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People at a watch party in Miami listen as former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate in September. (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press) As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election. He’s tuned out. “People are … Read more

The wife of a journalist who was shot during a gang attack in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday cries as an ambulance arrives with his body. (Odelyn Joseph / Associated Press) A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head … Read more

The Redfords didn’t need long to sell this serene northern California retreat. Open Homes Robert Redford didn’t need long to sell his serene waterfront residence located north of San Francisco. After listing the Tiburon, California spread for $4.15 million in early December, Redford and his wife — the artist Sibylle Szaggars Redford — have sold … Read more

These are not the face tattoos your mother warned you about — but maybe she should have. Beauty chasers are suddenly shelling out hundreds of dollars for something called “semipermanent blush,” a new kind of cosmetic tattooing that’s become trendy in NYC — despite critics likening the finished product to “rosacea” or a “permanent sunburn.” It’s the … Read more

Christmas came early for Trump. Car companies and other top CEOs are rushing to donate millions of dollars to the president elect’s inauguration fund before Trump, 78, enters the Oval Office on Jan. 20 — with Toyota being the latest to hand over the cash. A rep for the Japan-based automotive manufacturer confirmed it had … Read more

Police said Brianna Alvelo was so ticked at the tip she got for a pizza delivery that she stabbed the customer. NBC6 A Florida pizza delivery worker was so angry over a tip she got from a customer that she stabbed the woman multiple times, according to police. Brianna Alvelo, 22, got ticked off Sunday … Read more

Pope Francis arrives at Rebibbia prison for the event of the opening of the Holy Door of the chapel at the prison in Rome on Thursday. (Gregorio Brgia / Associated Press) Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the … Read more

Police investigate a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix late Wednesday. (KNXV via Associated Press) Authorities are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed. Police said the incident was related to a family dispute. Phoenix police said the evening … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan vowed to build “family facilities” to detain and deport the massive number of migrants who have entered the country illegally in recent years — along with their US-born children. Tens of thousands of migrant families would be able to be detained in the “soft-sided” tent structures before their … Read more

A Texas jerky seller allegedly threatened to show up to a Capital One office with “a machete and gasoline” and “do things that are unforgivable” in a rage at a $543 debt, according to a federal affidavit. Taylor Bullard, 34, allegedly targeted the financial giant years after similar threats against other companies — including one … Read more