SYDNEY, Jan 13 - Australia's ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd is stepping down, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, a year earlier than expected following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. Rudd, a former Australian prime minister, is
Myanmar denies genocide, says offensive was counter-terrorism campaign.
NBC will no longer air an upcoming episode of “Law & Order: SVU” in which Timothy Busfield appears in a guest star role. Variety has confirmed that the broadcast network has shelved the episode, which was set to air on Jan. 15. Instead, NBC will air the “SVU” episode originally
The chatter comes as the brain trust at Paramount Skydance – run by Hollywood director David Ellison and his mega billionaire father Larry Ellison – announced they are launching a proxy fight for control of the board and filing a lawsuit in Delaware.
The fan project might never work but it's cool that someone's trying The post The Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod Is A Busted But Beautiful Look At What Might Have Been appeared first on Kotaku .
While often associated with Pop Art, her practice was rooted in the specificities of local visual culture, depicting political events, violence, and loss.
US President Donald Trump has options to intervene in protest-hit Iran that range from low to high risk, but choosing his course depends on him deciding his ultimate goal. It has been 10 days since Trump said the United States was "locked and loaded" and ready to "come to the
Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.
New research reveals spaceflight is literally mind-bending The post Astronaut Brains Change Shape in Space appeared first on Nautilus .
Beijing is reportedly set to give the green light for Chinese technology firms to import Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips, even as an industry heavyweight warns companies not to become overly dependent on foreign semiconductors. Both Alibaba Group Holding and
Whether Masters of Albion proves to actually be Molyneux's final videogame remains to be seen, but he says it is.
CD Projekt sold GOG to co-founder Michal Kiciński at the end of 2025, and he sees room for improvement but isn't planning any major changes.
Senate Republicans are rushing to defend Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from a Department of Justice criminal investigation that Powell says is politically motivated and aimed at undercutting the Fed's independence. GOP lawmakers are challenging the Trump
Elliot Page and Naomi Watts are among the bold-faced names starring a new American Civil Liberties Union public awareness campaign in support of transgender youth. Launching Monday ahead of oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in West Virginia v. BPJ Little v. Hecox — two
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Monday released the findings of his investigation into UnitedHealth Group's (UHG) Medicare Advantage billing practices, alleging the health insurer used "aggressive strategies" to maximize risk adjustment scores and worked against federal efforts
Trump says the new levy is "effective immediately" as anti-government protests in Iran enter a third week.
Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his latest book, The Giant Leap The post Space Exploration Speaks to the Core of Who We Are appeared first on Nautilus .
Life is already busy making its transition to being interplanetary The post We’re Evolving Beyond This Rock Right Now appeared first on Nautilus .
Ørsted and other wind developers have faced repeated disruptions to multibillion dollar projects under Trump A federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which Donald Trump’s
A former congressional staffer was arrested Friday and charged with stealing roughly 240 government cell phones, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced Monday. The former staffer, 43-year-old Christopher Southerland, was a system administrator for the House
The complaint alleged Lizzo violated the copyright of another song when she shared part of an unreleased song
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt can’t understand why the country is up in arms over the ICE-induced violence taking place in Minneapolis. “It’s striking that all weekend you had agitators and violent citizens in the streets of Minneapolis protesting—protesting
Welcome to Variety Awards HQ — your weekly command center for the Oscars race. It’s January 12, 2026, and Oscar nomination voting is officially underway. After a quiet holiday break, the first 12 days of the new year have kicked the race into overdrive. Every strategist and
Embark doesn't want you to feel penalized for choosing violence in Arc Raiders.
The board has a Democratic majority after GOP lawmakers failed to make an appointment.
Alpha News, the conservative blog that got first access to Jonathan Ross’s cell phone footage of him killing Renee Good, boosted a fundraiser for the ICE agent that describes the deceased as a “stupod bitch that got what she deserved.” It seems that in exchange for the
The union accused Rockstar of spying on employees' private communications The post Rockstar Wins Initial Ruling Against Fired GTA 6 Devs: ‘We Regret That We Were Put In A Position Where Dismissals Were Necessary’ appeared first on Kotaku .
Will Smith is bravely going where few actors have gone before with the premiere of his new National Geographic original docuseries, “Pole to Pole With Will Smith.” The seven-part series follows the actor as he makes his way across all seven continents in 100 days, highlighting
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will travel to Denmark in the wake of a recent push by President Trump to acquire Greenland, which is a Danish territory. The group includes Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and
You never know where success might strike or when recognition might come. For Cat Power, it's time to celebrate. The post Cat Power Celebrates First Gold Record appeared first on Stereogum .
Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact on communities, ecosystems, and economies. Researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have turned their attention to tracking these extremes across Earth and have discovered what is driving them.
Although it’s been just about 10 years since the season one finale of “The Night Manager” back in Mar. 2016, the hit British spy thriller series based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré is back for season two. Dropping on Sundays until the season finale on Feb. 1,
About 6 in 10 U.S. voters said technology companies have too much influence in Washington, according to new polling from the Tech Oversight Project and Morning Consult released Monday. Another 54 percent of survey respondents agreed with the statement that the Trump
The 26th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Honors, featuring Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch and their presentation of the Legends and Groundbreakers Award to Scarlett Johansson, airs Monday on PBS SoCal at 7:30 pm. It is also available to stream on their website. The Honors
President Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on countries doing business with Iran on Monday in response to a violence crackdown by Tehran on growing anti-government protests. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will
A new Stanford-led analysis of corporate carbon disclosures finds that companies undercount emissions from their supply chains by billions of tons.
Ice-T also stars in director Craig Cukrowski's feature that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher.'
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that does business with Iran will be subjected to a tariff rate of 25% on any business conducted with the United States. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the
For decades, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has offered a snapshot of the planet's changing climate—but University of Toronto researchers have found that some of the underlying data underrepresents a key driver of Arctic warming.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak Monday evening during a trip to Texas where he will visit SpaceX and Lockheed Martin facilities. SpaceX founder Elon Musk will join Hegseth during the secretary's remarks. Watch the Hegseth speech, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. EST,
The Supreme Court in the coming days is set to fill out its remaining docket for the term. Behind closed doors Friday, the justices are set to weigh roughly 200 petitions to take up new cases, including ones that implicate parental rights, the energy industry, guns, Roundup
It’s all a matter of timing The post How Brain Waves Shape Your Sense of Self appeared first on Nautilus .
“Two deals are being negotiated right now, but the fact that Saks Global cannot outright sell the names of the retailers is problematic for a purchaser,” said Joseph Sarachek, a restructuring attorney.
As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new University of Vermont study has explored the early embryonic life stage of a globally common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, looking at how the eggs
Minnesota state and city officials have sued the Trump administration to block the statewide surge of federal immigration enforcement agents in the wake of a woman’s fatal shooting by a federal officer last week. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said at a press
Here are their best viral moments as they take on Hollywood
Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with various chronic diseases and cancers, including neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic syndrome. Gently extracting a single mitochondrion from within a living cell—without causing damage and without the guidance of fluorescent
The fallout from the US attack on Venezuela and the focus on oil interests have largely eclipsed urgent concerns about the country's entrenched human rights abuses and democratic erosion.