A man who fatally beat four sleeping men on the streets of New York’s Chinatown was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday, with a jury rejecting his insanity defence in the 2019 rampage. Randy Santos’ lawyers had conceded that he pummelled the defenceless victims – Chuen Kok, Anthony Manson, Florencio Moran and Nazario Vasquez Villegas…
The latest escalation in US-Iran tensions is not merely another spike in the familiar cycle of provocations and negotiations. Following an agreement in their second round of Geneva talks on February 17 that supposedly gave Iran two weeks to come up with proposals fulfilling expectations of the Trump administration, the world instead is witnessing a…
Alicia Keys, Jody Gerson, Laura Segura and their nonprofit She Is The Music, which pushes to increase the number of women working in music, came together for their second annual Sharing the Spotlight event on Wednesday night. The Hollywood Reporter teamed up with the organization to honor music executive trailblazer Sylvia Rhone and country artist…
Live Nation reported record fan attendance for 2025, reaching 159 million globally, as revenue surged to $25.2 billion, above analyst expectations. Attendance was up from 151 million in 2024, and international markets surpassed the U.S. in fan attendance for the first time. Live Nation reported operating income up 52 percent, reaching $1.3 billion for the…
Slay the Spire 2 will launch in early access next month. This sequel to the hugely popular 2019 roguelike deckbuilder hits early access on Steam beginning March 5, 2026. Along with releasing the teaser trailer above, developer Mega Crit shared some details about its goals for this phase ahead of the game’s official release. “Slay…
Dua Lipa has danced her way to a new global brand ambassador gig with Bulgari. The superstar singer joins fellow house ambassadors like Anne Hathaway, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Zendaya, Damiano David, Liu Yifei, Kim Ji-won and Blackpink superstar Lisa. Friends of the house include Linda Evangelista, Oscar Isaac, Isabella Rossellini and more. “It is incredibly…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. It’s been a big few weeks for KPop Demon Hunters merchandise. At the end of January, Mattel and Hasbro announced their forthcoming product lines, including American Girl Dolls, Monopoly and Polly Pocket….
Pulendran told the BBC: “This vaccine, what we term a universal vaccine, elicits a far broader response that is protective against not just the flu virus, not just the Covid virus, not just the common cold virus, but against virtually all viruses, and as many different bacteria as we’ve tested, and even allergens.
Jennifer Hudson’s daytime show will continue for another year. Fox-owned stations have picked up The Jennifer Hudson Show for a fifth season in 2026-27. The station group has carried the show since its beginning in 2022. The pickup for the show, produced by Warner Bros. Discovery’s Telepictures, offers some stability in the daytime syndicated arena…
