The All-American Rejects Are Rebels Without a Cause on ‘Sandbox’

The band return with strong but scattered songs on their first LP in 14 years

Doritos maker PepsiCo to hike prices on small chip bags: report

The planned increases were prompted by higher production, distribution and retail expenses in the US, and are not a direct response to the Iran war.

CalArts President Booed During Commencement Speech

Students held signs protesting staff layoffs at the esteemed Southern California art school as Ravi S. Rajan took the stage.

UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states

The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

Indonesia’s dangerous return to state-controlled trade

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled one of the most consequentialeconomic interventions since the fall of Suharto: a plan to centralize exports of strategiccommodities — including palm oil, coal and ferroalloys — through a state-controlledstructure linked to the

OpenAI takes the lead in AI IPO horse race: 'Getting to public markets first is very important'

It comes after reports that the AI giant and ChatGPT owner is set to file confidentially for an IPO as soon as this week.

‘Cliff Booth’ Movie Starring Brad Pitt Takes Over ‘Narnia’s’ Imax Slot This Thanksgiving

“The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the sequel to Quentin Tarantino‘s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” will debut on Imax screens this Thanksgiving. The film is taking the slot from Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia” remake, which was recently delayed to 2027. “Cliff Booth,” which brings

Who Should Design NYC’s New Billie Holiday Monument?

Thomas J Price, Tavares Strachan, and Tanda Francis are in the running for a sculpture honoring the legendary jazz vocalist at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.

Turkey's Erdogan tells Trump issues with Iran can be resolved, Ankara says

ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a call on Wednesday he welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding he believed contested issues between the sides could be resolved, according to the

Trump: may have to hit Iran harder - or maybe not

NEW LONDON, Connecticut, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States may have to attack Iran even harder but will wait and see if a deal is reached, reprising the "either/or" rhetoric he has used since announcing a ceasefire six weeks ago.

Trump says negotiations with Iran in final stages, warns of attacks if deal fails

By Jana Choukeir and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations with Iran were "in the final stages", while warning of further attacks unless Tehran agrees to a peace deal. Six weeks since Trump paused

Israeli police force Gaza flotilla activists to kneel with hands bound, video shows

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even

Embark busts 9 myths about Arc Raiders' aggression-based matchmaking, and says defending yourself is no longer a hostile action

This is the most Embark has said about its matchmaking since launch.

Paper calls for biologists to rethink how they analyze the impact of climate

A new paper calls for ecologists and evolutionary biologists to consider how organisms experience climate rather than how weather stations record it when doing climate–biology research. The paper, "Matching climate to biological scales," is published in the April 2026 edition

Educational analysis of students' performance uses dynamic approach to include life's variables

Academic success at university could depend on the changing interaction between students' habits over time rather than fixed traits such as intelligence or total study hours. This conclusion is discussed in the International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering in a

Michael Bay to Direct Operation Epic Fury Rescue Movie for Universal

The film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff's forthcoming book and mark's Bay's second collaboration with the journalist following '13 Hours.'

Fed minutes from divisive meeting show officials prepping for possible rate hike as inflation fears intensify

The minutes signal incoming Chair Kevin Warsh will inherit an increasingly hawkish crew of central bankers.

Michael Bay to Direct Operation Epic Fury Rescue Film About Two Pilots Recovered From Iran

Michael Bay is working on a new film about a major military operation. Bay, who previously directed the 2016 military drama “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” is working with Universal Pictures to direct a film about the two pilots who were rescued from Iran during

James Murdoch buying half of Vox Media, including New York magazine

James Murdoch's media company is buying half of Vox Media, a purchase that will include New York magazine, Vox’s digital site and Vox Media Podcast Network, Vox Media announced on Wednesday. James Murdoch is the son of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose companies,

San Francisco turns to AI to save whales from ship strikes as deaths soar

Climate change is pushing starving grey whales to San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes led to 40% of 21 deaths Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white

Top-Down Roguelike Survival Game Is Death Stranding Meets Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors And It Rules

Froggy Hates Snow is really weird, but also one my favorite games of the year so far

129,000 years of crocodiles: What we know about Australasia's ancient apex predators

The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern Australia. Yet the crocodiles that inhabit the region today are just the survivors of a much richer and stranger lost world.

How you map numbers in your mind isn't universal, even among people who read in the same language

Imagine taking out a 12-inch ruler and finding that the number 12 is on the left side and the number 1 is on the right side. For most native English speakers, this would be disorienting. We are used to seeing the numbers move from smallest to largest, from left to right. When

Where to find the golf course in Forza Horizon 6

The golf course in Forza Horizon 6 is home to one of the many treasure cars. Here's where to find it and how to get there.

House GOP cancels war powers vote

Matt Damon Eyes ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Directing Duo’s Next Movie After Ryan Gosling Drops Out

Matt Damon is in talks to star in the next movie from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. He’s being eyed for the lead after Ryan Gosling, who had been circling the role, exited the project due to creative differences and scheduling

More money for the military - to do what? MEPs clash over Europe's defense spending on The Ring

Is higher defense spending in Europe a strategic investment or a random act to please Donald Trump? That's this week's topic of The Ring featuring MEPs Marc Botenga and Lukas Mandl as opponents.

