A New Historian for the Borough of Brooklyn

Asad Dandia, 33, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will take over from Ron Schweiger, who has held the unpaid position for 24 years.

World Cup and July 4 Events Could Shut Down Some Summer Fun in New York

Permit applications for 25 new events in city parks could be denied under an emergency order. And restrictions around separate events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary could affect kayakers.

As Enrollment Dips, School Administrators Turn to TikTok to Advertise

Birthrates are down. Families are leaving New York City. So educators, especially at charter schools, are expanding their marketing efforts on social media and in subway stations.

WWE Hall of Fame 2026 class features Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles and Dennis Rodman among inductees

The WWE’s Hall of Fame class of 2026 is as star-studded as ever. Several superstars who made an indelible impact on the pro wrestling business will be inducted on Friday night.Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, the tag team of Demolition, Dennis Rodman, Sid Eudy and Bad News Brown will be this year’s enshrinees.The ceremony will take place at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas at 9 p.m. PT, a day before the first night of WrestleMania 42 will take place.Read below for a quick overview of the year’s ...

I chose abortion, then changed my mind California wants that choice gone

Those who support a woman’s right to choose should not be working to block that same woman from choosing differently when she has a change of heart. Abortion pill reversal saved my baby and the California attorney general is trying to hide this life-saving option from women.He claims it’s dangerous.I made the incredibly difficult decision to get an abortion because, at the time, I felt it necessary. That, too, carried risks, and I accepted them because I thought I had no other option. When I lea...

WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: Two years after Columbia encampment, campuses still chilled by fear

Two years ago, on April 18, 2024, New York Police Department officers arrested 108 students at Columbia University’s "Gaza Solidarity Encampment," triggering a wave of campus chaos that swept the nation and the world. What followed was among the darkest chapters in American higher education: Jewish students assaulted and harassed, swastikas painted on buildings, American flags set ablaze, and more than 3,000 arrested for trespassing, vandalism and worse.While it sparked widespread calls for camp...

Michele Tafoya on NFL-New York Times dust up, future of journalism

Decorated sports journalist and U.S. Senate candidate in Minnesota weighed in on the latest saga between a New York Times reporter and a National Football League coach.  In an interview with the Ruthless Podcast released on Friday morning, Michele Tafoya described her experience in the profession and offered a stark assessment of the state of journalism today. "The landscape has changed a little bit," the former Sunday Night Football sideline reporter said in the interview. "You go to the NFL ow...

Greenland talks on ‘good trajectory,’ White House says amid Trump takeover push

Talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland are on a "good trajectory," a White House official said, despite a public dispute over President Donald Trump’s insistence that the United States should take control of the island. Technical talks are ongoing, the official told Fox News Digital Wednesday, "to address United States’ national security interests in Greenland.""We are not going to participate in a back and forth through the media, but we are very optimistic that we’re on a good trajector...

Clarence Thomas warns America: liberty dies when we choose comfort over courage

Americans will hear a lot of speeches this year marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, but it’s hard to imagine anyone topping the one Justice Clarence Thomas delivered at the University of Texas at Austin. If one is inclined to believe that the majesty of our founding documents, and the ideals enshrined therein, still resonate in the hearts of Americans, then Justice Thomas’s speech was a clarion call to conscience, a summons to the courage and clarity that animated t...

Norway's Oil Export Earnings Surge 68% Amid Iran War

Norway's Oil Export Earnings Surge 68% Amid Iran War Authored by Alex Komani via OilPrice.com, Norway's crude oil export earnings surged 67.9% year-on-year in March to a record 57.4 billion kroner ($6.1 billion), primarily driven by soaring global energy prices following the outbreak of the Iran war and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices averaged 1,014 kroner ($107.52) per barrel in March, the highest monthly average since September 2023. As Europe’s lar...

6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth elements—thanks to an enormous underwater deposit discovered on a remote island.

