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Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Nov. 14, 2024 19:30 PM EST

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here's Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Only one...

John Krasinski named People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

Nov. 13, 2024 11:12 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The...

United Way and Paramount to air benefit for hurricane relief

Oct. 30, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — United Way Worldwide and Paramount Global on Wednesday announced they will host a benefit to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. CBS Television and CMT will air the one-hour special at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, according to a news...

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Oct. 16, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the presidential race moves into its final weeks, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump embarked on an interview blitz that offered new details about their policy priorities and their political strategies. In recent days, Harris has sat with...

The Latest: Hurricane Milton threatens to overshadow presidential campaigning

Oct. 09, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

Hurricane Milton is threatening to overshadow presidential campaigning as it menaces Florida. The storm has already scrambled Donald Trump's schedule. He put off a virtual event Tuesday night focused on health care and postponed a Univision town hall in Miami. He was in Pennsylvania...

The Latest: Harris continues media blitz with 3 more national interviews

Oct. 08, 2024 20:53 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris is continuing her media tour Tuesday with three more interviews for national audiences, with Election Day now just four weeks away. The Democratic presidential nominee appeared in New York with the women of “The View,” spoke with radio host Howard...

Harris gets personal in media blitz, balks at breaking with Biden on policy

Oct. 08, 2024 20:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better with a cascade of media appearances Tuesday, but the most lasting impression might have been her unwillingness to break with Joe Biden. Asked on ABC’s “The View” how she would be different from the...

Stephen & Evie Colbert's red rice recipe, a dish both jammy and tangy

Sep. 23, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

STEPHEN: My love of red rice started at Stiles Point Elementary School on James Island, South Carolina. The cafeteria served it just about every day, and that was fine with me. I’ve had a lot since then, but this comes closest to the deep savory sweetness that those lunch ladies somehow whipped...