A day after Disney announced parks boss Josh D’Amaro as its new CEO, the company held a global employee town hall meeting to rally the troops behind the new management regime. The Disney Town Hall featured ABC News anchor David Muir, who moderated a conversation with outgoing
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. talks with Iran will take place on Friday in Oman, a U.S. official confirmed on Wednesday, after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that nuclear talks with the U.S. are set to be held in the Omani capital Muscat at around 10 a.m. on
Iran said Wednesday that talks with the United States were going ahead as planned later this week, as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader by saying he should be "very worried." Doubts have swirled about the fate of the negotiations, with a report
“Brilliant Minds” is looking D.O.A, with NBC pulling the final six episodes of the medical drama from the schedule. The show, and indeed pretty much all NBC primetime programming, was going on hiatus for the next two weeks as the network shifts to wall-to-wall coverage of the
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Wednesday doubled down on his threat to block President Trump’s pick to lead the Fed until the DOJ drops its probe into Jerome Powell, as another top GOP senator seemingly added weight to Tillis’ argument.
Blizzard Entertainment had major news to share on the future of Overwatch, including new heroes, Mythic skins, UI updates, and its ongoing story.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced new dates for several reports, including the January jobs report, pushing back their publication after a partial government shutdown temporarily paused the agency’s operations this week. The jobs report was initially supposed
President Trump warned that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should be “very worried” during an interview on Wednesday amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran. "I would say he should be very worried, yeah. He should be,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on
"I don't think players look at the hours of experience per price of the title once it gets past a certain number."
Alan Ritchson leads War Machine, a Netflix action film where an elite team battles a Metal Gear-like mech in the jungle.
The British government on Wednesday announced that it will release all files related to former Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson despite his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson stepped down from the Labour Party and his seat in Parliament
“Virginia Oliver, a feisty, salty-tongued lobster boat skipper who fished off the New England coast wearing earrings, hot-pink lipstick and an occasional scowl for more than 80 years, until she was 103, died on Jan. 21 in Rockport, Maine. She was 105. ” 💬 Join the discussion on
A growing number of elected Democrats and public figures are blasting billionaire Jeff Bezos in the wake of sweeping cuts to The Washington Post's newsroom carried out on Wednesday. The Post's leadership announced the cuts, which had been anticipated at the news outlet for
The release of "Melania" appears to have given a boost to another first lady: Michelle Obama's 2020 documentary "Becoming" saw a huge surge in viewers the same weekend that Melania Trump's film hit theaters. Viewership in the U.S. for the 2020 Netflix documentary focused on
In March, Holy Fuck are returning for the first time in the better part of a decade with new album Event Beat. The Canadian quartet kicked off their rollout with “Evie,” a grooving dance-rock tune with a live performance video. For single #2, “Elevate,” they’ve shifted into
It was only just a few months ago that London’s Sorry shared their latest album Cosplay, which we named both Album Of The Week and one of the Best Albums Of 2025. Today they’re back with more goodness in the form of two new singles called “Billy Elliot” and “Alone In Cologne.”
Developing new materials can involve a dizzying amount of trial and error for different configurations and elements. Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a surge of popularity in energy materials research for its potential to streamline this time-consuming process. However,
Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New research from William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS shows they can also reduce the spread of disease in nearby marine
New formulations of nanopesticides with natural ingredients have appeared in specialized literature using terms such as "green pesticide," "ecological," "based on natural elements," and "with natural nanoparticles," among others. However, there is no consensus on what truly
Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse gas—from our atmosphere. Researchers from the University of Göttingen and the Baden-Württemberg Forest Research Institute (FVA) have evaluated the
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it would be “difficult” for former President Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to plead the Fifth during their testimony to lawmakers on the Hill in relation to their ties to convicted
Residents of Sebastia in the Occupied West Bank say that Israel’s plan to redevelop the area for tourism will cut them off from their history and livelihood.
This week, we honor an Irish colorist, a Senegalese sculptor, and the steward of a family art dynasty, as well as two Florida Highwaymen.
The 56-year-old Waldron and his wife, Amanda, bought the vacant Edgartown lot in 2020 for over $11 million.
