One male and one female from each state and territory called to the nation’s capital to compete before a nationwide audience. Although that may sound more like the storyline from Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novel series “The Hunger Games” than an official U.S. government event, President Donald Trump stated this week that an athletic competition named […]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist typically is the one posing the questions. Now, the tables have turned: the 88-year-old is the subject of an interview in the Netflix documentary Cover-Up, set to release on December 26. Helmed by Mark Obenhaus and Laura Poitras, the film highlights key moments from Hersh’s career at the Associated Press, […]
People often griped about Bradley Cooper as both a director and actor: too eager for an Oscar. His films aim for what’s frequently seen as a rather dull type of sophistication. He to play . The list goes on, but you could say Cooper fills a role few other filmmakers these days even think about. […]
For the past 30 years, Mariah Carey has dominated the with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Her reign, which appears to be never-ending, doesn’t allow a new song to take the coveted top spot. Except for Michael Bublé, most Christmas songs on the are from 20th-century artists like Wham!, Brenda Lee, Bobby Helms, […]
A few years back, it was impossible to ignore the flashy declarations from corporations promoting major new social impact investments and commitments. In Aug. 2019, the Business Roundtable that the “purpose of the company” was to serve not just shareholders, but all stakeholders, including employees, customers, communities, and the planet. This declaration ignited a new […]
Wise individuals have long assured us that the arc of history bends toward justice. Yet this year, per numerous global aid organizations, it has taken an extremely winding path. Wealthy nations have halted financial support to poorer countries. Conflicts have dragged on longer and claimed more lives. Those who violate international law have faced no […]
President Donald Trump has issued an order to relax federal restrictions on marijuana. The executive order, signed on Thursday, would move marijuana to a lower drug classification on par with some common prescription medications. This change won’t legalize the drug federally, but it will reduce obstacles for cannabis research and might support the cannabis industry. […]
When representatives from across the globe gathered in Belém, Brazil in November for climate talks, the planet had already endured a troubling year marked by near-record heat, unprecedented continental heat waves, and severe floods that researchers attribute largely to human-caused warming. The U.N. COP30 summit was intended to demonstrate worldwide dedication to reducing greenhouse gas […]
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Season 5 of Emily in Paris. Once again, a new season concludes with a cliffhanger centered on the “will-they-won’t-they” dynamic. The fifth season of Darren Star’s escapist romantic comedy, now available on Netflix, tracks Emily (Lily Collins) as she journeys from Rome to the fictional Italian village of Solitano, […]
The first time, I was 15 years old. I was a freshman at Saugus High School in California, preoccupied with my Spanish grade and whether I would be asked to the next school dance. Then, on November 14, 2019, an older student I had never met entered my school with a firearm. I was conversing […]
This piece is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s political newsletter. Subscribe to have stories like this sent to your inbox. Each holiday season, mailboxes are stuffed with family updates from dear aunts—sharing cousins’ milestones, vacations, pets, and New Year’s goals—all wrapped in as much sweetness as their cookie platters. Wednesday evening, the world got […]
President Donald Trump has doubled the number of nations impacted by his broad travel ban. Individuals with passports from an extra 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority will face restrictions or limitations on traveling to the United States, the Trump Administration revealed on Tuesday. Nationals from 19 countries already had entry restrictions to the U.S. […]
Trump’s push to limit states’ authority over AI regulation has provoked intense opposition, including from within his own base of supporters.
Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the stabbing deaths of his parents, Hollywood and his producer wife Michele Reiner, who were found murdered in their Los Angeles home over the weekend. The Reiners’ younger son was taken into custody without incident on Sunday evening at a park near the […]
Late Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he had ordered a “TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS entering and exiting Venezuela”—an escalation of the Trump Administration’s on the South American nation. “Venezuela is fully surrounded by the largest armada ever assembled in South American history,” Trump on Truth Social. “It will only grow […]
The documentary Obsession: Murder of a Beauty Queen, premiering Dec. 17, recounts the life and murder of Agnieszka Kotlarska, a leading Polish model in the early 1990s. It explores how her rise from local pageants to the international fashion scene was eclipsed and brutally ended by a man whose obsession turned deadly. The film reveals […]
This year has dealt several blows to the climate fight. In 2025, after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States, one of the world’s top emitters, retreated from a series of climate and clean energy goals. Moreover, it has become increasingly evident that governments will fail to achieve the target of limiting global […]
Workers’ anxiety about advances in artificial intelligence is entirely understandable—but often misplaced. Based on task-level analysis of over 800 occupations, an in-depth examination of 6,800 skills, and expert surveys, our research team at the McKinsey Global Institute found that the tasks filling more than half of all U.S. work hours can, in theory, be automated […]
President Donald Trump’s threats demonstrate that the U.S. has failed to absorb the lessons from almost a quarter-century of Middle East missteps, where the record starkly shows that overthrowing governments creates more problems than it resolves. Using force to topple the Maduro government could lead to the collapse of Venezuela itself and trigger instability within […]
Picture going to your local library to borrow a book, only to discover it’s missing from the shelf. When you ask a librarian, they tell you it’s unavailable—not because it’s checked out, but because government officials have taken it away, deciding you shouldn’t read it. This scenario is not a dystopian fiction; it is the […]