Gulf War Leaves $58 Billion Repair Bill And Global Equipment Crunch

Gulf War Leaves $58 Billion Repair Bill And Global Equipment Crunch Last week, JPMorgan - which correctly noted that headlines tend to focus on the fact of damage not the scale - was the first itemize the damage from the war in Iran, finding more than 60 energy infrastructure assets in the Gulf have been affected by drone and missile strikes, with roughly 50 sustaining different degrees of damage.  What about the actual dollar value of the inflicted damage? According to Rystad...

10-day Israel-Lebanon truce begins as Lebanese army warns of ‘violations’

Lebanon’s army warned of Israeli violations and urged residents not to return.

Threats, corruption and intimidation: Is the Bishnoi gang calling shots at Cricket Canada?

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44

Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.

Canadian firm ignored worker complaints over drug cartel-management links at Mexican gold mine, sources say

Several workers for a Canadian-owned Mexican gold mine received no response after making complaints to the company’s workplace ethics hotline saying that local management was working with a prominent organized crime group to force out the existing union, according to two former local union members.

'It's like I gave birth to twins': Canadian director Chandler Levack has 2 movies opening on the same day

In Montreal, a young woman in a Spin magazine T-shirt stares furiously at the blank page on her 2011 MacBook. It's a moment from the new movie Mile End Kicks that could have been ripped from director Chandler Levack's own life, when the former critic traded Toronto for Montreal's exploding music scene. Mile End Kicks is one of two movies from Levack opening on Friday.

Tennessee passes symbolic ‘Nuclear Family Month’ resolution for June

LGBTQ group GLAAD says the move excludes diverse families and harms all.

Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo

The wolf, Neukgu, eluded capture for nine days after escaping on April 8.

Germany's Anti-Immigration AfD Party Jumps To 27%, 4 Points Ahead Of CDU

Germany's Anti-Immigration AfD Party Jumps To 27%, 4 Points Ahead Of CDU Via Remix News, In a new poll from YouGov, the Alternative for Germany (AfD0 party jumped to 27 percent, now four points ahead of the rival Christian Democrats (CDU), in a sign that the AfD continues to distance itself as the most popular party in Germany. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel was quick to publish the poll results on X, writing: “4 percentage points ahead of the Union, 4 out of 5 citizens dissatisfie...

House punts Trump spy powers extension after conservatives block deal, forcing end-of-month showdown

President Donald Trump's push to extend the government's controversial warrantless surveillance powers suffered a minor setback early Friday morning after a group of conservative lawmakers rejected a compromise deal that would have extended the program for five years while incorporating some minor reforms intended to appease GOP privacy hawks.Shortly before 2 a.m. Friday, the House of Representatives approved a two-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)...

Intel's New Core Series 3 Is Its Answer To the MacBook Neo

Intel has launched a new budget-focused Core Series 3 processor line for lower-cost laptops -- "Intel's response to budget CPUs that are appearing in laptops like the Apple MacBook Neo," writes PCWorld's Mark Hachman. From the report: Intel unexpectedly launched the Core Series 3, based on its excellent "Panther Lake" (Core Ultra Series 3) architecture and 18A manufacturing, for devices for home consumers and small business on Thursday. Intel announced that a number of partners will launch lapto...

All Blacks great Michael Jones says rugby union is losing ‘hearts and minds’ to league

Warriors games now sell out Mt Smart Stadium while attendance at All Blacks matches lags.

PSA: Stop using your Casely Power Pods wireless charger immediately

Casely has reannounced a recall of its Power Pods 5,000mAh MagSafe E33A charger after dozens of people were injured and one even killed by the defective devices, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) announced. It's recommended that you stop using the devices immediately, dispose of them safely and seek a replacement from the manufacturer.  A year ago, Casely and the USPSC published a recall of 429,000 units of the power bank with the model number E33A. That followed 51 incidents of...

