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Federal judge pauses Trump team’s SNAP restrictions
A federal judge halted the Trump administration's effort to force states to comply with new conditions on billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
‘I Knew It, I Knew You,’ Taylor Swift returns to pop country for ‘Toy Story 5’
Taylor Swift's new song for the Disney and Pixar's forthcoming "Toy Story 5" film is here. On Friday, Swift released "I Knew It, I Knew You," a bit of a return to country music for the performer who first made a name for herself in the Nashville music scene before taking over the world.
‘Ragtime’ is still resonating with audiences 30 years since its Broadway debut
It's been nearly 30 years since Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens wrote the music and lyrics for the musical "Ragtime," an American epic tracking the intertwining lives of three families in New York at the turn of the 20th century.
Can’t afford sky-high tickets to see the Knicks in person? Trump says ‘watch it on television’
President Trump confirmed he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden, but said he doesn't have much sympathy for ordinary basketball fans who can't afford sky-high ticket prices to do the same.
Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny in Spain and weighs in on national soccer rivalry
Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Saturday as he headed to Spain that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend, and also declared his preference in the country's biggest soccer rivalry.
Spearfisher killed in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks
A spearfisher was killed on Saturday in Australia's third fatal shark attack in four weeks, police said.
Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari, a legend of Argentina’s rock scene, dead at 77
Carlos Alberto Solari, the Argentine singer-songwriter known as "the Indio" who led Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, one of the country's most popular and influential rock groups, died Friday. He was 77.
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn't expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry.
McDonald’s to test AI drive-thru system at five locations
McDonald's announced this week that it is piloting a new artificial intelligence-powered operating system called ArchIQ, including a voice-based drive-thru assistant, as part of a broader business strategy unveiled at its Worldwide Convention in Las Vegas.
Tickets to first New York Knicks home game of NBA Finals cost as much as $176,000
Tickets to the third game of the NBA Finals on Monday, the first home game of the series for the New York Knicks, are selling for as much as $176,000.
‘Dangerous Laughter’ podcast wants to be the late-night comedy America is missing
A.J. Rice, CEO of Publius PR and an author, has launched the "Dangerous Laughter" podcast to fill a role that late-night comedy has missed, "Seen, Heard & Whispered" learned.
Blair House goes royal: Inside King Charles and Queen Camilla’s private Washington retreat
Ambassador Monica Crowley, the 35th chief of protocol of the United States, called herself an anglophile, saying she "grew up sort of watching the royal family."
Congo health minister calls U.S. Ebola travel restrictions ‘discriminatory’
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's health minister on Friday denounced travel bans imposed by the U.S. and other nations in response to the country's Ebola outbreak, calling the restrictions "discriminatory" and unsupported by science.
Bears say they are moving forward with Northwest Indiana location for new stadium
The Chicago Bears are looking to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana after a proposal to provide financial incentives for the NFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in the state legislature.
N.Y. bill would replace ‘mother,’ ‘father’ with gender-neutral terms
The New York Legislature has passed a bill that would strip the words "mother" and "father" from sections of state family law and replace them with gender-neutral alternatives, sending the measure to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature or veto. "Mother" would become "gestating parent," and "father" would become "non-gestating parent."
Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ seeks 4K cult life after box office death
"The Bride!" on 4K delivers bold visuals, noir shadows, neon color, Jessie Buckley's energy and a divisive take on Frankenstein lore.
Great American State Fair has new act: Big rally, Lee Greenwood, military music groups
The Freedom 250 concerts on the National Mall will be replaced by "A Rally to end all Rallies," President Trump announced.
