“Cities Together” held a news conference Tuesday to share how troops and a surge of federal agents are affecting Portland, LA, Memphis, and D.C. PORTLAND, Oregon — Community leaders from coast to coast spoke out together on Tuesday to condemn what they called a growing federal military presence in their communities. They said the surge…
Meanwhile, Netflix also have three of their buzzy new titles opening in select cinemas this month ahead of their streaming debuts, with Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein and Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player all arriving soon. Elsewhere, director Yorgos Lanthimos has teamed up with Emma Stone once again…
How Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the shutdown Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., conduct a news conference after a meeting with President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Vice President JD Vance, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., about…
European markets are expected to open mixed on Wednesday, as investors monitor the U.S. government shutdown. London’s FTSE 100 is expected to open flat, according to IG, while the French CAC 40 is expected to open 0.2% higher and Germany’s DAX index is slated to open 0.2% lower. Stocks are picking up from a positive…
Hailey Bieber loves an archival deep dive. Styled by Dani Michelle, the Rhode founder has shown a penchant for silky Tom Ford-era Gucci and buttery Saint Laurent blazers, clingy Mugler dresses and sweet Donna Karan sets. Sliding into the cooler temperatures and heralding Paris Fashion Week, fall is when we see Bieber really start dressing….
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has named Liu Haixing, a diplomat with experience in European affairs, at the top of its International Department, state media said Wednesday. He replaces Liu Jianchao, who has not been seen in public since July amid speculation he has been detained over disciplinary reasons. The International Department is the Communist…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many…
OpenAI is releasing a stand-alone social app for making and sharing artificial intelligence-generated videos with friends, an attempt to supercharge adoption for the emerging technology just as ChatGPT did for chatbots three years ago. The free Sora app, available from Tuesday by invitation, is powered by a new version of OpenAI’s video-making software of the…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party controls both chambers of Congress, but it needs Democratic support to pass a bill in the Senate, where 60 votes are required. And…
Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy. Total trips outside mainland China are forecast to reach between 8 million and 8.4 million – more than…