“Billie Eilish? Billie Eilish, your car is here,” a traffic coordinator announced on his megaphone.There’s nothing more democratizing than the Vanity Fair Oscar party, where almost everyone in the room is so famous that no star really sticks out — and everyone... More »
A lively Oscars ceremony boosted by two genuine blockbuster best picture nominees in “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” helped boost the ABC telecast to largest audience since 2020.The 96th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood was watched o... More »
With Boeing facing multiple government investigations, the company needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday.The comments came one day after Buttigieg said the airc... More »
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey lawmakers voted Monday to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state's open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses.... More »
Emma Stone had a major loose end to tie up backstage Sunday after winning her second Academy Award.Stone, who won the lead actress Oscar for her role as the puckish Bella Baxter in “Poor Things,” elaborated on the wardrobe malfunction that nearly eclipsed her ... More »
EL PASO, Texas -- A Texas judge on Monday ruled in favor of a large migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border that is seeking to shield records from Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is seeking to shut down the facility over claims it encourages migr... More »
On Thursday, Katie Britt, the junior senator from Alabama, delivered the Republican response to the State of the Union address. Her overwrought performance has been widely mocked; that’s OK for late-night TV, but I’m not going to join in that chorus.What I wan... More »
DOVER, Del. -- Lawyers for gun rights groups urged a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt enforcement of Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms and restricting the size of firearm magazines.Delaware’s Democrat-con... More »
NORTH POWDER, Ore. -- An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, and a friend — both experienced and carrying avalanche air bags and beacons — were backcountry skiing the c... More »
Four out of five 8-4 Play podcasters agree–to disagree, that is, about the early hours of FF7 Rebirth. Park yourself at the nearest Chocobo Stop and tune in for a Tight 56 of first impressions as well as all the news that’s fit to…fit in the last 15 minutes or... More »
Tech Trump confirms he met with Elon Musk, but they disagree about electric cars ... More »
Transportation Some of the designs for the Apple car reportedly looked like Volkswagens ... More »