Topic: News

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Iran war live: European, Middle East FMs in Istanbul for security talks

European and Middle East foreign ministers meet in Istanbul for talks on the Strait of Hormuz and regional crises.

23 Oct 2026, 00:47 UTC

CBS Premiere Week Multiplatform Ratings See Big Year-Over-Year Increases (EXCLUSIVE)

CBS kicked off its fall 2026 TV season the week of Oct. 4 with a strong performance for its new and returning series, according to Nielsen live+7 multiplatform data. Per that data, CBS’ premiere week averaged 8.63 million viewers — up 14% from its premiere week in 2025 (the week of Oct. 12). Leading the […]

23 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC

Entertainment

‘Ebenezer’ Creates a Real Venmo Profile for Scrooge, Which Hands Out Money and Accepts It, Too

The surly miser Ebenezer Scrooge is no longer just a fictional character haunting the holidays — he’s on Venmo. To promote Ti West’s upcoming adaptation of the notorious character in the film “Ebenezer,” starring Johnny Depp in the titular role, the Paramount promotional team created a Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge. The official account for […]

23 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC

World

Almost all shallow-water coral reefs now face extinction risk, study warns

World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".

23 Oct 2026, 00:16 UTC

World

Hundreds of Ethiopians cross into Kenya to flee regional fighting

Dispute over raising flag of Somali Regional State devolves into fighting between regional forces.

22 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC

World

US judge blocks federal operations seeking to identify non-citizen voters

Homeland Security targets nine states in fraud investigations that critics say intimidate voters.

22 Oct 2026, 22:43 UTC

Politics

Ecuador opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez arrested in campaign finance probe

Gonzalez’s Citizen Revolution Movement has denounced the arrest as politically motivated, calling for her release.

22 Oct 2026, 22:43 UTC

Entertainment

Ellen Burstyn on Going for the EGOT With Her Favorite Poems and Being Over ‘The Exorcist’: ‘It’s Enough Already’

I asked Ellen Burstyn where a Grammy would go, if she ever won one. She stands up to show me. “I wonder if I took my iPad off the stand and walked you into my office, where they all are,” she says, immediately reaching for it over a video Zoom. Her assistant, Caitlin, gets the […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

Jenna Ortega Does Not Read Reviews, Watch Her Own Movies or Check the Box Office — and Plans to ‘Be Off TV for a While’ After ‘Wednesday’ Ends

Jenna Ortega opened up to Vogue magazine as part of a new cover story about her nonexistent relationship to how the public receives her movies. In other words, the “Wednesday” star does not watch her own movies or read reviews (because “that would send me into a psychosis of some sort’) or check the box […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

The ‘Terrifier’ Trilogy Is Returning to Theaters for a Halloween Run

Art the Clown is back for another round of big-screen terror. The “Terrifier” trilogy is headed back to theaters, just in time for spooky season. 2016’s “Terrifier,” 2022’s “Terrifier 2″ and 2024’s “Terrifier 3″ will have showtimes at Regal theaters nationwide on Halloween weekend, from Oct. 29-31. The re-release is presented by the video game […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

‘Line of Fire’ Gets Full 18-Episode Season Order at NBC

“Line of Fire” has been given a full 18-episode season order at NBC. The freshman action thriller series is one of the fall season’s breakout hits, with NBC’s best delayed-viewing lift in more than three years. Initially slated for 13 episodes, NBC gave a back order to five additional scripts with the hope of extending […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

Chaka Khan to Be Honored at Soul Train Awards (TV News Roundup)

Chaka Khan will receive the Classic Soul Honor at the 2026 Soul Train Awards, celebrating the singer-songwriter’s influence on R&B. Across her career, which spans more than five decades, Khan helped shape the sound of soul, funk and R&B with her music, including hits like “Tell Me Something Good,” “Sweet Thing,” “Ain’t Nobody,” “I’m Every […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight on AI: ‘An Amazing Piece of Technology’ But ‘I’m Not Embracing It at All’

“Wildwood” director Travis Knight is weighing in on Hollywood’s use of AI. “I’m not embracing it at all,” Knight told me Wednesday night at AFI Fest’s opening night U.S. premiere of “Wildwood.” “I see technology as a tool, and we use technology at Laika. A pencil is technology, a paintbrush is technology, a 3D printer […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

Laika’s First PG-13 Film, Brad Bird’s Neo-Noir and an Alzheimer’s Memoir: Animation’s Revolution Isn’t for Kids

The MPA gave “Wildwood” a PG-13 for “strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language,” which is a mouthful for any movie and an especially wild one for a stop-motion picture about a girl hunting for her kidnapped baby brother. It’s the first PG-13 in Laika’s 17 years as a […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

John Mayer Sets Up His Own Label, Sob Rock Records, in Partnership With Mercury to Release First New Solo Music in Five Years

John Mayer has had his hands full with what felt like a hundred projects over the past few years — with putting out new music not among them. It takes a stretch of the memory to even recall that he announced a parting of ways with Sony Music back in 2022, with no followup revelation […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

Entertainment

Raye Wins Mercury Prize for Album of the Year

Singer-songwriter and Variety Hitmakers 2024 honoree Raye has won the 2026 Mercury prize for her epic second studio album, “This Music May Contain Hope,” beating out Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others for the prize. The Mercury Prize has no real equivalent in the U.S., and is intended to recognize music from the U.K. and […]

22 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC