INGLEWOOD, California, recording artist Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as The Weeknd, abruptly halted his sold-out stadium concert at SoFi Stadium on May 21, 2026, about 15 minutes into his set during a stop on his global stadium tour. The performance stopped three songs into the scheduled setlist when Tesfaye walked...
LOS ANGELES — Actor Brad Pitt did not attend the May 20, 2026 university graduation ceremony of his daughter Zahara Jolie, according to official attendance records and witness accounts. Event logs show that his former spouse Angelina Jolie was present at the ceremony to support their daughter, while Pitt did...
New York — Bruce Springsteen used a May 20, 2026 appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” to deliver an extended, unusually direct on-air critique of U.S. media executives and President Donald Trump during the penultimate episode of Colbert’s tenure. Speaking at length before a live solo acoustic performance,...
Washington — A bipartisan congressional panel this week asked AT&T, Verizon and T‑Mobile to provide detailed records about how they collect data, monitor for scams and act against fraudsters, after reports indicated Americans faced an estimated $200 billion in scam losses in 2024. The Joint Economic Committee’s letter, led by...
Washington. In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to develop a U.S. deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions, stock prices climbed, and federal regulators accelerated a permitting process as at least nine companies entered talks for access to seabed minerals across areas from American Samoa...
Washington — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the 250-foot triumphal arch President Donald Trump seeks to build at an entrance to the nation's capital. Commissioners, all appointed by Trump, advanced a revised design that includes a torch-bearing statue, gilded eagles and an observation...
Raleigh, North Carolina — On Thursday Advance Auto Parts reported first-quarter net income of $24 million, or $0.39 per share, with adjusted earnings of $0.77 and revenue of $2.61 billion, topping analyst estimates; the company issued full-year earnings guidance of $2.40 to $3.10 per share and revenue guidance of $8.49...
Washington — The Department of Justice announced this week the creation of a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponisation Fund to compensate individuals who allege politically motivated investigations and prosecutions; the program was established under a settlement resolving a civil suit filed in January by President Trump and his sons over leaked tax...
A fast-moving wildfire known as the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California, expanded to more than 2,100 acres on Wednesday, with containment reaching 22 percent by evening, up from 15 percent in the morning. More than 17,000 residents remained under mandatory evacuation orders, with additional evacuation warnings affecting communities in...
RALEIGH — The Montreal Canadiens play the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final tonight after Montreal advanced by winning consecutive seven-game series over Tampa Bay and Buffalo, finishing the latter on Monday; Carolina, which last played May 9, swept Ottawa and Philadelphia to open the playoffs...
