βAlice and Steve,β a marvelous six-part British comedy coming Monday to Hulu, gives us Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement as the titular longtime best friends whose lives are turned inside out when Steve begins dating Aliceβs daughter, Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith). Sheβs 26, and heβs βa 50-year-old man, and thatβs when Iβm rounding down.β Creator…
A view of streets as daily life continues amid fragile ceasefire in Tehran, Iran on May 12, 2026, as geopolitical tensions rise following recent statements from the United States. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s military has ceased strikes against Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNBC on Monday, but Tehran warned…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ A relentless push by President Trump to reshape Washingtonβs cityscape is facing mounting resistance, threatening a slate of transformative monuments intended to cement his legacy in the nationβs capital. Eager to see his projects completed before leaving office, Trump has responded to growing legal and political obstacles by pushing ahead, attempting to force approvals through…
Katie Stith, the softball coach at JSerra High, can finally take a bow and become the most famous Stith in the family β at least for a couple weeks. Imagine being the daughter of legendary club softball coach Mike Stith (OC Batbusters), then going into coaching. Katie did just that and has earned the spotlight…
It was a strange year on Broadway, but then itβs been strange everywhere. Our world at times seems downright unrecognizable, with politicians acting like mob bosses, AI transforming not just the internet but potentially the entire economy, the cost of living leaving only the super rich able to keep up, and I wonβt even mention…
President Donald Trump hands a pen to Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence Sriram Krishnan after signing an executive order while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (2nd L) and Commerce Secretary Howard look on in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The executive order curbs…
Veteran Democratic politician Xavier Becerra won one of the top two spots in Californiaβs primary for governor, according to the Associated Press, a finish that puts him in a prime position to win the November general election and make history as Californiaβs first elected Latino governor. βThe people of the great state of California, in…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.Β βΒ Two outs away, and then the ultimate pain. USC baseballβs 25-year College World Series drought continued Sunday with an agonizing 4-3 loss to No. 5-seed North Carolina in Game 3 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional after the Tar Heels scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. USC (48-18) nearly…
With SpaceX set to become the first AI-era giant to go public on Friday, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to define their relationship with the industry. Washington is in talks with OpenAI about a government equity stake; Brussels has unveiled a new tech sovereignty package. On this week’s Tech 24, we…
With the Wayans brothers firmly back in the driverβs seat, horror parody βScary Movieβ muscled its way past He-Man for the top spot at the box office this weekend. The reboot of the 2000s-era franchise β or βrebootiquel,β as the movie calls itself β brought in $55 million in the U.S. and Canada for a…