Jury selection in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial begins today
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento Jury selection for the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will begin in New York City today. The media mogul, who’s been in custody since his arrest last September, faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution. Combs has pleaded not guilty on all charges. The selection […]
Mysterious Glowing Structure Discovered Near Solar System
Giant, Glowing Gas Cloud Discovered Just 300 Light-Years Away An enormous glowing cloud that contains approximately 3,400 solar masses worth of gas has been discovered near the solar system By Keith Cooper & SPACE.com A crescent-shaped gas cloud has been spotted on the edge of the so-called Local Bubble, shown here in this artist’s illustration […]
What Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Mega Constellation Wars Mean for Earth
What the Amazon vs. SpaceX Satellite Mega Constellation War Means for Earth Amazon has launched its first operational Project Kuiper satellites in its attempt to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink—but experts remain concerned about space debris and astronomy By Jonathan O’Callaghan edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Test launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper on a United Launch […]
Disney Store’s Star Wars May the 4th Daily Drops Just Started
Get ready to jump to hyperspace. Disney Store’s Star Wars May the 4th launches are here with new collectibles, apparel, and gear dropping every day leading up to the galaxy’s biggest celebration. Our writers and editors independently determine what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, E! may earn a commission. Learn more. […]
Is There Any Sound in Space?
The UniverseFridays Can There Be Sound in Space? It seems contrary to common knowledge, but sound can travel through some parts of space quite well By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Sound—in the form of shock waves—helps sculpt the beautiful, delicate structures of some supernova remnants, such as those seen here in a Hubble […]
2025 Golden Globes Red Carpet Fashion: See Every Look From the Stars
At the 2025 Golden Globes Jan. 5, stars like Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and more are set to take over the red carpet at the Beverly Hills Hilton. Are you ready to kick off 2025 with a truly golden night? After all, award season officially kicks off January 5 with the 2025 Golden Globes, held at…
FBI investigates potential associates of New Orleans attacker in US and abroad
Federal authorities investigating the avowed Islamic State (IS) sympathizer who carried out the New Year’s Day Bourbon Street terror attack in New Orleans said they are still investigating his potential associates elsewhere in the US and abroad. Speaking to reporters, the FBI’s deputy assistant director of counter-terrorism, Christopher Raia, said: “All investigative details and evidence…
Israel Conducts Raids in Syria Amid Accusations of Cease-Fire Violations
Syria’s Civil War Four weeks after the fall of the Assad regime, Israel is pressing on with a military campaign on Syrian soil. By Ephrat Livni The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has been conducting “operational raids” in recent weeks on Mount Hermon in Syria, continuing a military campaign on Syrian soil that…
Government unveils plan to cut NHS waiting list backlog
The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year. The plan, to be announced on Monday, will expand access to Community Diagnostic Centres and surgical hubs, alongside reforms designed to enhance patient…
Haley Joel & Emily Osment Make Rare Outing at Golden Globes Party
Haley Joel Osment stepped out for a rare appearance alongside his younger sister Emily Osment at a 2025 Golden Globes party. You won’t need to blink twice to see this special moment. Haley Joel Osment made a rare appearance alongside his younger sister Emily Osment at the Paramount Golden Globe Nominee Celebration in Beverly Hills,…
Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England
Proposals to be outlined by Keir Starmer will offer patients 500,000 more appointments a year, as health secretary says without reforms NHS could collapse ‘like Woolworths’ Patients in England will be offered 500,000 more appointments a year via seven-day health hubs under plans to tackle lengthy waiting times, as ministers warned the NHS could collapse…
‘Real Madrid? More like Tranmere’ – has future talk ‘affected’ Trent?
Trent Alexander-Arnold had a difficult day as Liverpool were held by Manchester United Trent Alexander-Arnold has rarely been out of the headlines. If it’s not for Real Madrid’s ongoing interest in the Liverpool full-back amid an uncertain future, it’s for his creative brilliance – or his perceived defensive deficiencies. On Sunday, it was undoubtedly the…
Millions face snow and ice as a major winter storm moves across the U.S.
