After weeks of speculation, Warner Bros. Discovery has officially announced the first cast members who will appear in its upcoming Harry Potter TV adaptation. The casting confirmations, focused around some of the most notably adult characters from the Harry Potter novels, are one of the most reassuring signs of life for the wizarding world series…
The Kings were about to file onto the ice at their practice facility in El Segundo when the first embers of what would become one of the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history began to blow in Pacific Palisades. That was on the morning of Jan. 7. Less than 24 hours later, with eight other…
Director Meghna Gulzar and Junglee Pictures are set to reunite for their third film together, Daayra, a crime-drama thriller starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead roles. The project follows their past collaborations on Raazi and Talvar and is currently in pre-production. Described as a hard-hitting narrative that explores crime, justice, and the…
Pete Marocco, who worked with Elon Musk’s team to oversee the gutting of foreign aid and the dismantling of the main U.S. aid agency, has left the State Department, administration officials said on Monday. The abrupt departure comes in the middle of the department’s efforts to merge the remnants of that aid group, the U.S….
SEDONA PRINCE LEANS down and unwinds the tape around her right ankle after her final game as an NCAA basketball player. TCU has just lost in the Elite Eight to Texas, and the seventh-year senior sits in a chair and reflects on the challenges she’s overcome. Broken leg. Broken finger. Torn elbow ligament. Botched medical…
An emotional Oprah Winfrey, with tears in her eyes, watched from the Blue Origin Launch Site One in West Texas as her old friend Gayle King blasted off at 9:30 a.m. ET as part the rocket’s first all-women crew. King, singer Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez took off and…
Investing in choppy markets, especially with an unpredictable president at the helm, can be distressing. It can be even more so if you are relying on these investments to pay for something as important as your child’s college tuition, and you need the money in the foreseeable future. Plenty of busy parents found themselves in…
China has for years presented an economic challenge for Europe. Now, it could become an economic disaster. It produces a vast array of artificially cheap goods — heavily subsidized electric vehicles, consumer electronics, toys, commercial grade steel and more — but much of that trade was destined for the endlessly voracious American marketplace. With many…
It’s been another chaotic weekend when it comes to President Trump’s tariff trade war. On Friday, it was announced that electronic devices like smartphones and computers would be exempt from the looming tariffs of up to 145%—music to tech investors’ ears. But by Sunday, the president had said that any exemptions would be short-lived. Despite…
The Buccaneers re-signed wide receiver Chris Godwin this offseason to make sure their offensive core returned around quarterback Baker Mayfield. The Bucs have made the postseason in back-to-back years and they’re likely looking to take the next step in 2025. Keeping their best players on the team is a good start to that goal. Defensively,…