Qwen Team Open-Sources Qwen3.6-35B-A3B: A Sparse MoE Vision-Language Model with 3B Active Parameters and Agentic Coding Capabilities

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Acting ICE chief Todd Lyons resigns, a year into Trump’s deportation campaign

Under Lyons, ICE more than doubled its workforce and detention bed capacity.

Afghan Man Arrested For Series Of Rapes Of Goats And Sheep In France

Afghan Man Arrested For Series Of Rapes Of Goats And Sheep In France Via Remix News, A 19-year-old Afghan national has been arrested and charged following a series of brutal sexual attacks on goats and sheep in Pennes-Mirabeau, a municipality in Bouches-du-Rhône, near Marseille. The suspect was taken into custody by the anti-crime brigade (BAC) on the night of April 9-10, 2026, after local sheep and goat owners alerted police. Since early 2026, several owners had discovered the...

Sources: OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a below 20% stake at a $3B+ valuation; previous reports said it wants to sell a ~60% stake at a ~$5.5B valuation (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a below 20% stake at a $3B+ valuation; previous reports said it wants to sell a ~60% stake at a ~$5.5B valuation Discussions with Arch

Harry and Meghan meet Bondi shooting survivors and lifeguards in Sydney

A survivor said it was an “honour” to have the couple there.

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Australian soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan granted bail

Judge says, if refused bail, Ben Roberts-Smith faced years behind bars awaiting trial.

Hangzhou-based Manycore shares rose 187% early in its Hong Kong debut after raising $156M in its IPO; it is pivoting to selling AI training data to robot makers (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Hangzhou-based Manycore shares rose 187% early in its Hong Kong debut after raising $156M in its IPO; it is pivoting to selling AI training data to robot makers Manycore Tech Inc. built a

Sperm Whales' Communication Closely Parallels Human Language, Study Finds

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: We may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more than 90 million years ago. But the whales' vocalized communications are remarkably similar to our own, researchers have discovered. Not only do sperm whale have a form of "alphabet" and form vowels within their vocalizations but the structure of these vowels behaves in the same way as human speech, t...

Mises, Rothbard, and Libertarian 'Just War' Theory In The 2026 Iran War

Mises, Rothbard, and Libertarian 'Just War' Theory In The 2026 Iran War Authored by Daniel Lacalle, As of April 2026, the US and Israel are still at war with Iran. The war began on February 28 with surprise bombings that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other high-ranking officials. Since then, attacks on infrastructure have continued, leading to significant disruptions in essential services and escalating tensions in the region. Iran has attacked targets in Gulf nations and ...

Mozilla launches Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client for users and businesses who want to run their own self-hosted AI infrastructure, available on GitHub

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: Mozilla launches Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client for users and businesses who want to run their own self-hosted AI infrastructure, available on GitHub Mozilla is th

Pentagon Reportedly Asks Detroit to Use More Car Factories as Arms Factories

Pete Hegseth has previously said he'd like the U.S. economy to be placed on a "war footing."

US Navy Destroyer Shows Off New Launcher For Mystery Weapons

US Navy Destroyer Shows Off New Launcher For Mystery Weapons The U.S. Navy has quietly equipped one of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with a previously unseen launcher, reflecting a broader effort to counter the growing threat posed by drones in contested maritime environments, according to TWZ. USS Carl M. Launcher mounted on Levin (DDG 120) (U.S. Navy, VIRIN: 260329-M-FP389-1205) A U.S. Marine Corps photograph released April 8, taken March 29 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shows th...

Singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering missing teenage girl

David Anthony Burke, 21, is being held without bail in Los Angeles.

India's Central Bank Tells Oil Refiners To Stop Buying Dollars On Spot Market

India's Central Bank Tells Oil Refiners To Stop Buying Dollars On Spot Market By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com India’s central bank has told state-run oil refiners to stop buying dollars in the spot market and instead use a government-backed credit line. That matters because oil is priced in dollars, and refiners are some of the biggest buyers of dollars in the country. When they all go into the market at once to pay for crude, it puts direct pressure on the rupee. That pressure...

