Debate gives fresh notoriety to Vice co-founder’s Proud Boys
President Donald Trump elevated the stature of the Proud Boys during Tuesday's debate when he urged the hard-right group to "stand back and stand by" ahead of the Nov. 3...
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Cord-cutters dropping cable force networks to make hard choices
At the end of 2016, a big question hangs over the TV industry: What if Jeff Bewkes is right? One of the best-positioned media giants, Bewkes' Time Warner had it...
Kellogg pulls ads from Breitbart amid concerns about hate speech
Kellogg is pulling its ads from the website Breitbart News, the right-wing news organization whose former chairman Steve Bannon was tapped as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump. Brands...
CNN and Fox make plans to cushion painful ratings decline after blockbuster election
On Nov. 9, America's cable news networks will wake up with an election-year hangover unlike any before. Having eaten into Fox News' once-insurmountable lead with the most-watched year in its...
New York Times to invest $50 million in global digital expansion
New York Times Co. will invest $50 million over the next three years to increase its digital audience around the world. The Times has created a new team, called NYT...
Newspapers gobble up one another to survive digital apocalypse
Newspapers have settled on a strategy to stop withering away: feast on one another for survival. For the owners of big-city dailies like the Chicago Tribune and Denver Post, buying...
WWII bomber that made fiery landing in Aurora cornfield had maintenance over weekend
A World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber that burned after making an emergency landing in a cornfield this morning had undergone maintenance over the weekend, but investigators say they aren't...
Rare WW II bomber engulfed in flames after emergency landing
They are hulking relics of aviation history, salvaged from scrap dealers and combat wreckage, painstakingly restored and — in rare cases — flown again.Now there is one less of them.In...
Search for missing Aurora boy shifts
As authorities expressed increasing concern about a missing 6-year-old Aurora boy and shifted their search to the Rock Falls area, his father remained optimistic Wednesday that his son would be...
Water rises in Cairo — will Mo. levee come down today?
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers crews have begun moving barges into position to blow up a levee along the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, which could happen as soon...