The man claimed to have won the jackpot on a slot machine at Bally’s temporary casino in the River North area of the city, the payout for which usually takes just minutes
Australia batter Usman Khawaja will retire from international cricket following the fifth Ashes Test against England in Sydney this week.
Former special counsel Jack Smith spoke with lawmakers behind closed doors in December. That testimony is now public.
Zohran Mamdani inaugurated at New York City Hall
The Trump Mobile gold-colored smartphone was slated to launch in August but has yet to ship.
Palace have already played eight matches more than Fulham this season.
In his inauguration speech, Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on campaign promises, pledging to "govern expansively and audaciously."
Medical colleges nationwide must now maintain constant stocks of anti-rabies vaccines and immunoglobulin, following Supreme Court directives. This crucial step ensures timely treatment for dog-bite victims, addressing rising incidents in public spaces. The National Medical Commission's order mandate...
The Sooners make chances going into 2026 and beyond.
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In the final hour of the Netflix series, the Duffer brothers reminded us why we fell in love with the show in the first place.
The U.S. has significantly reduced proposed tariffs on 13 Italian pasta exporters, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The pasta makers previously faced a potential 92 percent duty after the agency determined they were selling their pasta at unfairly low prices. Proposed tariffs on Garofal...
The event at City Hall in Lower Manhattan featured performances from Lucy Dacus, Javier Muñoz and Mandy Patinkin, joined by a Staten Island children's chorus, as well as a reference to rapper Jadakiss.
39-year-old will bat in fifth Ashes Test in SydneyAustralian played 87 Tests, scoring 6,206 runs to dateUsman Khawaja has announced he will retire from international cricket, saying the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney will be his last.The batsman’s future in Test cricket has been one of the hottest top...
The US State Department on Thursday urged Beijing to end intimidating military moves in the area around Taiwan that it said creates needless anxiety and stress. Washington’s New Year’s Day message followed a two-day live-fire exercise that Beijing wrapped up on Tuesday, dubbed Justice Mission 20...
One pasta maker saw its proposed tariff rate fall from over 100 percent to just 2 percent
Roefs produces a 'brilliant reflex' save to deny Gvardiol during Manchester City's Premier League match against Sunderland.
Trump delays steep tariff hikes on furniture and cabinets, citing trade talks, while easing proposed 107% pasta tariff.
The Final Fantasy 7 Remake project still has one more, unrevealed game set to release, but its next official outing has come as a surprise.
Certain character deaths in anime tend to be heavy enough to alter the course of their stories. However, not all deaths are weighed the same.
2026 is set to be a major year for movies and that includes the animation genre with intriguing original projects and highly anticipated sequels.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a hard act to follow, but the Xbox Game Pass library has its fair share of games that can scratch a similar itch.
If I had a dollar for each person who's guilty of this, I'd have enough money to retire.
Sasuke has become stronger than Naruto Uzumaki. Kishimoto reveals how in Boruto.
Toxic Town, Netflix's 4-part miniseries, masterfully portrays the real-life Corby toxic waste disaster, earning a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
The new kitchen has so much more personality. READ MORE...
Grand Theft Auto 6 is hotly approaching, and while that's a terrific reason to celebrate, fans are also right to be skeptical of a 2026 release date.
The song and accompanying music video will drop Jan. 2.
Afghanistan's disaster management agency says the season's first heavy rain and snowfall has ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 others.
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LeBron James agent has spoken on trade speculation revolving his client.
A departure from the more common 90-degree V8, the engine powering Ford's Taurus SHO was a uniquely-made 60-degree V8, with all sorts of quirks.
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A Penn State quarterback is entering the transfer portal. Could new Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin sign him?
NPR visits a Doctors Without Borders clinic at risk of closure after Israel bans dozens of aid groups in Gaza.
In tonight's edition, Nigerian police detain the driver of the vehicle involved in the Lagos highway smash in which two people were killed and boxer Anthony Joshua was injured. Also, supporters of Guinea's former junta chief turned president-elect celebrate his win of the weekend's election. And ...
Clooney and Trump have long been trading public jabs
The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading restrictions. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday ad...
Fans of NCIS: Tony & Ziva took advantage of the media presence in Times Square last night to petition for the return of their beloved show, which was canceled last month. Fans bought a billboard at the Times Square-adjacent intersection of Broadway and 49th. Per a social media message from the group...
There is now more time to get things right.
The Denver Broncos find a potential replacement for John Franklin-Myers in this 2026 mock draft.
These stocks could soar in 2026 and have excellent long-term opportunities.
Trump has spent 22.8 percent of his second term at a golf club, according to a tracking website
The Netflix series went out with a bang on New Year's Eve as Eleven and the gang face off against Vecna to save Hawkins one last time The post 9 Biggest Moments From ‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale appeared first on TheWrap.
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Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at wearl@variety.com...
The 13 companies under review account for about 16 per cent of US pasta imports from Italy.
The Italian left his job on Thursday after 18 months.
The Liverpool striker battled on despite Pascal Struijk’s attempts to wrestle him off the ball.
Plus, tips from our readers on how to stay informed without feeling overwhelmed in 2026.