Trump admin announces expansion of visa restriction policy in Western Hemisphere

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a "significant expansion" of its ​visa restriction policy in ⁠the Western Hemisphere, targeting people working on behalf of U.S. adversaries.In its announcement, the State Department said the expanded policy allows it to restrict U.S. visas for people intentionally acting on behalf of adversarial countries to "undermine America's interests.""President Trump’s National Security Strategy makes clear: this Administration will deny adversarial powers th...

Sources: Cerebras plans to make its IPO public as soon as Friday, aiming to raise $3B+ at a $35B+ valuation, a 60% premium to its $22B February valuation (The Information)

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Driver wounded in shooting on 105 Freeway, prompting extended closure of eastbound lanes

The California Highway Patrol shut down a portion of the eastbound 105 Freeway to investigate a shooting that left one person in critical condition.

Last US Convoy Exits Syria After Brutal 14-Year Regime Change Proxy War

Last US Convoy Exits Syria After Brutal 14-Year Regime Change Proxy War Widespread reports on Thursday say the very last US military convoy has finally departed Syrian territory, with the years-long occupation of the primarily northeast oil and gas rich sector over in a 'mission accomplished' fashion. It brings to a final close the 14-year long bloody proxy war which overthrew the Assad government and ultimately installed a pro-US/Saudi axis puppet, in the person of founding Syrian...

What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 2: The Crowd, the Molasses, and the Speed of Light (Sort Of)

Before Brad Bradington can sprint down the red carpet, we need to understand the crowd. Specifically, we need to understand why a crowd of atoms and molecules slows down light and why that creates a loophole that changes everything.

#TheMoment neighbours saved a baby black bear

Kristina Whitlock tells The National about the moment she and her neighbours banded together to rescue an abandoned black bear cub in Maple Ridge, B.C.

U.S. singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of killing teen girl found dead in his Tesla

U.S. singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla that was registered to him and towed from the Hollywood Hills, police said Thursday.

Sources: OpenAI agrees to pay Cerebras $20B+ to use its server chips, double the amount previously associated with the deal, and may receive equity in Cerebras (The Information)

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Singer D4vd arrested and held without bail in case tied to teen found dead in Tesla: Police

Singer David Burke, known as D4vd, was arrested Thursday in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found in September 2025 inside the trunk of an abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles."Detectives from Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division have arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, for the murder of Celeste Rivas," the LAPD said in a social media post. "Burke is being held without bail."In another post, police said, "Th...

EXCLUSIVE: NYC officials refuse ICE hold for illegal alien accused in arson that killed 4 and injured 7: DHS

FIRST ON FOX: A Mexican national illegal alien accused of randomly setting a New York City apartment building on fire that killed four people and injured seven others, could be released back onto the streets as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials say the city is refusing a request to turn him over to immigration authorities.Roman Ceron Amatitla, 38, of Maspeth, is charged with eight counts of second-degree murder and first-degree arson after allegedly lighting a three-story Flushing ...

What AI Doesn't Know - And Why It Matters

What AI Doesn't Know - And Why It Matters Authored by Richard Porter via RealClearPolitics, Artificial intelligence has taken the wired world by storm, but the backlash came almost as fast. Progressives complain of job losses, environmentalists question the ecological impacts of huge data centers, and local activists are clamoring for assurances that household utility bills won’t skyrocket because of the centers’ voracious electricity requirements. Others simply worry that the tech...

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: Price Drops and Gains in 33 Big Expensive Cities, March 2026

From the “Mansion Shortage” in AI-bubble-epicenter San Francisco infecting mid-tier home prices, to Austin and Oakland where prices plunged over 25% since 2022.

Former SMU cornerback Teddy Knox faces $2.88M judgment for crash linked to Rashee Rice's Lamborghini race

Kansas City Chiefs star receiver Rashee Rice isn’t the only one facing discipline for a March 2024 car crash in Dallas.Theodore "Teddy" Knox, a former SMU cornerback and teammate of Rice’s in college, was driving a Corvette while racing Rice's Lamborghini on a Dallas highway before it caused a multi-car crash.Knox has been hit with a $2.88 million default judgment in a lawsuit from one of those crash victims, Kathryn Kuykendall, according to ESPN.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.CO...

