Summer box office bust? This season’s movie slate could put up the lowest haul in decades
For the first time since 2009, the box office doesn’t have a Marvel film to kick off the summer movie season — and it shows. Since the 2008 release of…
Former MGM Grand casino president to be sentenced for failing to report bookie’s bets
The former president of the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas is set to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon on a federal criminal charge related to his failure to report millions…
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to bundle streaming services
The bundle is back. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are planning to offer their streaming services — Disney+, Hulu and Max — in a bundle mirroring the traditional cable TV package, the companies…
Putin says Russia’s army is ‘always ready’ as country marks World War II victory
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his forces were “always ready” to combat external threats, as he addressed crowds gathered at Moscow’s Red Square on Thursday to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory…
South Korea’s birthrate is so low, the president wants to create a ministry to tackle it
South Korea’s leader on Thursday said he plans to create a new government ministry to tackle the “national emergency” of the country’s infamously low birth rate as it grapples with a…
‘Blast-furnace heat every day’: Record temperatures cancel classes, widening learning gaps across Southeast Asia
When temperatures in Cambodia hit a staggering 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in April, Sek Seila, an 11-year-old student studying in the capital Phnom Penh, was promptly sent home…
New telescope images reveal ghostly ‘God’s Hand’ in Milky Way reaching across the cosmos
What appears to be a ghostly hand reaching across the universe toward a defenseless spiral galaxy in a new telescope image is a rarely seen cosmic phenomenon, according to astronomers.…
Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issue
The long-awaited first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be delayed for more than a week after engineers identified an issue that halted launch preparations on Monday. Starliner’s next…
Prisoners in Ukraine to be granted parole for military service as part of mobilization overhaul
Some Ukrainian prisoners will be able to apply for early parole and join the army under a new law aimed at boosting Kyiv’s manpower in its fight against the Russian…
Israeli military operations in Rafah expand from airstrikes to ground operations, satellite images show
The images, which bear a striking resemblance to the early stages of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza last year, show the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are active outside of the…