• Saying the stakes could not be higher, Newsom to speak at Vatican climate summit

    Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking his climate change advocacy overseas next month to the epicenter of Catholicism, where he was invited to speak at a summit of mayors and governors hosted by Pope Francis at the Vatican. State and local leaders will gather at the summit from May 15 to 17 to discuss the effects of rising temperatures in their communities, with the goal of broadening the conversation from combating climate change to include strategies to adapt to the reality of a warming planet. Newsom,...

    • NPR

    How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game

    A new version of the popular board game Catan aims to make players wrestle with a 21st-century problem: How do you develop and expand without overly polluting the planet?

  • Supreme Court considers Starbucks’ challenge to labor board’s authority

    Starbucks argues that the Supreme Court should raise the bar federal judges use to determine whether fired union activists should get their jobs back.

  • Macon-Bibb Board of Elections dismisses voter challenges; cites federal voting law

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Board of Elections members voted Monday to dismiss three voter eligibility challenges, citing the National Voter Registration Act, which bars changes to voting rolls within 90 days of an election. “All challenges must be received 90 days prior to any federal elections, and as we received this April 19, systematically, we cannot manipulate a voting

  • Steven Yeun, Darren Criss and Netflix’s Dan Lin to Speak at Asian American Foundation Summit

    Steven Yeun, Darren Criss and Netflix's Dan Lin to Speak at Asian American Foundation Summit (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/w7BjNeNIy5— Variety (@Variety) April 22, 2024 Steven Yeun, Darren Criss and Netflix Films chairman Dan Lin are slated to speak at the Asian American Foundation’s third annual Heritage Month Summit, which takes place May 2-3 in New York City.The year’s theme is “Together We Build Power,” putting focus on the power of community and public service within the AANHPI community, and...

  • Selena Gomez dons sexy black PVC dress to speak at TIME 100 Summit in NYC after hot date with Benny Blanco at basketball game

    The 31-year-old 'Texican' pop star did not make into the magazine's 100 most influential people list this year, but she spoke on The Beauty of Impact panel

    • CNN

    How Zendaya rose to every challenge in ‘Challengers’

    Not that the film needs one, but “Challengers” actor Josh O’Connor has an alternate title idea in case the need arises: “This could be called ‘Co-dependency: The movie.’” “That was our other title!” Zendaya quips. “Challengers” – its official title – is a tennis drama from director Luca Guadagnino that serves up a thrilling love triangle and seductive performances by Zendaya, O’Connor and Mike Faist. It is set to be released this month after being delayed from its initial September 2023 release...

  • K-12 Education: Milwaukee School Board May Investigate Board Member

    Aisha Carr suspected of unethical conduct. Her supporters criticized the board.

    • ZAWYA

    Renowned thought Leaders, Publishers, Translators, and Entrepreneurs come together in the 3rd Edition of the International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries

    The Congress discusses the leading trends shaping the publishing world and creative industries, exploring new prospects for collaboration and growth. Abu Dhabi, UAE – Organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), the third edition of the International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries (PCI) is preparing to host prominent figures in publishing, translation, digital content production, and entrepreneurship from around the world on Sunday, 28 April 2024, at Manarat Al...

  • Ivar Challenging For NXT North American Title, AOP Challenge For NXT Tag Titles, More Set For 4/30 NXT Spring Breakin'

    Two title matches and more have been added to the second night of WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024. In one of the newly announced title fights, Oba Femi faces his toughest challenge yet as he defends the NXT North American Championship against WWE Raw star Ivar. Additionally, Akam & Rezar, The Authors of Pain, are coming over to WWE NXT from Friday Night SmackDown to challenge Axiom & Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Championship. AOP are no strangers to those titles as they won the gold back in...

    • GQ

    How Gay is Challengers, Really?

    Because Challengers is a Luca Guadagnino film, and we can reliably expect the movies of the guy who associated Timothée Chalamet with peach-fucking to be at least a little gay, people on the internet have long wondered just how gay it would be. This speaks to a number of things. Most importantly, everyone seems to want to see Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist shag. It also speaks to a greater appetite for queer desire on screen, not least shot by someone who has a proven track record for getting gay...

  • Board game battle

    President Joe Biden has offered "ironclad" U.S. military support for the Philippines in the face of Chinese naval harassment in the South China Sea waters that fall within Manila's exclusive economic zone but are also claimed by Beijing as its historic territory. Biden's remarks came ahead of an unprecedented trilateral summit at the White House with counterparts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose nations are longstanding U.S. treaty...