A Minecraft Movie hits $110M global opening day and it’s headed higher
The Minecraft Movie is off to a pretty amazing start, with $58 million coming in on the first day in the U.S. and $110 million globally.Read More
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How Duke collapsed vs. Houston in Final Four in all-time March Madness comeback
Duke’s coronation was all but written late in the second half against Houston in the 2025 men’s Final Four. The Blue Devils led by 14 points with just over eight minutes left, putting the program on the doorstep of the national championship game. Duke’s talent advantage was overwhelming: Cooper Flagg was living up to the…
Elton John opens up about deteriorating vision loss
Elton John is opening up about not being able to see due to his deteriorating eyesight. The legendary singer-songwriter was diagnosed with a “severe eye infection” almost a year ago, leading to loss of vision in his right eye. In a new interview with The Times, the Rocket Man singer said he could still see…
Trump, Tariffs and Carney: Canada Polls Show Liberals With Early Election Lift
Though Canada’s election began in earnest only late last month, public opinion polls have captured a gripping political narrative that has been unfolding since the start of the year. Between President Trump’s trade war, his threats of annexation and the resignation of Canada’s last prime minister, a lot happened in the run-up to this race…
Houston completes epic comeback over Duke in Final Four
Reminder – we are still in March Madness. Houston completed a valiant comeback against Duke to earn their trip to the national championship against Florida. Cooper Flagg, the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft if he decided to leave, missed a potential game-winning shot with less than eight seconds left, and the Cougars…
TV star Teddi Mellencamp remains convinced she’ll ‘beat’ cancer
6 April 2025 Teddi Mellencamp is determined to “beat” cancer. Teddi Mellencamp is determined to remain upbeat The 43-year-old TV star – who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma, and recently had tumours removed from her brain and lungs – made the comment in response to a message from one of her Instagram followers,…
Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal
President Trump’s self-proclaimed “liberation day,” in which he announced across-the-board tariffs on the United States’ trading partners, carries an echo of another moment when an advanced Western economy threw up walls around itself. Like Brexit, Britain’s fateful vote nearly nine years ago to leave the European Union, Mr. Trump’s tariffs struck a hammer blow at…
Recovering Pope Francis Surprises Pilgrims With a Public Appearance
As entrances go, this one was both unexpected and welcome. That much was clear from the thunderous applause and cheers on Sunday as Pope Francis made his first public appearance since leaving a Rome hospital two weeks ago. Francis arrived, unannounced, on the dais in St. Peter’s Square near the end of a Mass that…
Inside the top-secret area of Disney World that theme park visitors and cast members never see
In Disney World’s Central Shops, electricians, carpenters, and painters construct parts of character costumes and tweak theme-park rides. Roughly half a mile behind the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Ariel’s Grotto in Walt Disney World sits a nondescript cement warehouse with the words “the can-do people” written on the outside. Should tourists somehow get lost…
ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
It is Feb. 26, and “The Pat McAfee Show” is filming in Indianapolis the week of the NFL Scouting Combine. McAfee sits behind a desk. Before him is an arc of chairs, occupied by a few of what he describes as his “stooges” and a featured guest: Adam Schefter, ESPN’s NFL insider. Schefter’s presence and…