Busan Sets 23 Titles for Vision Korea, Vision Asia Sections
The Busan International Film Festival has unveiled 23 features for its Vision Korea and Vision Asia sections, filling out its showcase for Korean and Asian independent cinema ahead of the reveal of this year’s main competition slate. BIFF selected 12 films for Vision Korea and 11 for Vision Asia. The two strands were introduced last […]
Iran warns of Hormuz ship seizures ahead of Bessent’s planned sanctions push
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 20, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S will unveil “the single greatest financial offensive ever” against Iran on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, while Tehran threatened to seize vessels that violate transit rules in the Strait […]
’90 Day Fiancé’: Paula brutally drags Thomas as an ‘annoying son of a bitch’
Paula and Thomas are on the verge of calling off their wedding on Sunday’s episode of “90 Day Fiancé.” The couple has been incompatible since Paula, 41, moved from Brazil to Long Beach, California, to be with Thomas, 31. Their lifestyles don’t mesh, given that even the scent of deodorant or perfume is enough to […]
Hayden Panettiere’s ex Brian Hickerson pawned her belongings before her death, mom says
Hayden Panettiere’s mom, Lesley Vogel, claims Brian Hickerson pawned some of her daughter’s belongings before her death. Vogel — who had a rocky relationship with Panettiere and was estranged from the “Nashville” alum before her tragic death at the age of 36 — said she visited her daughter last year in Los Angeles when she […]
Country singer Kacey Musgraves turns concert into plea for kids whose parents were deported ‘unfairly’
Eight-time Grammy award-winning country singer Kacey Musgraves paused the opening night of her “Middle of Nowhere” tour on Friday at Chicago’s United Center to ask fans to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights as her birthday wish, saying the nonprofit helped children whose parents had been deported “unfairly.” “It’s a wonderful organization, and they […]
More colleges offer reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees in 3 years
Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree. But with a wife and a widowed mother to help support, he needed a quick solution. So the laid-off web developer turned to one of a growing number of three-year degree programs. “I can’t afford to be […]
Chinese workers are adapting as AI job takeover worries grow
HONG KONG (AP) — Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun’s boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues. It’s an increasingly common scenario as artificial intelligence, supported by government policies, reshapes China’s massive […]
Clark scores 37 points as the Fever beat the Sky 113-90
CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 37 points and Kelsey Mitchell had 30, helping the Indiana Fever pull away from the Chicago Sky for a 113-90 victory on Sunday night. Clark made a career-high eight of Indiana’s franchise-record 18 3-pointers. She also had 10 assists. The Fever closed out a 3-2 trip with their third […]
Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game
CHICAGO (AP) — Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” The Fever called for a […]
Shelley Fabares, star of ‘Coach’ and ‘The Donna Reed Show,’ dead at 82
“The Donna Reed Show” alum Shelley Fabares has died. She was 82. The actress’s family confirmed she passed away on Saturday after a brief illness, according to the Hollywood reporter. “To her family and friends, Shelley was a source of love, strength, laughter, and comfort,” they wrote in a statement to People, describing her as a […]