Many of us, through absolutely no doing of our own, know the sheer discomfort of someone entering the room just as a film veers into a very explicit moment. One minute you’re watching quietly, the next the storyline swerves into…
Cuba’s president has issued a defiant message to Donald Trump after US threats against the nation. Miguel Díaz-Canel said that if the US were to attempt an invasion, Cuba would respond with what he described as “impregnable resistance.” In a…
Shonda Rhimes has shared why she understands the Oscars’ choice not to feature Eric Dane in the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment, even though he died just last month. Eric Dane, widely recognised for playing Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy,…
A newly released study has flagged an unsettling shift in life expectancy prospects for Gen X and Millennial adults. In 2024, life expectancy at birth sits at about 79 years overall. Women are projected to live to roughly 81, while…
A reality TV star and influencer is facing yet another investigation tied to domestic abuse allegations involving her ex-boyfriend, almost three years after she pleaded guilty to a similar felony charge involving the same man. Taylor Frankie Paul, 31, a…
A pilot who often fields questions about flying and travel has shared which US airports he most enjoys operating in and out of — and which one he’d happily never see again. Known online as Captain Steeeve, the commercial airline…
As geopolitical tensions and conflicts escalate worldwide, concern over nuclear weapons has intensified in recent years. With rivalries sharpening between countries that already possess nuclear capabilities, anxiety about miscalculation and escalation has grown. Flashpoints such as the Russia-Ukraine war, rising…
AI-made clips ridiculing Donald Trump are circulating widely on Chinese social media as the US and Israel’s war with Iran continues. One widely shared example is an animated cartoon showing Trump fielding a reporter’s question during a press briefing. In…
Living with a chronic, day-to-day health issue can make it difficult to tell when it’s time to stop managing it alone and get advice from a GP or another healthcare professional. That uncertainty often applies to sleep. More people than…
Jordin Sparks has spoken about her own experience with American Idol after taking the top spot in the show’s sixth season. Singing competitions aren’t quite the cultural force they were in the 2000s, when shows like them seemed to be…
A Bridgerton cast member has revealed she “went home and cried” after filming an intimate moment for the series. Ruth Gemmell, who portrays Violet Bridgerton, explained that she only learned she would be shooting a sex scene with co-star Daniel…
A devoted supporter of Donald Trump has said the MAGA movement is now “deader than ever,” adding that she no longer “recognize[s]” the president. Although the 47th president returned to the White House 14 months ago, his second stint in…
Nuclear weapons are instruments of terror, and the only times they have been used in war they were unleashed on civilians. More than 90 percent of the people killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were ordinary residents going about everyday life.…
Barry “Butch” Wilmore, one of the astronauts widely described as being “stranded” in space for nine months, has opened up about the point when he feared he wouldn’t survive. Wilmore and fellow NASA astronaut Sunita Williams launched from Cape Canaveral…
Chief Justice John Roberts offered a warning after President Donald Trump used social media to attack the Supreme Court and other judges. Roberts did not name Trump or cite any specific post, but his remarks arrived shortly after the president’s…
Fighting involving Iran is set to ripple far beyond the region, with everyday costs expected to rise soon in three major areas. On February 28, the US and Israel carried out strikes in Iran’s capital, Tehran, escalating instability across the…