Hotel adverts banned over misleadingly cheap rooms

Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Ape ancestors and Neanderthals likely kissed, new analysis finds

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found evidence that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and other large apes around 21 million years ago, and that Neanderthals likely engaged in kissing too. The findings are published in Evolution and Human Behavior.

‘Dead to Rights’ Review: A Gripping Survival Story Set During the Nanjing Massacre

Human decency in the midst of inhumane atrocity is the powerful emotional drive of China’s international Oscar entry, “Dead to Rights,” a stirring drama set during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Centered on a postman who poses as a photo developer to

Trump says no strings on F-35s sale to Saudi Arabia

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump says no strings on F-35s sale to Saudi Arabia President Trump suggested that the United States would allow Saudi Arabia to purchase

Making New York Safer for a Generation: Reisenbach Philanthropies Marks 35 Years of Good Works

For 35 years, Reisenbach Philanthropies has been focused on one central mission: Find ways improve safety and the quality of life for New Yorkers. The nonprofit organization, which will host its annual fundraiser on Nov. 19 at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, went through a big

Half-Life fans are in a frenzy over the prospect of a Half-Life 3 announcement that there's (almost) no good reason to believe is happening

To be fair, I also can't think of a good reason to believe Valve won't announce Half-Life 3 today, except for that it hasn't on any previous day.

I Can’t Stop Listening to the Ice Spice SpongeBob Song ‘Big Guy’

Her contribution to the soundtrack for The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants is more than just a children's song

Low-fat vegan diet can reduce an individual's greenhouse gas emissions by 51%

A low-fat vegan diet is associated with a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and cumulative energy demand (CED) compared to the Standard American Diet, according to research by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in JAMA Network Open.

Kevin Costner in Talks to Play Bill Clinton in United Nations Series

Kevin Costner is circling the role of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the political drama series “United.” Sources confirm the project is in early development and is to be produced in association with the United Nations. Costner will executive-produce the series along

Directors of 10 Oscar-Contending Docs Discuss Their Films’ Origins, Challenges and Impact (Video)

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival's Docs to Watch Panel, presented by THR, featured the directors of '2000 Meters to Andriivka'; 'The Alabama Solution'; 'Apocalypse in the Tropics'; 'Come See Me in the Good Light' 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley'; 'My Mom Jayne'; 'Natchez'; 'The

Moskowitz reads from Noem's book in hearing on animal cruelty bill

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) on Tuesday read aloud a passage of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s memoir in which she describes shooting her pet dog, Cricket, during a committee markup on a bill related to deporting migrants who harm animals. In the House Judiciary

Trump to sign Epstein bill 'whenever it gets to White House': Official

President Trump will sign the bill requiring the Justice Department to release all unclassified records and documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as soon as it gets to his desk, according to a senior White House official. “The bill will be signed

New York City Art Shows to See Right Now

Some of our favorite exhibitions, including those by Kader Attia and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, address intimacy and healing, but we're also enjoying Monet.

‘I Awoke at ½ Past 7’

"Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame."

Despite 'Mixed' Steam reviews and a touch of AI slop, strategy city builder Anno 117: Pax Romana has the best launch in series history

The eighth city builder in the Anno series has become its fastest seller, according to Ubisoft.

Trump fails to bend Republicans on Epstein vote, showing rare limit in GOP influence

Congress’ lopsided passage of an Epstein files bill on Tuesday marked a rare instance of President Trump losing control of congressional Republicans, raising questions about his power directing the party through the remainder of his lame-duck second term. Trump has typically

Fallout Star Walton Goggins Must Need Money Bad

The actor plays a knock-off version of Jim Carrey's Grinch in Walmart's expensive holiday ad The post Fallout Star Walton Goggins Must Need Money Bad appeared first on Kotaku .

Sabrina Carpenter Makes Her First Sisterly Arrest With Elle and Dakota Fanning

The singer apprehended the duo during her performance of “Juno"

2025 International Documentary Awards Nominations: ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’ Tops Film Nods

The winners across 13 categories will be revealed at a Dec. 6 ceremony.

Trump wants Powell gone

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump: ‘People are holding me back’ from firing Powell When asked Tuesday about his plans for nominating a new Fed chief, President Trump berated Jerome Powell

The Little Sargent Watercolor That Sold for $7M

The record-breaking sale of the artist’s “Gondolier's Siesta” shows collectors are still willing to wave their paddles for a truly exquisite specimen.

FEMA faces changes as Richardson departs

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA faces changes as Richardson departs The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is facing yet another shakeup with the departure of acting leader David Richardson. © Greg Nash His exit follows the

Baby Shark: How a 90-second clip created a $400m business

Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children's song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut.

Rural America more optimistic about future of US: Survey

While polling in recent years has shown Americans to be worried about the nation's future, rural America has a more optimistic outlook, according to a new American Communities Project (ACP)/Ipsos poll. The poll showed that 59 percent of people living in "Rural Middle America,"

New AI Model Captures the Milky Way in Stunning Detail

Researchers gain a hi-def view of galactic activity with an assist from a deep-learning surrogate The post New AI Model Captures the Milky Way in Stunning Detail appeared first on Nautilus .

