Shari Redstone isn’t exiting the media business just yet. A few months after handing over the keys to Paramount, the mogul has been named chair of the board for the global entertainment studio Sipur (it means “story” in Hebrew), best known for its Emmy-winning Oct. 7 documentaryWe Will Dance Again and the Netflix drama series…
Kash Patel defended his tenure as FBI director before a US Senate panel on Tuesday, angrily pushing back on questions about his handling of the investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the firings of veteran officials. Patel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee came as critics, including some allies of US…
Jorge CastilloSep 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. With his New York Yankees in the…
Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy and Sundance Film Festival founder who starred in such movies asButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,The Way We WereandAll the President’s Men— and who won an Academy Award for directingOrdinary People — died Tuesday. He was 89. Redford died in his sleep at his home outside Provo, Utah, his…
Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who brought criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over her abrupt July firing, court records showed on Monday. Comey, the eldest daughter of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director and long-time Trump adversary James…
Bradford DoolittleSep 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Despite a bumpier-than-expected path, the Los Angeles Dodgers might still repeat as World Series champions, becoming the first team to do so since the New York Yankees of the…
Iran‘s official selection committee has picked Ali Zarnegar’s thriller Cause of Death: Unknown to represent the country for the 2026 Oscar race in the best international feature category. The drama follows a group of strangers traveling through Iran’s Lut Desert. When one of them suddenly dies in the middle of the night, emergency services refuse…
The United States and Britain plan to announce more than US$10 billion in economic deals this week as part of US President Donald Trump’s state visit, senior US officials said on Monday. The two governments are expected to seal a trade agreement with three pillars: a new science and technology partnership to strengthen the tech…
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week. Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed the achievement on social media, saying Ms Baci’s concoction of the popular West African dish weighed in at a staggering 8,780kg. After nine hours of cooking, the effort…
Only three weeks into the season, Notre Dame and Clemson have dropped out of the playoff picture with two losses each. According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, Notre Dame (0-2) now has a 6% chance of reaching the College Football Playoff. Clemson (1-2) has a 4% chance. That makes room for somebody else. Below you’ll…