By Chandelis Duster Millions across the U.S. are facing weather warnings and watches as a major winter storm moves from the Central Plains into the mid-Atlantic, where parts of the Washington, D.C., area could receive up to a foot of snow through Tuesday morning. Heavy snowfall and wind gusts more than 40 miles per hour…
Republicans try to exploit New Orleans attack to push through Trump agenda
Trump loyalists make baseless link between attack and US border and say cabinet nominees must be urgently ratified Republicans in the US Senate are attempting to exploit the New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 victims in New Orleans, injuring dozens more, to push through Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominations and rocket-charge the incoming…
‘Some signs of life at Man Utd – now there can be no more excuses’
Manchester United’s draw at Anfield ended a run of four straight defeats in all competitions Ruben Amorim may have only been half-joking when he claimed the strains of managing Manchester United were already showing on his youthful features. Before his first visit to Anfield, the 39-year-old has not so much had a new head-coach bounce…
Nicole Kidman Brings Daughter Sunday Rose to Golden Globes Party
Nicole Kidman brought along her and husband Keith Urban’s eldest daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, to a pre-2025 Golden Globes party the night before the awards show. The night before the 2025 Golden Globes was a family affair for Nicole Kidman. The nominated actress attended W magazine’s annual Best Performances party Jan. 4 with her…
FBI says suspect in New Orleans attack twice visited the city to conduct surveillance
By Robbie Griffiths The FBI has revealed that the man who allegedly carried out the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans had recently visited the city twice beforehand, and used “smart glasses” to record video of the area he later targeted. In a press conference on Sunday, Lyonel Myrthil, the FBI special agent in…
Austria Coalition Talks Collapse, Raising Prospects for Far-Right Freedom Party
The leader of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, was expected to be asked to enter into talks to form a new government. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin The far-right Freedom Party of Austria gained a realistic chance this weekend of leading the country’s next government,…
Badenoch defends Jenrick’s remarks about ‘people from alien cultures’
Shadow justice secretary’s comments about British Pakistanis were condemned by former race adviser Kemi Badenoch has defended Robert Jenrick after he described Britons of Pakistani origin as “people from alien cultures”, saying it was vital to have an open debate about the abuse and rape of women and girls by grooming gangs. The Conservative leader’s…
Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform
It is unclear what prompted Musk to write on X that Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to be Reform UK’s leader Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader hours after Farage described the billionaire businessman as “a hero”, in what is likely to be a preview of…
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star The Vivienne dies aged 32
James Lee Williams, better known as drag queen The Vivienne, has died aged 32. Publicist Simon Jones said the performer, who died over the weekend, was “an incredibly loved, warm-hearted and amazing person”. The Vivienne won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019. Mr Jones asked for privacy for the star’s family…
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards Nominations Are Here
The 2025 Golden Globes air live on Sunday, Jan. 5 from the Beverly Hills Hilton. Here are your nominees from Ariana Grande and Jake Gyllenhaal to Selena Gomez. These nominees are already Golden. Back in December, Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the contenders for the 2025 Golden Globes, which are finally here today, Sunday,…
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies aged 32
Tributes flood in for ‘warm-hearted and amazing’ drag artist James Lee Williams James Lee Williams, known as drag artist The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, his public relations executive announced on Sunday. Simon Jones posted on Instagram: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved James Lee Williams…
‘Titan’ of Welsh politics Jenny Randerson dies aged 76
Tributes paid to Lib Dem peer and former Wales culture minister who introduced free entry to museums Tributes have been paid to Jenny Randerson, a “titan” of Welsh politics who introduced free entry to museums in Wales, after her death at the age of 76. Lady Randerson brought in the measure while a minister in…
Golden Globes 2025: Complete Winners List
Find out which films, TV shows and actors won big at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards ceremony on Jan. 5. There’s only one way to know that a new award season has just begun: The 2025 Golden Globes! The annual ceremony—the first of many to come this year—kicks off Sunday, Jan. 5., where the Hollywood…
In Reversal, Musk Disparages Farage