Roblox agrees to pay $12.5M and implement age verification for all users as part of a settlement with Nevada over claims it failed to protect young users

Jessica Hill / Associated Press: Roblox agrees to pay $12.5M and implement age verification for all users as part of a settlement with Nevada over claims it failed to protect young users Roblox, a g

[AINews] Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 - literally one step better than 4.6 in every dimension

The new SOTA model asserts its dominance.

Miami Catholic Charities loses $11M contract providing care for migrant children under Trump administration

The Trump administration canceled a longstanding contract with Catholic Charities in Miami, citing a drop in illegal immigration as a factor amid tensions between the president and the Pope.On Wednesday, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski wrote an op-ed for The Miami Herald lamenting the loss of an $11 million contract to help care for unaccompanied minors and migrant children programs, which has been active for more than 60 years. Without funding, Wenski warned, services would not even last the res...

Jury awards $11.8 million to Dodgers fan blinded by LAPD during World Series celebration

Isaac Castellanos sued the LAPD, alleging officers used excessive force and violated department policies when he was shot in the face with a less-lethal projectile.

Blue Panther and Último Guerrero steal the show at CMLL's first-ever US event in Las Vegas

Mexican pro wrestling legends Blue Panther and Último Guerrero have been through the wringer and then some in their careers.Panther, 65, made his wrestling debut in 1978, left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 1992 and then returned in 1997. Guerrero, 54, started his career in 1990 and joined CMLL in 1997. The two have won multiple championships with the company and, on Thursday night, made more history.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPanther and Guerrero were a part of ...

Drought Engulfs 60% Of U.S. As Farmers Begin Spring Planting

Drought Engulfs 60% Of U.S. As Farmers Begin Spring Planting A massive drought has emerged across large swaths of the US agricultural belt, threatening crops and livestock and eventually affecting food prices, at a time when fertilizer and diesel costs are soaring. As of early April, 60% of the Lower 48 is in drought as the Northern Hemisphere growing season begins and farmers begin plantings, according to NOAA.  The southern US is already experiencing severe, extreme, and even ...

Painters have been lying with mirrors for 600 years

In René Magritte's 1937 painting La Reproduction Interdite roughly "depiction prohibited," or "depiction impossible" a man stands before a mirror and sees the back of his own head. Artists have been putting trick mirrors into paintings for about 600 years. Read the rest The post Painters have been lying with mirrors for 600 years appeared first on Boing Boing.

Ex-teacher faces 25 charges, including rape and abuse as investigation widens

A former fifth grade teacher in Louisiana was arrested on multiple charges, including those involving her minor students.Marisa Noel, 31, faces a total of 25 charges, according to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, including 10 counts of indecent behavior with juveniles, one count of first-degree rape, two counts related to child sexual abuse material, one count of unlawful communications and three counts of computer-aided solicitation of a minor.Noel allegedly abused her position of trust ...

Rogan backs reality TV star Spencer Pratt’s bid for LA Mayor, says ‘I’d vote for you’

Podcaster Joe Rogan endorsed former reality TV star Spencer Pratt on Wednesday to become the mayor of Los Angeles, noting that even if he no longer lives in California, he hopes he wins.Pratt, best known for his villainous on-screen persona on MTV’s "The Hills," decided to run for office after his home was destroyed in the California wildfire. He believes because of local officials' incompetence, the disaster was far worse than what it should have been."To be clear, I never wanted to run for any...

