People walk in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by the border with Egypt on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last […]
Mike Kline (notkalvin) (NEW YORK) — Federal officials continue to investigate the spread of avian flu, also known as bird flu, in livestock across the country and are now testing the U.S. beef supply to look for the genetic presence of the H5N1 virus. The virus has been found in at least 34 cattle herds […]
‘Furiosa’ stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Hemsworth — Disney/Greg Williams) In an extensive cover piece, Chris Hemsworth goes deep with Vanity Fair about leaving Hollywood for his native Australia, his disappointment over Thor: Love and Thunder and how — for the last time — he does not have Alzheimer’s. On the latter point, Hemsworth found out […]
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage What do Halle Bailey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Brian Tyree Henry, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and now Missy Elliott have in common? They’ve all been cast in Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry‘s untitled musical project for Universal Pictures, according to Variety. Missy is the latest to join the coming-of-age musical, inspired by the Atlantis Apartments in Williams’ childhood […]
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National security expert and co-founder of CrowdStrike, Dmitri Alperovitch, discusses rising tensions between the U.S., China, and Taiwan in his book “World on the Brink.” Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China to meet with President Xi Jinping and China’s foreign minister. During the meeting, President Xi expressed his […]
Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic leadership announced on Tuesday that if a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is brought to the House floor for a vote, they would vote to table the effort — effectively saving the speaker from ouster. Less than an hour later, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated […]
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People older than 60 lost more money in scams in 2023 than the previous year — an 11% increase totaling more $3.4 billion overall, according to a new report released by the FBI on Tuesday. Commonly known as “elder fraud,” financial crimes against seniors totaled $3.4 billion in 2023, […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last […]
Steve Prorak/EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data. Researchers looked at the number of potentially preventable deaths from 2010 through 2022. The report was published Tuesday by the […]
