The Highest-Grossing Theater for ‘The Odyssey’ in 70MM Hadn’t Screened a New Movie in 35 Years

The last first-run film at L.A.'s historic Alex Theatre was 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' in 1991.

Embrace the great Tech Pause

It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.

‘I can win’: Defiant Max Miller says he’s staying in race amid abuse claims

The Ohio Republican compared his reelection contest to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.

New catalyst design selectively suppresses competing hydrogen reaction in ammonia synthesis

A research team led by professor Yousung Jung from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed a new catalyst design principle that suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction, which interferes with

Better call mom: Schools still see mothers as the default parent to contact

The start of the school year brings a familiar list of responsibilities for parents: buying school supplies, keeping track of forms, coordinating transportation and responding to a steady stream of emails from teachers and administrators.

Appeals Court Agrees with EFF that Building a Web Browser Doesn’t Violate the CFAA

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has endorsed a commonsense technical interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a law not usually given to such interpretation. Amazon had sued Perplexity AI to try to shut down its Comet browser, claiming the browser’s

How a unique environment sets Australian chocolate apart

University of Queensland research has shown microbes could give Australian-grown chocolate an edge in the global market. Working with growers in Far North Queensland, scientists found the cocoa fermentation process may have a bigger influence on the flavor of chocolate than the

'I was slut-shamed' - Indian women 'cockroach' protesters doxxed and abused

Women tell the BBC how they were harassed for participating in the CJP protest and posting about it online.

Senate poised to confirm CDC leader

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Senate poised to confirm CDC leader The Senate on Wednesday is poised to confirm Erica Schwartz as the new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Natasha Kaiser Senate

John Thune signals he’ll pursue a 2028 Senate run. Some aren’t sure he’ll follow through.

Recent disputes with President Donald Trump have weighed on the Senate majority leader.

Cat training program helps children with developmental disabilities—and cats too

A cat-training program for children with developmental disabilities fostered healthy behaviors in children, strengthened relationships between children and their family cats and improved cats' social behavior, a new study published in the journal Animals has found.

Cannabis farming is changing streams in California, experts warn

Groundwater pumped to irrigate cannabis crops in California's Emerald Triangle can cause some streams that normally run year-round to dry up entirely during summer, say researchers from Simon Fraser University, the University of California, Berkeley and the United States

US supply of long-range missiles, THAAD interceptors nearly exhausted: Reports

The U.S. military’s supply of its premier long-range missiles and interceptors for a key missile defense system are nearly exhausted after over five months of airstrikes against Iran, underscoring worries about U.S. preparedness to fight other conflicts that may emerge around

Kim Yo Jong criticizes Japan's Tomahawk missile test, KCNA reports

SEOUL, Aug 5 - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticised in a statement Japan's recent test-firing of a Tomahawk missile, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

Kim Yo Jong criticises Japan’s Tomahawk missile test: KCNA

She added that Pyongyang will make new military choices against Japan's threat.

Collins will oppose Blanche, narrowing nominee’s path to confirmation

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is facing a tough reelection in a state carried by Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024, announced on Tuesday that she will vote “no” on Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. Collins’s plan to oppose Blanche means he can afford only

Military retires 'Southern Spear' anti-drug operation for Western Hemisphere task force

The U.S. military has officially retired the joint task force aimed at targeting suspected drug-carrying vessels coming from Central and South America, replacing it with a new command structure meant to handle the issue across the Western Hemisphere. Joint Task Force-Southern

Incentives to sleep boost college students' grades, new study finds

A study published in the Journal of Political Economy provides the first causal evidence that improving sleep can directly enhance academic performance.

'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition

AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.

How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster that killed a climbing legend

Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.

Court halts green fund clawback

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Court halts green fund clawback In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the Biden administration’s signature

Watch live: DDHQ, The Hill track primaries in Michigan, Virginia, Kansas, Missouri and Washington

The Hill presents an hour and a half of live, real-time coverage, diving deep into the 2026 primary elections in Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Kansas and Washington. The race in the Great Lakes State is especially notable as progressive Abdul El-Sayed takes on moderate Rep.

Inside Google’s Efforts to Get Creatives Hooked on AI

I was about 15 minutes into Google’s AI short-film screening when I realized I had nearly finished my popcorn. Granted, the bag was small. But the rapid munching was a natural consequence of my piqued intrigue late last month as the tech giant showcased 11 AI-generated short

Watch live: Nexstar's South Carolina GOP Senate primary debate

The Hill will present live coverage of Nexstar Media Group’s exclusive Debate Night in South Carolina on Tuesday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT. The GOP Senate primary debate will be moderated by News 2's Carolyn Murray and Queen City News's Alicia Barnes.

