Yet another wrinkle has appeared in President Donald Trump’s plans to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. On Friday afternoon, the Great American State Fair was forced to temporarily shut down due to extreme heat in the D.C. area. “Due to the heat, and in coordination with
San Francisco-based Hana Freed records electronic indie pop (sorry, make that "emotional computer core") as Tricky FM. She'll be dropping her new album Twin Star Fantasy this fall, and as today's single "Sugar In My Drink" demonstrates, you'd be wise to pay attention. The
And according to Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation’s upper management, this shift in production had been planned for some time before Sony's announcement on July 1st
"I’m blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude," country legend says of being one of the beneficiaries of couple's $26 million pre-wedding donation
On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, top leaders from NBCUniversal, IBM, State Farm, Autodesk and Coinbase talk shop and compare notes on marketing, tech and consumer trends in conversations with Todd Spangler, Variety business editor. The
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from Season 8 of “The Chi,” now streaming on Paramount+ In the eighth and final season of Lena Waithe’s long-running drama, “The Chi,” legendary actress Lela Rochon steps onto the scene. The “Waiting to Exhale” alum first
One week ago today, when Megadeth's farewell tour rolled into Helsinki, Dave Mustaine took the stage with a bone to pick. Mustaine told the crowd at Suvilahti that he had been speaking to a reporter from the local newspaper before the show and was unimpressed. The post Dave
At Anime Expo 2026 fans got a small taste of what to expect with the next season of Gachiakuta.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) took a thinly veiled jab at Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk on Friday during a speech commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence, saying the trillionaire’s immense wealth epitomizes the “contradictions” that exist in the
Scientists have grown wheat containing supersized starch granules—a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications.
A new ancient DNA study published in Science Advances provides evidence that political power among Scythian elites may have been inherited through family lineages that extended across multiple burial sites. By combining archaeology, anthropology and genetics, the new study
Picture a mouse taking rapid, staccato sniffs of a crumb it's found while foraging for food. Now compare that with a human leaning in for a single, deep inhale to gauge whether a cantaloupe is ripe. New research from Northwestern University has found that, like humans, mice
Tropical moist forests account for 70% of global living biomass. Deforestation and degradation—that is, the partial damage to tree stands—as well as the subsequent regeneration of forests therefore play a pivotal role in the global carbon cycle. While the effects of large-scale
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Minions and Monsters” out now in movie theaters. “Minions and Monsters” writer, director and voice actor Pierre Coffin is a huge fan of classic cinema, so it’s fitting that the latest installment of the franchise pays
Donald Trump has accused Democrats of being communists, highlighting the Democratic Socialists of America's platform of public ownership, wealth tax, and defunding of law enforcement, and warning of a potential shift to the left in the Democratic Party.
The Scroll of Taiwu joins the wave of Chinese-developed games taking over Steam.
The Swedish actor, who last year received the Czech fest’s highest honor, features in the expanded “micro-story” unspooling for KVIFF’s double anniversary edition.
The Fire HD 8 that launched in 2024 was the last new addition to Amazon's budget-minded tablet lineup, but the company has quietly updated the Fire HD 10 that debuted the year before. In 2023 it was offered with multiple storage configurations that each came with 3GB of RAM,
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Vice President Vance earned millions of dollars last year, mostly from royalties tied to his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” according to his latest financial disclosure report. The annual disclosure, newly released by the Office of Government Ethics, showed Vance earned as
After days of speculation, the Associated Press has confirmed that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday. Police assigned to patrol the Madison Square Garden area have said they were briefed on a potential increase in
The New York Times said U.S. officials asked regional intermediaries to warn Iran that Israel could target Foreign Minister Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf during U.S.-Iran negotiations amid assassinations of senior Iranian officials earlier this year
The live-service franchise is pivoting to PvE
Everything must go in the new extended cut of Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms,” released in theaters on Friday. “Backrooms,” which followed furniture store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) as he stumbles across the confusing and eerie web of mirror spaces, later joined by his therapist
Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold more than 40 million copies, 'a testament to what CD Projekt does best'
The Southern Ocean has long stood out as an oddity in the global climate system. While most of the planet's surface oceans have warmed in response to rising greenhouse gases, waters circling Antarctica showed an unexpected tendency to cool during the late 20th and early 21st
Europe’s nuclear revival is no longer just a forecast in a long-term energy outlook. In recent months, it has become a live political and industrial response to Europe’s exposed energy system. After the latest shock to oil and gas markets linked to the Iran war and disruption
You know, the familiar rhythms of contemporary life.
Six fans of the Black Stars are living proof of how football can drive supporters to extreme lengths to follow their team.
"Seeing the opportunity to remind them the power of the people that they are attempting to silence, we had no choice but to take on this fight," rap duo said Friday
