Loni Anderson arrives at the 22nd Annual Race To Erase MS Event held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Friday, April 24, 2015, in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP LOS ANGELES — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days …
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NPR’s Sarah McCammon talks with Edward Lengel, former Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, about President Trump’s plans to build a ballroom at the White House. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: President Trump recently unveiled a plan he’s been thinking about for years. The White House is getting a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Here’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday. …
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Tariffs on coffee and tea could give a boost to North America’s only native caffeinated plant. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Abianne Falla, owner of CatSpring Yaupon. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Your morning caffeine fix could be getting more expensive thanks to President Trump’s latest wave of tariffs, set to go into effect this week. Brazil, the world’s largest producer of …
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A Boeing sign is pictured outside the Renton Production Facility in Renton, Wash., on Nov. 3, 2024. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images Roughly 3,200 unionized workers at Boeing facilities in Missouri and Illinois have voted to strike beginning at midnight Monday after failing to reach an agreement on a labor contract. …
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This photo taken from video by Artem Sheldr shows an aerial view of the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano of the Eastern volcanic belt, about 200 km (125 miles) northeast of the regional center of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia far east, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Artem Sheldr/AP hide caption toggle caption Artem Sheldr/AP A massive volcano has erupted in Russia’s far eastern …
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People sun tan in grass off the Lakefront Trail on the North Side as a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area and creates poor air quality, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times hide caption toggle caption Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times Hazy skies hung over parts of the midwest and northeastern U.S. on Sunday, caused by smoke drifting …
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Interim U.S. Attorney General for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro listens to President Donald Trump speak during her swearing in ceremony, May 28, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, filling the post after …
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Relationship advice often centers on the idea of growing together to avoid drifting apart. But in the horror movie Together, growing apart isn’t an option for one couple. Alison Brie stars as Millie, a teacher who’s ready to take the next step in her relationship: marriage. Her partner of more than a decade, Tim, played by Dave Franco, is an …
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Coconut is pushed through the breakers during the World Dog Surfing Championships Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Pacifica, Calif. Eakin Howard/AP hide caption toggle caption Eakin Howard/AP Charlie the 10-year-old yellow lab likes surfing so much, he will grab his surfboard and run toward the water. His humans sometimes have to hide his board if they want to chat with …
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Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on tariffs, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, calling it quits after days of contentious …
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