Facing a shrinking fleet and a widening naval gap with China, USNI reported this month that the US Navy is giving its troubled Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) a second look—not as a triumph of design, but as a stopgap born of strategic necessity. The US Navy has decided to retain
The group of creatives acknowledged controversy that ensued after Odessa A’zion was cast in Sean Durkin’s A24 film as character Zoe Gutierrez, who is described in the book that the film is based on as half Mexican and half Jewish.
BANGKOK, Jan 30 - Voters in Thailand's general elections on February 8 will also be asked to decide if a new constitution should replace a 2017 charter.
The question of European strategic autonomy has become fashionable again in Brussels and various European capitals. Between Donald Trump’s return to the White House, ongoing concerns about American commitment to NATO and the grinding war in Ukraine, European leaders are once
Using the hulking wrestlers as ambassadors is a long-established practice in Japan.
The Trump Organization, the first family’s business, is also listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in a Miami federal court.
It's been 54 years since the last Apollo mission, and since then, humans have not ventured beyond low-Earth orbit. But that's all about to change with next week's launch of the Artemis II mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced an investigation into the federal H-1B visa program in "light of recent reports of abuse," according to a letter signed by the governor. He directed all state agencies controlled by a gubernatorially appointed head and public institutions of higher
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “The Black Banquet,” Season 4, Episode 7 of “The Traitors,” now streaming on Peacock. For weeks now, Alan Cumming has been raving about “The Traitors” episode 7, namely, “The Black Banquet,” and how it makes history. And, it did
Lan had tried to hold on the bags, saying she wanted to leave them as "keepsakes" for her children.
NBC has ordered two pilots: a rom-com called “Newlyweds” and an untitled comedy about therapists-slash-best friends played by Jane Lynch and Katey Sagal. “Newlyweds” is written by Gail Lerner, who executive produces alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum
White House officials cautioned that Trump could change his mind at the last minute.
The staff of the Writers Guild of America West has voted to authorize a strike, just weeks before the union is due to sit down with the major studios. The union staffers, who organized last spring, have been demanding better wages and job protections in their first contract.
The elections in February have settled into a three-way race.
BANGKOK, Jan 30 - Thailand's progressive People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut continued to lead opinion polls on Friday, highlighting the stiff challenge facing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's bid to stay in power ahead of elections on February 8.
The US president's remarks come as Sir Keir Starmer visits Beijing to reset UK relations with China.
The Vatican is one of only 12 countries to maintain formal diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
The government is also providing subsidies for one-way domestic flight tickets on some routes.
TAIPEI, Jan 30 - Any attempt to change Taiwan's status quo by force or coercion cannot bring true peace, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said in a letter to Pope Leo released by the presidential office on Friday.
Every day, thousands of images and signals are collected at sea. Sonar, buoys, satellites, and cameras installed on ships generate enormous amounts of data. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used to interpret this information. For example, to detect the presence of
A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers. On a rainy day last week, the green sea turtle pumped her limbs and stretched her beak up to chomp a lettuce leaf floating on the surface of a tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. That's
“Are you getting in?” ”No, are you?” On Thursday afternoon, in the lobby of the Trump Kennedy Center, reporters whispered in hushed voices to each other to see which journalists, if any, would be allowed entry to a screening of Melania Trump’s documentary “Melania.” In the
More than 100 Latino creatives have signed an open letter to Hollywood after widespread controversy broke out over Odessa A’zion’s casting in the A24 adaptation “Deep Cuts” as the character Zoe Gutierrez. The letter asks decision-makers to increase Latino voices in development
The U.S. embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday removed Danish flags meant to honor the country's troops who fought in Afghanistan, sparking backlash from Danish citizens as well as military veterans from both countries. However, according to Military Times, the flags have
In November 2012, during my first year as a Ph.D. student, a 23-year-old medical student knocked on my door. Earlier that day, we had been discussing our ages in our shared kitchen. At 30, I had stayed silent, feeling a sharp sting of embarrassment next to my 20-something
Daytime high temperatures are forecast to range from 3 to 9 deg C.
Criminal penalties have been strengthened with increased maximum jail time and fines.
The Treasury Department announced a general license authorizing U.S. firms to trade Venezuelan oil after Caracas approved a law to improve terms for foreign investors.
Vietnam is the world’s largest producer of Robusta coffee.
Weezer’s 1996 sophomore album Pinkerton is a fucked-up, horny, self-doubting scrawl of a record that famously almost ended the band. Pinkerton was a commercial and mostly critical failure when it came out, but it quickly found a huge cult audience and informed tons of emo and
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Jan 30 - U.S. President Donald Trump has warned the United Kingdom against getting into business with China after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed a reset in relations.
As kids head back to school and attention returns to the daily grind of lunch boxes, new research reveals Australian parents are overwhelmingly supportive of school-provided lunch programs, with nutrition and variety their biggest priorities. Led by Flinders University's Caring
BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China's Coast Guard organised 134 patrols around the Senkaku Islands in the past five years, state-run CCTV said. In 2025, it patrolled the region for 357 days out of the year, the report said. Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan but also claimed
In a first for a first lady, Melania Trump took a starring role at the world premiere of her forthcoming eponymous documentary film. "I think people will enjoy the movie," the first lady said at the "Melania" premiere on Thursday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Cameras,
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to refrain from firing on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a week because of cold winter weather.
Eleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria's Alpine national park will soon become 13, when Omeo, one of the females, gives birth in March. One of Australia's only alpine lizards, guthega skinks live on 'sky islands' above 1,600 metres in two isolated
President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over an agency contractor who leaked his tax return information to news outlets. Charles Littlejohn, the contractor, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be naming his pick Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a press release Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Postal Service had given its first-ever reward to a whistleblower under a new policy launched in July. "This enabled us to dismantle a $16 million fraud
Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was planning to talk to Iran amid rising tensions. “We have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn't have to use them,” Trump told reporters Thursday
The rapid-fire announcement of Grammy performers continues as Tyler, the Creator and Rose, both of whom were honored at Variety’s 2025 Hitmakers event in December, will perform at the show on Sunday (not together). Grammy-winner Tyler, who was named Variety’s Hitmakers
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday slammed President Trump over comments he made about wanting to "drive housing prices up" for people who own their homes, with one congresswoman telling followers that he "doesn’t care about making your life more affordable." During a Cabinet
The Lionsgate feature tells the origin story of the character Sylvester Stallone initially played in 1982's 'First Blood.'
Sydney Sweeney is drawing a firm line when it comes to discussing her political views. The “White Lotus” and “The Housemaid” actress told Cosmopolitan in a recent cover story that she has no plans to become a voice on political issues, despite public pressure to do so. “I’m in
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that the earliest floor action in the House could be Monday, prompting a “short shutdown situation” after the Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government. “But the House is going to do its job. We want to get the