National Guard deployments in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings

The deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington faces challenges in two courts on Friday — one in the nation's capital and another ...
British Comedy Guide

40 years of The Comedy Store Players

As The Comedy Store Players celebrate their 40th anniversary, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch and Ruth Bratt discuss the history of the improv group.
Polygon

Why Tina Romero put a queer twist on her father’s zombie-movie legacy with Queens of the Dead

One of the first lines of dialogue in the queer horror-comedy Queens of the Dead is delivered by actor and drag queen Julie Jay, who discovers a blood trail while on the hunt for her latest booty call ...
People

Woman Notices Her Phone Battery Draining Faster Than Usual, Then Discovers Stepdad Put a Tracker on Her Phone

When a woman found out her stepdad was monitoring her location without permission, she considered going “low-contact” with family until she got a proper apology Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at ...
The Hill

GOP, Thune surprise Democrats, daring them to block defense spending bill during shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has surprised Democrats by scheduling a vote Thursday on advancing the $852 billion defense appropriations bill amid the government shutdown. The defense ...
The New York Times

Have Something to Say? Put It on a Flier.

“They’re like these little distress signals sent into the world, and you have no idea if anyone will respond." They’re not just for missing pets or yard sales. Fliers these days are for internet memes ...
New York Post

Fla. teacher who forced students to address her as ‘Mx.’ instead of ‘Ms.’ or ‘Mrs.’ put on leave

A Gainesville elementary school teacher has been placed on leave after Florida’s attorney general accused her of breaking state law by asking to be addressed with the gender-neutral title “Mx.” ...
People

Diane Keaton Was a Once-in-a-Lifetime Fashion Icon. Look Back on How Her Signature Style Came to Be

Hats off to the legendary actress who made fashion her own on the red carpet, the big screen and beyond LMPC via Getty; Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Diane Keaton will be remembered for her zest for life — ...
syracuse.com

A Cicero driver asks the DOT: Who thought it was a good idea to do so much construction at once? (video)

Who in the state transportation department thought it would be a good idea to build a new roundabout in Cicero at the same time Interstate 81 construction narrowed highway lanes and shut down bridges?
PC Gamer

Don't count on Arc Raiders ever getting a first-person mode: 'Once you start being able to put your face right up against an asset, it kind of falls apart'

Third Person Shooter Extraction shooter Gravebound's bullet hell action adds an exciting twist to the genre, and you can try it out in an open play test right now Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders ...
Yahoo

Dem staffer threatened to ‘put a knot’ on GOP lawmaker’s head, judge grants protection order

A Democrat staffer allegedly threatened to "put a knot" on the head of his boss's Black GOP opponent, leading a Virginia magistrate to grant a protective order for the Republican, Del. A.C. Cordoza.
USA Today

Will the NFL put a team in London? Benefits, obstacles to overseas football

The NFL is going international once again in Week 7. For the third week in a row, two NFL teams are facing off in London: the Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars. The two 4-2 squads face off at ...