Louisiana boss hands workers $240M in bonuses after selling his company for $1.7B

Graham Walker said he would not agree to sell his company if buyer did not earmark 15% of the proceeds to employees.

Commentary: An assassination raises the stakes for Bangladesh and India

The danger of an unstable Bangladesh should not be underestimated, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years

Earlier, Mr Kim oversaw the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine with his daughter, a potential heir.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years

SEOUL, Dec 26 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA said on Friday.

Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian Actor and Director Known for ‘Homeland,’ ‘Beyond the Walls’ and Docu ‘Jenin, Jenin,’ Dies at 72

Mohammad Bakri, a prominent Palestinian actor and director who was known for his work in “Homeland” and the Oscar-nominated 1984 drama “Beyond the Walls,” died Dec. 24 in Israel. He was 72. CNN and other outlets reported that Bakri had been suffering from heart problems. As an

Daniel Lopatin Shares Marty Supreme Soundtrack, Lizzi Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance) And Wiki Cameo In The Film

The much-hyped new film Marty Supreme is out today. Last week we got Timothée Chalamet rapping about it on EsDeeKid's viral hit "4 Raws," and now Daniel Lopatin shared the movie soundtrack. It has 23 songs, featuring performances from Laraaji and vocal layers from Weyes Blood,

There’s an itsy-bitsy fear I want to overcome. I will never be a fan, but can I at least be Normal about spiders? | Rebecca Shaw

In order to be less scared, I imagine the huge Australian huntsman as a girlie, just chilling and listening to us yap. It sounds dumb, but it worked (a little bit) Read more summer essentials I am someone who believes it is never too late to change. I think you can in fact

Box Office: ‘Marty Supreme’ Almost Beats ‘Anaconda’ in Christmas Eve Surprise; ‘Avatar 3’ Jumps $500M Globally

Timothée Chalamet has stopped at nothing to market A24's acclaimed awards hopeful 'Marty Supreme' — including becoming the first person to stand atop The Sphere in Las Vegas on Dec. 22 — and it's paying off.

Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery heats up as Ellisons weigh ‘DefCon 1’ litigation over selection of Netflix bid

The Ellisons and RedBird, run by savvy media dealmaker Gerry Cardinale, are mulling something known internally as "DefCon 1.”

Martin Scorsese Remembers Longtime Friend Rob Reiner: “It Breaks My Heart”

The pair previously worked together in 2013's 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' where Reiner played Jordan Belfort's (Leonardo DiCaprio) dad.

Fine wine prices slide for third year in a row as tariffs and stocks sap demand

Wine prices have fallen 2.8% this year through the end of November on Liv-ex’s Fine Wine 100 index.

Jimmy Kimmel Hits Trump, Begs Britain ‘Don’t Give Up on Us’ in Christmas Message

"From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year," Kimmel said on Britain's Channel 4. "Tyranny is booming over here"

Little Manila time capsules in Stockton, California, tell stories

In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del Trabajo, a Masonic fraternal order, stumbled across a trove of mysterious-looking containers while he was cleaning out the basement of the Daguhoy Lodge in Stockton, California. The containers, which had

Kentucky congressman announces death of longtime staffer, campaign manager

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), a candidate for U.S. Senate, on Thursday announced the death of his longtime staffer and campaign manager Tatum Dale. Dale has worked with the congressman for more than a decade, serving as his top aide in Kentucky and his deputy chief of staff before

King Charles III calls for reconciliation and unity after 'year of deepening division'

Read Charles III TV address to the nation and the Commonwealth in full below.

‘Bridgerton’ Goes Full Cinderella in Season 4 Trailer

The first full look at Part 1 sets up a love story between Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek, complete with masquerades and forbidden love

‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Trailer Adds a Dash of ‘Cinderella’ to a Forbidden Romance

“You simply must marry. You just haven’t met the right young lady,” Benedict Bridgerton’s mother Violet admonishes him in the trailer for season 4 of Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” But he might disagree after he meets the fetching Sophie Baek, played by Yerin Ha, unleashing a

Advice to Trump on the next steps for engagement with Pyongyang

This article published by Pacific Forum is a version of an earlier story published by Korea On Point. It is republished with permission. What in the world is going on? It was not that long ago when North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was seen and treated as a pariah. Moscow

Supernova from the dawn of the universe captured by James Webb Space Telescope

An international team of astronomers has achieved a first in probing the early universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), detecting a supernova—the explosive death of a massive star—at an unprecedented cosmic distance.

How can Canada become a global AI powerhouse? By investing in mathematics

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece.

Saks ‘Fashion Whisperer’ accused of ripping off millions from dementia-stricken client

Suhail Kwatra, self-styled “Fashion Whisperer of Boston,” accused by the son of Wendy Appel of abusing his position as her trusted personal shopper.

