Some podcasters raised concerns this week over a new Spotify feature that will publicly display how many plays each podcast episode gets. The streaming service on Tuesday announced the rollout of its “Plays” metric, calling the feature “another invaluable source of insight” for creators “as they look to optimize their content for success.” But after…
CLEVELAND — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a Republican and a former Ohio State football coach, confirmed Thursday that he is considering a run for governor in 2026. Tressel, who previously said he was not thinking about a bid but stopped short of ruling one out, indicated in a statement first shared with NBC News…
President Donald Trump will announce a plan to lower U.S. prescription drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medications to prices paid abroad, according to an administration official familiar with the matter — a strategy he pursued unsuccessfully during his first term. Trump is expected to sign an executive order early…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump privately pressed Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a phone call on Wednesday to add two additional proposals to the massive package for his agenda: raising the tax rate on the highest earners and closing the so-called carried interest loophole, according to a Republican leadership source as well as two other…
One of Los Angeles’ historic and most storied sports venues and one of the city’s newest will share the Olympics ceremony stage in 2028. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host the Opening and Closing Ceremony for the 2028 Olympics, it was announced Thursday. The Opening Ceremony on July…
Kaja Sokola, a former runway model from Poland who accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault in a lawsuit, tearfully described the alleged encounter as the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” during testimony at Weinstein’s sexual abuse retrial on Thursday. Sokola, 39, who said the assault happened in 2006 when she was 16 years…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke temporary legal status to more than 500,000 immigrants that had been granted it by the Biden administration. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is seeking to end the Biden program that allowed 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela…
Former President Joe Biden denied he suffered cognitive decline while serving in the White House, saying allegations trickling out since he departed his position were off base. “They are wrong,” Biden said on an episode of ABC’s “The View” on Thursday. He was asked about “deeply sourced” books that indicated a sharp decline in his…
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate is expected to move forward with a vote Thursday on a bipartisan crypto regulation bill, but it’s unclear if enough Democrats will support it as negotiations between the two parties are ongoing. The Senate Banking Committee passed the GENIUS Act, which would create the first U.S. regulatory framework for issuers…
A mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of a former Grand Rapids police officer in the 2022 shooting of Patrick Lyoya, who was fatally shot following a traffic stop. Lyoya, 26, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was shot and killed on April 4, 2022, by former officer Christopher Schurr. Schurr had…
