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With paychecks halted for about 1.4 million federal employees, confusion deepened over retroactive pay as a draft White House budget memo cast doubt on guarantees. The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 says …
Stocks climbed toward fresh records Monday as Wall Street braced for a crowded week. The S&P 500 rose 1%, the Dow added 248 points, and the Nasdaq gained 1.7%, extending Friday’s highs. Optimism grew ahead of a U.S.-Chin…
John Dickerson will leave CBS News at year’s end, heightening uncertainty around the revamped CBS Evening News he co-anchors with Maurice DuBois and a streaming-only follow-up. In a social post, he thanked colleagues and…
Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Japan on Monday, President Donald Trump again refused to rule out a 2028 bid that would seek a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s two-election limit. He said…
Nothing teased its upcoming Phone 3a Lite with a three-second X video and set an Oct. 29 launch at 9 a.m. ET/1 p.m. GMT, hinting at a lower-priced take on last year’s 3a line and showing a blinking LED in the corner. But…
President Trump said he underwent an M.R.I. earlier this month, calling the results “perfect” but refusing to explain why it was ordered, and inaccurately claiming his doctor had released full results. Speaking to report…
The UN urged safe passage for civilians from el-Fasher after RSF fighters said they seized the army’s main base—a claim the military has not acknowledged. Verified videos show RSF celebrating at headquarters while local …
Cameroon’s electoral body declared Paul Biya, 92, winner of the Oct. 12 presidential election with nearly 54 percent, securing an eighth term that could carry him to almost 100. An opposition candidate claimed victory an…
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of his film Song Sung Blue during 2024 AFI Fest at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. The pair smiled for cameras, with Jackman,…
Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue revives the true tale of a Milwaukee auto mechanic and his hairdresser wife who turn a Neil Diamond tribute act into a crowd-pleasing lifeline, buoyed by rousing full-length performances and…
Week 8’s “Bye‑mageddon” still delivered drama: the 0-7 Jets stunned the Bengals 39-38 behind Breece Hall’s three fourth‑quarter touchdowns, including a late go‑ahead pass, giving Aaron Glenn his first win and an emotiona…
Anime surged again at the box office as Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc took No. 1 with $17.25 million in the U.S. and Canada, per Comscore, ahead of Black Phone 2 ($13 million) and the Springsteen biopic Springsteen …
Uncontacted Indigenous tribes are “at the edge of survival,” a new Survival International report warns, citing surging intrusions by miners, missionaries, criminal gangs and influencers that spread disease and destroy fo…
Far from public view, a new Survival International report warns that at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups in 10 countries—most in the Amazon—are under intensifying pressure from logging, mining, agribusiness and or…
Huntington Bancshares will acquire Cadence Bank in an all-stock deal worth $7.4 billion, creating a top-ten bank with $276 billion in assets and $220 billion in deposits. Cadence holders will receive 2.475 Huntington sha…
Relentless rain hammered Central Florida into Monday, unleashing flash floods that stranded drivers, swamped roads and flooded homes. The National Weather Service called it a “particularly dangerous situation,” reporting…
Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue premiered at AFI Film Festival, igniting awards buzz for Kate Hudson’s revelatory turn as Claire “Thunder” Sardinia. The Focus Features release, opening Dec. 25, tells of two struggling musi…
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — the first woman to hold the post — meets President Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday seeking reassurance on trade and security. She is expected to lean on her ties to Shinzo Abe while…
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to "solve" the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis "very quickly" as the neighbors’ peace talks entered a second day in Istanbul, seeking to turn a fragile Doha ceasefire into a lasting security…
Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue follows the true story of Mike and Claire Sarina (Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson), Milwaukee musicians who form the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder. The film revels in Karaoke Cultur…
Families are choosing smaller sizes worldwide, NPR reports, with some like Ashley and Nick Evancho deciding “one is enough.” UN data show fertility has fallen by more than half since the 1970s; the U.S. rate hit a record…
Jordan Love delivered a career night in the Packers’ 35-25 win at Pittsburgh, completing 20 straight and finishing 29-of-37 for 360 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions at Acrisure Stadium as Aaron Rodgers watche…
HBO will drop Episode 2 of It: Welcome To Derry nearly three days early for Halloween, streaming on HBO Max Friday, Oct. 31, at 12:00am PT/3:00am ET, before its HBO premiere Sunday, Nov. 2, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The early …
HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry opens with a jolt: after an initial death, the premiere introduces a young Losers Club only to seemingly murder several members in a chaotic movie-theater climax. Speaking to The Hollywood Repo…
Jon Stewart says he wants to keep hosting The Daily Show, telling David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival that “we’re working on staying,” even as his contract is up in December. Stewart, who returned to the show in ear…