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American farmers welcomed China’s pledge to purchase at least 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually for the next three years, plus 12 million between now and January, but warned the move won’t fix rising costs…
Stocks slid Thursday as Meta plunged about 12% and Microsoft fell more than 3% despite solid results and higher spending plans. Jim Cramer called Meta’s drop a buy and the CNBC Investing Club lifted both Meta and Microso…
Canva is relaunching Affinity as a single, all in one creative app for photo editing, vector illustration, and page layouts, promising it will be free forever with no subscription. Available now on Windows and Mac and co…
Paramount is moving ahead with a live-action Call of Duty movie, tapping Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg to co-write and produce, with Berg directing. The filmmakers, longtime collaborators on projects like Hell or High W…
Billie Eilish used an award acceptance speech Wednesday night, with Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in the audience, to question why the mega rich let wealth accumulate and to urge billionaires to give, saying people need e…
Meta shares sank more than 12% at Thursday’s open, putting the company on track for its steepest single-day slump in years after a nearly $16 billion tax charge knocked quarterly earnings below Wall Street forecasts. Mic…
Honored at Variety’s Power of Women, Sydney Sweeney arrived in a light-catching silver Christian Cowan gown, then turned the spotlight to resilience. In a recent interview, she rejected “sex symbol” labels, saying she dr…
Fifty years after William J. Brink penned the New York Daily News headline Ford to City: Drop Dead, its blunt force lingers. The line keeps resurfacing, from Montana’s Char-Koosta News to the New York Post, and in Trump-…
Scenes turn feral as Demogorgons tear through quarantined Hawkins, Lucas cradles a comatose Max with a Demo-dog closing in, and Eleven and Hopper press on in the Upside Down while Mike sees Joyce wracked with worry for W…
Stranger Things returns to Hawkins with a season five trailer that finds the government hunting Eleven, led by guest star Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay. The gang—Will, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas—stands together again as Vecna’s…
Late-night shows skewered President Trump’s South Korea stop, where he was presented a replica gold crown on Wednesday. The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic called it a “yes, king” rally as he “continues to eat, pray, love his wa…
Eli Lilly posted third-quarter results that topped expectations and raised its outlook, sending shares up 5% premarket. Adjusted EPS reached $7.02 on revenue of $17.60 billion, beating estimates. The company now targets …
Netflix’s The Witcher returns for a fourth and penultimate season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over as Geralt after Henry Cavill’s 2022 exit. The streamlined, action-heavy run opens with a storybook recap and refocuses on…
Stellantis warned of one-off charges in the second half as it navigates political, economic and regulatory pressures, yet reaffirmed guidance on improving revenue, cash flow and operating income. Third-quarter net revenu…
Floyd Roger Myers Jr., remembered for playing Young Will on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died at 42. His mother, Renee Trice, told TMZ he suffered a heart attack Wednesday morning at his Maryland home after previousl…
Starbucks posted a mixed fourth quarter: revenue rose 5.5% to $9.57 billion, topping forecasts, while adjusted EPS fell 35% to 52 cents, missing estimates. Global same-store sales grew 1%, beating expectations, with U.S.…
After years in development, Warner Bros. Animation and New Line Cinema have set the Hello Kitty feature film for July 21, 2028, revealing the date in a studio Instagram post. The movie marks Hello Kitty’s Hollywood theat…
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs moved to fast-track his appeal, arguing his 50-month prison term should be sharply reduced, according to court papers filed Wednesday. Defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro said prosecutors ag…
After a 10-3 Week 8, the columnist posts Week 9 straight-up and against-the-spread picks with confidence scores, leaning chalk and citing injuries, matchups and recent form. Highlights include Baltimore with Lamar Jackso…
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by a quarter point to about 3.9%, the second reduction this year, aiming to support growth and hiring amid still-elevated inflation. Chair Jerome Powell warned another cut in De…
Why some spiders decorate their webs remains unsettled, but a new study adds a fresh clue. Modeling the wasp spider’s ornate stabilimenta, researchers including Gabriele Greco found that a central, blob-like patch could …
On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colin Farrell recalled Tom Cruise 'was not happy' with him during Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report. Amid substance abuse struggles, he partied the night before his May 31 birthday…
According to multiple reports, the Jets are sending cornerback Michael Carter to the Eagles for wide receiver John Metchie, with a 2027 sixth-round pick going to the Jets and a 2027 seventh-rounder going back to the Eagl…
A jury convicted former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson of second-degree murder for the July 2024 shooting of Sonya Massey, who had called 911 about a possible intruder at her Springfield home. Jurors, instructed not…
Public Enemy released the video for The Hits Just Keep On Comin’, the first visual from June’s Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025, directed by Rhiannon Rae Ellis. It opens with 1960 footage of Ruby Bridges; actr…