Culture

Millie Bobby Brown says there is 'finality' to Eleven's Stranger Things ending

Movieweb reports that Millie Bobby Brown has broken her silence on whether Eleven could still be alive, saying there is "finality" in Stranger Things Season 5's official ending. Brown told Netflix Tudum that she related to Eleven as a young girl who couldn't find

Politics

Prediction markets see low odds of clear Supreme Court tariff ruling

Prediction markets currently place low odds on a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs. That setup has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized. Whether the same pattern will recur is unknown; the low odds of a decisive ruling leave the likelihood of renewed short-term market moves uncertain.

Politics

Trump says he feels Russia would not re-invade Ukraine, signals conditional U.S. support

President Trump told The New York Times that he felt "strongly" that Russia would not invade Ukraine again and indicated he would be willing to commit the United States to helping defend Ukraine only because of that belief. He was answering whether he would be prepared to go

Health

Pre-licensed New Hampshire therapist charged in alleged mid-session assault

According to People, Daniel Thibeault, 51, a pre-licensed therapist in Bow, New Hampshire, has been charged with two counts of felonious sexual assault and one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault after a woman alleged he sexually assaulted her during an in‑office therapy visit; he was arrested on Monday,

Politics

Jonathan Ross named as ICE agent who shot woman in Minneapolis

Independent.co reports that The Minnesota Star Tribune named Jonathan Ross as the ICE agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old mother in her car during a Wednesday large-scale immigration operation in Minneapolis. Vice President JD Vance had revealed earlier Thursday that, months before Wednesday’s shooting, the agent was dragged

Culture

Carrie Coon leads Broadway debut of Tracy Letts’s 'Bug' at Friedman Theater

Carrie Coon gives a commanding performance in Tracy Letts’s play "Bug," which opened Thursday at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in a Manhattan Theater Club production that marks the play’s Broadway debut. The revival follows Agnes, a waitress who descends into a world of conspiracy theories.

Culture

Metropolitan Museum presents first New York survey of John Wilson’s art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened "Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson," the first New York survey of the artist John Wilson (1922–2015), featuring more than 100 works in a show that originated at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Wilson, whose parents immigrated from

Culture

The Pitt season 2: new staff arrive as Dr. Robby plans a sabbatical

Time reports that ten months after its first-season finale The Pitt returns for a second season set over a Fourth of July weekend shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center emergency room, starring Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. Robby, still suffering from pandemic-induced PTSD, is one

Science

Cloud-9 identified as a starless hydrogen cloud 14 million light‑years away

Astronomers announced the discovery of Cloud-9, a starless cloud of hydrogen about 14 million light‑years from Earth that they say is the first confirmed example of a Reionization-Limited H I Cloud (RELHIC). Cloud-9 was the ninth hydrogen cloud found near a nearby spiral galaxy and contains no detectable stars;

Crypto

Iran internet blackout likely causes only short-term, localized Bitcoin mining impact

Beincrypto reports Iran’s near-total internet blackout today amid anti-government protests has raised questions about the country’s role in Bitcoin mining. Iran contributes an estimated low-single-digit percentage of global Bitcoin hashrate, down sharply from its 2021 peak, and cheap subsidized energy and sanctions have pushed parts of the industry

Politics

U.S. withdraws from U.N. climate bodies as Greenland becomes strategic focus

President Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which the Times described as the legal foundation for global climate cooperation. The administration also announced it would pull out from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the top U.