Missing pregnant woman found dead after mysterious Texas disappearance

The family of a 23-year-old Texas woman who vanished while eight months pregnant confirmed she was found dead Thursday in southwest Houston.Ashanti Allen, who had a high-risk pregnancy, disappeared Friday after leaving her home, according to a report from affiliate FOX 26 Houston.Police said a body was found Thursday, which Allen's family confirmed was hers, according to the outlet.Allen's father, Edward, told reporters he has been numb ever since learning his daughter's fate.BELOVED COFFEE SHOP...

Why The Crash Was Delayed

Why The Crash Was Delayed Authored by Robert Aro via Mises Institute, Whatever happened to the mother of all crashes that was supposed to arrive when the Federal Reserve began tightening its balance sheet back in 2022? For several years, I’ve been scratching my head, convinced that draining the balance sheet by trillions of dollars should have triggered a systemic banking failure or some other Black Swan event. In the past, crises like Lehman/AIG or the 2020 lockdowns took the blam...

Franklin Graham defends Trump in letter shared on Truth Social after AI ‘Jesus’ image backlash

Rev. Franklin Graham defended President Donald Trump in a statement shared Thursday on Truth Social after backlash over an image critics said depicted Trump as Jesus Christ.The statement was released Thursday by Graham and shared by the president as a signed letter."I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ that would certainly be inappropriate," Graham wrote.He added that Trump believed the image showed "a doctor helping someone" and said the president "imm...

D4vd arrested in slaying of young girl found decomposing in Tesla

Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday in connection with the case of a girl whose decomposing body was discovered inside his Tesla in Hollywood.

D4vd arrested in slaying of girl found decomposing in Tesla

Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday in connection with the case of a girl whose decomposing body was discovered inside his Tesla in Hollywood.

Kamloops, B.C., mayor bullied, intimidated staff: external investigation

"No mayor should treat staff in this manner and the mayor owes these staff an unqualified apology," said external investigator Reece Harding in the report about Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, dated February 2026.

Report details rising pressure on underground Catholics as China denies crackdown

The Chinese government is increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled church while tightening surveillance and restrictions on an estimated 12 million Catholics, according to a Human Rights Watch report.The group said in its report that the increased pressure is part of a decade-old campaign to ensure religious groups align with Communist Party ideology.The Associated Press reported that the Chinese government has rejected the claim, saying Human Rights W...

US Army Trials Unmanned Hunter Wolf Robot With Gun, Radar In Combat Drills

US Army Trials Unmanned Hunter Wolf Robot With Gun, Radar In Combat Drills The U.S. Army is quietly putting armed robots through their paces alongside real soldiers - and new footage suggests these machines could soon be a regular sight on tomorrow’s battlefields. Wolf-X robotic combat vehicle by HDT Global.Blade HDT Fresh imagery dropped on Monday by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service shows a Hunter Wolf unmanned ground vehicle rolling with the 101st Airborne Divi...

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submits resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation letter to Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin Thursday, writing that he will stay on through May 31 to assist the transition process, Fox News has confirmed.According to a source, Lyons said in his letter he wants to spend more time with his family, including his sons, who are "reaching a pivotal point in their lives," and that it's been a privilege to serve under President Donald Trump."Director Lyons...

We’ve Seen Doctor Doom in Action for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Marvel Studios came to CinemaCon, and brought Victor von Doom with it.

Analilia Mejia, a Progressive Democrat, Wins Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat

Ms. Mejia, who helped to run Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, beat her Republican opponent, Joe Hathaway, to win a seat Ms. Sherrill vacated after she was elected governor of New Jersey.

Bernie Sanders, AOC-backed Democrat wins key House race; GOP fails to expand fragile majority

Republicans fell far short in their bid to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey.Democrat Analilia Mejia, who was backed by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of neighboring New York, convincingly defeated GOP candidate Joe Hathaway in Thursday's special election in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, The Associated Press reported. The race was called minutes after the polls closed at 8pm ET.With ...

'We won't give up': How the PWHL sold out Madison Square Garden

Growing its fan base in New York and adding more teams are key parts of the league's drive to get a coveted national U.S. broadcast rights deal.