County commission in Las Vegas approves Flavor Flav's request for parade honoring female athletes

A county commission in Las Vegas is giving the go-ahead to Flavor Flav to organize a parade and multi-day series of events in honor of female athletes. The 67-year-old rapper, who was born William Drayton, had personally pitched the idea for a "SHE Weekend" of events — poised

Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures collection confirmed by Marvel

Marvel will publish Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures later this year. It's a two-volume collector's set of Indiana Jones comics from the 1980s.

Activists use giant Tedros and Bill Gates balloons at World Health Organization protest

Activists protest the WHO pandemic treaty in Geneva with giant Tedros and Gates balloons, accusing the deal of threatening national sovereignty.

Air-conditioning cools homes but may weaken climate action

New research from Singapore University of Technology and Design and the Singapore-ETH Centre finds that private cooling may protect people from heat while reducing the perceived urgency of broader urban climate solutions—a pattern the researchers call "behavioral insulation."

The quantum key to seeing through chaos

Researchers from the Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, the Kastler Brossel Laboratory and the University of Glasgow have developed an innovative method that renders a scattering medium transparent solely for information carried by entangled photon pairs, while the same medium

FDA vape guidance could endanger children, contradicting MAHA goals

When people inside your own administration are walking away over a policy, that tells you this isn’t just routine disagreement. This is a major fight over what public health is supposed to mean.

No country has ever developed without urbanising, World Bank economist tells Euronews at Baku forum

Urbanisation drives economic growth and job creation, a World Bank senior expert told Euronews at the World Urban Forum in Baku, but warned that Africa faces a financing gap that no single institution can fill alone.

I’ve tested the latest Switch 2 controllers, and this one is the best

If you choose to get an extra controller for your Nintendo Switch 2, you can spend a lot — and get a lot in return. Buying Nintendo’s own $89 Switch 2 Pro Controller, for instance, will net you the console’s only wireless controller with a 3.5mm headphone jack for private

How to Make a Living as an Artist

Contemporary pop artist fnnch’s essay on How to Make a Living as an Artist is pretty great. Lots in here that resonates with my experience of turning a creative hobby (KDO) into a business. Most people who enjoy making art should not try to make it their full time job. When

Mace unveils amendment limiting Congress, judges to natural-born citizens

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is proposing a constitutional amendment that would prohibit foreign-born U.S. citizens from serving in Congress, becoming federal judges or holding Senate-confirmed positions. In a Wednesday statement shared to social platform X, Mace said she

Fed only crumbs: Children say man tortured, sexually abused them in Indiana basement

The man reportedly snapped a kitten's neck in front of the children, according to police.

Barry Moore and Jared Hudson head to runoff in Alabama GOP Senate primary

Hudson’s late surge helped him overcome Attorney General Steve Marshall, who fell short despite his long experience in local elected office.

Africa: Ghana Drawn With Cote d'Ivoire, the Gambia and Somalia in Group C of 2027 Afcon Qualifiers

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana will face Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia and Somalia in Group C of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Ubisoft's net bookings are down 54% year-on-year

The publisher is undergoing 'One of the most ambitious transformations in the company's history,' Ubisoft's CEO said amid layoffs and studio closures.

TikTok star charged in LA murder-for-hire plot targeting boy band singer

A social media influencer, her father and one-time boyfriend have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting a popular singer who she shares a child with.

‘Victorian Psycho’ Director on the Challenge of Making a ‘Demented’ and ‘Funny’ Movie Where You Root for Maika Monroe’s Serial Killer

“Victorian Psycho” is a film that lives up to its brazen title. Maika Monroe plays Winifred Notty, a young governess who arrives at the sweeping Ensor House in the 1850s, ready to work for the well-to-do Pounds family. But Winifred also harbors a violent past and dark impulses,

Fed officials see rate hike ahead if inflation stays elevated, minutes show

A majority of officials anticipated that interest rate increases would be necessary if the Iran war continued to aggravate inflation.

Ex-Meta worker warns of more firings to come — despite Zuckerberg pledge that bloodbath is over: ‘need therapy’

Brittany Pierson, a Dallas-based content designer who spent four-and-a-half years at Meta, said she felt “so much relief” after getting laid off.

At least 25 Trader Joe's stores expected to open this year: Here's where

America's favorite grocery store (at least according to a recent study) is experiencing a growth spurt.

Climate change spurs weight gain in owl monkeys

Azara's owl monkeys, a small primate species found in South America, are heavier today than those that lived a quarter-century ago, and evidence suggests that rising temperatures might have driven the weight gain, according to a Yale-led study of a wild population.

DOJ indicts former Cuban president; Trump breaks with Federalist Society: Join the live discussion

President Trump publicly broke with The Federalist Society — but are Trump’s second-term judge selections really any different? Plus, the Justice Department increasingly eyes legal action against powerful individuals outside the bounds of U.S. borders. What's next as the focus

Read: DOJ's indictment of Raúl Castro

The Justice Department indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder charges Wednesday, a move that coincides with Cuba's Independence Day and a threat from President Trump that he could invade the island. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche joined prosecutors in South