Hollywood strikes enter new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return

Drew Barrymore — a daughter of a proud acting dynasty — is making new batches of her syndicated talk show despite picketers outside the studio, as daytime TV becomes the latest battlefield in the ongoing Hollywood labor strife.

Health news on infections and dementia, addiction and seeing a dentist online

This week's breaking health news includes a look at the large share of Americans who know personally someone who struggles with addiction and what they think can be done.

Desert shrimp? How a hurricane's remnants revived Joshua Tree National Park crustaceans

The remnants of Hurricane Hilary brought a threatened crustacean species back to life in Southern California's desert.

Retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism — he fears the GOP has lost its way

Mitt Romney's decision not to run for another Senate term has a distant echo of his father's departure from politics five decades ago. Both the Utah senator and his father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, were top Republican contenders for the presidency but fell short of the White House.

New Mexico governor suspends guns in city's parks, playgrounds

New Mexico's governor on Friday narrowed her heavily criticized blanket suspension on the right to carry guns in the state's largest metropolitan area to one just covering parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque and its surrounding county.

TikTok fined $370M over handling of children's data in Europe

TikTok has been fined $370 million for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday.

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfire down to at least 97 people. Previously officials said they believed at least 115 people had died in the fire, but further testing shows they had multiple DNA samples from some of those who died.