Breaking free from ESG: Financial investment and politics don’t mix

The quiet retreat from ESG and DEI activism is more than a shift in corporate trendlines. It’s a course correction and a return to disciplined, fiduciary-based stewardship.

$400K shipment of live lobsters hijacked on way to Costco in possible ring of thieves

A $400,000 shipment of lobsters headed for Costco locations in Illinois and Minnesota was hijacked before arriving at its delivery points.

Ultracold atoms observed climbing a quantum staircase

For the first time, scientists have observed the iconic Shapiro steps, a staircase-like quantum effect, in ultracold atoms.

We analyzed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing 'climate change' from net zero

In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a "net zero skeptic," but "not a climate skeptic." Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in a 900-word Sunday Telegraph article that did not mention climate

All hail the Panama Canal, a frontline in the US-China trade war

To a farmer in Nebraska or a retailer in New York, the Panama Canal is like air – noticed mainly when missing. Farmers noticed it in 2023. Drought lowered water levels in the canal. Ships carrying American ag exports couldn’t use it. By some estimates, 25% to 30% of United

North Korea touts nuclear sub's construction

North Korea touted its progress in building a nuclear-powered submarine, releasing photos through state media on Thursday showing a largely completely vessel. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photos showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting a

The ‘Coalition of the Willing’: a European pipe-dream?

The Coalition of the Willing, established by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, is a multinational force intended to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace agreement with Russia, but its purpose and objectives remain

Martin Scorsese Remembers His Friend Rob Reiner: ‘It Breaks My Heart’

Scorsese writes about their longtime friendship and what Reiner brought to his role in The Wolf of Wall Street in a new essay

Santa Tracker Shows Sleigh Stopped For 40 Minutes Outside Old Girlfriend’s House....

Santa Tracker Shows Sleigh Stopped For 40 Minutes Outside Old Girlfriend’s House . “NORAD’s official tracking app confirmed that Santa Claus paid a visit to his former girlfriend’s house around 3 a.m. Wednesday.”

Pope Leo speaks about Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan in his first Christmas address

The pope called for peace, especially for the victims of “forgotten” wars, naming several conflicts in Africa.

Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's surgery for hernia 'successful'

The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

The gut bacteria that put the brakes on weight gain in mice

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi in the gut—are associated with obesity and weight gain, raising the possibility that changing the microbiome could improve health. But any given person's

Reducing household waste poses serious challenges in residential high-rises

Like much of the Western world, Canada is facing a crisis in waste disposal as landfills reach their capacity. In Ontario, a live countdown gives municipal landfills just eight more years before they are full. We urgently need to reduce our garbage.

Bari Weiss defends 60 Minutes decision in memo to CBS News staff

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss defended her decision to hold a “60 Minutes” segment she thought was not ready for publication, telling her staff in a memo on Wednesday her goal is to win back viewers’ trust. “Right now, the majority of Americans say they do not trust the

Martin Scorsese Remembers Rob Reiner: ‘He Had a Beautiful Sense of Uninhibited Freedom’

Martin Scorsese honored the late Reiners in an essay published in The New York Times, writing, “Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I’ll have to use the past tense, and that fills me with such profound sadness. But there’s no other choice.” The Reiners,

Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, beloved curator Koyo Kouoh, and others we’ll carry with us.

The Revenant at 10: Leonardo Dicaprio's divisive Oscar-winner is better than you remember

Revisiting The Revenant: Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar-winning performance and the film's breathtaking cinematography deserve more recognition 10 years later.

All I want for Christmas is for the Democrats to play identity politics the right way.

Ask any Democrats about their Christmas wish for the 2026 midterms, and they will tell you they want a blue tsunami that will clear the Republicans out of the House and Senate, and maybe even President Trump out of the White House. But we Democrats also have a second Christmas

2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows

Windows, sadly, still offers some things that Linux cannot.

Amazon Prime slammed for streaming ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with key scene cut out: ‘Sacrilege’

Viewers say the abridged cut -- roughly 22 minutes shorter than the original 130-minute film -- removes the iconic “Pottersville” sequence.

‘We Won, the President Lost’: Jimmy Kimmel Reflects on Suspension and How ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America in Christmas Day Message

Jimmy Kimmel has delivered a scathing — and typically comical — attack on president Donald Trump in a special Christmas Day address to the U.K. on Channel 4. For its 2025 annual Alternative Christmas Message, broadcast by the Brit network since 1993 with an eclectic array of

Here are the winning numbers for the $1.7B Powerball jackpot

Someone could wake up as a big winner on Christmas Day.

Veteran analyst has blunt message on Intel stock

Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off a Very NFL Christmas With ‘Underneath the Tree’

Her perforrmance opens the second annual Christmas Gameday on Netflix, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the Washington Commanders

How Broad Market ETFs Like VTI Can Support Long-Term Portfolio Stability

Treasury Secretary predicts historic merger could make 2026 a ‘very good year’