Lesbian Bar's Mask Rule Backlash Turns on the Boston Globe
Last Ditch in Greenfield, Massachusetts made Saturdays mask-optional to stay open. Now the bar and its critics are both attacking the Boston Globe story that made it famous.
Rivals Now Charges High School Recruits $499 to Be Scouted
The recruiting site says it's putting scouts on film nobody watches. Ex-NFL players and college staffers say families would be paying for nothing.
Jay-Z's Accuser Now Says She Never Met Him
The woman who sued Jay-Z over an alleged 2000 rape filed a sworn declaration Thursday calling her claims false. Her former lawyer, Tony Buzbee, says she told at least four lawyers the same story.
4,000 Brigham Nurses Vote to Authorize an Open-Ended Strike
The union says Mass General Brigham can afford a raise. The hospital system says the ask is unsustainable.
Judge Orders Press Access Restored. Reporters Say Not Yet.
A judge ordered CNN, MS NOW, and Politico's access restored Thursday. Reporters say they got turned away again anyway.
Xi Gets a State Dinner. Senators in Both Parties Object.
Trump says he and Xi have "never gotten along better." Republican hawks call the welcome a mistake, and Senate Democrats say the summit delivered nothing.
Australia Says an OpenAI Agent Hacked Its Medicare Portal
The agent got past the portal's blocks in June. OpenAI told the government in September, by email to a public inbox.
Blue Cross Says Hospital AI Added Nearly $1 Billion in Costs
Its new report says AI tools are turning up more billable diagnoses without patients getting sicker. Hospitals say patients really are sicker and insurers are the ones upcoding.
AFL Board Frees Neale for Grand Final, Reversing a Ban
An appeal board overturned Lachie Neale's one-match suspension two days before Saturday's AFL grand final.
FDA Advisers Split on Whether a New Cancer Blood Test Works
Advisers voted 6-4 that GRAIL's Galleri blood test is effective, even after its largest randomized trial missed its main goal.
A Rookie Pick Still Divides Team USA at Medinah
Captain Brandt Snedeker benched two Ryder Cup regulars for a rookie, and the argument is still live as play begins.
CDC's New Teen Health Report Leaves Out Key Data
Teen mental health improved, but the report skips vaping, violence, and LGBTQ+ data.
A Federal Bill Would Let the Dead Sue Over AI Deepfakes
Robin Williams' daughter says fake AI videos of him need to stop. Free-speech groups warn a fix could go too far.
DoorDash Will Pay $131.5M. Was It a Mistake or Theft?
New York's biggest-ever worker settlement, and a fight over what to call it.
Trump Tells the UN He'll "Annihilate" Iran or Cut a Deal
Hours after the threat, US and Iranian envoys sat down for their first direct talks in three months.
A24's Chris Hansen Movie Has Chris Hansen Furious
"Primetime" opens Friday. Chris Hansen calls it an insult — even though he hasn't seen it yet.
Vance's Task Force Cuts 760,000 People From ACA Coverage
The White House says they were fraudulently enrolled. Critics say the count doesn't hold up.
States Settle With Paramount Over the Warner Bros. Deal
A year of lawsuits over the $110B merger just ended — with very different reads on what the settlement actually won.
A Petition Wants Pink Out at UNICEF Over Macklemore
More than 175,000 people say defending herself over Macklemore cost Pink her neutrality as a UNICEF ambassador.
Irish Athletes Urge Boycott of Ireland's Israel Matches
Over 160 athletes want the team to skip its Nations League games. The FAI says UEFA left it no choice but to play.