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Black Friday 2026: Running list of major retailers’ sales plans

Black Friday 2026 falls on Nov. 27, but the nation's biggest retailers are not waiting for the day after Thanksgiving to start their Black Friday sales.

November 4, 2026

70 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: November 6-8

Your Washington weekend could start with Punch Brothers, end with Frida Kahlo and leave room for fireworks in between.j

November 4, 2026

Jessica Lange hints career is ‘coming to an end’

Oscar winner Jessica Lange, 77, says her acting career may be drawing to a close.

October 31, 2026

Bill Maher says Democrats lack backbone to confront socialists in their ranks

BILL MAHER says Dems lack the backbone to confront the socialists in their ranks.

October 31, 2026

Savings account over $5,000? Fees, taxes and FDIC insurance explained

Pull up your last savings statement and find two numbers: the interest the account paid and the fees it charged. If your balance has passed $5,000, the second number could be the bigger one.

October 30, 2026

68 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this Halloween weekend

There are plenty of tricks and treats to be enjoyed this Halloween week in Washington.

October 28, 2026

Was Arizona’s ‘Red Ghost’ a real camel? The trail leads back to the U.S. Army

In 1856, the U.S. Army shipped camels to Texas to cross the desert. Decades after the program ended, people were still seeing them in Arizona.

October 27, 2026

Larry the Cable Guy says DirecTV missed obvious ad opportunity, decries corporate ‘hypocrisy’

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy says corporate America applies a double standard when deciding which entertainers are too controversial for advertising campaigns, and he is directing much of his frustration at DirecTV. The comedian suggests that corporations might have considered his accent and occasionally controversial humor unsuitable for a national advertising campaign.

October 24, 2026

Stallone on nepotism and daughter’s ‘Tulsa King’ role: ‘Of course it’s nepotism’

SYLVESTER STALLONE isn't apologizing for putting his daughter on "Tulsa King": "First they go, 'Nepotism is terrible.' I said, 'Oh, please, you're not a good parent if you haven't performed a little nepotism. Then obviously you don't care about your kids, because they come first.'"

October 24, 2026

Whoopi Goldberg: Trump is turning into a ‘Twilight Zone’ character

WHOOPI GOLDBERG says Trump turning into "Twilight Zone" character.

October 24, 2026

Bill Maher: Democrats ‘still’ haven’t dealt with their far left

BILL MAHER: Dems "still, really, are not renouncing their far left."

October 24, 2026

Ric Flair hospitalized after fall outside Tampa restaurant, hours after revealing blood clot

Wrestling legend RIC FLAIR was taken to a hospital Friday after a fall outside a Tampa restaurant, hours after the 77-year-old said a blood clot in his leg had forced him to cancel a convention appearance in Seattle.

October 23, 2026

3 boys helped find a young T. rex in North Dakota. Research complicates what experts know about it

Liam Fisher was 7 when he spotted a bone jutting from the North Dakota badlands and figured it was "chunk-osaurus," a made-up name for fossil bits too small to identify. It was a young Tyrannosaurus rex.

October 23, 2026

69 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: October 23-25

Halloween is still a week away, but Washington isn't waiting to get into costume.

October 22, 2026

The economics of a state fair booth, and why some independents are walking away

For nearly 70 years, a trip to the North Carolina State Fair could include a stop at Al's French Fries. When the gates opened in Raleigh on Oct. 15, the stand wasn't there.

October 22, 2026

Route 66 has not been a federal highway since 1985. Here’s what keeps it alive

Route 66 got an obituary in 1985. On June 27 that year, a national group of state highway officials removed U.S. 66 from the numbered highway system, and its press release declared the road had "met its final demise today, wiped off official U.S. road maps."

October 21, 2026

Jon Stewart to stay on ‘The Daily Show’ through 2028 election

JON STEWART will keep his place at "The Daily Show" desk through the 2028 presidential election after extending his contract with Comedy Central for two more years.

October 20, 2026

Alex Consani returns to Victoria’s Secret runway for third straight year

Trans model Alex Consani walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Sunday in Los Angeles, her third consecutive appearance in the revived lingerie spectacle.

October 20, 2026

The $34.99 Goodwill bust that turned out to be a Roman portrait missing since World War II

If you found a marble head beneath a table at Goodwill for $34.99, would you know what to do if it turned out to be stolen?

October 20, 2026

5 questions about Japan’s mission to bring back samples from Phobos

Japan is launching the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, a potato-shaped Mars moon, in hopes of revealing how Mars' moons formed and helping pave the way for future human exploration of the red planet.

October 19, 2026