Elon Musk, the billionaire backer of Donald J. Trump, had been promoting Nigel Farage. But on Sunday Mr. Musk said Mr. Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.” By Mark Landler Reporting from London It was an abrupt turnabout, even for the easy-come, easy-go nature of alliances in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political orbit. For weeks,…
Joe Alwyn Ready for People to Move on From Taylor Swift Relationship
More than a year after his breakup from Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn made a rare comment about the attention given to their past relationship. When talk turns to Joe Alwyn‘s history with Taylor Swift, the actor seems eager for people to shake it off. In an interview with The Guardian, published Jan. 5, it is…
‘I love being a superstar, but we can’t just have one’ – Maher’s mission
This video can not be played I feel really good – Maher after ‘exciting’ Bristol Bears debut Almost an hour and a half after the final whistle at Ashton Gate and Ilona Maher was still at pitchside, still posing for pictures and greeting the hordes of fans, one by one, who had waited in the…
Austria’s president to meet far-right leader amid coalition speculation
‘New path’ to power may be opening for FPÖ after collapse of talks between country’s centrist parties Austria’s president has said he will meet the leader of the country’s far-right Freedom party (FPÖ), amid speculation that the pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam party will be tasked with trying to form a government after centrist parties failed to find…
‘It makes you feel like a kid again’: snowed in at Britain’s highest pub
Drinks flow and friends are made as people hunker down overnight at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire “Do you want a shot?” asks Katy Sherrington from Durham, offering up a tiny glass of a pink liquid. Nobody is going anywhere at this point, so it would be rude not to accept. On Saturday…
Selena Gomez and More Stars React to 2025 Golden Globe Nominations
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards are here, and among the lucky nominees are Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Pamela Anderson and Hugh Grant. Here’s how they reacted. The Golden Globes are here to kick off the 2025 award season. And this year’s slate of nominees proved the competition will be fierce on Sunday, January 5 when the…
Jeff Baena Mourned by Molly Shannon and More Stars After His Death
Following news of the death of director Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, several actors who worked with him paid tribute. Jeff Baena received heartfelt tributes from his colleagues in Hollywood following his death. Following news of that the director, husband of Aubrey Plaza, had died by suicide at 47 Jan. 3, Molly Shannon and…
Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day
Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering “potential harm” because of ambulance handover delays, the Guardian can reveal. In the last year, 414,137 patients are believed to have experienced some level of harm because they…
2025 Golden Globes Nominations: Miley Cyrus & More Snubs & Surprises
The 2025 Golden Globes are finally here. Ahead of the Jan. 5 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hilton, see who did and didn’t earn a nod, including Pamela Anderson, Mike Faist and Kate Winslet. The 2025 Golden Globe Awards are slowly but surely raising its curtains. Back in December, Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced…
Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president
Exclusive: David Neuberger believes lack of access to state-funded lawyers for family disputes is ‘wrong in principle’ The former president of the supreme court has said parents are being deprived of their human rights by having to fight for contact with their children without lawyers. David Neuberger said legal aid cuts to family cases were…
Northampton beat leaders Bath in epic encounter
Northampton full-back George Hendy counter-attacks against Bath Gallagher Premiership Northampton (29) 35 Tries: Kemeny, Dingwall, Ramm, Hendy Cons: Smith (3) Pens: Smith (3) Bath (19) 34 Tries: Cokanasiga (2), Bailey, Stuart, Ojomoh Cons: Russell (3) Pens: Russell Reigning Premiership champions Northampton Saints defeated current leaders Bath 35-34 with the final kick of the game in…
John M. Chu Teases Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo in Wicked: For Good
Wicked director Jon M. Chu teased what is in store for Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in the 2026 sequel, Wicked: For Good. Jon M. Chu has some proper ploys in store for Wicked: For Good. Indeed, the director recently shared what fans of the first film, which premiered in November, can expect…
Amazon aims to branch into UK internet market with satellite broadband plan
Proposed space launches within next two years could ultimately deliver mobile phone signal even to most remote areas Amazon is hoping to offer a satellite broadband service in the UK within the next two years as it prepares to launch a constellation of spacecraft that could ultimately deliver a mobile signal even to the most…
Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens. By Alan Cowell Costas Simitis, a former prime minister of Greece who oversaw his country’s entry into the euro single currency and its uneven preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games, died…
Helpless Orphan or Dangerous Adult: The Strange Tale of Natalia Grace
Michael Barnett accused Natalia Grace, the child he and now ex-wife Kristine adopted in 2010, of actually being a 20-year-old sociopath—but she’s always insisted she was just a kid. Critics had a good laugh when Orphan came out in 2009. A Bad Seed-style story about a family that adopts a Russian child with murderous tendencies, the big twist…
UK-EU youth mobility scheme key to better EU relations, says top diplomat
Germany’s ambassador to UK suggests Starmer will have to agree to concessions like youth mobility in order to secure economic benefits Keir Starmer’s efforts to reset Britain’s relations with its European allies is contingent upon a UK-EU youth mobility scheme, a top diplomat has indicated. Miguel Berger, Germany’s ambassador to the UK, said stability across…
Hugh Jackman Supports Sutton Foster at Once Upon a Mattress Show
Hugh Jackman was spotted attending one of Sutton Foster’s performances in the musical Once Upon a Mattress in Los Angeles, two years after they starred together in a Broadway show. Hugh Jackman traded claws for applause as he supported Sutton Foster at her latest show. In a photo, Jackman is seen sitting next to Carol…
Ukraine Attacks Kursk Region of Russia Anew
Russia-Ukraine War Ukrainian forces’ assault was in the Russian region where they made a surprise incursion last summer. By Marc Santora Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Ukrainian forces went on the offensive in the Kursk region of Russia, Ukrainian and Russian officials said Sunday, in what appeared to be an effort to regain the initiative there…
Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says
Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worse Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if Israel goes ahead with its threat this month to end all cooperation with the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, Louise Wateridge, its senior emergency…
Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank
The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing on New Year’s Day and his family registered a complaint with the police. His body was found on Friday in the compound of a road…
Musk says Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to be Reform UK leader
Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK, just weeks after reports the multi-billionaire was in talks to donate to the party. In a post on his social media site X, Musk said Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the party – but did not explain…
Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up – but ‘nobody will retire rich’
Global heating has made conditions more favourable for growing grapes – and finding the right variety is key Heard the one about Irish wine? Like its English counterpart, it is no longer a joke, with more than a dozen vineyards now producing bottles to emulate those of the terroirs of France, Spain and Italy. At…
You’ll Die for This Glimpse Into the Love Lives of Only Murders Stars
The Only Murders in the Building stars may catch killers onscreen, but they catch feelings in real life. Read on to learn more about Selena Gomez, Martin Short and more of the cast’s real love lives. You don’t need to be a detective to see all the love in this building. It’s been a killer…
Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88
Four days of mourning decreed after death of Pasok party co-founder Simitis, architect of country’s entry into euro Costas Simitis, the former socialist prime minister of Greece who was the architect of the country’s entry into the euro, has died aged 88. Simitis was taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early on…
Nikki Glaser Will Host the 2025 Golden Globes: All About the Comedian
Comedian Nikki Glaser will host the 82nd annual Golden Globes on January 5. To learn all about the “Someday You’ll Die” comic, keep reading. Nikki Glaser is laughing all the way to the 2025 Golden Globes. The comedian, known for her role as host on HBO Max’s FBoy Island and her latest Emmy-nominated stand-up comedy special, Someday…
Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model’s U.S. viability
By Robbie Griffiths Congestion pricing was introduced in the center of New York City on Sunday, after a late attempt by officials in neighboring New Jersey to stop it in court failed. The measure — which charges many drivers $9 dollars to enter Manhattan during peak hours — is intended to bring relief to the…
‘Humans are all they know’ – Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts
The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo’s managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to the orca whales with the French government already blocking one proposal to rehome them. Last month Marineland Antibes, located near Cannes in the…
Anthony Albanese switches to election footing with blitz of three campaign battlegrounds
