Television Q&A: Has Food Network really closed 'The Kitchen'?
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Q: Some weeks back I thought I saw that “The Kitchen” was leaving the Food Network and that sometime in December would be its last show. Since then, it continues to be on Food ...Read more
Rick Kogan: 'I Bid You Peace' documentary explores the accusations that ended the Frugal Gourmet
CHICAGO — Jeff Smith was a frequent and influential TV star. Better known as the Frugal Gourmet, he pioneered the food-on-television stream that is now a raging video river. He was also a husband and father of two sons. ...Read more
Review: Plug into 'A Useful Ghost,' a quirky, deep Cannes winner about a possessed vacuum
A possessed vacuum cleaner sparks a revolution in "A Useful Ghost," a satire that's "Brazil" by way of Bangkok. The Grand Prix winner of last year's Cannes Critics Week, filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's snaky, ...Read more
'I'm scared of them' Britney Spears 'incredibly lucky to be alive' after how family 'treated her'
Britney Spears claims she is "incredibly lucky to even be alive" after how her family "treated" her, and she is now "scared" of her relatives.
The 44-year-old pop megastar, who was freed from a 13-year conservatorship in ...Read more
Dave Coulier 'in remission' after double cancer battle
Dave Coulier is "in remission" after battling two different types of cancer.
The Full House star, 66, was diagnosed with tongue cancer last year just seven months after beating Stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma following a ...Read more
Barry Manilow postpones Las Vegas shows to 'focus on healing'
Barry Manilow has postponed his upcoming shows so he can focus "on healing" after undergoing surgery to remove part of his lung,
The 82-year-old entertainer - who is battling lung cancer- revealed he's "doing great" after...Read more
Josh Radnor and Jordana Jacobs welcome baby boy
Josh Radnor and Jordana Jacobs have welcomed their first child into the world.
The How I Met Your Mother star - who is best known for portraying Ted Mosby in the CBS sitcom - took to social media to reveal and he and his ...Read more
Sacramento is doubling down on tiny homes. Is it a bold move or a misguided one?
Sheleko Maynard was riding on a bus, worried about the possibility of spending another year living alone outside in a tent when she got a call: She had been accepted into a tiny home community in Sacramento and could move ...Read more
When health insurance costs more than the mortgage
When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his “gold” Affordable Care Act health plan, the 37-year-old opted for skimpier ...Read more
Editorial: Trump checks slams by left with ICE pivot
President Donald Trump’s detractors have portrayed him as a fascist, dictatorial, freedom-hating fiend. The aggressive ICE arrests and protests in Minneapolis, including two shooting deaths of civilians, only added fuel ...Read more
NIH grant disruptions slow down breast cancer research
Inside a cancer research laboratory on the campus of Harvard Medical School, two dozen small jars with pink plastic lids sat on a metal counter. Inside these humble-looking jars is the core of Joan Brugge’s current ...Read more
It's 2026 and you're uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage. But there are still ways to find care.
Over the next decade, ...Read more
China ramps up energy boom flagged by Musk as key to AI race
New data on China’s relentless energy installations underscore warnings from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang that the nation’s world-beating power network will deliver a major advantage over the U.S. in the race to dominate...Read more
If you're pregnant and uninsured, Medicaid might be your answer
When she noticed an unusual craving for hot dogs, Matte’a Brooks suspected her body was telling her something, so she decided to take a pregnancy test. She took two just to be sure. Both were positive.
“I was ...Read more
Will AI put me out of a job? How artificial intelligence is being used in casino gaming
Will artificial intelligence put me out of a job?
That’s the lingering fear some employees in the gaming industry are contemplating as rapidly evolving technology is deployed in workplaces across the globe, including in...Read more
Some big chains may see a dip, but good pizza rules in Metro Detroit
Not even a week into the new year, the Wall Street Journal was touting some ominous news.
"America is falling out of love with pizza," reads a Jan. 4 headline.
It's just not true — at least not in Metro Detroit — ...Read more
California's high-speed rail project about to lose federal money again. Does it matter?
WASHINGTON — California’s high-speed rail project will officially lose $928 million in federal funding under the transportation spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law this week, a cut the Trump ...Read more
COUNTERPOINT: Trump's flawed import tariff policy
It has been 10 months since President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” import tariff announcement in April. Ultimately, that announcement led to U.S. import tariffs rising to an average of 17 percent, their highest ...Read more
Illinois Rewilding Law, first in US, a step toward state wetland protection
CHICAGO — As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known ...Read more
POINT: Why Trump's tariffs work
The debate over President Donald Trump’s tariffs was never really about economics; it was about framing.
Instead of asking whether tariffs generated leverage, revenue or strategic correction, many observers chose a ...Read more
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