Trump fails to halt contempt-of-court fine during appeal NEW YORK — A New York appeals court denied former President Donald Trump’s request to suspend his $10,000-a-day fine for contempt of court while he challenges a judge’s ruling that he failed to r…
Movie review: ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel a ‘verse-trip through the mundane
In 2022, the multiverse is seemingly everywhere (all at once) on movie screens, including, of course, in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the sequel to 2016’s “Doctor Strange.” The film sees snarky superhero surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (B…
What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on ‘Spring Awakening’ cast
Debuting Tuesday, May 3, on HBO Max is a documentary taking a look at a reunion 15 years in the making. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” follows the reunion concert of the original cast of the eight-time Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening,” b…
News briefs
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s accusers say she lied under oath in insurrection caseWASHINGTON — Lawyers for voters seeking to use the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist clause to block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s return to Congress accused her of lying at a…
Auto review: The 2022 Range Rover is a sublime lesson in modernist reductive luxury design
The problem with American luxury SUVs isn’t the lack of luxury; it’s that they don’t always go far enough. The opulence is there, but it’s particularly middlebrow, or what a middlebrow customer thinks a sophisticated type might want in their leather-li…
Auto review: 2023 Solterra is the electric Subaru for Subaru people
Subaru knows its people, who are among the most loyal to any automotive brand. They love their Outbacks, Foresters, Ascents and WRXs. They are also among the most environmentally conscious, dog-friendly, off-roading auto owners around. They take their …
Heidi Stevens: ‘Our problem is not a lack of empathy.’ How one woman’s trauma led her to train people to comfort
A few weeks ago I wrote about Deb, a friend whose family experienced a deep crisis when her oldest daughter’s depression and anxiety led her to harm herself. After months of staying silent, Deb and her family started telling friends. They discovered th…
News briefs
Biden says he’s considering some student debt relief, but not $50,000WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden shot down speculation that he is open to canceling up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers Thursday, after Democratic lawmakers in fa…
This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 23, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publisher…
This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 23, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publisher…