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“The Voice” Season 12 Declares Chris Blue As Winner; Win Marks Alicia Keys’ First Win In Reality Competition

May 25, 2017 23:45 pm UTC| Entertainment

Your new The Voice Season 12 winner is Chris Blue. On Tuesday night, the singing competition crowned the 26-year-old worship leader from Knoxville, Tennessee as this seasons winner. Blue is from Team Alicia, coached by...

“Dancing With The Stars” Pulls A Fan Upset: Normani Kordei Is Third Place, Rashad Jennings Declared Overall Champion

May 25, 2017 23:45 pm UTC| Entertainment

The season finale of Dancing With The Stars left everyone in shock when Rashad Jennings and his dance partner Emma Slater were declared competition winners. The Baltimore Sun said the pair garnered a total of 119 points...

Tyra Banks In Hot Water After “America’s Got Talent” Accuses Her Of Humiliating, Abusing Minor During Audition

May 25, 2017 23:43 pm UTC| Entertainment

A lawsuit filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday is claiming that supermodel Tyra Banks had physically and verbally traumatized the complainants daughter. Radar reported that the complainant and her husband...

“Game Of Thrones” To Be Cut In 20-Minute Mini-Episodes? AT&T Head Says It’s “Ideal” For Mobile Viewing In The Future

May 25, 2017 23:42 pm UTC| Entertainment

Watch a lot of Game Of Thrones on your mobile phone? According to at least one mobile company boss, the HBO fantasy drama might be seeing itself cut down in 20-minute video segments. Speaking Tuesday morning at J.P....

video “Game Of Thrones” Season 7 New Trailer Is Out, And Contains A Lot Of Spoilers About The Great War

May 25, 2017 23:42 pm UTC| Entertainment

A new, 108-second trailer for the upcoming Season 7 of Game Of Thrones has been released. The latest trailer for the multi-awarded HBO fantasy series revealed some exciting details about what coming to the Seven Kingdoms,...

Star Wars is a fantasy film firmly based on America's real conflicts

May 25, 2017 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Since its release on May 25, 1977, Star Wars now known as Episode IV: A New Hope has inspired millions of followers across generations. The film has stood the test of time, but the original circumstances of Star Wars...

‘Will & Grace’ Revival Spoilers: Debra Messing Reveals Comedy Series Picks Up 11 Years Later Following Show’s End in 2006, Covers Socio-Political Subject Matter

May 25, 2017 11:22 am UTC| Entertainment

Will Grace revival is set to feature the return of Debra Messing as the titular Grace Adler, a straight interior designer who is the best friend of Eric McCormacks gay lawyer Will Truman. Messing revealed in a recent...

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Economy

Mexico-EU Free Trade Deal Signals Strategic Shift Away From U.S. Dependence

Mexico and the European Union officially signed a long-delayed free trade agreement aimed at strengthening economic ties and reducing reliance on the United States amid ongoing tariff tensions linked to U.S. President...

World Bank Emergency Funding Demand Surges as 27 Countries Seek Crisis Support Amid Iran Conflict

Twenty-seven countries have moved to unlock emergency financing from existing World Bank programs following the economic shock caused by the ongoing Iran conflict, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters. The...

Trump-China Summit Yields Limited Progress on Trade and Tech Cooperation

US President Donald Trumps May 1315 visit to China ended with both nations agreeing to strengthen communication and pursue a constructive strategic stability framework, signaling cautious progress in US-China relations....

US Economy Fueled by AI Investment Faces Rising Risks Ahead of Fed Meeting

The U.S. economy continues to outperform most developed nations, supported by resilient consumer spending and a sharp rise in artificial intelligence investment, according to new institutional research from Citi. Recent...

Goldman Sachs Sees Stronger U.S. Dollar as Global Economic Gaps Widen

Goldman Sachs expects the U.S. Dollar to remain strong as diverging global macroeconomic trends continue to favor the American economy over other major regions. In its latest global research report released Friday, the...

Politics

China Coal Mine Explosion Death Toll Revised to 82 in Shanxi

Chinese authorities have revised the death toll from the deadly coal mine gas explosion in northern Shanxi province to 82, down from the initially reported figure of more than 90. Despite the correction, the disaster...

Trump Says Iran Peace Deal Could Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Nuclear Talks Advance

U.S. President Donald Trump said a largely negotiated memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route disrupted since the outbreak of...

Russia Launches Massive Missile and Drone Strike on Kyiv Amid Oreshnik Threat

Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack early Sunday after Ukraines air force warned that Russia could launch a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile. Powerful explosions shook Ukraines capital...

White House Shooting Reports Prompt Major Security Response in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Secret Service confirmed Saturday that it is aware of reports involving shots fired near the White House in Washington, D.C. The incident reportedly took place at the intersection of 17th Street and Pennsylvania...

U.S. Military Drill Over Caracas Raises Tensions in Venezuela

The United States military carried out a military drill over Caracas on Saturday, marking the first U.S. military exercise in Venezuela since American forces launched an operation on January 3 that resulted in the capture...

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

SpaceX Starship V3 Test Flight Boosts IPO Momentum Ahead of Historic Market Debut

SpaceX successfully completed a major test flight of its upgraded Starship V3 rocket, marking a significant achievement for Elon Musks aerospace company as it moves closer to a highly anticipated initial public offering....

PDG Explores $1 Billion Sale of China Data Center Assets

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a major data center operator backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has reportedly launched a sale process for its China-based assets that could be valued at as much as $1 billion,...

Lam Research Expands AI-Powered Semiconductor Tools and Arizona Operations

Lam Research is accelerating its investment in artificial intelligence and advanced sensing technology to improve semiconductor manufacturing efficiency while expanding its presence in Arizona and California. The...

Texas Sues Meta Over WhatsApp Encryption Claims

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms and its messaging service WhatsApp, accusing the companies of misleading consumers about WhatsApps encryption and privacy protections. The...

Pentagon Expands AI Model Testing as It Seeks Alternatives to Anthropic’s Claude

The US Department of Defense is accelerating its evaluation of artificial intelligence models as it searches for alternatives to Anthropic PBCs Claude AI system, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...