Nothing has illustrated the current turmoil in British politics quite as starkly as the recent tanking of the pound against the dollar, a puzzle even to the ruling party whose prime minister and chancellor caused it. Richard Eyre’s fitfully funny Allelujah reflects this schism in more ways than one, balancing broad grey-pound comedy and seriously … Read more
Nuclear expert Hans Kristensen said he’s “extraordinarily concerned” Putin could use nukes in Ukraine. In an interview, Kristensen said he is alarmed by Putin’s increasingly threatening rhetoric. Kristensen is director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. Loading Something is loading. In a speech on Friday, an increasingly unhinged Vladimir Putin, … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul attended a secret meeting this week at the Upper East Side townhouse of Alexander Rovt — a billionaire mega-donor to her campaign whose hospital network was bailed out by the state in April. A source provided The Post a video of Hochul — who is already under fire over accusations of pay … Read more
A woman said she ended up in tears after being asked to leave a Korean barbecue restaurant in Fullerton, California, because she was alone. Sunshine Chavez, who describes herself as “just a girl that’s passionate about cooking,” took to TikTok to share her unfortunate experience, which occurred at Bwon Shabu & BBQ at 1841 W. … Read more
Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to relaunch the President’s Committee on The Arts and the Humanities, an advisory group that has been dormant since a highly publicized standoff between its members and Donald Trump. The purpose of the committee will be “to inform and support the national engagement with Americans necessary to … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed four Ukrainian territories on Friday, a move that reverberated quickly across the West. We’ll recap the international fallout. Plus, we’ll talk about who the prime suspects are in the apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. This is Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to … Read more
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Families in Hurricane Ian-ravaged areas north of Fort Myers were still grappling with dangerous conditions, waterlogged homes and rescue attempts Friday. While waters had largely receded from directly-hit Cape Coral and its neighboring city, roughly 50 miles north distressed residents were still trapped inside their homes — including some in need … Read more
Susan Russo, who was dubbed the “Black Widow” killer by prosecutors for having her husband murdered in 1994, died of natural causes on Friday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported. Russo was 67 years old. Russo was assigned to the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and had been receiving medical treatment at … Read more
From aboard the International Space Station, NASA-built instruments Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) and Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST) captured wind and water vapor data from Hurricane Ian as the storm neared Cuba. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A pair of microwave radiometers gathered data on Hurricane Ian as they passed over the Caribbean … Read more
Catherine Hardwicke will receive the Santa Fe International Film Festival’s Visionary Award this October at Jean Cocteau Cinema. The Twilight and Thirteen filmmaker also will be leading an acting workshop at the Santa Fe Playhouse. Her latest film, Prisoner’s Daughter, starring Kate Beckinsale, Brian Cox and Ernie Hudson, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film … Read more