Culture

Born to Run tops new ranking of Bruce Springsteen's best albums

Collider published a ranking of the 10 best Bruce Springsteen albums 29 minutes ago, placing Born to Run at No. 1 and Born in the U.S.A. at No. 2. The list puts The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle at No. 3, Nebraska at No. 4,

Business

Trump directs Fannie and Freddie to buy up to $200 billion in mortgage bonds

President Trump said on social media on Thursday that he is directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy up to $200 billion in mortgage‑backed bonds as part of an effort to make homes more affordable. The announcement was short on details but prompted an immediate market reaction: the

Politics

Federal agents shot two people in southeast Portland, officials say

Federal agents shot two people in southeast Portland on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Police responded to a report of gunshots at 2:18 p.m. Pacific Time and, according to a police press release, found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds after being told a man had been

Sports

Manchester City to face Exeter in FA Cup at Etihad on 10 January 2026

Goal reports Manchester City will host League One Exeter City in the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium on 10 January 2026, with kick-off at 15:00 GMT (10:00 EST). City arrive after three consecutive Premier League draws against Sunderland, Chelsea and Brighton and face defensive absences: Josko Gvardiol

Politics

Renee Good, Old Dominion poet, killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis

Renee Good, 37, a writer who lived in Minneapolis, was shot and killed on Wednesday by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, and a vigil was held that night on Portland Avenue where the shooting occurred. Kent Wascom, director of the creative writing M.F.A. program at Old

Culture

Netflix's His & Hers, a six-episode thriller, arrives Jan. 8, 2026

Movieweb reports that Netflix's new thriller series His & Hers, based on Alice Feeney's 2020 novel, dropped on Jan. 8, 2026 and runs six episodes, making it suitable for a weekend binge. The show stars Tessa Thompson as Anna and Jon Bernthal as Jack. Anna, a

World

Nationwide Internet Blackout as Protests Spread Across Iran

Iran plunged into an internet blackout on Thursday as nationwide protests demanding the ouster of the Islamic government spread to multiple cities, monitoring groups and witnesses said. Witnesses reported large, diverse crowds in Tehran and in cities including Mashhad, Bushehr, Shiraz and Isfahan, with chants such as "Death to

Culture

Amos Poe, No Wave Filmmaker Who Chronicled New York Punk, Dies at 76

Amos Poe, a leading figure in New York’s No Wave film movement who documented the city’s punk and post-punk scene, died on Dec. 25 at his home in Manhattan. He was 76. The cause was colon cancer, his wife, Claudia Summers, said. Poe arrived in Manhattan after dropping

Politics

U.S. withdraws from UNFCCC, the climate framework it helped create

Time reported that on Wednesday night, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be withdrawing from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the landmark treaty that sets a legal framework for international negotiations to address climate change. The move follows a State Department review of U.

Culture

People We Meet on Vacation review: colorful and occasionally cute but forgettable

Love grows between a restless travel writer and a contented homebody in People We Meet on Vacation, a romantic comedy directed by Brett Haley and available to watch on Netflix that the reviewer calls occasionally cute and instantly forgettable. The film follows Poppy and Alex, played by Emily Bader and

Health

Trump administration issues new dietary guidelines emphasizing red meat and full‑fat dairy

The Trump administration released new federal dietary guidelines that flip the food pyramid, placing steak, cheese and whole milk near the top and urging Americans to prioritize protein, officials said. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rolled out the guidance at a briefing, saying, "My message is clear: Eat

Crypto

Zcash rebounds after ECC says exit was governance shift, not protocol failure

Zcash (ZEC) rebounded on January 8 after an initial sharp sell-off sparked concerns about its core development team, Beincrypto reported. ZEC price fell more than 20% at one point, briefly dropping below $390 before recovering above $430, and trading volume spiked—suggesting forced selling driven by headline risk rather than

Science

NASA to Bring Crew-11 Home Early From International Space Station After Medical Issue

NASA said it will bring a four-person Crew-11 team home from the International Space Station ahead of schedule because of a "controlled medical evacuation," the agency announced Thursday. NASA did not identify which astronaut or disclose the nature of the medical issue, but said the astronaut was in

Culture

Seven underrated film trilogies in which every entry is a masterpiece

Collider highlights seven underrated movie trilogies that, the piece argues, deliver masterpiece-quality films across every entry. The list ranges from Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher Trilogy (1996–2005), which launched careers and explores Copenhagen’s criminal underworld, to Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), adapted from celebrated Bengali novels