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Sam Neill, New Zealand actor and star of Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders, died in Sydney on Monday at 78. His family said the death was sudden and unexpected, three months after
A 65-year-old man was hospitalized after a bull bison charged his campsite at Yellowstone National Park on July 10, launching him eight feet into the air in an attack captured on video by a professional photographer. The incident renews calls
Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Soccer dominated China's box office with a $73.6 million two-day opening, accounting for nearly 75 percent of all ticket sales in the country. The spiritual successor to 2001's
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority completed its crypto rules framework this week, setting capital requirements, admissions standards, and a full conduct regime for digital asset firms. The Bank of England simultaneously scrapped individual
Iran struck US bases in five Gulf nations Sunday, from Qatar's Al Udeid to Oman's Port of Duqm, as Trump declared the ceasefire 'over' and ordered new strikes on Iranian territory. Brent
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff claimed the Love Island USA Season 8 title Sunday on Peacock, with Bryce splitting the $100,000 prize in the finale's key moment. Runner-up Aniya Harvey and Carl
Disney's live-action Moana opened to $43 million domestically and $95 million worldwide, drawing a 90% audience score against a 34% critic rating. The gap between fan enthusiasm and critical skepticism will determine
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed the company seriously considered shutting down and distributing XRP to shareholders after the SEC sued in 2020. Instead, Ripple chose to litigate — spending $150 million over
Circle Internet Group won an OCC national trust bank charter on July 10, placing USDC under direct federal supervision for the first time. The new entity is authorized for custody and fiduciary
Wai Ching Ho, the Hong Kong-born actress who played the formidable crime lord Madame Gao across Netflix's Daredevil, Iron Fist, and The Defenders, has died at 82. Her agent Laurence Wreford confirmed
Prince Harry traveled to Birmingham on July 10 to mark the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games at the National Exhibition Centre. Royal experts said the games highlight the best of
Meta pulled its Instagram Muse Image AI feature three days after launch amid backlash over non-consensual imagery concerns. The Creative Artists Agency raised alarms after account owners received no notification when their
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