Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama on Sunday condemned the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota after the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti. Authorities said Pretti was killed for approaching law enforcement with
Ethan Hawke might not be hanging from skyscrapers or clinging to a flying Airbus à la Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible” adventures, but he was game to do his own stunts in “The Weight,” a historical action-drama that’s premiering at Sundance Film Festival. In the Depression
ACLU held a panel at the Sundance Film Festival about the state of freedom of expression and creative freedom in today’s America. Moderated by ITVS president and CEO Carrie Lozano, panelists, including filmmakers, an ACLU attorney, and producers, discussed how mounting pressure
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents "outnumber" local police in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., amid the Trump administration's push for federal immigration enforcement in the state. "So, what I have going in my state
CEO Guillaume Faury said multiple trade pressures had already "caused significant collateral damage, logistically and financially."
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How does one build an enduring fandom? That was the question at the center of Variety and Adobe’s Storytelling for Fans — The Future of Audience Engagement panel at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Moderated by Variety’s Angelique Jackson at the Adobe House, panelists included
We pay tribute to the Grateful Dead legend in our new podcast episode, with audio clips from our last interview, a discussion with Warren Haynes, and more
Like a recording artist who has had a long career, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has a "back catalog" of cosmic recordings that is impossible to replicate. To access these X-ray tracks, or observations, the ultimate compendium has been developed: the Chandra Source Catalog
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“What does it mean to be a storyteller in 2026?” That was the big question posed at Sundance’s Variety & Audible Cocktails & Conversations panel. Brent Lang, Variety‘s Executive Editor, led a discussion that included Tony and Grammy award-winning actor, rapper, writer and
The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.
“Heated Rivalry” stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie carried the Olympic torch Sunday in Feltre, Italy, as part of the Milano Cortina 2026 relay. Dressed in pink-and-white tracksuits, the two are seen in videos popping up on social media showing the duo holding the torch,
Most in the GOP are silent or backing the Trump administration, but a conspicuous few are speaking out.
A second high-profile killing by a federal agent in Minneapolis has jeopardized the chances of Congress averting a partial government shutdown as Democrats come out en masse against the funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Lawmakers had been on the
Within the S&P 500, only a small fraction of chief executive officers speak with an accent or come from foreign backgrounds. The figure hovers around 10%. However, their share of the market is substantial.
It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.
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The temperature may be a few degrees warmer than usual this Sundance, but stars still descended on Park City this week in a variety of rich sweaters, billowing sweaters and textured layers that are offering us a wealth of winter style inspiration. Jenny Slate and Chris Pine,
Child sexual abuse cases involving female perpetrators are confronting and distressing. When these cases make the news, they often provoke shock and outrage.
The World Bank Group has officially opened its first office in Doha, marking a new phase in its partnership with Qatar and strengthening cooperation on development, private investment and support for fragile economies in the region.
The Grounded 2 Toxic Tangle winter update release date is coming up fast. We list when the update and the Garden releases in your time zone.
Absolute Batman’s gritty reinvention could be the ideal launch for Mappa and Netflix’s first anime, uniting Western comics with Japanese animation.
Chris Pratt recently told Entertainment Weekly that he suggested an AI “actor” play the tyrannical AI judge in his new sci-fi thriller “Mercy.” However, the idea was quickly shut down by the production, and Rebecca Ferguson was cast in the role. “I remember talking about the
For the first time, physicists have generated and observed stable bright matter-wave solitons with attractive interactions within a grid of laser light.
In a study published in Telestes, Dr. Joshua Kumbani and Dr. Margarita Díaz-Andreu categorized the various dance scenes depicted in South African rock art, drawing on ethnographic sources, published studies, and the comprehensive SARADA database to identify dance scenes, thus
Fiction is filled with criminals who lead bifurcated double lives, but Angelo Doyle (Patrick Dempsey) takes this to an extreme. By day, Angelo is a suburban salesman mourning his late wife and helping his daughter Maria (Odeya Rush) prepare for the birth of her first child, all
If they want to start winning elections again, Democrats will have to reconnect with everyday Americans. A step in that direction would be to begin to embrace America’s oil and natural gas economic engine.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday said he’s been texting with President Trump ever since his November White House meeting with the leader. “He gave me his number. I'll say that the conversations between the president and I are private, and I'll keep them there. But
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) believes the Trump administration’s deployment of federal immigration personnel to cities nationwide is part of a quest to “take control” of the midterm elections. “It has always been, I think, the fear, and now I think closer to the reality that the
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For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a period when planets and bodies in the solar system experienced a much higher
