Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Fierce, bipartisan pushback over Hegseth's plan for a livestream execution Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream a military firing
The bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were found at the bottom of a well.
The sanctions are aimed at cutting the ICC off from the global financial system and include threats of punishment for countries that do business with the court.
In this week's streaming movie column, there are many options to choose from, including the year's biggest blockbuster and some fun horror movies.
Portland indie-pop veterans Rocketship recently reissued their essential 1996 album A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness for its 30th anniversary and reunited for their first tour in eight years. This is not a strictly nostalgic enterprise, though. Rocketship have a new album
There have been many innovative R&B albums made over the past decade, but few have meshed futurism and tradition in quite the way that Danielle Ponder does on her second full-length, “Everything Has Changed.” She possesses a glass-shatteredly powerful, church-reared soul
I'd never heard of the Lawrence, Kansas trio Virga before they got booked to open the first leg of Chat Pile and Soul Glo's current North American tour, but I'm very glad that I smashed "subscribe" on their Bandcamp. (They've only got two more dates on that tour, by the way —
French-born San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama expressed support for students in his home country who have taken to the streets in the thousands in recent weeks protesting the conditions of their schools. “These are systemic inequalities — problems so deep-rooted that,
Gail Lerner announced on Friday that she was fired from “Newlyweds,” the upcoming NBC sitcom that she co-created and on which she was to serve as showrunner. “Here’s the good news: I couldn’t be more proud of the new sitcom Newlyweds that I created with the singular Jamie Lee
After Shari Redstone sold Paramount Global to David Ellison’s Skydance in 2024, she chose something unexpected for her next act: Sipur, a growing film and TV studio based out of Israel. When Redstone joined as chair last year, it supercharged the company, says co-founder Emilio
Drought is written into trees, appearing as narrow bands in their annual growth rings. But aspen may go farther, creating "functional memories" of previous dry years reflected in the chemistry of their leaves, according to new research by University of Utah biologists.
NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves.
Unseen Places: Rediscovering the Art of Observation by Anna Kodé. Looking forward to this one…Kodé is one of my favorite journalists covering urban culture. “Observation…is not a passive act, but a powerful and radical way of connecting…”
Former professional boxer Mike Tyson popped up at the White House on Friday, briefly speaking to reporters in the West Wing briefing room and pledging support for President Trump. Tyson told reporters he was asked by the White House to travel with Trump to Syracuse, N.Y., for a
Carissa's Wierd, the Seattle-based duo of Jenn Champion and Mat Brooke, made some absolutely gorgeous DIY indie records back in the early '00s, and now they're doing it again. The group broke up way back in 2003 and then spun off into other acts, including Band Of Horses.
From AGI and recursive self-improvement to p(doom), we've got you covered.
The secretary of state, in a meeting with Venezuelan opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, expressed U.S. support for talks meant to set the stage for elections.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) strongly pushed back on Friday after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on its financial assets, slamming the move as "an assault on the rule of law." ICC President Tomoko Akane said in a video shared to the court's website that it “firmly
A new study led by Paul Schulze-Lefert from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, in collaboration with Ricardo F.H. Giehl at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research in Gatersleben, revealed how Arabidopsis plants adapt their
Limited to 170 copies, the "Bone Dust" vinyl was pressed in partnership with Waxwork Records and the University of Georgia's geology department
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded
President Donald Trump announced that he’s picked Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who has regularly appeared on Fox News, CNN and Newsmax, to be the new White House press secretary. She takes over the role from Karoline Leavitt, who is joining Fox News as a
The Los Angeles Dodgers are stepping up their sneaker game just in time for the MLB postseason. The baseball team has teamed up with Vans for a new footwear collection, available beginning Friday, Oct. 9, through neighborhood footwear retailer WSS (Warehouse Shoe Sale). The
Vice President JD Vance just asked Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton out for drinks. Vance’s strange invitation came during a Friday rally in his home state of Ohio for embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “[Vivek] Ramaswamy is running
Hamam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani national, intended to cause “the greatest possible number of human casualties,” the Emirati attorney general said.
In this weekend's TV streaming column, there's plenty to choose from, including Stephen King's latest TV adaptation and the new entry Avatar series.
A novel nanovesicle-based platform developed at Institute of Science Tokyo can measure hydrostatic pressure by converting pressure-induced molecular changes into fluorescence signals.
Polymers are stubborn things The post Did These Microbes Eat A Lot of the Fossil Record? appeared first on Nautilus .
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) trails Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in her bid for a sixth term, with less than a month until the midterm elections. A new Washington Post-Schar School poll found Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, leading Collins 50 percent to 46
This video from Practical Engineering was very illuminating to me, a naive person who thought there were only three types of electrical outlets used in the US — the two-prong, the three-prong, and the 240V — and not the real number, which is more than 35 types of electrical
President Trump confirmed that he will no longer attend the University of Georgia vs. University of Alabama game in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday as Hurricane Isaias barrels toward the Gulf Coast. “Based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to
Who's excited for Shrek 5 ?
The actor-turned-director is hardly a new Hollywood phenomenon, but women who wear both hats have rarely received the same invites to the Oscars. Men have earned 20 Oscar acting nominations for films they directed, with eight also landing directing and acting nods for the same
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. would lift sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel—a move that will help Russian President Vladimir Putin far more than it’ll help Americans. The Treasury Department announced that the U.S. would waive sanctions on Russian
In shows coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day, artists including Jeremy Dennis, Shelley Niro, and Sarah Sense chart Native history and futurity.
The bright, engaging young Irish band Florence Road released the one-off single " 7563 " in August, and they just finished a North American tour last week. While they were in LA, someone broke into their tour van and stole their gear, but they still finished the run after
Martin McDonagh, who was seen sharing a kiss with partner Phoebe Waller-Bridge shortly before the lights went down, told The Hollywood Reporter that he thinks Brits will enjoy the movie's dark humor.
The first time you hear Anthony Ippolito’s voice in the trailer for “I Play Rocky,” you can’t help but gasp. The unmistakable Sylvester Stallone drawl is there, but something harder to convey than an impression is, too: the hunger of a young man Hollywood didn’t believe in yet.
Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.
The US has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned them because of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Cursed Apple is ready for Humpty Dumpty and the Loch Ness Monster's Precocious Preteen Child.
A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican state senator. On Friday, a judge ordered DJ Byrnes, owner of political commentary blog The Rooster, to pay a $200 fine, according to a report
The fact that ecosystems change is nothing new. What is new, however, is the speed and scale at which new species communities are emerging as a result of climate change. Processes that once unfolded over centuries or even millennia are now being observed within just a few
Tsunami warnings are issued for neighbouring countries as videos of destruction circulate online.
Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9 - A Republican lawmaker has called on the Defense Department to put US research funding restrictions on dozens more Chinese universities, including one with ties to top American business leaders.
Earlier this week, Israeli troops apprehended two suspects riding a motorcycle toward an Israeli military post in the security zone in southern Syria, and shot and killed another suspect who attempted to enter an Israeli military post in the region
