Billie Lourd and Carrie Fisher attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 7th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Billie Lourd is mourning her mother, Carrie Fisher. Fisher died at age 60 in December 2016 following a […]
It’s hard, you know — repeating as the champions of a sport. This is the case for any athletic pursuit, and it’s probably fair to say it’s especially difficult in baseball, which has so much structural randomness and a related knack for defying expectations. To illustrate this point, let’s appreciate that it’s been a quarter […]
For the first time since Jon Jones’ March 2023 win over Cyril Gane, the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight championship will be defended without an active interim title in play. Tom Aspinall, the former interim titleholder who has now been upgraded to full champion, will make his first defense when he welcomes Gane on Saturday in the […]
President Donald Trump talks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has carried out another airstrike on an alleged drug cartel vessel […]
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a new congressional map into law, two days after the state Senate approved it, giving the Republican Party the chance to net a new seat in the 2026 midterms. Republican legislators said they want to adopt the new map to bolster […]
(NEW YORK) — For decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s billion-dollar disaster dataset put a dollar figure on the cost of climate change and severe weather events. Understanding the scope and frequency of weather-related damage helped first responders, the insurance industry, and researchers with their planning, recovery operations, and assessments. But in May, the […]
Lily Collins and Eugenio Franceschini star in season 5 of ‘Emily in Paris.’ (Netflix) Ciao, Emily! The official teaser trailer for season 5 of Emily in Paris has arrived, and, despite the show’s title, it shows off the sights and sounds of Emily’s life in Rome, Italy. Lily Collins is back in her role as […]
The NFL is chock-full of contenders with familiar leaders: Super Bowl candidates like the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs have been directed by the same head coaches for years. It’s not necessarily a coincidence, as continuity is often underrated in today’s world of instant gratification. Even so, some teams are better because […]
(WASHINGTON) — Demolition continued Wednesday at the White House to make way for President Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom, but the renovation is far more extensive than he has let on. While Trump had said back in July that the ballroom would not “interfere” with the existing building — would be “near it but not […]
A bomb detection robot inspects a vehicle that rammed a security barricade at the White House complex on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Secret Service reported that one individual was arrested and that the vehicle is now deemed safe. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A person has been arrested after driving his car […]
