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Gucci Osteria Beverly Hills Receives First Michelin Star

L.A. restaurant Gucci Osteria Beverly Hills has been awarded a Michelin star in the 2021 edition of the prestigious MICHELIN Guide California.

MOVE Texas Hosts Voter Registration Events Across Texas for National Voter Registration Day

Today is National Voter Registration Day and MOVE Texas is hosting more than 50 drives all across Texas to register thousands of new voters in the wake of egregious restrictions on the freedom to vote enacted earlier this year. These …

Governor Abbott Appoints Six to Texas Energy Reliability Council

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brad Jones, Nate Murphy, George Presses, Edward Stones, Jon Taylor, and Melissa Trevino to the Texas Energy Reliability Council for terms at the pleasure of the Governor. The Texas Energy Reliability Council was established to …

Billy Bob Thornton and 'Goliath' cast on bringing the show to an end

Billy Bob Thornton is going to miss "just about everything" about playing Billy McBride on "Goliath."

Attorney for Gabby Petito's family skeptical that fiancé Brian Laundrie's family will help FBI search

An attorney for Gabby Petito's family expressed skepticism Tuesday that the parents of her fiancé Brian Laundrie would help in the FBI's ongoing search for him.

WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says

More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent commission said on Tuesday.

Dutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister

Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Hague.

Police chief resigns as 'inexcusable surge of violent crime' grips Louisiana city

The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month.

People near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito's memory

While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in North Port, Florida, in an effort to honor Petito's life.

Here's everything Amazon announced at its big product event — including a $999 robot

Amazon is continuing its quest to cover our homes and bodies with Amazon devices.

House Democrats could vote on debt ceiling as soon as Tuesday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats that a vote on raising the debt ceiling could come as soon as Tuesday, a source in the Democratic caucus meeting told CNN.

Oregon approves the nation's first new congressional map

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the state's redistricting bills Monday, hours before a deadline that would've taken the process out of the legislature's hands and making Oregon the first state with a new congressional map after the 2020 Census.

Trump's former press secretary details his mysterious 2019 hospital visit in behind-the-scenes look at his White House

Former President Donald Trump's secret visit to Walter Reed in 2019 appeared to be for a routine colonoscopy, according to Stephanie Grisham, Trump's former press secretary and first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff.

US government will run out of money by October 18, Treasury secretary says

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that the federal government will likely run out of cash and extraordinary measures by October 18 unless Congress raises the debt ceiling.

Las Vegas man pleads not guilty to 12 counts stemming from attack on US Capitol

The housing shortage has created a crisis for renters across the Las Vegas Valley, and many are worried about the terms of lease renewals and sticker shock for increases in rent.