halts All Asylum Decisions As Suspect in Shooting of National Guard Members Faces Murder Charge

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left...

by Collin Binkley and Ben Finley | Nov 29

National

Jalen Brunson Scores 37 Points As Knicks Fend Off Bucks 118-109 and Advance in NBA Cup

The New York Knicks have advanced to the knockout round of the NBA Cup

by Larry Fleisher | Nov 29

Ben Johnson Flexes Shirtless in Locker Room After Bears' 5th Straight Win, 24-15 Over Reeling Eagles

After beating the Eagles on the Super Bowl champions' home turf, it was time for rookie Bears coach Ben Johnson to bare arms. Oh, and go bare-chested.

by Dan Gelston | Nov 29

Politics

Court's Ruling Against Same-Sex Marriage Sets up a Japan Supreme Court Decision

A court has found Japan’s refusal to legalize same-sex marriage constitutional in the last of six cases likely to be brought to the Supreme Court for a final...

by Mari Yamaguchi | Nov 28

Trump Says He Wants to 'Permanently Pause' Migration to the US From Poorer Countries

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the...

by Josh Boak | Nov 28

Business

AI Country Hit 'Walk My Walk' Built on Blanco Brown's Sound Sparks Questions of Attribution, Ethics

An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart

by Jonathan Landrum Jr. | Nov 29

Shoppers Hit Black Friday Sales With Celebratory Mood Despite Economic Strain

The economic picture hasn't looked very rosy: Hiring has been sluggish. Consumers have been dealing with soaring meat prices. Layoffs are rippling through...

by Anne D'innocenzio, Cathy Bussewitz and Stephen Smith | Nov 29

Health

T-Boz Transforms TLC's "Creep" Into a Powerful PrEP Anthem

Three decades after "Creep" became TLC's defining '90s hit, T-Boz has reimagined the track as "So We PrEP," partnering with pharmaceutical company Gilead to...

Nov 28

Projected Drop in Global HIV Assistance Sparks Concern for Vulnerable Populations

Global funding for HIV programs is projected to decline by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared to 2023, according to the latest UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.

Nov 28