“Heroes,” “Scream” and “Nashville” actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, the former child actor who became a household name as an indestructible cheerleader on “Heroes” before starring as
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USS Lincoln sailors endured 260 days. Trump says that’s “not nearly long enough”
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East visited the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday as the aircraft carrier’s
Read moreSen. Cassidy: “If you’re pro-life, you should be pro-vaccine”
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., offered a blunt assessment Sunday of President Donald Trump‘s new childhood vaccine policy: It could mean
Read moreHere’s why we like some superheroes more than others
Back in 2007, long before the MasterClass franchise was a thing, Jane Espenson, one of television’s most respected and imaginative
Read moreOur 5 favorite (new) farmers market recipes
Last week, I wrote about the pasta that finally taught me how to shop at the farmers market. What I
Read moreTrump’s new ballroom adviser has been dead for 227 years
President Donald Trump has apparently found a new adviser for his embattled White House ballroom: George Washington. Trump spent part
Read moreEven MAGA loves socialism now
As you may have noticed, many members of the American media and political classes are currently rending their garments in
Read more“Talladega Nights” predicted America’s Sunbelt shift
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The man is lost. A desperate ploy to end a long-running war
Read moreIran’s strategy to simply outlast Trump’s presidency
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Read moreTrump’s “forever” tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements no longer cause the market gyrations that they did in 2025. But their sticker shock
Read moreWelcome to Venecky?
Students returning to a Kentucky middle school this year learned something surprising on their first day of class: They don’t
Read moreMarco Rubio won’t give up his Pop-Tarts for MAHA
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has enough on his plate managing American foreign policy. Apparently, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s sauerkraut
Read more“One Night Only” and the summer of rom-com sex talk
In the dog days of summer, there’s no better place to escape the heat than inside the air-conditioned paradise of
Read moreTrump can’t take no for an answer on his ballroom
President Donald Trump lashed out Friday night at the preservation group challenging his White House ballroom project, calling its members
Read moreGen Z isn’t killing nightlife, it’s just drinking differently
If I see one more headline announcing that Gen Z has killed alcohol, I might just order another drink. According
Read moreFox News tried to dunk on the WNBA. It missed
Every summer, conservative television hosts and influencers suddenly discover women’s professional basketball, which they insist they don’t care about, and
Read moreHow Trump’s unprecedented effort to prosecute noncitizen voters fell apart
It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office, received an urgent email from Washington.
Read morePhoebe Bridgers has a song for every feeling
If and when you find yourself in need of music that will meet you at the intersection of I love
Read moreLuigi Mangione pleads guilty to killing health insurance CEO Brian Thompson
Nearly two years ago, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in New York City. A massive
Read moreHBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one
Before we glimpse the opening title card for “Lanterns,” co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King establish the stark
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