PASADENA — The wild ride of the Gallagher family on “Shameless” is coming to an end. The series will air its 11th and final season this summer, Showtime entertainment president Gary Levine said Monday. The debut date was not immediately announced. “It will be one last hurrah for the Gallaghers...
'Supernatural,' 'Arrow' Makers: CW Dramas Ending on a High
BEVERLY HILLS — The makers of "Supernatural" and "Arrow" say they're bringing the CW shows to a close at the right time. "You don't want to be the last person at a party, even if it's the best party on the planet," said Jared Padalecki, who's paired with co-star Jensen...
Sanders Set to Mount Vigorous Defense of 'Medicare for All'
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders will vigorously defend his signature "Medicare for All" proposal on Wednesday and hit back at his critics who say his push amounts to both bad politics and bad policy. The Vermont senator also will pledge to reject campaign donations from health insurance and pharmaceutical industry executives, lobbyists and...
Bay Area School District Changing Name Tied to Confederacy
SAN RAFAEL — The Dixie School District board voted Tuesday night to change the name of the 150-year-old district after critics linked it to the Confederacy and slavery. Trustees voted 3-1, with one abstention, to change both the name of the San Francisco Bay Area district and the name of...
Iditarod Competitor Whose Dogs Quit Says They Got Spooked
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod musher who was hours ahead in the Alaska wilderness race when his dogs refused to keep running dismissed critics who say he ran them too hard and chalked it up to a bad memory that spooked them. The team stopped last week after Frenchman Nicolas...
Chiefs; Reid Trying to Rewrite History of Playoff Letdowns
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid sat inside an opulent suite high above the field in Arrowhead Stadium six years ago, a sparkle in his eyes and a broad smile hiding underneath his bushy, red mustache. He had just been fired by the Philadelphia Eagles after a mostly successful 14-year...
'We Are Totally Happy,' Say Amazon Workers Paid to Be on Twitter
NEW YORK — Amazon is taking an out-of-the box approach to answering its critics — paying Amazon workers to be "ambassadors" and tweet full-time about how satisfied they are at their jobs. One worker who Amazon says used to pack boxes at its warehouse in Jacksonville, Florida, tweeted about air...
Trump Can't Block You on Twitter, Judge Rules
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter because of their political views, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering Trump or a subordinate to stop the practice of...