PM frames federal poll as choice between ‘building Australia’s future’ under Labor or ‘taking Australia backwards’ under Coalition Anthony Albanese will frame this year’s federal election as a choice between “building Australia’s future” under Labor or “taking Australia backwards” under the Coalition as the prime minister opens 2025 with a blitz of three campaign battlegrounds.…
Golden Globes: Ariana Grande, Adam Brody & More First-Time Nominees
At the 2025 Golden Globes, stars like Wicked’s Ariana Grande, Nobody Wants This‘ Adam Brody, Hit Man‘s Glen Powell, Emilia Pérez‘s Zoe Saldaña and more will be first-time nominees. Today is going to be pure gold. Back in December, the 2025 Golden Globes nominees were revealed, and the the annual celebration of film and television…
Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has a straightforward message about the coming year. We face a growing antibiotic emergency that could have devastating impacts on men, women and children across the globe, she says. Davies, a…
Everything to Know About Nobody Wants This Season 2
After the success of Nobody Wants This, Netflix renewed the series, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, for season two, with creator Erin Foster teasing updates on the Golden Globe-nominated show. Everybody wants this update. Erin Foster‘s hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This—starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell—is coming back for a second season, thanks…
CNN goes on trial over its report alleging ‘black market’ for Afghan rescues
David Folkenflik After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, many people were desperate to flee the country. CNN reported that a security consultant was among those offering to evacuate them — for a price — as part of an investigation into claims of “black market” rescue operations. CNN’s story, which aired on…
Gauff beats Swiatek as US win United Cup
Gauff will be hoping to win her second Grand Slam title in Australia Taylor Fritz got the better of Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in a third-set tie-break to clinch victory for the United States in the United Cup final in Sydney. The 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-4) success for the world number four followed a straight-set win…
Giorgia Meloni meets Donald Trump in flying visit to Mar-a-Lago
US president-elect praises Italian prime minister at Florida resort for ‘really taking Europe by storm’ Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, made a flying visit to Donald Trump’s Florida golf club on Saturday, during which the US president-elect praised the far-right leader for “really taking Europe by storm”. The pair were photographed in the grand ballroom…
Britain’s first supermarket petrol station – when fuel cost just 15p a litre
It is 50 years since a supermarket chain opened its first petrol station – proudly describing the pumps as “space-age”. On the new Sainsbury’s forecourt in Coldham’s Lane , Cambridge, the unbranded four-star petrol was 68p a gallon, or 15p a litre. That equates to £1.14 a litre now. Sainsbury’s had planned to open it…
As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel ‘betrayed’
Tom Dreisbach For the millions of Americans who watch the presidential inauguration every four years, the Lower West Terrace Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol is a familiar site. The incoming president walks through that tunnel and on to the inaugural platform, before taking the oath of office. On Jan. 6, 2021, it was a crime…
Unpacking the Many Twists in the Menendez Brothers’ 1989 Murder Case
When Lyle and Erik Menendez went on trial for the 1989 murder of their parents, the definition of a media circus ensued. Netflix’s Monster, nominated for three 2025 Golden Globes, brought it all back. What Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez did on the night of Aug. 20, 1989, was never the real question. It’s why…
Ukraine launches surprise operation in Kursk region, according to reports
Footage purports to show Ukrainian armoured columns advancing towards village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe Video showed Ukrainian armoured columns advancing across snowy fields towards the village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe, north-east of the Ukrainian-held Russian town of Sudzha. The scale of the Sunday morning operation was not immediately clear. There were unconfirmed reports Ukrainian troops had captured…
‘Don’t feed the troll’: German chancellor responds to Elon Musk comments
World’s richest man has been voicing support for Germany’s far-right AfD party while insulting its current leaders When the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was asked in an interview about the barrage of insults being directed at him and other German leaders by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, his reply was: “Don’t feed the troll.”…
Musk’s grooming gangs attack on Phillips ‘disgraceful smear’
Elon Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips’ handling of grooming gangs is a “disgraceful smear,” Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. It came after Phillips rejected a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham – which sparked calls from the Conservatives and Reform UK for a national inquiry…