Now you can securely link multiple phones to one Signal account

You can link more devices with one phone number on Signal now, including an Android phone or iPhone. Signal already supported linking PCs and iPads, but not additional phones. When you link a device on Signal, you can check and respond to new messages across all of your linked

Collins to oppose Blanche

Producing spider silk is a biological feat

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" turns organic web production into a superpower. In the 2026 film, Tom Holland's character, Peter Parker, begins producing webbing inside his body and shooting it from his wrists, rather than firing synthetic web fluid from the wrist-mounted

Molecular orbitals imaged in 3D, opening path to femtosecond videos

One of the most famous and intriguing results of quantum mechanics is the finding that fundamental particles, such as electrons, cannot be pinned down to one single location. Instead, a particle is described by its "wavefunction," which allows researchers to derive probability

Joe Jonas, Keke Palmer Join NBC’s ‘The Voice: Celebrity’ Edition

Jonas will appear as a coach alongside Queen Latifah and Riley Green, with Palmer replacing Carson Daly as host

FDA authorizes 4 flavored nicotine pouches

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted marketing authorization to four new flavored nicotine pouches as part of the agency's tobacco review pilot program launched last year. Four nicotine pouch products — Rich Berry 2 mg, Cappuccino 2 mg, Cappuccino 4 mg and

The deal is done: Electronic Arts is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia

Right on schedule.

Perennial bioenergy grasses begin rebuilding Midwest soil carbon lost to maize

Nearly two centuries of maize-based agriculture in the U.S. Midwest has halved soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks compared with tallgrass prairies native to the region. Replacing annual maize/soy cropping with perennial bioenergy grasses may partially reverse these resulting SOC

In recent years, science has been learning more and more...

In recent years, science has been learning more and more about how central the role of inflammation is to our health . “The paradox that often makes treating chronic inflammation so difficult: It can be vital and harmful at the same time.”

Can You Believe ‘X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Director’s Cut Trailer Is Scarier Than Original?

The movie, which is newly retitled The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn and rated R, will be available to stream later this month

Judges Rip Trump Apart 75 Times for Violating First Amendment

Despite campaigning to bring back free speech, President Trump has been a serial violator of the First Amendment to the Constitution, according to a new report. A Reuters investigation found 75 rulings from federal judges that Trump infringed on constitutional freedoms such as

Trump Suffers 20th Straight Loss in Pathetic “Voter Fraud” Crusade

President Trump’s Justice Department lost yet another attempt to access a state’s unredacted voter rolls, bringing their record to 0 for 20. U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer on Monday delivered the Trump administration its 20th straight loss, ruling that the Justice

Kids' safety advocates hope for age verification win

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Kids safety advocates seek age verification win A Senate panel will take up a slate of kids online safety bills on Wednesday, in what age verification proponents see as a key hurdle for the controversial topic. © Photo by Leon

Reflecting Pool reversal brings scrutiny on cases, Pirro's job security

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop cases against people suspected of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has opened a new line of scrutiny around the potential legal ramifications. As lawyers question what federal prosecutors knew and when, some suggested

Marine carbon removal technology that turns carbon dioxide in seawater into 'stone' for permanent storage

A research team led by Professor Dong-Yeun Koh of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, in collaboration with Professor T. Alan Hatton's group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), developed an electrochemical dissolved ocean carbon removal

Quantum fluid reveals hidden states that can be switched with a magnetic field

Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are often described as a "fifth state of matter": a quantum state in which many particles lose their individual identities and behave as one collective object. For more than 60 years, researchers have sought to create such condensates from

'I was this close': Teenage dev's $200 joke game made nearly $1.4 million on Steam before the refunds came flooding in

Game dev Michael Major ultimately ended up with a little over $2,000 for his efforts, which still isn't bad for a teenager's gag.

Naomi Watts’ Secret ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Role Reunited Her With Tom Holland, 12 Years After ‘The Impossible’: ‘From Playing Your Mom to Your AI’

Naomi Watts has taken to Instagram to celebrate her secret role in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Sony and Marvel Studios’ record-breaking superhero movie. The Oscar nominee voices Peter Parker’s artificial intelligence assistant E.V. in the movie. Watts celebrated the film’s

PSA: Final Fantasy 14 Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch 2 But You Don’t Have To Buy It To Play

Hope you have that meme memorized because it's relevant again; something something free trial something something

Best Outdoor Art Shows This Summer

What to see around the city this summer, pleating with an elite fashion designer at the Brooklyn Museum, and hi from Rhea!

After the Palisades and Eaton fires, research offers new answers for communities as they rebuild

More than a year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, many residents are still asking: Is my yard contaminated? What about the beach? And what should I do if there is contamination?

Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove

Blanche deal leaves loopholes on 'anti-weaponization' fund, Trump immunity

The word of the day for Senate Democrats Tuesday was “loophole,” as they fumed over a deal they say failed to kill President Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, as well as a sweeping order from his attorney general pick that grants him immunity from any government