Chris Noth explains why Carrie didn't call 911 on 'And Just Like That...'
Chris Noth jokes that he's been wearing black, holding his rosary beads and "saying all my Hail Marys."

Billie Eilish says watching porn from age 11 'really destroyed my brain'
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish has spoken about an addiction to watching pornography, starting at age 11, and how it gave her nightmares and messed her up when she started dating.

'Parasite' star Park So Dam diagnosed with thyroid cancer
South Korean actress Park So Dam, who shot to fame at home and abroad thanks to her role in the Oscar-winning movie "Parasite," has been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer.
'The Voice' crowns Season 21 winners
The Voice" doesn't have just one new champ; it has three. Sibling trio Girl Named Tom, of Team Kelly Clarkson, won NBC's "The Voice" on Tuesday night, besting steep competition and becoming the first group to win on the show.
Online predators are on the rise, Oregon police say
78-year-old Douglas Edward Mulloy thought he was chatting with a 15-year-old girl on social media, when he sent her messages agreeing to meet up with her. Instead, Beaverton Police Detective Chad Opitz showed up.
Boy dies in crash on way to school in; officials say weather a factor
A boy died in a crash that occurred while he was on his way to school in Camas Tuesday morning, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Boris Johnson is in deep trouble -- even his own party is turning on him
Boris Johnson suffered the worst crisis of his premiership on Tuesday night, as weeks of scandal and sleaze culminated in a mass rebellion by many of his own Conservative lawmakers.
Why the Mark Meadows criminal contempt move is so different
There's a tendency to lump the vote by the House on Tuesday night to recommend criminal contempt charges against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the same pile as a previous House vote to do the same to former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon.

Many Black farmers nationwide struggling to keep their farms afloat as they face disparities across the board
Texas cattle rancher Deydra Steans quit her teaching job three years ago to help save her family's farming operations.

Biden administration releases previously classified JFK assassination documents
The Biden administration has released a tranche of secret documents that some historians -- and conspiracy theorists -- hope might shed light on the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Lewis Hamilton knighted following F1 heartbreak
Lewis Hamilton was knighted on Wednesday, days after he narrowly missed out on a record eighth Formula One title.

McConnell on January 6 probe: 'It will be interesting to reveal all the participants that were involved'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he did not speak to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 about then-President Donald Trump's inaction as a crowd stormed the US Capitol.

JOE BIDEN 15 DEC 21|Susan Walsh/AP **This image is for use with this specific article only** President Joe Biden, pictured here, in Washington, on Dec. 6 suggested Mark Meadows was "worthy" of being
New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation's largest police department.

Biden says Meadows seems 'worthy of being held in contempt' for failing to appear for interview with January 6 committee
President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested Mark Meadows was "worthy" of being in held in contempt of Congress after the Democratic-controlled House referred the ex-White House chief of staff to the Department of Justice for failing to appear for a deposition with the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Microsoft warns China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey are exploiting recently revealed software vulnerability
Hackers linked with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have moved to exploit a critical flaw in software used by big tech firms around the world, Microsoft warned late Tuesday.
Why Mitch McConnell's comment about the January 6 committee matters
Mitch McConnell is the master of the "no comment." Ask the Senate minority leader about something that he doesn't want to talk about, and he will give you a "haven't seen that" or "don't have anything to say about that" as easy as Steph Curry shooting a three.
Record December heat leading to 'unprecedented' extreme weather threat
Record December heat surging northward to Canada is fueling severe weather across the central US Wednesday, creating hurricane-force winds, potentially strong overnight tornadoes and an extreme fire threat.
Louisiana residents fed up with living conditions and demanding change
Residents living in Woodlawn Terrace apartment complex are fed up with their living conditions. This comes after many residents were given eviction notices for unpaid rent and told they only had five days to find somewhere else to live.

Human remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O'Jays R&B band
Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank "Frankie" Little Jr, a member of the R&B band The O'Jays, according to police.
The Navy is working on plans to flush contaminated water, including shipping in massive water filters
Lt. Commander John Daly saying the water will have to be turned over several times to scrub the water clean of contaminants in a process that could take 7-14 days.
'Boost everybody.' CEOs should mandate boosters before returning office workers, Andy Slavitt says
The Omicron coronavirus variant will cause a "winter wave" that will complicate the return of workers to offices in the United States, according to Andy Slavitt, a former senior pandemic adviser to President Joe Biden.

The travel industry is getting hit again. Can it take it?
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast. But even as scientists urge patience while they assess the severity of the strain and its impact on the efficacy of vaccines, the travel industry is feeling the pain.

Holidays can be stressful for dogs. Here's how to tackle it
ll those holiday greetings and happy meetings are part of the fun of December, but it might not be so fun for your dog.

DoorDash thinks speedy grocery delivery is the future
DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, household goods and packaged restaurant products. Customers within the delivery zone will see the new option under a "convenience" tab in the app or on the DoorDash website.