Quebec municipalities preparing for flooding, Montreal reaches highest alert level

L.A. clears homeless encampment long plagued by crime, drug use in North Hollywood

Residents along Varna Avenue said the encampment has made it unsafe to walk in the area and that they have long complained to the city.

IMF Warns Australia Set For One Of Highest Inflation Rates In Developed World

IMF Warns Australia Set For One Of Highest Inflation Rates In Developed World Authored by Rex Widerstrom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Australia is on track to have one of the highest inflation rates in the developed world. Australian dollars coins in Melbourne, Australia, on April 4, 2024. AAP Image/Joel Carrett In the latest edition of its World Economic Outlook, the global lender said economies around the world “face repercussio...

Bluesky blames DDoS attack for server outages

Bluesky is once again having a wobble. The platform said some of its systems are down and that it’s “investigating an incident with service in one of our reginos” (that’s Bluesky’s typo, not mine). The issue appears to have started at 1:42AM ET and was still persisting as of 11AM when this story was originally published. Since then, the site has been experiencing intermitent interuptions, including at times to its status page where users should be able to monitor outages. At 7:47PM ET, the platf...

Swalwell was dubbed the 'Snapchat king of Congress' years before sexual misconduct scandal emerged

Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., was once dubbed the "Snapchat king of Congress," years before his career was derailed by newly surfaced sexual misconduct allegations.Swalwell resigned from Congress and suspended his California gubernatorial bid amid the fallout of damning reports alleging sexual harassment and sexual assault. In his public statements, Swalwell has fiercely denied the criminal allegations but admittedly suggested he had acted inappropriately outside his marriage in...

OpenAI Launches GPT-Rosalind: Its First Life Sciences AI Model Built to Accelerate Drug Discovery and Genomics Research

OpenAI has officially entered the specialized science race with GPT-Rosalind, a frontier reasoning model designed to slash the 10-15 year timeline of drug discovery through advanced biochemistry and g

Lorenzo Lamas and Heather Locklear set to make their first public outing as a couple at fan event

Heather Locklear and Lorenzo Lamas are taking their relationship public this month.On Wednesday, Lamas took to X to announce he and Locklear will be at the Chiller Theatre Expo at the Hilton hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey, from April 24–26."Looking forward to seeing all of my peeps. She is too," Lamas wrote on the social platform formerly known as Twitter.The announcement came just a day after a representative for Lamas confirmed to E! News that the pair are seeing each other.Representatives fo...

An Arrest in the Streets of New York, on Horseback

An officer from the Police Department’s Mounted Unit raced through the Upper West Side of Manhattan, chasing a woman accused of snatching a purse.

DOJ Launches Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations Against Eric Swalwell

DOJ Launches Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations Against Eric Swalwell The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into multiple sexual assault and misconduct allegations against former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), federal officials confirmed Thursday, marking the latest escalation in a scandal that has already forced the longtime congressman to resign from the House and suspend his bid for California governor. Swalwell, who represented Californ...

Mike Trout's torrid Angels series vs Yankees ends in historic fashion after he blasts fifth home run

Mike Trout couldn’t stop rounding the bases at Yankee Stadium during the Los Angeles Angels’ four-game series, and he made history doing so.The future Hall of Famer crushed five home runs, including a blast in the Angels’ 11-4 win Thursday afternoon, and tallied nine RBIs in the series, which Los Angeles split with New York.The 34-year-old Trout entered the series with only two home runs and seven RBIs on the season, but he’s heading back home this weekend looking like his prime self after what ...

Travelers may be slapped with 'ridiculous' new fees as popular city seeks millions per year

Many popular destinations struggling with overtourism and infrastructure issues are aiming to fix those problems in an often unpopular way: by implementing new taxes on tourists.The city of Galway, on the west side of Ireland, is widely known for its medieval streets, colorful shopfronts and historical landmarks. It is now strongly considering a tourist tax that could generate more than $2.1 million annually in the city, according to the Connacht Tribune newspaper.The proposal envisions an accom...