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon suggested on Tuesday that he wants to see Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers “surround the polls” during November’s midterm elections. “You're damn right we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to advocate for a bill sunsetting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a controversial provision that protects companies from facing lawsuits over third-party content from users on their platforms. “This is
A Sims 4 player has spent over 90 hours painstakingly recreating a multi-level Fallout Vault shelter within the game.
The filmmaker and longtime YouTube personality tells The Hollywood Reporter about self-distributing the surprise horror hit after meeting with studio execs who "were 100 percent not about me."
Startlingly, unbelievably, this November will mark 10 years since Rae Sremmurd hit #1 with their Gucci Mane collab “Black Beatles.” With that anniversary looming, the two chief architects of that hit have decided to run it back. Rae Sremmurd mentor and label head Mike Will
The Oscar nominated star and filmmaker has grand plans for Highland Park’s triplex: “We want to make it a family affair, something for the community. It's not just for pretentious Hollywood cinephiles.”
An international collaboration involving researchers from the University of Innsbruck has developed a novel luminescent material that enables particularly robust and precise optical temperature sensing across an exceptionally broad temperature range.
Make friends with the nobility and then collect their secrets like scandalous trading cards.
The lawyer told the judge that she wishes he could hold her in contempt of court “so that I can have a full 24 hours of sleep.”
The dream of Steam Pilots is long gone but the legal battle only just wrapped up The post Former Konami Composer Wins $2,600 For ‘Emotional Distress’ Over Abandoned Crowdfunding Game appeared first on Kotaku .
The International Film Festival Rotterdam crowned its industry award winners on Wednesday following an intense six days of activities in the Dutch city. The awards encompassed all arms of the festival’s industry sections, encompassing CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe
Ammonia, a key part of nitrogen fertilizers, is central to sustaining global food production. However, its manufacture is also energy intensive: Ammonia production requires 2% of global energy to meet global demand. Approximately 170 million metric tons (50%) of the global
Pizza Hut is shutting down 250 locations as its parent company completes a strategic review of the business, warning it could potentially sell off the pizza chain.
The Lake Theater & Café in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, Ore. will no longer screen “Melania,” the Amazon Studios documentary about first lady Melania Trump, after Amazon pulled the film from its screens. The move was in response to the theater’s marquee messages
The Asian-Australian monsoon system (A-AuMS) is the world's most typical cross-equatorial coupled monsoon system. On a seasonal timescale, the summer monsoon in one hemisphere is usually linked to the winter monsoon in the other via outflows. However, robust evidence is lacking
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he welcomed renewed US-Iran talks set for this Friday, as well as efforts to promote stability and avoid “all-out” war in the Middle East.
The artist who painted the cherub has admitted it was Giorgia Meloni's face, as the Rome church sees a steady flow of curious visitors.
Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources have developed a novel line of bovine embryonic stem cells, which have significant potential for a variety of new innovations, from lab-grown meat to models for human tissue replacement. This work, led by
The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy Expansion Pack brings opulent items, a new career, and salacious scandals, but is the DLC worth the price?
No natural phenomenon provides a rarer chance to study the secrets of the animal world than a total solar eclipse. This was recently demonstrated by researchers investigating how a total solar eclipse might affect the soundscape of Midwestern United States prairie communities.
Mae Martin has set a first-look deal with Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, Martin will continue to develop and create TV series for the streaming giant, while the deal also includes a new stand up special. “Over the last seven years I’ve been lucky to
South by Southwest has added a second wave of programming to its 2026 film and TV lineup. Among the titles added is Season 3 of “The Comeback,” the long awaited — and allegedly final, if HBO is to be believed — new installation of Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow’s comedy
Water sampling for eDNA helps us better understand this vulnerable aquatic beast The post How Researchers Are Tracking the Elusive Amazon Manatee appeared first on Nautilus .
The chief strategist during the president’s first term has a grim vision for the 2026 midterm elections, and it involves armed federal agents. “You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” Steve Bannon said on his War Room podcast on Tuesday. “We’re
Epstein considered approaching Mugabe about a new currency in 2015 - the latest batch of files show.
World Governments Summit in Dubai sees record European turnout as the UAE positions itself as a neutral hub for global dialogue and Gulf-EU ties.