After 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israeli officials have reached a tentative agreement, according to an exclusive report from NBC News. The news outlet reported that senior Hamas official Basem Naim confirmed that the group had agreed to the terms of the latest deal. The ...
On Monday, January 13, The Recording Academy announced that the official 2025 Grammy Ceremonies will go as planned on February 3, 2025. However, Universal Music Group, responsible for all Grammy-related events, including the iconic after-party, has announced they will cancel their planned gatherings, including the Artist Showcase and afterparty. Instead, ...
Following the popularity of the third Sonic the Hedgehog installment, Paramount Pictures announced that the studio had greenlighted Sonic the Hedgehog 4. The upcoming family film will be released in spring 2027. The latest installment in the franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, earned over $200 million in the domestic US ...
With just days until TikTok goes dark for American users, many young people have found a surprising new app to download—Xiaohongshu. Also known as RedNote in English, the app has been dubbed by many as the “Chinese Instagram” and quickly became the number one most downloaded app in America on ...
After seventeen years on the iconic morning news show Today, anchor Hoda Kotb celebrated her last day—and a Monday morning without 3 am alarms. Kotb spent her previous morning anchoring the show alongside her friends and coworkers on Friday, January 10. “I decided that this is the right time for ...
President-elect Donald Trump raised alarms after establishing his intent to acquire Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. In a press conference on January 7, Trump said he wouldn’t rule out using military or economic force to gain control of the Nordic region. “No, I can’t assure you on either of ...
The 2025 Miss America winner was crowned on Sunday, January 5. Abbie Stockard, crowned Miss Alabama in June, took home the crown and $55,000. Stockard is a 22-year-old nursing student and cheerleader for Auburn University. The competition saw 51 competitors—one for every US state, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The ...
Popularized through social media apps like Pinterest and TikTok, Maximalism became a massive trend among Gen Z in 2024. Embracing the “more is more” mentality, young adults showed off their whimsy by playing with mismatched patterns, large accessories, and bright colors. Maximalism even became a trend for home decor, with ...
On Friday, January 10, 2025, Donald Trump became the first US President to appear in court for sentencing. He attended the hearing via Zoom with his lawyer. The President-elect was convicted on 34 charges last year relating to business fraud and hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, an adult ...
Chloe Fineman, one of SNL’s most well-known current cast members, made her Broadway debut on January 2, 2025, starring in All In: Comedy About Love By Simon Rich. Fineman, who joined the SNL cast in 2019, studied drama at New York University and performed theater in Ithaca before her comedy ...
We’ve all heard sitting is the new smoking, but now doctors are touting walking as an incredible immune boost and cure-all for many ailments. According to the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Thomas Frieden, walking is “the closest thing we have to a wonder ...
On Wednesday, as wildfires ravaged some of Los Angeles’ most iconic neighborhoods and thousands watched as their homes burned to the ground, President-elect Donald Trump took to social media to air out his grievances – and blame California Governor Gavin Newsom and sitting President Joe Biden for the natural disaster. ...
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