Tennessee governor signs nuclear family month resolution as critics push back on exclusions

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a resolution declaring June Nuclear Family Month as an alternative to the usual LGBTQ+ Pride Month.Lee, a Republican, signed House Joint Resolution 182 April 9 after it passed the House in April 2025 and the Senate last month.The legislation highlights the importance of celebrating the traditional family unit, described as "consisting of one husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children.""The nuclear family is under attack in our beloved ...

Toho's Oscar-winning Godzilla director returns to stomp New York

Ah, take that Toho Company Ltd. goodness and rub it all over my gums. Try as Hollywood might, they can't seem to get Godzilla right. After hundreds of millions of dollars in attempts, Japan's city-stomping kaiju gurus still reign supreme. Following Godzilla Minus One's Oscar win, Toho is back with Godzilla Minus Zero, and this time the big, green, wet machine is pissed off at America. Read the rest The post Toho's Oscar-winning Godzilla director returns to stomp New York appeared first on Boing...

CBP Says It Seized More Than 60 Pounds Of Cocaine From US Citizen At Border

CBP Says It Seized More Than 60 Pounds Of Cocaine From US Citizen At Border Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the U.S.–Mexico border prevented more than 60 pounds of cocaine from entering the country, allegedly smuggled by an American citizen—a “trusted traveler”—the agency exclusively told The Epoch Times on Wednesday. At California’s San Ysidro Port of Entry, a 25-year-old man was arrested on April 7 for allegedly ...

Early Galaxies Were Surrounded by Huge Clouds of Hydrogen, and Astronomers Found a Whole Bunch!

Astronomers using data from the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) have discovered tens of thousands of gigantic hydrogen gas halos, called “Lyman-alpha nebulae,” surrounding galaxies 10 billion to 12 billion years ago.

Trump rails against latest court decision on stalled White House ballroom project

U.S. President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400-million US White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.

Left-wing host blasts AOC as 'weak,' says she only engages critics who are 100% friendly

Ana Kasparian said in an episode of "The Young Turks" that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) showed "a devastating level of weakness" in past votes related to Israel after a public exchange between the two on social media."I’m sick of AOC being incredibly weak on things that she shouldn’t be weak on," Kasparian said. "Especially at a time when overwhelmingly Democratic voters are against what Israel is doing."Kasparian’s remarks came during a segment in which she walked through a recent intera...

'TotalRecall Reloaded' Tool Finds a Side Entrance To Windows 11 Recall Database

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Two years ago, Microsoft launched its first wave of "Copilot+" Windows PCs with a handful of exclusive features that could take advantage of the neural processing unit (NPU) hardware being built into newer laptop processors. These NPUs could enable AI and machine learning features that could run locally rather than in someone's cloud, theoretically enhancing security and privacy. One of the first Copilot+ features was Recall, a feature that ...

Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

Space Nuclear Power Initiative Sends Reactor Companies Flying

Space Nuclear Power Initiative Sends Reactor Companies Flying An announcement from the administration's Science and Technology Director, Michael Kratsios, regarding the establishment of the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power sent reactor development companies higher over the following trading days.  The time has come for America to get underway on nuclear power in space🇺🇸 https://t.co/fLrM4MtNbM — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) April 14, 2026 Oklo...

Feeling miserable? You're not alone. L.A. County residents report decade-low quality of life

Since the pandemic, L.A. County residents have felt their quality of life has declined, but this year marked the lowest satisfaction level over the last decade.

We’ve Seen the First 18 Minutes of ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’

The footage played at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, featuring Pedro Pascal and a bunch of AT-ATs.

NYC-based Nas.com, an AI platform founded by content creator Nas Daily that helps solo entrepreneurs build online stores, raised a $27M Series A led by Khosla

Robert Scammell / Business Insider: NYC-based Nas.com, an AI platform founded by content creator Nas Daily that helps solo entrepreneurs build online stores, raised a $27M Series A led by Khosla - N