A former Sydney councillor and self-described “alpha male” has been picked by Donald Trump to be the new US ambassador to Malaysia, with the US president describing the Hooters fan as an “incredible patriot”. In a post to X after his nomination, Nick Adams thanked the US president for the “honor of a lifetime” adding…
X Corp’s CEO Linda Yaccarino looks on during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino is still @lindayaX on the social media site, but she briefly lost the blue checkmark next to her account…
The last remaining charges have been dropped against Mario Guevara, a prominent Spanish-language journalist outside Atlanta who was arrested by local police while covering “No Kings” day protests in June. The Gwinnett county solicitor, Lisamarie Bristol, announced on Thursday that her office would not prosecute the three traffic citations laid by the Gwinnett county sheriff’s…
The MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) announced the creation of a new endowed chair made possible by the generosity of IDSS professor post-tenure and “MIT lifer” Richard “Dick” Larson. Effective July 1, the fund provides a full professorship for senior IDSS faculty: the Distinguished Professorship in Data, Systems, and Society. “As a…
Elon Musk (L) & Don Lemon Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk and his social network X over the cancellation of their partnership can proceed to trial, a San Francisco judge ruled this week. Musk’s team had tried to get the case moved to a…
A Delta flight was diverted to an island in the Atlantic this week after the plane experienced a mechanical issue, leaving the nearly 300 passengers on the island for a day. The New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but as the flight made its way over the ocean, the flight crew had…
Barack Obama and Larry David are making comedy history for HBO. The programmer announced Thursday that the 44th US president and the Curb Your Enthusiasm comic would team up for a sketch comedy series focused on American history, in honor of the country’s 250th birthday. The official log-line reads: “President and Mrs. Obama wanted to…
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s budget chief on Thursday said that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “has grossly mismanaged the Fed” and suggested he had misled Congress about…
There’s a surprising amount of stunning designer wares and high-end home goods on Amazon — you just have to know where to look. Did you know that you can find Diptyque candles in its labyrinthine halls, or D.S. & Durga hand wash, or Jonathan Adler tchotchkes? Maybe you didn’t before, but you will henceforth. (Shopping…
Six Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last July. The suspensions range from 10 to 42 days, with a loss of both salary and benefits during the absence, the agency’s deputy director, Matt Quinn, told CBS News. The disciplinary action comes nearly…
