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This year’s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore 02/06/2026 12:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Dozens of advertisers are pulling out all the stops for Super Bowl 60, airing Movie Review: In submission romance 'Pillion,' BDSM meets barbershop quartet 02/05/2026 02:28pm • “Do you give?” It can be a pertinent question in any relationship, but it’s a particularly poignant one for the BDSM couple of Harry Lighton’s kink-friendly, disarmingly affecting romance “Pillion.” Like most lovers, Colin (Harry Melling) and Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) have an understand 200 chickens euthanized, other animals recovered by Prince William police after Haymarket FBI raid 01/30/2026 03:56pm • Prince William County police euthanized approximately 200 chickens earlier this week due to poor health and contagious upper respiratory infections following the FBI's Jan. 21 raid at Haymarket's Rancho Los Cerritos farm that led to the arrests of the farm's manager and owner on drug and gun traf The Latest: Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' as Tehran signals executions ahead 01/14/2026 10:42pm • U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel 01/14/2026 08:42pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials signaled Wednesday that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervenes in the domestic unrest. The threats emerged as some perso With Potomac View Elementary's looming closure, Prince William schools proposes new redistricting plan 01/14/2026 03:02pm • Prince William County Public Schools officials have presented the division’s recommended redistricting scenario, paving the way for the possible reassignment of over 2,600 students to new schools. Within the recommended proposal – “Scenario 6” – the aging Potomac View Elementary will cl Warm up with creamy rutabaga, parsnip and cheddar soup 01/14/2026 08:40am • You have to become a little crafty at this time of year about getting vegetables onto the table in ways that still feel interesting. In many places, the cold has settled in, farmers’ market offerings have thinned out, and we’re left with the hardiest of fruits and vegetables. Root vegetables are Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes -- and no one is coming to help 01/05/2026 03:33pm • The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: “Mind your own business.” Using a washcloth, the roommate scooped vomit from the 68-year-old’s mouth, begging From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou Holiday family drama on full display in 'Rules for Living' at Bethesda's Round House Theatre 12/31/2025 02:21pm • It’s Christmas Day. A family get together is about to go down. Two adult brothers bring their significant others over to mom and dad’s house — sounds lovely. What could go wrong? As it turns out: plenty. "Rules For Living," running through Jan. 4 at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland Movie Review: The Neil Diamond-inspired 'Song Sung Blue' hits all the wrong notes 12/17/2025 01:12pm • The story of Mike and Claire Sardina — a struggling husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act from Milwaukee — was never the stuff of Hollywood movies. Unfortunately, it’s been made into one. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are slumming to play the slightly batty couple in the big-hearted but mis Michele Singer Reiner, photographer who inspired 1980s rom-com's happy end, dies 12/15/2025 07:03pm • Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights who inspired the happy conclusion to the 1980s romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally…,” has died. She and her husband, director Rob Reiner, were found stabbed to death Sunday at their home in the Brentwood nei 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 12/14/2025 07:00pm • With 2025 ending, savvy savers should start penciling in a few items on their personal finance to-do lists. One of the most important is planning for 2026 Roth IRA contributions. This account was designed for everyday Americans as a tax-sheltered investing option that complements a workplace 401(k) The US stock market hits record highs, even as worries about an AI bubble continue 12/11/2025 04:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street set records on Thursday, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market. The S&P 500 inched up 0.2% and eked past its prior all-time closing high, which was set in October. The Dow Jone Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55 12/10/2025 08:16pm • LONDON (AP) — Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer. The family said in a statement on Kinsella's Instagram account that "she died