Byron Allen Bids $10B for ABC, FX, National Geographic

Media entrepreneur Byron Allen has made a $10 billion bid to buy Walt Disney’s ABC television network and assets including the FX and National Geographic cable channels, a spokesperson for Allen said Friday.[#item_full_content]

China Defense Minister Under Investigation: Report

Suspicion over the unexplained weeks-long absence of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu deepened on Friday, as leading western newspapers reported he was subject to a probe and a top U.S. diplomat questioned whether he was under house arrest. Li, 65, has missed meetings…[#item_full_content]

Oregon’s First Legal Psilocybin Center Faces High Demand

Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on magic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many users describe as vivid geometric shapes, a loss of identity and a oneness with the…

Half in US Interested in Getting Updated COVID Shot

About half of Americans are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine more than three years after the virus infected millions and upended daily life across the United States and around the world, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The results suggest that more…[#item_full_content]

Hurricane Lee to Strike Weather-Worn New England

After a deluge of rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes this week, New England is about to face Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system impacted Bermuda, Maine was under its first hurricane watch in 15 years and a state of emergency declared Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills….[#item_full_content]