Anna Wintour’s already big job just got bigger. In a series of big changes at Condé Nast announced Wednesday, Wintour — the editor in chief of Vogue and artistic director of all the US — was also named “global content advisor” for the company’s international brands. The new role gives her more authority over Vogue’s … Continue reading "Anna Wintour expands title in Cond\u00e9 Nast reshuffling"

NORWALK, Conn. — Authorities say they’ve arrested a Connecticut man interested in committing a mass shooting and seized weapons and ammunition from his home. Norwalk and FBI officials say 22-year-old Brandon Wagshol was charged Thursday with illegal possession of large capacity ammunition magazines. Police say they received a tip that Wagshol was trying to buy … Continue reading "Man interested in committing mass shooting arrested in Connecticut"

Democrats like to blame Washington’s mushrooming deficits on the Trump tax cuts, but new data from the Treasury Department this week shine a light on the biggest culprit: runaway spending. Federal outlays for the first 10 months of this fiscal year hit $3.7 trillion, a record sum, even after adjusting for inflation. Indeed, the highest … Continue reading "Dems can\u2019t blame DC\u2019s $900B deficit on Trump\u2019s tax cuts"

The mayor of El Paso claims that President Trump referred to him as a “RINO” — aka “Republican in Name Only” — during his visit to the grieving Texas city last week after the Walmart shooting. The condemnation allegedly came during a private meeting and stemmed from a disagreement the two had back in February … Continue reading "El Paso mayor says Trump called him ‘RINO’ aka ‘Republican in Name Only’"

Odds are if you like “Modern Family” and call yourself an early bird — you sleep on your back, according to new research. The study examined the way respondents sleep and split respondents into three groups: those who sleep on their back, side sleepers and those who sleep predominantly on their bellies. Results showed those … Continue reading "What your sleeping position says about your personality"

There’s been more discussion recently about protecting life on Earth from a devastating asteroid strike. But a new study suggests that space rocks actually made life possible on the Blue Planet. Researchers identified isotopes of selenium in rocks in Earth’s mantle and found identical isotope signatures inside certain meteorites, notably those from the outer solar … Continue reading "Study finds meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible"

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientist Gregg Beckham is an avid scuba diver. So he’s seen the problem of plastics in the world’s oceans firsthand. “I’ve been going to some places fairly frequently for the last 15 or so years,” he said, “and the prevalence of plastics that I’ve observed anecdotally in the ocean has … Continue reading "Scientists finding new ways to fight plastic waste"

ATLANTA — A few of the Jets’ problem areas looked exactly like that — problematic — Thursday night in their preseason matchup with the Falcons. While a few others actually looked OK in a 22-10 Jets win. If you are general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Adam Gase, the depth at cornerback and the … Continue reading "Jets alarm bells sound even as one area shines in uneven win"

“We had a motto: What’s said on set stays on set,” says Brady Noon, one of the young stars of “Good Boys,” the raunchy, hard-R comedy out Friday. Brady plays Thor, one of three sixth-graders (Jacob Tremblay and Keith L. Williams play the others) trying to make it to their first “kissing party.” Along the … Continue reading "‘Good Boys’ actors had bleeping good time on raunchy film"

Democrats seeking their party’s 2020 nomination seem convinced that health care systems in Canada and Europe are better and cheaper than America’s because the government plays a larger role in them. But our country is distinguished less by its level of public spending on health, which is near the average for developed countries, than by … Continue reading "How the government\u2019s hospital-protection racket drives up costs"