The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to start Thursday with Mexico facing South Africa in Mexico City and South Korea taking on Czechia in Guadalajara, Mexico. The tournament then heads north on Friday, with Canada facing Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto before the United States opens Group D play against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium. Hereβs everything…
Californians couldnβt escape billionaire Tom Steyerβs political ads β during newscasts, sitcoms, or sporting events; on streaming services, YouTube, influencersβ social media feeds, or their mailboxes. Even the Puppy Bowl. Yet despite spending a record-shattering $216 million of his wealth on his run for governor, the Democrat failed to win enough votes in last weekβs…
The 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is on track to be the most expensive one ever for match-going fans. The cheapest general sale tickets for the final are four times as expensive as they were for the final in Qatar in 2022, and represent only a small proportion of total…
When comic creator Garth Ennis first conceived βThe Boysβ in 2004, blending the cult of celebrity with the high stakes of politics seemed merely like a dark thought experiment. But by steering the live-action Prime Video adaptation directly into the anxieties of the zeitgeist, showrunner Eric Kripke has transformed the superhero satire into a terrifying…
Bill Gates speaks with Reuters during an interview in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2025. Mike Segar | Reuters Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to be interviewed Wednesday by a House committee about his controversial friendship with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The mega-billionaire Gates is one of the biggest names to…
PITTSBURGHΒ βΒ It was just one moment in the midst of a persistent Dodgers scoring spree. But in the context of a long and decorated career, Freddie Freemanβs run-scoring single into shallow center field carried weight. In the seventh inning of the Dodgersβ 12-3 win against the Pirates on Tuesday, Freeman notched his 2,500th major-league hit. βIt…
As President Trump pushed unfounded allegations that Californiaβs elections are rigged, the security of the ballot box became a major flash point in the stateβs race for governor on Tuesday. Republican Steve Hilton called for major reforms to how Californians cast ballots and how their votes are tallied, while sidestepping questions about the presidentβs claims…
The EU has orderedΒ MetaΒ to grant rival AI chatbots free access to its WhatsApp platform within five working days, while it completes its antitrust investigation into the company. Meta says it will appeal, accusing the EU of ‘regulatory overreach’. Meanwhile, Brussels hit back at Apple after the iPhone maker blamed the EU’s Digital Marketing Act for…
The purse had two heads, both bald. It wore two different eye shadows in shades of fluorescent blue and green; circles of neon pink blush on each face; silver dangly earrings on all four ears and both mouths occupied with cigarettes. Iβd say this was the centerpiece of the outfit, but no; not even. JuliΓ‘n…
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…