Overwatch fans are desperately trying to solve a mystery with its newest hero, but Blizzard already revealed the answer

Blizzard didn't do a great job at keeping this a secret.

Making Dark Chocolate Hilarious

Dark chocolate is very serious business. That’s why this ad for Bournville dark chocolate, which takes aim at dark chocolate snobbery, is so funny. This one is so intense. It comes with a list of side effects. Mine comes with a therapist. To the uneducated palette, this

Jacques-Louis David Knew That Style Is Political

Where art history is a subjective observer, he was on an active quest for the representational form for the “truth.”

Trump approval sinks to second-term low of 38 percent: Reuters/Ipsos poll

President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to a second-term low, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday found Trump’s approval sitting at 38 percent, down 9 points from the beginning of the president’s second term, when it was at 47 percent. In recent

Ace Frehley’s Custom ‘Smoker’ Guitar From His Last Kiss Tour Is Headed to Auction

The custom Les Paul the late guitarist used during the band's 2000-2001 Farewell Tour will be sold via Gotta Have Rock and Roll

Daniel Radcliffe Wrote a Letter to New ‘Harry Potter’ Actor and Got ‘Sent a Very Sweet Note Back’: ‘I Just Want to Hug’ HBO’s New Cast

Daniel Radcliffe revealed on “Good Morning America” that he wrote a letter directly to Dominic McLaughlin after the child star was cast as the new Harry Potter in HBO’s television series reboot. Radcliffe will forever be associated with the franchise after playing Harry in

What the east-up view means for Indo-Pacific regional stability

General Xavier T. Brunson’s recent article, “The East-Up Map: Revealing Hidden Strategic Advantages in the Indo-Pacific” has quickly become a major point of discussion in South Korea. In the article, the commander of all US forces on the peninsula argues that South Korea has

Drowning in the Light of Monet’s Venice

Venice turned out to be the ideal environment for the artist to explore the relationship between water and light that long preoccupied him.

Goldman Sachs employees shocked after exec caught up in Epstein scandal sends tone-deaf email

"The fact they’d put her name on this after last week’s emails ... it's beyond offensive," one insider said of Goldman Sachs' Kathy Ruemmler.

Met Museum Returns Buddhist Painting Taken During Korean War

It’s the latest in a series of high-profile repatriations for the New York institution.

BBC apologizes to Kate Middleton after name mix-up

The BBC has a long history with the royal family and has a royal liaison officer who helps it with royal coverage

Tech giant seeking $1.7bn from Mike Lynch's estate after yacht death

Hewlett-Packard is seeking payment from the estate of Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank last year.

House demands Epstein financial records from JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and US Virgin Islands

Microsoft Warns That Windows 11 AI Might Install Malware On Your PC

The upcoming AI agents will have to be turned on by users and I'd advise you not to do that The post Microsoft Warns That Windows 11 AI Might Install Malware On Your PC appeared first on Kotaku .

Apple's 1991 Macintosh shipped with a bug that should've stopped it from booting, but no one ever knew because an undocumented CPU trick 'almost too crazy to be true' miraculously made it work

And it's all thanks to the MAME emulator.

Almost half of Oregon elk population carries advantageous genetic variant against chronic wasting disease, study shows

Chronic wasting disease, a prion protein disease that is fatal in elk, deer, and other cervids, has spread rapidly across the United States since it was first identified in 1967. CWD has now reached Idaho near the Oregon border, causing concern for the Columbian white-tailed

Bird flu cases are on the rise again, including 2 million turkeys: Will that affect Thanksgiving dinner?

Out on his farm in Dundee Township, Cliff McConville sees geese landing in the fields where his turkeys and chickens graze. It's a sight that often unnerves poultry producers, as migratory waterfowl carry and spread a highly infectious strain of bird flu that has been resurging

ESPN angers fans with YouTubeTV fight; FIFA takes Kennedy Center; Why is Collinsworth upset?

Disney’s carrier dispute with YouTubeTV might be settled for now, but the war between legacy media companies and major streamers over live sports is far from over. The two-week dispute, which kept top NFL and college football games off the screens of some 10 million

Rust's 'Pivot or Die' update was meant to shake up the meta, but it's a nightmare for solo survivors that leaves me no choice but to die

Is 'pivot' code for 'join a clan'?

Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Epstein files

The Senate agreed by unanimous consent Tuesday to approve a House-passed bill to require the Justice Department to release all unclassified records and documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk for a signature. The

Monster Hunter is getting a Magic: The Gathering collab, and I think I speak for all fans of cool lizard art when I say: Hell yeah

Shoutout to the dozen Yian Garuga enthusiasts who just had their day made.

Kesha Looks Back at Her Debut 15 Years Later: ‘What a Fearless Bad Bitch!’

Kesha is ready to embrace her earliest music again: "I'm like the dopamine doula to the drunk people on the dance floor"