Australian Open: Did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam? Or is tennis just changing?
Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on ...
Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes
Percival Everett’s “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham’s acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are ...
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and others react to Oscar nominations
As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. Coming out on top: the Netflix ...
Senate panel sets hearing on Tulsi Gabbard nomination
The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a hearing to review the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.  The Jan. 30 hearing comes after Democrats ...
Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, which President Donald Trump has riled with talk ...
‘Saturday Night Live’ has a rich, half-century musical history. Questlove’s new documentary digs in
The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. It’s a mashup of ...
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights ...
Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs
President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose ...
What to know about President Donald Trump’s order targeting the rights of transgender people
An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people ...
Waitress dies from Turkish ski resort blaze, one of 78 lives lost as concerns over safety revive
A waitress who was in serious condition after jumping out of a burning hotel at a popular ski resort has succumbed to her injuries, officials and reports said Thursday, ...
Davos 2025: Some notable quotes from the World Economic Forum meeting
Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, ...
Oscar nominations snubs and surprises, from Daniel Craig to Selena Gomez
In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie ...