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Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium concerts scrapped as nor’easter bears down

Ed Sheeran's shows at Gillette Stadium were canceled Friday, closing out a turbulent stretch of his Loop Tour with a decision driven by weather rather than the Palestinian-rights controversy that had dogged the singer for weeks.

September 25, 2026

Dan Rather, 94, returns to Instagram after six years to promote his blog

Dan Rather, the former CBS anchor who spent 24 years behind the CBS Evening News desk, posted his first Instagram photo in more than six years as a way to promote his blog.

September 25, 2026

Jay-Z’s accuser fully recants rape allegations in new filing

An anonymous woman who accused rap mogul Jay-Z of raping her at a 2000 afterparty has fully withdrawn her allegations, telling a Manhattan federal court in a new sworn declaration that she never met him.

September 25, 2026

The federal rule that cuts off aid to degrees that do not pay off

Inside the federal rule stripping financial aid from career programs whose graduates don't outearn high school grads, and how a 2026 expansion brought traditional degree programs into the crosshairs.

September 25, 2026

Bill Burr says ICE will eventually target crackdown backers

BILL BURR says ICE will eventually target people who support it: "They're going to work their way back to you ... These people, they think they're in the group. They think they're going to get under the mountain or get on the spaceship. It's like, you're not. They're using you."

September 25, 2026

76 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: September 25-27

Autumn in D.C. kicks off with a packed slate of premier cultural events across the region.

September 24, 2026

Trans athletes have racked up a staggering 2,293 medals in women’s sports

Trans-identifying men have won at least 2,293 gold medals in women's sports, a new study found. Here's how much prize money changed hands -- and which sports were hit hardest.

September 24, 2026

5 questions about Starbucks’ store closures

Starbucks will close 250 underperforming North American stores this week as CEO Brian Niccol continues reshaping the coffee giant's footprint.

September 24, 2026

The magnet shortage that would stop American manufacturing before the chip shortage

Semiconductors aren't the only critical component with a single point of failure. America's real supply chain bottleneck sits inside a rare earth magnet that China controls, and domestic factories are scrambling to catch up.

September 24, 2026

Former ‘Home Improvement’ star Jonathan Taylor Thomas arrested in Westlake Village traffic stop

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, best known for playing Randy Taylor on the 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement," was arrested early Monday during a traffic stop in Westlake Village, California. He was the passenger, not the driver, in the vehicle.

September 23, 2026

Massachusetts lesbian bar faces boycott after easing Saturday mask rule

A lesbian bar in Massachusetts has been engulfed in an online civil war after its owners eased a longstanding mask mandate for just one night a week, drawing accusations of "ableism" and a boycott that has left the struggling business' future in doubt.

September 23, 2026

Teacher known online as ‘Palestinian Rachel Dolezal’ admits lying

A Philadelphia teacher who spent years portraying herself as Palestinian and Black has admitted the claims were fabricated, telling followers in a video statement that she is instead "a White woman of significant privilege and wealth." With the recent claims, some have deemed her the "Palestinian Rachel Dolezal."

September 23, 2026

‘Always Something There to Remind Me’ singer Pete Byrne dies at 74

Pete Byrne, the British vocalist who fronted 1980s synth-pop duo Naked Eyes, has died in Los Angeles at age 74. The band was best-known for their hit cover of Burt Bacharach's "Always Something There to Remind Me."

September 23, 2026

Sunny Hostin reveals she was 1991 holdout juror in cannibal case

"View" pundit SUNNY HOSTIN told her fellow panelists this week that she was the anonymous holdout juror who kept a man known as "the Butcher of Tompkins Square Park" from being convicted of murder more than 30 years ago.

September 23, 2026

Judge Judy tells America’s critics to ‘go somewhere else’

JUDGE JUDY's blunt message to people who don't like America: "Go somewhere else."

September 23, 2026

Super El Nino could cause 3,500 extra U.S. deaths, report warns

The United States could see 3,500 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months as this year's "super" El Nino pushes global temperatures well above normal.

September 23, 2026

George Santos: Fox reality show was harder than prison

GEORGE SANTOS says the physical and psychological demands of Fox's "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test" outmatched his time behind bars.

September 23, 2026

Six NFL starting QBs injured in three weeks: Why the league’s backup era Is reshaping football

Six NFL starting quarterbacks -- including Washington's Jayden Daniels, Chicago's Caleb Williams, and New York's Jaxson Dart -- have been sidelined by injuries early in the 2026 season. Backed by historical data on early-season struggles and direct team reports, here is a look at the mounting injuries reshaping the league.

September 23, 2026

Seattle mayor funds new grocery store security program

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has approved a $1.7M grocery-support package that includes money for security upgrades, facility repairs and technical assistance for independent grocery stores, as the city continues to grapple with retail theft, break-ins and vandalism at neighborhood markets.

September 23, 2026

Bill Burr says fixing America might take a ‘bloodbath’

Actor and comedian BILL BURR on what it would take for real change in America: "I don't know. It would have to be a f---ing bloodbath."

September 23, 2026