Top US Democrats are reportedly working behind the scenes to stop a vote that would force them to go on the record about whether they support a Trump administration attack on Iran. As the president amasses an armada in the Middle East in apparent preparation for an unauthorized
Indian superstar Priyanka Chopra Jonas faces off against villainous Karl Urban and Temuera Morrison in Prime Video's pirate action movie.
Suitable habitat for migrating monarch butterflies will shift southwards because of climate change, according to a study published in PLOS Climate by Francisco Botello and Carolina Ureta at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and colleagues.
Climate change has caused some tropical plants to flower earlier or later than they used to; in some cases by a matter of weeks or even months, according to a study of 8,000 flowers across more than two centuries, published in PLOS One by Skylar Graves and Erin Manzitto-Tripp
New research shows that, off the U.S. West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water habitat, where the whales feed. Jarrod Santora of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
The acclaimed short film explores the fallout of a Palestinian man defending himself against a false accusation at an Israeli supermarket: “How does it feel to suddenly be looked at differently and to be treated differently and to be discriminated against?”
Jake Johnson is set to star in Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici’s private investigator comedy pilot at NBC, Variety has learned. In addition, Akiva Schaffer (“The Naked Gun,” “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”) has boarded the pilot as director and executive producer. Few plot
The prospect of being replaced by artificial intelligence is helping to scare higher-income workers.
The Crunchyroll/Sony movie is based on the popular anime series.
The deal is momentous for Lower Manhattan, which struggled to rebound from the 2007 Wall Street crash, Hurricane Sandy, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.
A group of Republican attorneys general is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to scrutinize a planned merger between Netflix and Warner Brothers Discovery, a deal that has come under fire in recent weeks over antitrust concerns and accusations from the right of what
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday defended heckling President Trump during his record-long State of the Union address, calling the action "unavoidable." "The president talked about protecting Americans, and I just had to remind him that his administration was responsible
Fallout 76's outdated events and activities are finally getting the glow-up they deserve
The human body is a dynamic place. Blood pumps, spinal fluid flows, oxygen comes in and carbon dioxide goes out. Deeper still, charged molecules pass through cell walls, quietly keeping the body's systems in balance. A new study from Northeastern University researchers
Texas set a new record for the most expensive Senate primary in U.S. history, hitting a whopping total of $110 million in campaign ad spending alone. Approximately $88 million has been spent in campaign advertising favoring Republicans competing in the race, compared to just
Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told a private gathering on Tuesday that the administration is demanding any nuclear deal with Iran should remain in effect indefinitely, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing a U.S. official and two
A guest of Democratic Representative Seth Moulton at Tuesday night’s State of the Union address left midway through the speech after the Department of Homeland Security directly threatened him on social media. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 19, was enjoying his time in the visitors
Former Legendary Entertainment exec Deborah Kaufmann has joined Sipur Studios as its new chief of global content. The position is new for the studio, which recently added former Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone as part of its management team as chair. At Sipur, Kaufmann
Bethesda's port of its 10-year-old open-world RPG is better than folks expected, even if it is missing some features
US Vice President JD Vance told Iran Wednesday to take Washington's threats of military action "seriously," a day after President Donald Trump appeared to build the case for war in his State of the Union address. As US forces mass in the Middle East, Trump claimed in his speech
Rising sea temperatures are causing coral reefs around the world to bleach. For the first time, a research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated the biological processes behind coral
Reality star Candiace Dillard Bassett, who first graced viewers’ television screens on “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” has signed with CAA. The move follows Dillard Bassett’s latest reality stint on Season 4 of Peacock’s “The Traitors.” Dillard Bassett made her “Real
After eight years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, Congress has made progress in passing meaningful school safety reforms, but more work needs to be done to ensure prevention reaches every school and community.
A new research study shows that hepatitis B vaccination rates among newborns in the U.S. declined by more than 10 percent from its peak in early 2023. The study, published online Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, determined via an analysis of over
A former California governor candidate was also disciplined as the platform cracks down.
