Black Friday sales are everywhere. Judging by retailers’ advertisements stuffed with language like “must-have deals” and “can’t-miss epic finds,” you’d be led to believe that every deal is too good to pass up. But what actually makes a Black Friday deal worth pursuing? An item’s reduced price, availability and affordability …

Washington — A bipartisan group of senators announced Monday that they reached agreement on revised legislation that would enshrine marriage equality into federal law and provide protections for religious liberties, assuaging concerns from some Republican members who feared that the measure could infringe on religious freedom while paving the way …

Forty years after a man was found stabbed to death with a cord wrapped around his neck in Spokane, Washington, police say a suspect has been arrested in Los Angeles.  The 1982 murder of Spokane businessman Archie Rutherford found new life last year after detectives from the Spokane Police Department …

Describing it as a “cheap stunt,” actor Rainn Wilson introduced himself with a new name on social media Thursday, calling himself “Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson” in an effort to raise awareness about climate change. On behalf of environmental advocacy group Arctic Basecamp, “The Office” star posted a …

Elon Musk’s net worth has dropped to an estimated $195.6 billion, according to Forbes. Musk’s net worth dropped on Tuesday, hitting its lowest point this year.  This is the second time since Oct. 1, 2021, that his net worth has dipped below $200 billion, except for a brief drop to …

Companies from ride-sharing platforms to mighty Amazon are either shedding jobs or putting their hiring plans on hold as the U.S. economy slows.  Lyft said Thursday in a regulatory filing it is cutting 13% of its workforce, or almost 700 employees, as it moves to pare costs. The money-losing ride-hailing service has …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave an update on her husband’s health Monday night, saying he is “making steady progress on what will be a long recovery process.”  Paul Pelosi was violently attacked in his and Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home in the early morning hours on Friday by an intruder …

In a town famous for make-believe, a fairy tale has come to life. Welcome to the Witch’s House, a medieval detour among the mansions of Beverly Hills. “It stands out like a sore thumb” – and happily so, says owner Michael J. Libow. Correspondent Lilia Luciano asked, “What is it …

Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market. Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, lost another one-fourth of its value after reporting a second straight quarter of revenue decline amid falling advertising sales and stiff competition from TikTok. That …

Fall is here, and retailers are trotting out a wide variety of products in the most popular flavor of the season — pumpkin spice. But prepare to pay a mint.  That’s because food manufacturers commonly bake an informal “pumpkin spice tax” into the price of dozens of flavored foods and …