Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Acyn Torabi isn’t a Democratic star like former president Barack Obama or a liberal media giant like MSNBC. But the 40-something single dad, working from his home office in Los Angeles, has beaten ...

Published years before WW2, Sally Carson's prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small German town – and ...

Tickets for the 2025-26 season will be available at www.galloarts.org or at the center’s box office, 1000 I St., Modesto.

In March, Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Littleton was taken off the Legislative Administration Committee, which deals with ...

Growing disquiet over tariffs forcing up prices could lead to hard landing for his acceptance of Qatar’s gift of a $400m jet ...

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Disneyland turns 70 in July, but will begin its birthday party a bit early, starting Friday and running through the summer of 2026.

Bill Murray was his roommate. Dennis Miller says he shaped the show more than anyone except Lorne Michaels. Conan O’Brien says his signature style is “the comedy of over-explaining ...

Met Gala Monday is the biggest day of the year at the Carlyle, where dozens of celebrities descend pre- and post-glam — with ...