A 37-year-old Irish man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an American nurse in Hungary, police say. Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, was reported missing after a night out in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, on Tuesday. Officers said the suspect was identified through CCTV footage and later confessed to killing Ms Michalski,…
The US’s top media regulator on Friday said it was opening an investigation into the diversity practices of Walt Disney and its ABC unit, saying they may violate equal employment opportunity regulations. Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, wrote to the Disney CEO, Robert Iger, in a letter dated on Thursday that the…
Albania has announced a one-year ban on TikTok following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children. Edi Rama, the prime minister, confirmed the ban, part of a broader plan to make schools safer, after meeting parents’ groups and teachers from across the country. “For…
Valentine’s Day 2025 Sweet Selfies … Bad Bunny, Blake and Gwen, and More! Published February 14, 2025 12:20 PM PST Indeed it’s Valentine’s Day and the celebs are gloating all over social media — sharing their love for their signifant others, their pets, kids and even themselves! Bad Bunny kicked off the V-Day vibes with…
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, right, speaks with aide Joerg Kukies at the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Islam Safwat | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany’s new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf…
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the forearm by a pitch and left a spring training game against Seattle on Wednesday, but X-rays came back negative, and the club said its young All-Star will continue to be evaluated. Witt immediately fell to the ground after he was struck by a 95…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters India and the U.S. will work to more than double bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a joint press conference…
The South Carolina Gamecocks won the 2024 NCAA women’s March Madness tournament, and will now begin their quest to win three out of four. The Gamecocks won the national title in 2022, lost in the Final Four in 2023, and then won the title again this past season. With head coach Dawn Staley at the…
Alexis Ohanian David A. Grogan | CNBC Content aggregator Digg is making a comeback with the help of an unlikely partner: Reddit co-founder and rival Alexis Ohanian. Ohanian and Digg founder Kevin Rose acquired the platform for an undisclosed sum. The deal is backed by venture capital firms True Ventures, where Rose is a partner,…
When Billie Eilish took to the stage at the 67th Grammy awards wearing a hat with the branding of the baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers, few would have noticed the much smaller logo on the side with two tiny union flags and the word “Moon”. But in a small town in West Yorkshire, Moon…
