2 killed in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police say 
At least 14 children dead after roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan: police 
2 students arrested after deadly high school shooting in Philippines leaves 3 dead 
Appeals court allows Trump to remove head of federal watchdog agency for now
A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to remove the head of a...
Politics
Groceries around the country remain expensive. That’s why more states want to stop taxing them
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries has...
A first-term Michigan senator is set to deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s speech
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s first joint congressional address of his second presidency...
Opinions
Sue Bird Thinks Women’s Sports Will Make ‘Major Strides’ Toward Pay Equity Soon: ‘These Are the Moments’
Sue Bird retired from the WNBA in 2022, but she’s still fighting hard for women’s sports...
I lived in a homeless encampment for a week. I saw how Housing First doesn’t work.
More than 650,000 Americans experienced homelessness on any given night last year ‒ a 12% increase since...
How conspiracy theories and hate dominated social feeds after assassination attempt on Trump
“Staged”. Within minutes of the news breaking about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump,...
Business
Chevron investors reject stockholder proposals, Exxon faces none
By Sheila Dang HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron shareholders voted against three stockholder proposals during the U.S....
Temu’s Chinese owner sees profits plunge as trade war bites
PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platform Temu, has reported a near 50%...
Mars phases out controversial colour additive in Skittles
Skittles in the US are no longer being made with titanium dioxide, a colour additive...
Entertainment
Former One Direction members mourn death of Liam Payne: ‘We will miss him terribly’
Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, formerly of pop group One Direction,...
What we know about former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death
Former One Direction band member Liam Payne died at age 31 on Wednesday after falling from the third floor...
Liam Payne’s stunned fans gather to cry, sing and grieve together outside Buenos Aires hotel
Liam Payne’s death at 31 caused shockwaves — and devastated fans gathered outside the CasaSur Palermo Hotel...
Health
A single cigarette slashes 20 minutes off your life expectancy, UK research suggests
If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help...
Can you prevent a hangover?
It’s no surprise that more than half of us will up our alcohol intake this...
More Popsicles, please: Your tonsils can grow back
In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs...
Sports
Which 0-2 NFL teams have the best chance to rebound and make the playoffs?
It’s hard to admit that your favorite NFL team might have to hit the red...
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin slams Wake Forest for violating ‘unwritten rule,’ backing out of series after loss
Lane Kiffin is not happy with Wake Forest. Days after No. 5 Ole Miss cruised...
Bryce Young trade will continue to haunt the Carolina Panthers for years
There have been plenty of bad, lopsided, franchise-crushing, what-were-you-thinking trades in NFL history. You’d be...