Jayden Hoffman spent more than 4 months customizing this computer keyboard , replacing the letter keys with hand-painted logos (McDonald’s arch for M, Avengers for A, Xbox logo for X, Google for G, etc.)
Christophe Leribault, who heads the Palace of Versailles, succeeds Laurence des Cars within one day of her resignation.
A pair of disturbances common in Western Canada's boreal forests, when combined, may have an unexpected benefit of limiting the spread of non-native plant species, a University of Alberta study shows. The research gauged the interactive effect that natural wildfires and the
Throughout their lifetimes, healthy forests produce more oxygen than they use, while taking in greenhouse gases via plants and soils. This ecosystem-wide service, called carbon sequestration, regulates global climate and is an essential component of climate models and goals.
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Do you remember the last time you were carded at a bar or restaurant? It was probably such a quick and normal experience, that you barely remember it. But have you ever been carded to use the internet? Being required to present your ID to access content online is becoming a
Applebee's fans in several U.S. cities will no longer be "eatin' good in the neighborhood."
A new report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO reveals a critical lack of understanding of how the ocean absorbs and stores carbon. This glaring uncertainty about our planet's largest carbon sink threatens to skew current climate predictions, and
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from his Harvard University professor job amidst increased scrutiny regarding his ties to deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. “Professor Summers has announced that he will retire from his academic and faculty
Mara Brock Akil remembers the moment she gained the confidence to become a showrunner with the precision of someone who has turned it over in her mind a few thousand times. She was not long out of Northwestern University, working as a writer’s trainee on the buzzy Fox dramedy
Variety will host its inaugural True Crime Summit at SXSW, presented by Investigation Discovery, on March 13, convening the most influential voices behind one of entertainment’s most dominant and culturally resonant genres. This full-day event, open to all festival
As the global population climbs toward 10 billion and climate change strains farmland, scientists are searching for new ways to feed the world. A group of Cornell food science researchers say one answer may lie not in fields of soy or herds of cattle, but in networks of fungi
President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means, on Wednesday said she won’t broadly encourage parents to vaccinate their children against measles, the flu or whooping cough, as previously done by her predecessors. Means testified before the Senate Health,
Shares of Netflix rose more than 5% in trading Wednesday in the aftermath of Warner Bros. Discovery revealing it had received what could be a competitive offer for the company from Paramount Skydance that might leave the streaming giant mulling whether to continue its pursuit.
House Democrats kicked off their annual retreat Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after President Trump criticized and clashed with members of the caucus during his record-long State of the Union address. While many Democrats in both chambers of Congress chose to boycott the
Vice President Vance on Wednesday said the U.S. is seeking a diplomatic deal with Iran in their upcoming talks, adding that President Trump has the sole authority on whether the U.S. will strike the Middle Eastern country. "The president has been crystal clear as he could be,"
Anderson .Paak arrived at the premiere of “K-Pops!” with a lot to celebrate — and his biggest collaborator by his side. The nine-time Grammy winner debuted his first feature film, a family comedy co-starring his real-life son, Soul Rasheed, that weaves together Black culture
OddFauna's handmade critters are absolute catnip for my crafting game brain.
Whoever designed Leon in Resident Evil Requiem deserves a handshake and a raise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in Jerusalem on Wednesday that India stands "firmly" with Israel following Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023. Modi also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a two-day visit aimed at deepening trade and defence
Powerful, fierce and the king of the Cretaceous world, Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate apex predator. But it was also surprisingly dainty on its feet, according to new research. Findings published in the journal Royal Society Open Science show that when these giant beasts
A new tool enables biomedical researchers from around the world to quickly see the connections between lipids and proteins inside cells, thanks to a new initiative led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. The scientists say the new open-access database and
Former “The Walking Dead” showrunner Angela Kang is set as writer and executive producer on “Never to Be Found,” a psychological thriller TV series in the works at Amazon MGM Studios. Per the description for the series adaptation, “Never to Be Found” “is a psychological
