Few expected United States President Donald Trump to abandon Israel during his second term in office, considering how supportive he had been of the Middle Eastern country in his first term. And yet, considering the still-mounting death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, and the international condemnation that has accompanied it, his continued full-throated…
Welcome to week 17 of The Athletic’s Premier League predictions challenge, where it feels we can safely — and gleefully — declare that the algorithm is in crisis. It initially looked no more than a blip when the data-based model, having set the pace for much of the campaign, faltered in week 14. But things have gone…
One Friday in November, armed police blocked off the road that runs beside Gibraltar’s medieval city walls to clear the way for a convoy of blacked-out BMWs. The vehicles pulled up at the offices of Hassans, a law firm. The British enclave in the Mediterranean is a hub for the international ultra-rich, and Hassans counts…
Kylie Jenner swears her house is haunted. On the latest episode of The Kardashians, the 28‑year‑old mogul spilled about random stuff falling to the floor in her bedroom and bathroom. As a result, some friends are even refusing to sleep over. Even Kendall claims the place gives her chills. Now, fans can’t stop wondering if…
The road to the Women’s Champions League Final for Bayern Munich has been revealed after the UWCL draw on Thursday. Bayern is one of four teams, along with FC Barcelona, Chelsea, and Olympique Lyonnais, to have qualified straight into the quarterfinals. They await the winner of Atlético Madrid vs. Manchester United on the other side…
The Detective Branch of Police have arrested a Chinese national and a Bangladeshi with 76 stolen mobile phones, mobile parts and two cartons of syringes in the Bashundhara residential area. The arrested are Wang Yujian, 33, and Alfat Hossain Shuvo, 26, according to a Dhaka Metropolitan Police statement issued on…
Key Points In these polarized times, Elon Musk’s vocal political activity risked alienating millions of potential customers in a niche of the consumer discretionary sector. 2024 marked Tesla’s first fall in car sales in 12 years. Musk’s political activity likely hurt the company, but Tesla faces bigger questions in 2026 and beyond. These 10 stocks…
Brendan Fraser then and now Hollywood celebrates courage on screen. Off screen, it punishes it. Again and again, performers who challenge pay inequality, abusive power, or unsafe working conditions discover an unspoken rule: you can succeed, or you can speak — but rarely both. There is no memo. No posted blacklist. Access simply vanishes. Calls…
1 The details of the proposal tabled by La Liga champions Barcelona for Al Ahly sensation Hamza Abdelkarim have surfaced online. This comes amid fresh confirmation of the Blaugrana pushing hard for the signature of the young frontman. The understanding is that the Camp Nou brass want to bring Abdelkarim to Spain following the turn…
Tisha ThompsonDec 18, 2025, 10:04 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Thursday that allows local and state law enforcement officials to disable drones during sporting events, a change…