Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr on Thursday opened a probe into diversity practices at Verizon and raised the telecommunications company’s ongoing effort to purchase Frontier Communications. Carr, a Republican designated by President Donald Trump last month, earlier this month told NBC News-parent Comcast he was opening a similar probe into the company’s promotion of diversity, equity and … Read more
Greenland’s prime minister declared Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination — but added that the United States will acquire the territory “one way or another.” Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said the … Read more
Pat McAfee had some friction at the NFL combine in the very same city his ESPN show is hosted every day. While responding to a Front Office Sports report that McAfee will not attend the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay due to “insufficient respect,” McAfee explained his high levels of frustration with NFL event … Read more
Jon Stewart has officially invited Elon Musk to appear on “The Daily Show” after the billionaire entrepreneur suggested he would agree to an interview under one condition: that it air “unedited.” Stewart’s on-air invite comes days after the “Daily Show” said on its X account that it would be “delighted” for Musk to appear on … Read more
Brotherly love! Macaulay Culkin, 44, was nothing but proud of his younger brother, Kieran Culkin, 42, after he took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The “Home Alone” star revealed he “cried” when Kieran accepted the statuette, beating competitors Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete … Read more
People really are wearing less and less on the “runway.” A Southwest flight bound for Phoenix, Arizona was forced to return to the gate after an unruly passenger stripped naked and began screaming at the top of her lungs before takeoff. “It came as a complete surprise to everyone,” one female eyewitness, who opted to … Read more
They’re taking the plunge. A small number of Canadian cancer patients are testing a pill that contains healthy bacteria from human poop to see if it can extend their lives. “Pancreatic cancer has a poor survival rate of approximately 10% over five years,” medical oncologist Dr. John Lenehan said. “Through this study, we aim to … Read more
It hasn’t happened for the longest time, but Billy Joel has a buyer for his Long Island estate — or at least part of it. The gatehouse, where the music legend occasionally stays when he’s at the waterfront Centre Island property, is going into contract this week for $8.5 million, said Emmett Laffey, CEO of … Read more
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is urging employees working on artificial intelligence to spend at least 60 hours per week in the office as the search giant faces heated competition from OpenAI, Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI and China-based DeepSeek. Brin, who is worth $144 billion, told AI workers in a memo that the longer hours are … Read more
Shocking video captured the moment South Korean fighter jets on a training exercise accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area Thursday, damaging homes and injuring at least 15 people. One clip shows a car driving down a tree-lined street in Pocheon — before a huge explosion consumes the screen, damaging several homes and a … Read more