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Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland
World

Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland

Test your knowledge of entertainment with this quiz on celebrities, trends and headline-making moments. Featured this week: mystery collaborations, red carpet c...

Garrick Bartoletti · 16 May, 2026
Bill Maher offers a stark warning for Democrats coddling antisemites, calls out ‘woke idiots’ in the party
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Bill Maher offers a stark warning for Democrats coddling antisemites, calls out ‘woke idiots’ in the party

Bill Maher blasts Democrats for refusing to condemn antisemitism as Israel marks its 78th birthday, asking where they stand on anti-Jewish rhetoric.

Burdette Ferry · 16 May, 2026
Spencer Pratt torches Chelsea Handler with Epstein dinner party jab after she mocks his mayoral run
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Spencer Pratt torches Chelsea Handler with Epstein dinner party jab after she mocks his mayoral run

Spencer Pratt claps back at Chelsea Handler after she mocked his Los Angeles mayoral campaign, bringing up her Jeffrey Epstein dinner connection.

Adelle Hayes · 16 May, 2026
NASA's Psyche spacecraft just got an assist from Mars on the way to its asteroid namesake
Technology

NASA's Psyche spacecraft just got an assist from Mars on the way to its asteroid namesake

Its target asteroid could give us insight on how Earth's core came to be.

Valerie Waelchi · 16 May, 2026
Fever coach accused of snubbing Caitlin Clark with odd response after heroic fourth quarter
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Fever coach accused of snubbing Caitlin Clark with odd response after heroic fourth quarter

Caitlin Clark scored 32 points with a game-tying 3-pointer against the Mystics, but coach Stephanie White's response sparked fan backlash online.

Haven Purdy · 16 May, 2026
Hamas, Hezbollah flags fly at anti-Israel protest minutes after Mamdani condemns terror plot against Jews
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Hamas, Hezbollah flags fly at anti-Israel protest minutes after Mamdani condemns terror plot against Jews

Hamas and Hezbollah flags appeared at a Manhattan protest where organizers led chants rejecting Israel's right to exist and calling for its dismantling.

Jody O'Keefe · 16 May, 2026
NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech
Technology

NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech

Manoush Zamorodi is an accomplished reporter, podcast host, and author. Her new book, Body Electric, takes a comprehensive look at how technology is impacting o...

Terrence O’Brien · 16 May, 2026
Track star says she's tired of Christians being called 'bigots' for opposing trans athletes in girls' sports
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Track star says she's tired of Christians being called 'bigots' for opposing trans athletes in girls' sports

Crean Lutheran athlete Olivia Viola faces a trans competitor at state for the third straight year, fueling her push to save girls' sports in California.

Chanel Bayer · 16 May, 2026
This rumored MacBook Pro upgrade has me excited, and it has nothing to do with OLED
Technology

This rumored MacBook Pro upgrade has me excited, and it has nothing to do with OLED

Later this year, Apple is set to debut its first MacBook Pro redesign since 2021. With that redesign, we’re expecting OLED, touch displays, M6 Pro and M6 Max ch...

Michael Burkhardt · 16 May, 2026
The most famous celebrities from every state, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Taylor Swift
Business

The most famous celebrities from every state, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Taylor Swift

From Beyoncé to Ariana Grande, these stars are making their home states proud after making it big in Hollywood.

Anjelica Oswald,James LaForge · 16 May, 2026
Dog walker's routine stroll turns into 'incredible' 3,000-year-old discovery in picturesque forest
World

Dog walker's routine stroll turns into 'incredible' 3,000-year-old discovery in picturesque forest

A dog walker stumbled upon an ancient axe head in England's Forest of Dean that experts say dates back to the Middle Bronze Age period. Here are details.

Brandyn Kreiger · 16 May, 2026
Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
Technology

Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less

I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, so the company didn't have to say much to get me excited about its successor. The $399 Nova Pro Omni th...

Cameron Faulkner · 16 May, 2026