CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - As Christmas approaches, many families are writing letters to Santa, but the Ripple Effect program in Champaign is writing letters to those who are incarcerated. "Sometimes ...

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Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani’s front-running campaign to lead the nation’s largest city is stoking fear among moderate Democrats that his far-left politics will cost them at the ballot box. They worry a ...

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As Democratic members of the Texas House continue to boycott their state Capitol, some Oregon Democratic lawmakers are cheering them on. And that has rankled some Oregon Republicans. Senate Republican ...

Since rolling out the redesign of its Firefly app in April, Adobe has been releasing major updates for the generative AI hub at a near monthly clip. Today, the company is introducing a handful of new ...

The Trump administration's "Big Beautiful Bill" is making it's way to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law after being passed by the House on July 3. The 218-214 House vote came after a ...