Covid-19 outbreaks in 3 leagues postponing games and forcing key players to miss games
With winter almost upon us and people spending more time indoors, Covid-19 cases have been rising.
Neurosurgeons were able to solve problems faster than the general population but showed a slower memory recall speed, researchers said. Mandatory Credit: Morsa Images/Digital Vision/Getty Images
A group of employees at the controversial real-time crime alert startup, Citizen, voted in favor of forming a union.

Rocket scientists and brain surgeons not necessarily smarter than public
Brain surgeons and rocket scientists are not necessarily smarter than the general public, researchers reported Monday, as they tried to settle the argument of whether the phrase "it's not brain surgery" or "it's not rocket science" is most deserved.

Venomous snake found lurking in family's Christmas tree
There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above.
Wisconsin family grieving after hospital loses deceased loved one's personal effects
A Wisconsin family grieving the loss of a loved one says the hospital where she died lost all her personal effects.

UK scrambles for booster shots and tests amid fears of Omicron 'tidal wave'
The United Kingdom's Covid-19 response was under pressure on Tuesday, with the National Health Service (NHS) website crashing due to demand for booster appointments, lateral flow test kits no longer available online and long queues at vaccination walk-in centers.

A key inflation measure just hit its highest level on record
A key inflation gauge showed that US prices continued to climb in November as pandemic-era supply chain chaos and a labor shortage continues.

At least 59 dead after gas tanker explodes in Haiti's second largest city
Scores of people were killed late Monday after a tanker transporting gasoline exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, according to Haiti officials.

Toyota is spending $35 billion on electric cars to close gap on rivals
Toyota is pumping more than $35 billion into electric vehicles as it tries to catch up with other global automakers in the race to cleaner cars.
Wisconsin woman held on $100,000 cash bail for allegedly fatally striking man
A Milwaukee woman charged with first-degree intentional homicide is being held on a $100,000 cash bail.
Police arrest 13-year-old boy for bringing firearm to school in Wisconsin
Racine police arrested a 13-year-old boy after they say he brought a firearm to a school in the Racine Unified School District.
What Elon Musk as 'Person of the Year' says about us
After a year in which vaccines developed by brilliant scientists became widely available in the United States and health care professionals worked heroically to treat millions of people sickened by Covid-19, Time magazine has selected tech billionaire Elon Musk as its Person of the Year. The choice says so much about our priorities as a culture and the way we fixate on the wealthy -- even when their actions are selfish and irresponsible.

Josh Duggar's siblings speak out about his conviction
Some of Josh Duggar's sisters are speaking out in the wake of his recent conviction.
Alabama cemetery hit by vandals, many calling disrespectful
Vandals at a cemetery in Grand Bay left destruction in their wake. People in the area and online saw pictures of what happened, and many called it downright disrespectful.
Life can be tough for kids in many anti-abortion states
Almost all of the states that produce the most unfavorable economic and health care outcomes for children are among those poised to ban or severely restrict access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision.

Getting child tax credit to lowest-income parents proves challenging
When President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats temporarily expanded the child tax credit this spring, they repeatedly touted that it would help cut child poverty nearly in half.

Klobuchar says Senate Democrats will do 'everything to get' Build Back Better passed by Christmas
Democrats are going to do "everything to get" President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act done by Christmas, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday.

FEMA chief says powerful storms 'new normal' in era of climate change
Powerful storms like the ones that tore through parts of the central United States this weekend are the "new normal" in an era of climate change, the top federal emergency management official said on Sunday.

Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election -- and perhaps beyond
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.

Harris to announce new private sector investments in Northern Triangle
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will announce a new slate of commitments from the private sector to invest in the Northern Triangle, senior White House officials say, marking the administration's latest attempt to address the root causes of migration from the region by promoting economic opportunity.

Biden and Manchin to speak Monday as President tries to secure senator's vote on 'Build Back Better' bill
President Joe Biden will speak with Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday as the President works to secure the West Virginia Democrat's support for his expansive economic and climate bill he wants passed by the end of the year.

Supreme Court ruling on Texas law was the result of decades of pressure from anti-abortion groups to shape the court
The anti-abortion movement has won its biggest returns yet on its decades-long investment on reshaping the courts, with a Supreme Court order that allowed the country's second most populous state to cut off almost all access to the procedure.

December's child tax credit payment will be the last one unless Congress acts
Parents are set to get their last monthly infusion of the expanded child tax credit starting Wednesday -- unless Congress acts to extend it for another year.

GOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid
Donald Trump's closest Hill allies are privately lobbying the former President to get involved in a Republican-on-Republican matchup in Illinois, a potentially messy scenario that has sparked internal strife in the party and prompted GOP leaders to launch a counter-campaign aimed at keeping Trump on the sidelines.
Biden to travel to Kentucky to survey storm damage on Wednesday
President Joe Biden on Monday announced he will travel to Kentucky later on this week to survey damage from tornadoes and severe storms.
Democrats say Biden's 'hands partly tied' on Ukraine assistance by budget gridlock
Democratic lawmakers say President Joe Biden's "hands are partly tied" when it comes to sending new military equipment to Ukraine to fend off a potential Russian invasion because Congress has still not passed a budget for 2022 that would unlock "vital additional assistance" to the country.