Culture

Trump's 'Gold Card' Program Goes Live, Offering US Visas Starting at $1M Per Person

International

Reddit Challenges Australia's World-First Law Banning Children Under 16 From Social Media

Global online forum Reddit has filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the...

by Rod McGuirk | 7 hours ago

Denmark Plans to Severely Restrict Social Media Use for Young People

Denmark is planning to follow Australia in introducing stricter restrictions for younger teens to access social media

by James Brooks | Dec 11

National

Church Nativity Scenes Add Zip Ties, Gas Masks and ICE to Protest Immigration Raids

One baby Jesus lays in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church...

by Leah Willingham and Laura Bargfeld | 5 hours ago

The US Stock Market Hits Record Highs, Even As Worries About an AI Bubble Continue

Wall Street set records, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market

by Stan Choe | 6 hours ago

Politics

New UCLA Study Finds Decades of Pervasive Law Enforcement Mistreatment of LGBTQ People in the U.S.

A new analysis from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law’s Williams Institute concludes that LGBTQ people across the United States have faced...

Dec 11

Trump Administration Separates Thousands of Migrant Families in the US

A new wave of immigration enforcement is dividing families inside the U.S. Federal officials and their local law enforcement partners are detaining tens of...

by Gisela Salomon | Dec 11

Business

Nicola Brognano Brings Bold New Vision to 7 For All Mankind Ahead of NYFW Debut

7 For All Mankind has appointed Italian designer Nicola Brognano as its new creative director, tasking him with evolving the early-2000s denim icon into a fully...

Dec 11

Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI in Deal to Bring Characters Like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI Video Tool

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool

by Kelvin Chan | Dec 11

Health

Below Deck Star Fraser Olender Warns Fans After Suspected Vape-Linked Health Scare

“Below Deck” chief steward Fraser Olender is urging fans to take vaping risks seriously after revealing that a recent medical emergency initially appeared to be...

7 hours ago

Hundreds Are Quarantined in South Carolina As Measles Spreads in 2 US Outbreaks

Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing

by Devi Shastri | 8 hours ago