An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), May 25, 2026. US CENTCOM U.S. forces on Tuesday evening launched strikes against Iran “in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache…
A UFC fight card scheduled for Sunday on the White House South Lawn is facing legal challenges in federal court. The watchdog group Public Integrity Project filed a lawsuit last weekend on behalf of two Virginia residents aiming to shut down the Mixed Martial Arts event, which has been billed as part of a celebration…
FIFA has revoked the ticket allocation for Iran fans at the teamβs three World Cup group games, the countryβs football federation said Tuesday. Each federation for the 48 teams taking part in the World Cup typically receives and distributes 9% of stadium capacity. However, with Iran scheduled to begin play June 15 against New Zealand…
The maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, has kicked off the process of selling its shares on public markets by submitting a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The AI startup is looking to capitalise on its dominant position on the AI chatbot market in order to boost its financing needs. Also…
Martin Mull was best known to audiences for playing comedic characters like Col. Mustard in βClueβ and Gene Parmesan in βArrested Development,β but a new exhibit opening next year at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art seeks to elevate the role Mull was most proud to inhabit: a respected painter. βMartin Mull: The Joys of…
Lesley Groff (C), a former assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on June 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Lesley Groff, the former executive assistant to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began a transcribed interview on Tuesday morning…
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction that allows him to practice and play with the Red Raiders in 2026 despite having been permanently banned by the NCAA for wagering on college sports. Texas judge Ken Curry ruled Monday that the NCAA cannot block Sorsbyβs final year of eligibility. The Cincinnati…
DC Studios co-chief James Gunn took to social media Monday to settle a debate once and for all: Of course, Supergirl can have pierced ears. βSupergirl,β the upcoming superhero film starring Milly Alcock as the last daughter of Krypton, Kara Zor-El, has been the target of questioning from online detractors. One overblown gripe that some…
A general view of the office building of Baidu is in Pudong, Shanghai, on Feb. 9, 2026. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Pentagon added a slew of Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc and carmaker BYD, to a list of entities it believes have aided the Chinese military, complicating the fragile…
BEIRUTΒ βΒ Israel and Iran suspended military attacks on each other Monday, heeding President Trumpβs call to end a flare-up that threatened to derail a brittle two-month ceasefire and engulf the Middle East in all-out conflict once again. Iranβs military said in a statement on Iranian state media that it had βdelivered a painful responseβ to Israelβs…