2+ week, 2+ day ago   (572+ words) 1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text”> Did anyone ever trust that purple dinosaur? A curdled mug of nostalgia for adult-size puppets leading children around candy-hued soundstage sets, “Buddy” is a horror comedy scraped from the fuzzy lining of low-rent kiddie programming. Director Casper Kelly,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (403+ words) New York City’s Department of Finance is sending a second wave of pied-à-terre tax letters to roughly 10,800 property owners, even as it mails a very different kind of letter to other owners from the first round, telling them, in effect,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (521+ words) WASHINGTON — President Trump announced the formation of a new military Space Academy during a Friday visit to Houston — before calling up astronauts aboard the International Space Station, with one crew member informing the president his mustache is “great in microgravity....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (360+ words) Yo Gotti really doesn’t want young people eating at his restaurant. You would think any business owner would want anyone with money to come patronize their establishment. Unless it’s a fine dining experience where you can’t come in wearing flip-flops,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) Humans seem preternaturally drawn to stories of animals surviving long journeys across a city, state, or country. Those Homeward Bound movies probably had something to do with it. Today, we have one such story, this one involving a rare sea…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) As temperature soared and Angelenos wilted on Sunday, forecasters had an unwelcome message: Another week of heat is coming. In fact, this probably will be the hottest week so far in this unusually hot year. The National Weather Service is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (549+ words) Drew Brees may have stepped off the field, but he’s still in the game when it comes to wellness. While no longer throwing touchdowns, the former Saints quarterback has managed to stay busy, tagging in as an NFL game analyst…...

3+ week, 5+ min ago   (151+ words) Teachers and educators were fuming on Sunday after President Donald Trump’s education chief fumbled a question about classroom technology during a CNN interview. Linda McMahon, who founded World Wrestling Entertainment with her husband, Vince, told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday’s…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (316+ words) The Chucky doll mask sicko who allegedly harassed a female jogger in Philadelphiaearlier this week could be hiding on the West Coast, cops have said. Authorities identified the suspect as 22-year-old Zymire Hughes and believe he may have already fled…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (217+ words) “At this school, your teacher is your God.” I’ve heard multiple teachers say that it is acceptable — even necessary — to beat up (figuratively, I presume) on their students. A celebrated violin teacher once told me that she did not consider…...