White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday morning as the Trump administration flexes its power following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. President Trump has signaled that the U.S. will temporarily run the South American
The Restore Trust in Congress Act, a bipartisan bill banning members of Congress from trading stocks while in office, has been endorsed by nearly 100 former members of Congress and is supported by party leaders on both sides of the aisle, and is seen as a necessary step to
“Paparazzi King,” a docuseries about Italian media personality Fabrizio Corona — who is known for capturing celebrities in compromising moments — is set to drop globally on Netflix Jan. 9. The news comes as the prominent paparazzo is making headlines by leveling accusations of
Director Ric Roman Waugh just teamed up with Gerard Butler for their fourth movie. Will there be a fifth?
Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things will be different.
"Now that I’m through the gauntlet of it, I’m like, that is one of the most meaningful experiences I ever had," Yang said on his Las Culturistas podcast
Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in the grip of a heat wave, which is expected to peak over the next two days. Heat waves often trigger bushfires, particularly if combined with strong winds.
There's no getting away from the scourge of the skill issue, though.
Australia's climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, east coast low pressure systems, flash floods, droughts, bushfires, severe storms, and both land and marine heat waves are becoming
Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The chronic stress of a warming climate is killing them.
What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, and Jupiter disappearing behind the moon in the daytime.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Iran's ruler that he would face deadly consequences if the country’s security forces continued their crackdown on protesters. At least 36 people have killed and more than 2,000 detained after large-scale protests erupted last month over weak
Katie Alice Greer, former frontperson for the DC punk band Priests, re-emerged last fall after a couple years out of the spotlight. In September, the now LA-based musician released “Talk To Leslie,” a dreamy pop song with the kind of downtempo electronic beat I’d expect to hear
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday slammed the Justice Department for its delay in releasing its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein required by law, suggesting legal action could be taken. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has sought to justify the
Republican Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), a close ally of President Trump, is predicting the Cuban government will be overthrown “this year” or “next year” as the U.S. blockade of oil exports from Venezuela is ramping up pressure on the communist Cuban regime. “I think it will
MTV Rewind is an interface through which you can watch music videos from the 70s to the 20s, organized by decade. There are also “channels” for 120 Minutes, MTV Unplugged, Yo! MTV Raps, Headbangers Ball, and the first full day of MTV programming. All of the music videos, more
A couple of months ago Gladie, the current project of ex-Cayetana frontperson Augusta Koch, released a new single called “Car Alarm.” Produced by Jeff Rosenstock, it also marked the Philly punks’ debut release for Get Better Records. Today, Gladie have announced a whole
Even AMD had its doubts about the utility of such a chip.
The US government in October last year accused Chen Zhi, the founder of Prince Holding Group, of masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam which involved forced labour camps.
At a recent black-tie dinner in Manhattan, the Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society, presented its Gold Medal to Mensun Bound, Trustee of the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT). The prestigious award was in recognition of his role in discovering Sir Ernest Shackleton’s
It features a powerful processor, and spacious storage for all your important data. The post Against Mac Mini Deal, This Mini Gaming PC Drops Below Black Friday Pricing (Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) appeared first on Kotaku .
As Nairobi's skyline climbs ever higher, life for those living on the city's edges is being transformed—and not always for the better.
The Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the Texas Education Agency (TEA) challenging its investigations into school officials it accuses of making “inappropriate” comments after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie
It’s been seven years since the Twilight Sad unveiled their last album, It Won’t Be Like This All The Time. Since then, vocalist James Graham formed a side project called Gentle Sinners with Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat, and the Twilight Sad toured with the Cure a bunch of times.
Jacob Soboroff will never forget the feeling he had as he rushed out of the NBC News’ Los Angeles bureau on the afternoon of Jan. 7, 2025, as word began to spread of a devastating fire in the area where he grew up in Pacific Palisades. The veteran correspondent and author
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) marked the five-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by criticizing President Trump’s decision to pardon all the people convicted of crimes related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, including individuals who were convicted of
Can an organization ever be truly meritocratic? That's a question Emilio J. Castilla, the NTU Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explores in his new book, "The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them"
Uwe Boll's movie had to kill January movies so they could survive
The Irishman, who wrote and directed ‘Evil Dead Rise’ and the upcoming new take on ‘The Mummy,’ will be honored March 12.
History may record 2025 as the year American science stopped leading the world and began to fall behind.
Scientists are a step closer to solving one of the universe's biggest mysteries as new research finds evidence that two of its least understood components may be interacting, offering a rare window into the darkest recesses of the cosmos.
I have questions, Nvidia. Many questions.
The National Football League (NFL) and three of its teams asked the Supreme Court to take up their appeal in a discrimination lawsuit brought by coach Brian Flores. In a petition docketed Tuesday, the NFL and the teams — the Denver Broncos, Houston Texans and New York Giants —
Over the past few years, the Oslo musician Sunniva Lindgård has released a few records of twisty, insular dance-pop under her Sassy 009 alias. Next week, she’ll finally release Dreamer+, which she calls her debut album even though her very good 2021 record Heart Ego would fit
They were arrested after providing statements over an ongoing probe involving military contract tenders.