LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.
The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual property…

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.
The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual property…


Published On 31 Dec 2025
New Year’s Eve celebrations are unfolding across the world as countries move into 2026 one time zone at a time.
The first major cities to mark the new year welcomed…

Cwmni Da/S4CKenner Elias Jones was a performer from a young age.
As a choirboy with “the voice of an angel”, aged 19 he carried a cross leading a procession at Prince…

Out on licence after just two years, he broke his parole terms and ran back to Canada in 1987, where Lee called the police when he contacted her.
He was charged with the crimes he previously committed and sent to an ageing prison.
When prisoners…

The offense, while not playing with the level of consistency the Eagles are striving for, had a terrific outing against the Raiders, moved the ball up and down the field at Washington, and then had a strong first half in forging a 13-0 lead…

KENT, Ohio —Senior Tatiana Thomas recorded her first double-double on Wednesday as the Kent State women’s basketball team fell to Miami, 67-63, inside of the M.A.C. Center.
Thomas led the Golden Flashes (5-8, 0-2 MAC) with 18 points and 11…

The final moon of the year occurs in the waxing gibbous phase over the vegetation in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on Dec. 31, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A year of amazing celestial events has gone by,…