At the New York Film Festival, a sluggish fall movie season seeks a higher gear
Each major festival has had their highlights, but for the next two weeks, a large share of the fall’s best films will screen at Lincoln Center
What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown
Feinstein, a centrist Democrat who had represented California since 1992, had medical struggles in recent months that already had prompted questions about whether she’d resign and who might replace her
French police are being accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case
Local grassroots organizations and international rights groups allege that French police target Black people and people of Arab descent in choosing who to stop and check
Mexico’s president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba
The harsh comments came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Trade Representative Katherine Tai met their Mexican counterparts at the State Department
In Zacatecas, there is no peace, even in the cemetery: the murderers are also here
The families of the six teenagers who were murdered in the Mexican town of Malpaso have buried their dead. They are filled with rage, but they are also fearful, due to the presence of informants from organized crime at the funerals
Ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark can’t move Georgia case to federal court, a judge says
US District Judge Steve Jones had earlier rejected a similar request from Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and is weighing the same question from three Georgia Republicans
Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
Attorneys and advocates said the church is simply trying to protect its assets and silence abuse victims by shifting the legal proceedings to bankruptcy court
Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
In August, Oher filed a petition in probate court accusing the Tuohys of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago
Trump looks to set up a California primary victory with a personal pitch to Republican activists
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The leading GOP White House hopeful is scheduled to give a speech Friday afternoon at a state Republican Party convention near Disneyland
Machismo in soccer video games: What’s behind the criticism of female players in the new edition of ‘FIFA’?
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The increase in the number of women in ‘EA Sports FC 24′ has provoked the ire of streamers, who complain that it is unrealistic. Female experts and footballers warn that this isn’t the problem
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
The House’s right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient
Judges maintain bans on gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee and Kentucky
In a 2-1 decision by a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, the majority wrote that elected lawmakers made ‘precise cost-benefit decisions’ in instituting the bans and ‘did not trigger any reason for judges to second-guess them’
Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death
Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo described Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis as the ‘on-ground, on-site commander’ who ‘ordered the death’ of Shakur
Biden calls for up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, disappointing all sides
The Administration is trying to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change
The background of a Zoom call is the new business suit
According to a study, the first impression a person makes in a virtual meeting depends on what shows behind
Nobel laureate Donna Strickland: ‘It’s hard to see the thread from Einstein’s equations all the way to GPS’
Good science can be done anywhere with the right objective, says the third woman in history to win the physics prize
New York City area under state of emergency after storms flood subways and streets
The National Weather service says as much as 6.7 inches of rain had fallen in parts of Brooklyn by midday
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas. Both laws aim to prevent the social media companies from censoring users based on their viewpoints
Navy to start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids
Rear Adm. Keith Davids, the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, announced the new program Friday in a message to his force. He says it is necessary to protect their health, safety and military readiness
‘The Creator’: the next world war will combat artificial intelligence
Director Gareth Edwards’ film is a mishmash of science fiction classics and other genres that misses the mark
Higher gas prices lift Fed’s preferred inflation gauge but underlying price pressures remain mild
Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 0.4% from July to August, up from just 0.2% the previous month
Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students
The shooter, who was 15 at the time, and his parents met with school staff on the day of the shooting after a teacher noticed violent drawings. But no one checked his backpack for a gun, and he was allowed to stay
Influential Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
She was the oldest sitting senator and a passionate champion of gun control and civil liberties in her 30-year career in the upper house
Autoworkers expand strike to new General Motors and Ford plants
Stellantis was spared from the third round of strikes, which will spread to 7,000 union workers in Chicago and Lansing
Axel Weber, former president of Germany’s central bank: ‘The signs of weakness should be taken more seriously’
The banker says the Silicon Valley Bank crisis is troubling and predicts high interest rates will persist
Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down
The governors of Arizona and Utah vowed to keep some of the most iconic parks, including the Grand Canyon and Zion, open with state funding
Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine
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The order signals the Kremlin’s effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of their chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin