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Mark Hamill Recalls His Idea For Luke Skywalker’s Tragic Backstory In ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
More than 30 years after he’d last played the role, Mark Hamill had a much darker idea for Luke Skywalker’s life in Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last...
Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary’s ban
Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday. Rudolf Karancsi/AP hide caption toggle caption Rudolf Karancsi/AP BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 100,000 people defied...
BBC Tries To Skirt Kneecap Controversy By Not Showing Band’s Glastonbury Set But Live Streams Another Act Which Leads Crowd Chants Of “Death To The IDF” & “Free Palestine”
The BBC tried to skirt controversial Irish band Kneecap by not showing the group’s Glastonbury set as part of its live wall-to-wall Glastonbury coverage today. However, a group the...
Hard to imagine a worse time to deport Afghan refugees, human rights advocates say
There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian...
Joshua Jackson Had Awkward Run-In With Eric Mabius “Years” After ‘Cruel Intentions’ Sex Scene
After more than 25 years, Joshua Jackson still blushes about one of his first onscreen sex scenes. The actor, who played Blaine Tuttle in 1999’s Cruel Intentions, recently recalled...
What is birthright citizenship and what happens after the Supreme Court ruling?
Demonstrators hold a sign reading "Hands Off Birthright Citizenship!" outside the Supreme Court on June 27, 2025. The Supreme Court did not rule on President Trump's controversial executive order,...
‘The ‘Burbs’ Rounds Out Cast With 4 Joining Keke Palmer & Jack Whitehall
EXCLUSIVE: Peacock‘s upcoming mystery comedy series The ‘Burbs has set Max Carver (Fade to Black, The Batman), Erica Dasher (Leopoldstadt, Jane By Design), Georgia Leva (Orphan Black: Echoes, You)...
Supreme Court postpones Louisiana redistricting case to next term
The U.S. Supreme Court Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would reargue Louisiana's congressional redistricting plan in...
RTL’s Big M&A Day: $1.3B Sale Of Dutch Networks Biz Gets Approval Hours After Sky Deutschland Deal
It’s been quite the busy morning for Luxembourg-based RTL Group. Following the announcement it is buying Sky Deutschland for €150M ($175M), the €1.1B sale of Dutch arm RTL Nederland...
Japan executes man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering 9 people
FILE - Takahiro Shiraishi leaves a police station in Hachioji, suburbs of Tokyo, in November 2017. Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News/AP TOKYO — A...
Nicholas Hoult On Auditioning Against David Corenswet For Superman: “Very Awkward”
Although Nicholas Hoult is entering his onscreen villain era, the Superman star was up for the title role as the Man of Steel. Ahead of the July 11 premiere,...
Evita Sings for the People in London; Gangs in Peru Target Schools : State of the World from NPR
As part of a broader crime wave in Peru that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, gangs have begun targeting private schools in poorer neighborhoods for extortion. We hear how...