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A split-second kiss between a Star Wars hero and a late-night host did something Disney’s billion‑dollar marketing machine never planned: it turned a family-friendly space saga into a culture-war Rorschach test.

Story Snapshot Pedro Pascal and Stephen Colbert shared a kiss on The Late Show during promotion for The Mandalorian & Grogu. The moment looked, to some viewe...

The most coveted role in cinema history is officially open for auditions, and the man who will inherit James Bond’s Walther PPK could be someone you have never heard of yet.

Story Snapshot Amazon MGM Studios has officially begun auditions for the next James Bond, with renowned casting director Nina Gold leading the search. The studio is targeting a British actor under 30...

Scientists who’ve actually run the demographic models say shrinking the world’s population to save the planet would take centuries to matter — and we need results by 2050.

Quick Take A landmark Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study found that fertility reduction cannot deliver meaningful climate relief within the timeframe the planet actually needs it. En...

A racist online influencer is in custody after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse left two men hospitalized — and nearly every critical fact about what actually happened remains officially unresolved.

Story Snapshot Dalton Eatherly, known online as “Chud the Builder,” was taken into custody after a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, ...

As Washington and Mexico City trade denials over an alleged CIA kill campaign against Mexican cartels, Americans are left wondering whether a secret war is being waged in their name with zero accountability.

Story Snapshot CNN-linked reporting alleges CIA officers helped assassinate Sinaloa cartel operative Francisco Beltrán in a March car bombing near Mexico City. The s...