A contaminated water supply in Indore's Bhagirathpura has led to a severe diarrhoea outbreak, claiming nine lives and hospitalizing over 200 residents. A leaking toilet waste pit near a water line is blamed for the contamination. Families are grappling with loss and illness, with one teacher losing ...
President Trump had mocked Clooney for securing French citizenship.
Lego has recently released their first-ever Star Trek set, the 3600-piece U.S.S Enterprise, but is it better than Playmobil's model?
The BBC’s hit show faces down the risk of overfamiliarity by adding a hilarious hierarchical dimension to its murderous treachery
Mamdani tried to send a message of inclusiveness with the Jewish community but an attendee held up a photo criticizing Israel
The PlayStation Plus free games for January 2026 have been revealed, and there’s one of them that definitely deserves your attention this month.
Teams with byes in the college football playoff are starting to feel cursed. Is it more than simple bad luck?
Inside sources said it was only one of several recent incidents in which the aging president’s delicate skin was broken during ordinary activities
The 'Granddaddy of them all' deals with setbacks.
Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as users fretted over what direction Twitter would take, millions of users hopped over to Mastodon...
going into the second year of CFP, questions about the first round bye start to rise with 0-6 start
If the offense from Week 1 of the playoffs and the defense from Week 2 show up for Oregon in the national semifinals, these Ducks could be dangerous
These treatments will help you handle all types of acute pain, from head to stomach to joints.
Sci-fi is going to have a big year in 2026, but two big franchises will give one actor the opportunity to benefit from that the most: Pedro Pascal.
Doctor Doom's most brutal act reveals his true nature as Marvel's most depraved villain, far removed from any possible chance at redemption.
In Stranger Things, evil has finally been vanquished. If only our own reality was so simple.
Kaguya-sama Season 4 is not happening, but fans just received big update.
Need a good laugh? Check out our list of the greatest comedy anime ever made. These shows will have you grinning from ear to ear!
These historical practices were once considered good for one’s health, shockingly.
At the beginning of 2025, I fully believed I had grown tired of stories about multiple timelines. During the past decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe pushed the classic comic book narrative device into the mainstream, fueling a film conglomerate with legally approved cameos, flashy visuals on the ...
Which of these Chinese tech titans is a more reliable long-term investment?
The Chiefs won't be rolling over in Week 18.
The political anthem was originally a 1911 poem by James Oppenheim inspired by the women’s suffrage and labor movements in the United States
Signatories to open letter include former Reserve Bank of Australia governors Philip Lowe and Glenn Stevens and billionaire James PackerAustralian business leaders and public figures have joined forces to call for a Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism, radicalism and the events leading u...
Liverpool 0-0 Leeds:
The Red Raiders' season came crashing down on New Year's Day in an Orange Bowl loss to Oregon.
From the most effective brain-protective helmet to a new type of insect repellent. The post 5 cool innovations in sports and outdoors in 2025 appeared first on Popular Science.
There are some comic book movies that have villains who almost steal the entire show away from the heroes and make the film more entertaining.
Hi HNI recently got married, promptly had a bit of a meltdown, and decided to lock myself in a room and build for a while.At the same time, I was trying to outbound sell for my startup and kept running into the same problem: I wanted an automation tool that could actually use my computer like a pers...
The Houston Astros may have just been finessed by one of the biggest starting arms on the market.
Oregon defense shuts down Texas Tech offenseCFP bye curse continues under expanded playoffDucks advance to Peach Bowl semi-finalMatayo Uiagalelei forced a fumble that set up an Oregon touchdown, Jordon Davison rushed for two scores and the fifth-seeded Ducks smothered No 4 Texas Tech in a 23-0 win i...
New Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham kicked off his tenure with two pretty high-profile assistant coaching hires.
Star played "I'm Coming Out" and "Upside Down" during the performance
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says he thinks the Senate can pass a "retroactive" Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, but "we need President Trump."
Being active boosts your daily calorie burn more than previously thought. Researchers found that increased physical activity raises total energy use without triggering the body to conserve energy elsewhere. Basic functions keep running at full speed, even as movement increases. The result: exercise ...
Some who attended the events at “unsuitable and potentially dangerous locations” needed medical treatment for suspected drug-related illnesses, police said
Tom Cruise's upcoming movie Digger reportedly cost north of $120 million to make, which could make it impossible for it to be commercially successful.
Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended his ambitious agenda Thursday, rejecting the prospect of “small expectations” in his inaugural address from outside City Hall. Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose policy proposals for rent freezes, city-owned grocery stores and fr...
What happened to this guy?
Jerry Neuheisel is leaving UCLA to become the new quarterbacks coach at Northwestern under its new offensive coordinator, Chip Kelly.
A brief chapter in Chevy Chase’s illustrious comedy career is his ill-fated late-night talk series “The Chevy Chase Show,” which ran on Fox for six weeks in 1993 and was cancelled after scathing reviews and low ratings. In the new CNN documentary “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” Chase...
About 40 people celebrating at a ski resort bar were killed, and 115 were injured, many of them young, the authorities said.
About 40 people celebrating at a ski resort bar were killed, and 115 were injured, many of them young, the authorities said.
Erling Haaland hits a golden chance straight at Roefs during Manchester City's Premier League match against Sunderland