Kit Harington joins the highly anticipated Harry Potter television series as Gilderoy Lockhart, the wizarding world celebrity turned Hogwarts instructor. X-Men star Nicholas Hoult was originally cast in the second series earlier this month, but has now left due to scheduling issues, according to HBO. Best known for playing Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, … Read more
As Donald Trump’s fight with Canada over tariffs turns into a full-blown trade war, content spending by major Hollywood studios in the country is at stake. Under the rules set in Canada, American digital giants (think Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more) must spend a certain amount of money on what is considered local content, … Read more
By Romain Gutkind and Ruth Wright with AFP Published 08/24/2026 – 22:01 GMT+2 • Updated 08/25/2026 – 08:49 GMT+2 A tornado ripped through a town in southwestern France on Monday (August 24), injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The tornado hit the town of Pomas, with 1,000 inhabitants, located between Carcassonne … Read more
Police kill suspect who shot at Lodi McDonald’s employee, police sayLODI, Calif. — A suspect was killed by police after shooting and wounding an employee at a Lodi McDonald’s Monday morning, authorities say. The Lodi Police Department said officers around 9:30 a.m. went to the McDonald’s at West Lodi Avenue and Church Street for a … Read more
Apple plans to announce two new AirPods 5 models on Wednesday, September 9, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Like the AirPods 4, the AirPods 5 will be available with and without active noise cancellation, he said. References to AirPods 5 were already discovered in the macOS 26.7 release candidate code last week, and the report … Read more
Kayshon Boutte’s time in New England is coming to an end. A name that is frequently mentioned in trade conversations, the fourth-year receiver is indeed being traded. Boutte is being traded from the Patriots to the Texans, The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero reports. In exchange, Houston will send safety Jaylen Reed and a draft pick to … Read more
TUESDAY PUZZLE – This is a wonderful first grid from Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht. It’s packed with enough thematic elements to make for a great Sunday puzzle, but it’s presented with such finesse that the complexity of its construction may not hit you until the last minute, as was my experience. It’s also still a Fair Tuesday … Read more
Alzheimer’s has long been recognized as a sporadic condition – influenced by factors such as age, genetics, and lifestyle – but scientists don’t think that’s the only way the disease emerges.In recent years, researchers have suggested Alzheimer’s may also spread through infection, which might somehow be transmitted like a pathogen, ultimately manifesting in the disease.In … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Iran and warned all countries that do business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the United States. President Donald Trump’s promise last week to trigger an “economic D-Day” against Tehran turned out to be … Read more
Testimony in Lindsay Clancy’s trial ended abruptly Monday in Plymouth Superior Court when a witness began talking about the Catholic religion and the defense asked for a mistrial. Judge William Sullivan denied the mistrial request, but reprimanded the prosecution and sent the jurors home for the rest of the day. Dr. Kirk Heilbrun was the … Read more