Olivia Wilde is at the Sundance Film Festival with two movies, but like most everyone else this weekend, she’s concerned with the devastating news that Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was killed by ICE in Minnesota Saturday morning. On the red carpet for the Seth Rogen comedy
Who sits beside India’s president on Republic Day signals Delhi’s diplomatic priorities to the world.
Despite widespread criticism that the polls are a sham to perpetuate the military's hold, the ruling junta has vowed it will transfer power to a new government, likely in April.
BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explores how Americans feel about their president during a nonstop start to 2026 shaped by pivotal events at home and abroad.
Sources say nobody outside of Melania Trump, director Brett Ratner and a very small group of their associates has yet seen the movie, including the president and his advisors, who are seeing it Saturday night for the first time.
The risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of January grew more likely Saturday after Senate Democrats vowed to block a funding package over a fatal Minneapolis shooting involving federal law enforcement authorities. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on
As the competition continues to heat up on Season 4 of “The Traitors,” Peacock has released a statement urging passionate fans of the show to cool off. “We are committed to making our casts feel safe, respected, and supported – on screen and off,” reads the statement, which
A second fatal shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday morning sparked renewed calls from lawmakers on Capitol Hill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pull its federal agents out of Minnesota. The 37-year-old man was shot by federal agents during the Trump
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is requesting a meeting with President Trump after federal agents fatally shot a second person on Saturday in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s massive interstate immigration crackdown. Her request follows the Department of Homeland
"A young actress coming in to fill a role that was her first film and carrying the entire emotional weight of this movie was a near-impossible task,” the Academy Award winner said of his 25-year-old castmate.
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 order
Analysts say the military is stage-managing the poll to give its rule a veneer of civilian legitimacy.
Rob Lowe has been vocal about his disdain for the fact that film and television production has been leaving Los Angeles in favor of other, more financially affordable cities. Although the actor says the state of filming in Hollywood is “getting better,” Lowe feels it’s “still
The veteran star, who has received four Oscar noms in his career, praises his wife while recognizing the toll: “She's been going nuts because the whole award season is so insane, especially for a woman.”
At least we'll always have The Rogue Prince of Persia.
Video of the incident doesn't show Alex Pretti, the man killed by ICE agents, having a visible weapon.
Natalie Portman hit the Sundance Film Festival press circuit for “The Gallerist” wearing “ICE Out” and “Be Good” pins, just hours after a man was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. Portman’s “Be Good” references Renée Good, who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Senate Democrats will not provide the votes" to fund immigration enforcement, part of a six-bill package set for action next week.
Stuart Ford, chairman and CEO of AGC Studios, is film industry veteran who has seen the independent sector rise to incredible heights. And in recent years he has watched it struggle. On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Ford goes deep on the issues
Mr Carney will give an address at the Australian Parliament.
"I often drove to work in the dark and drove home in the dark."
Taika Waititi’s “Star Wars” movie has been in development since 2020, when Disney and Lucasfilm announced the “Jojo Rabbit” Oscar winner would helm a new film in the franchise written by “1917” scribe Krysty Wilson-Cairns. There’s been no big updates in the six years since, but
The federal government is ramping up preparations ahead of a massive winter storm expected to sweep across multiple states from the Rockies to the Atlantic this weekend. The National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Severity Index on Saturday afternoon displayed expected “extreme
Hundreds gather at memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis to protest his killing.
A party crasher was arrested at Park City’s High West Saloon on Friday during CAA’s Sundance Film Festival celebration. A source at the talent agency’s party said the man, who is Caucasian, was involved in a racially charged incident that took place at the eatery’s restroom. He
Video captures a confrontation between federal officers and a 37-year-old man moments leading up to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis. The shooting came amid widespread daily protests in the Twin Cities since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good.
Natasha Lyonne took to X on Friday to reveal she has relapsed. The “Poker Face” star struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol throughout the 2000s. “Took my relapse public more to come,” she wrote Friday night. Hours later, in a follow-up post, she added, “Recovery is a
MOSCOW, Jan 24 - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday its forces had completed the takeover of the village of Starytsya in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region.
Earlier this month, Yungblud went viral for speaking up for Iranian women's rights. The English rock musician is known for advocacy, and fans were recently disappointed to see a photo of him posing with Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann, who has sexual misconduct allegations .
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Several Senate Democrats on Saturday came out against a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after another deadly shooting by federal authorities in Minneapolis earlier in the day. “Trump’s endless empowerment of federal immigration agents has resulted in yet