It's official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very-strong El Niño affecting the weather, climate and ocean temperatures across the planet.
A team of astronomers, led by Brooke Kotten of the University of Michigan, has shown that TOI-5882—a sunlike star located some 1,300 light-years away—has likely eaten one of its planets.
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI/LONDON, June 15 - Iran's theocratic rulers have seen off a U.S. military campaign but their real problems may be about to begin: managing the competing demands of hardliners buoyed by surviving the onslaught and those of an
The Icon Creative Studio has tapped the 'Back to the Future' star for the part of Dougie, an overworked, ordinary worker transformed into a mighty dragon ruling the skies.
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US officials said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted that Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits. They included a possible $300
Studio Ghibli fans will be able to purchase merchandise based on films like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.
A billion dollars? During summer movie season? Groundbreaking. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has grossed $676 million at the global box office, propelling the franchise past the $1 billion mark. That’s combined with the haul from the original 2004 film, which ended its run with
Independents want Democrats to have control of Congress after November by a 12-point margin, according to a new survey. The NBC News poll found 46 percent of independent registered voters would rather have Democrats control the next Congress, while 34 percent wanted
Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for everyday technologies such as smartphones, LED lights, wind turbines and many medical applications. At the same time, supply chains are under pressure because of the geographic concentration of production, and electronic waste is
Researchers have developed a new approach using data from NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite to observe the timing and progression of fall colors across landscapes.
The shutdown comes just a few days after a report claiming that major layoffs at Xbox were on the way.
Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran leaves the Israeli PM trapped in a new political and security dilemma.
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the Trump administration Monday to brief Congress immediately on the “understanding” with Iran that President Trump says would reopen the Strait of Hormuz but leaves the future of Iran’s nuclear program for later talks.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday cageside at a multimillion-dollar bloody mixed martial arts event staged on the White House South Lawn, punctuated by fighter jet flyovers, a live military band and fireworks to mark the country’s 250th
At Washington's request, Anthropic suddenly took its newest and most powerful AI models offline over the weekend. The American company said it had little choice after the White House demanded it block access for all foreign nationals, including its own employees. Abroad, the
How to get out of bed . “There is no 28 point shot in basketball. The only way to come back from a 27 point deficit is one shot at a time. Two points here. Two points there. A few three pointers sprinkled in.”
Google Chrome version 150 and 151, expected in late June and July, respectively, will cut off support for the last remaining workarounds for running older ad blockers, 9to5Google reports. Google phased out support for ad-blocking extensions built for Manifest V2, like uBlock
Don't expect another mixed martial arts fight on the White House lawn anytime soon. UFC President Dana White ruled out the possibility of ever hosting another event like Sunday's "UFC Freedom 250," citing high cost and logistical hassles. “It was an amazing experience; this was
Overwatch season 3 sees the introduction of Shion, formerly referred to as Hero 52. Here's when Overwatch season 3 starts in your time zone.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is getting into the musical theater game. The pro wrestling promotion has announced a partnership with the stage show “The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Experience.” Under the partnership, “The Last Match” will take over a venue near Tottenham Court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - A key cooperating witness in the U.S. government's criminal investigation into Turkish lender Halkbank's alleged role in helping Iran evade sanctions is due to be sentenced in July, nearly nine years after he pleaded guilty, court
Empulse, a new Titanfall-inspired shooter from the makers of Splitgate, has a free demo as part of Steam Next Fest.
A little quiz inspired by Disclosure Day
Police in Stafford Township, N.J., said Monday that a suspect fleeing the scene of an arrest struck an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with their car. The Stafford Township Police Department wrote on Facebook it received a report at 9:30 a.m. ET of the
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is a unique environment in our solar system. It is the only moon (or body beyond Earth) to have a dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere, and its methane cycle is very similar to Earth's hydrological cycle, in which solid and liquid methane evaporate to
What would it take to instantly transform a material from an electrical insulator into a conductive state without ever touching it? Using ultrafast laser pulses and powerful X-rays, scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)—a U.S. Department of Energy
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the newly elected Board of Governors for the 2026-2027 term year. The new board is comprised of a mixture of new faces to the board, like director Guillermo del Toro and composer Kris Bowers, returning incumbents
Five people who previously served as governors and then took mandatory two-year hiatuses were re-elected, as were nine incumbent governors.
President Trump on Monday did not commit to attending the signing of the agreement to end the Iran war later in the week. Trump, having just arrived for the Group of Seven summit and seated next to French President Emmanuel Macron in Évian-les-Bains, France, told reporters that
Jason Paige was accused of ripping off kids for a Gengar at a card show
[Daba Finance] Monnify processed ₦25 trillion, or about $18.3 billion, in transaction volume in 2025 as Nigerian businesses continued to rely on digital payment infrastructure.
[Daba Finance] Holocene closed its first venture fund, marking the final close of what it describes as Southern Africa's first dedicated high-growth climate tech fund.
Things are not going well at Xbox, as it loses its Head of Xbox Game Studios and reportedly plans to shut down Compulsion Games.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is officially underway, and with it comes a wave of events cropping up around the U.S. as one of three host countries. Airbnb is capitalizing on the excitement with a lineup of watch parties, fan meet-ups and food tours through the month of June.
We've played a bunch of Steam Next Fest demos to tally up the best of the lot, and these are the ones you absolutely must play.
The sudden meeting was called after Anthropic had to block users from just-released AI models.
Majority Leader John Thune is hoping Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence gets advanced out of committee Thursday morning.
For months, Big Tech's Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensive federal law, passed in Congress and signed by the president, applying one set of AI rules across the entire country and overriding the
With El Niño-driven heat and prolonged dry spells threatening rice production, scientists from Japan's National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), other Japanese research institutions and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have discovered a gene
Imagine living in the same forest as your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and all your ancestors as far back in time as stories can tell, and depending on the forest for food, shelter, recreation and education. Imagine, then, that the forest depends on you, too,
Javice and people close to her have reached out to individuals with ties to the Trump administration, according to the Wall Street Journal.
“Creepy,” the popular creepypasta podcast created and hosted by Jon Grilz, has a new home. Be Afraid Media has acquired full ownership or “Creepy,” including its catalog of over 1,200 episodes, almost all of which have been sourced from and shaped by a community of fan writers.
