LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing […]

New Yorkers are tough — but the Trump administration is stretching our resilience. From slashing federal oversight to gutting consumer protections, Washington has left working families vulnerable to corporate greed and exploitation. In the face of this, New York City must lead. And the truth is, we already have the tools — we just need the political will to use them.

As a parent of a rising public school student, teacher, and climate organizer, I am horrified by how quickly AI is finding its way into our children’s classrooms: Parent and teacher friends have reported AI programs being used with students as young as five in New York City public school classrooms. The American Federation of Teachers announced that it is “partnering” with multiple AI companies in exchange for $23 million to fund an “AI institute.” Per the New York Times, “AI-driven learning” is spreading across the country. 

New York’s new State Energy Plan is heading in the wrong direction, but it is not too late to course correct. Gov. Hochul and the Energy Planning Board must fully incorporate the mandates of the landmark 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and its subsequent Scoping Plan into the State Energy Plan to protect New Yorkers from the rising economic and human costs of fossil fuels in our energy system.

Dear Eric: My husband has been having an affair with a neighbor two doors down. Not only have I caught them multiple times, but I also confronted both separately, and recorded video and audio after telling them I would. He said he wanted to take a polygraph; he failed on every question, on two separate […]

Diageo, one of the world’s largest alcoholic beverage companies, is facing two class-action lawsuits alleging that it deceptively marketed its popular tequila brands Casamigos and Don Julio as “100% agave” while allegedly including non-agave-derived alcohol in the products. The lawsuits, filed in federal courts in New York and California, claim that independent laboratory testing revealed […]

One teenager is dead and two others are in critical condition following a shooting early Saturday morning in Coachella, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to a residence in the 49000 block of Corte Molino around 3:45 a.m. on Aug. 2 after receiving reports of an assault […]

Texas is on its way to gerrymandering its own gerrymander. On Saturday, Republicans on the state house of representatives’ redistricting committee approved a new plan to add five Republican seats—part of a radical mid-decade scheme to help Republicans keep control of the US House of Representatives after the 2026 midterm elections. The plan could go […]