With European nations poised to symbolically recognise Palestinian statehood, Israel and the United States have ramped up their religious rhetoric, which analysts say is heightening tensions and deepening divisions across the West and Middle East alike. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post published the same day, Netanyahu argued that Israel’s greatest challenges stemmed from…
The Latin Recording Academy unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards Wednesday morning, with global superstar Bad Bunny leading with 12, while the prolific producer Edgar Barrera and the hip-hop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso both came close behind with 10 nominations. Among his 12 nominations, Bad Bunny got two nods for record…
Ryan McGeeSep 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: Time everlastingTime to play B sidesTime ain’t on my sideTime I’ll never know Burn out the dayBurn out the nightI’m not the one…
Bill ConnellySep 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. We all have our favorites. Tastes vary. Maybe you’re a ULM-Alabama 2007 person. Maybe last year’s Northern Illinois-Notre Dame game hit your taste buds just right….
Jack Black and Paul Rudd bite off a bit more than they can chew in the trailer for Sony‘s comedy reboot of Anaconda. Tom Gormican’s reimagining of the 1997 snake-focused horror movie will hit theaters on Dec. 25, just in time for the holidays.Selton Mello, Daniela Melchior, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn and Ione Skye round…
Jake TrotterSep 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He…
Wicked: For Good The Soundrack is hitting shelves the same day as the film’s theatrical release, Republic Records and Verve Records announced Wednesday morning. The album, which will be released on Nov. 21, will feature songs from act two of the stage musical and second part of the feature film adaptation by Jon M. Chu,…
My life’s mission has been to create safe, beneficial AI that will make the world a better place. But recently, I’ve been increasingly concerned about people starting to believe so strongly in AIs as conscious entities that they will advocate for “AI rights” and even citizenship. This development would represent a dangerous turn for the…
Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, Istanbul Amir Levy/Getty Images Israeli tanks – like those pictured in this file photo – have been deployed into areas of Gaza City Local residents and eyewitnesses say dozens of Israeli tanks and military vehicles have pushed into a major residential district of Gaza City, on the second day of Israel’s ground…
Elizabeth Dawson and Helen BriggsBBC climate and science team Aleksey Maro Understanding more about the diet of wild chimps could help explain human attraction to alcohol Wild chimpanzees have been found to consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager’s alcohol a day from eating ripened fruit, scientists say. They say this is evidence humans…
