Meet the woman behind some of your favorite casts, from ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Sleepless in Seattle’
Juliet Taylor does not give herself credit for Meryl Streep. In her over 40 years as top casting director behind so many ...
Moody’s downgrades Mexican government’s outlook to ‘negative’ over weakening of judiciary and debt
Mexico’s president lashed out Friday at Moody’s ratings service, after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook to “negative.” Moody’s said it had downgraded the ...
Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album
Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It’s been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle beginnings, so it was ...
‘I don’t think it was extremely difficult’: 17-year-old girl becomes youngest to pass California Bar Exam
Sophia Park of Tulare County has become the youngest to pass the California Bar Exam, beating her brother’s record from 2023, ...
One person dead, another in custody after shooting in Scioto County
One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Thursday night in Scioto County, according to the Scioto County ...
Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID-19 pandemic
Poland is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to the COVID-19 ...
General Motors lays off about 1,000 workers, cutting costs to compete in a crowded automobile market
General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global ...
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady ...
A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old completing a Ph.D. at ...
TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV ...
Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast
Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to his coalition with sharply different views and interests than older ...
A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over ...