Former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is set to resume Thursday in Manhattan, where Michael Cohen, his so-called fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution’s key witness, is expected back on the witness stand to give more testimony. Cohen has already testified for nearly 10 hours about his role in facilitating the $130,000 payment to porn […]
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How California Republicans learned to buck Trump and love electric vehicles
LOS ANGELES — Donald Trump thinks electric vehicles are anathema to the American Dream — he calls them union-busting job-killers that are “all made in China.” Someone forgot to tell California Republicans. California Republicans are living in a different reality from the majority of conservatives across the country, who have heeded Trump’s message that President […]
Top things I learned on a road trip in an electric car rental: EV tips and tricks
Picture the thrill of the open road, the allure of adventure beckoning at every turn — this is the preferred mode of travel for my husband and me. Yet, our recent journey through the majestic Colorado Rockies took an unexpected twist when the car rental agency handed me the keys to an electric vehicle (EV). […]
Olive oil may lower your risk of dementia-related death — and 4 other things we learned about healthy living this week
Welcome to your weekly roundup of health news you may have missed. This week, experts spoke to Yahoo about the increase in children’s colorectal cancers — and what may be behind the alarming trend. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also shared that doctors found a dead worm in his brain and Jessica Biel […]
David Duchovny’s new podcast is about failure. Here’s how he’s learned to ’embrace’ it.
David Duchovny has starred in two major TV hits (The X-Files and Californication, for which he’s won a total of two Golden Globes), received an M.A. from Yale, published a handful of novels, released three albums as a singer-songwriter and is fresh from directing his second feature film. Given all this success, it might be […]
What happened to the Republican war on ‘woke’ — and what we should have learned from it
This isn’t going to be more musing about whether America has reached “peak woke.” But that is part of the story. So let’s start there. About a decade ago, many on the left embraced the word “woke,” a term with roots in African American culture and activism. It originally meant staying awake — that is, […]
‘Top Chef’ star reveals lessons and recipes learned from her mother
Chef Adrienne Cheatham celebrates her mother by cooking a “lifelong favorite” meal inspired by her. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kelly Marshall, Getty Images) Harlem-based chef, cookbook author and TV personality Adrienne Cheatham says that some of the most impactful life — and cooking — lessons she’s learned were passed on by her mother and […]
‘Everything I learned in my first class has changed’
Apr. 27—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Like many others in Johnstown, Harvey Kline left his Decker Avenue home early July 20, 1977, headed to his job at Bethlehem Steel. He got as far as Fairfield Avenue at Broad Street before being turned back by floodwaters. He tried again at Delaware Avenue and was blocked again, so he […]
What we learned from David Pecker’s testimony
On the docket: Pecker, wrapped We’ve now finished our first week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial – and have one major witness in the books. David Pecker, the former CEO of American Media Inc (AMI), and CEO and publisher of the National Enquirer, wrapped up his testimony on Friday afternoon after […]
Russian TV Described Marjorie Taylor Greene as a ‘Demonstrably Heterosexual’ Beauty. Here’s What Else We Learned
Claim: Russian TV praised U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., as “a real beauty” and “demonstrably heterosexual.” Rating: Rating: True On April 21, 2024, a clip from a Russian news broadcast purportedly praising U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., was shared by accounts on X critical of Trump and his allies: The clip, provided by the […]
What I learned playing through pain
Susan J. Demas climbing Buffalo Mountain in Colorado in 2010 | Demas photo Welcome to the inaugural weekly newsletter from me, your intrepid (and sometimes exhausted) Michigan Advance Editor-in-Chief. It’s been 20 years since I wrote my first regular political column, back when I first moved to Michigan in my 20s with a toddler in tow. Now […]
Watching sports is good for you — and 3 other things we learned about health this week
Welcome to your weekly check-in on the latest health news. This week saw a salmonella outbreak linked to organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s, a new report from the American Psychological Association on why social media needs to be made safer for young users and a study that found that signs of multiple sclerosis can […]