Burglars stole $700,000 worth of gold specimens from Paris' Natural History Museum early Tuesday, using an angle grinder and blow torch to break in. The thieves targeted native gold specimens, which are naturally-occurring alloys containing gold and silver. Museum director…
MGM+ in the U.S. and the BBC in the UK have acquired a new four-part adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. The limited series will star Kit Harington, François Civil, and Mirren Mack. The story is set…
Stephen Richardson from Love Is Blind season 7 filed a class-action lawsuit Monday in California against Netflix and others, alleging labor violations and "inhumane working conditions." The suit seeks to represent contestants from seasons 6-9 who Richardson claims should be…
A New York City community advisory committee voted 4-2 Wednesday to reject the $5.4 billion Times Square casino proposal backed by Jay-Z's Roc Nation, SL Green Realty Corp., and Caesars Entertainment Inc. The project needed four affirmative votes to advance…
Mario Lopez will host the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards on October 17th at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. The announcement comes through a partnership between the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Access Hollywood, where Lopez co-hosts.…
Comedy Central canceled Wednesday's scheduled South Park episode after creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone failed to complete production on time. "Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don't get it done," the co-creators said in…
Disney Channel's Camp Rock 3 started production in Vancouver this week, 15 years after Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam aired in 2010. All three Jonas Brothers will return as guest stars playing their fictional band Connect 3 from the…
Celebrity chef Valentino Luchin, 62, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly robbing three banks in one day across San Francisco. The Italian-born former head chef of Walnut Creek's Ottavio restaurant was identified as the suspect who passed a demand note to…
Two mothers turned in their sons after the boys caused $50,000 in damage to a Florida elementary school. The 12- and 13-year-old suspects broke into Friendship Elementary School in Deltona on Saturday during daylight hours, then returned that night for…
A Shanghai court has ordered two 17-year-olds to pay 2.2 million yuan ($309,000) to catering companies after they urinated in soup at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in February. The teenagers posted a video of their drunken act online, sparking widespread…
Several competitors were disqualified from Scotland's World Stone Skimming Championships after using artificially modified stones. The annual competition on Easdale island requires participants to use naturally occurring slate from the location, but officials discovered some contestants wielded machine-shaped and smoothed…
An unidentified man wearing scuba gear robbed the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs early Monday morning, stealing up to $20,000 in cash before escaping underwater. Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies responded around 12:10 a.m. after the suspect entered the closed…
James Gunn’s new Superman film will arrive on HBO Max on September 19th, with an HBO channel debut the next day. David Corenswet stars as Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The next…
Eric Dane announced a partnership with nonprofit I AM ALS on Monday, one day after missing his scheduled Emmy Awards appearance. The 52-year-old actor revealed the organization's Push For Progress campaign seeking $1 billion for ALS research over three years.…
LimeWire has been revealed as the purchaser of the Fyre Festival brand after a competitive bidding process in July. The digital content platform paid $245,300 for the intellectual property rights during an eBay auction. "Congrats to LimeWire for their winning…
Wrexham AFC co-owner Ryan Reynolds donated £10,000 ($13,638) to help 13-year-old Lexi Collins from Deeside, North Wales, visit New York City this Christmas. Collins was diagnosed with aggressive heart cancer in June 2025 and has undergone two open-heart surgeries, received…
Robert Redford, the acclaimed actor and director who founded the Sundance Film Institute, died Tuesday at his Utah home. He was 89. "Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah…
The Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association announced Monday that researcher Brandon Baillod's team found the wreck of the FJ King off Bailey's Harbor. The 144-foot three-masted cargo schooner, built in 1867 in Toledo, Ohio, sank September 15,…
Land O' Lakes resident Danie Wright rescued her 4-month-old shih tzu Dax by punching a 5-foot alligator that grabbed the dog during a walk near a creek behind her home. "I turned and looked, and an alligator had him," Wright…
Former Baltimore Orioles player Brian Roberts issued a public apology Sunday after questioning Canadian fans' baseball understanding during Friday's live MASN broadcast. Roberts said "I got to be real, real careful what I say, but sometimes we had some major…
The California Department of Motor Vehicles told Isis Wharton on Friday she must surrender her personalized license plate reading "IAMISIS" because it could be interpreted as supporting the Islamic State terrorist group. Wharton, named after the Egyptian goddess Isis, purchased…
Ryan Meetup held its second annual "Rytoberfest" Saturday at Torch and Crown in Union Square, drawing hundreds of people named Ryan who attempted to break the Guinness World Record for largest same-name gathering. The current record stands at 2,325 people…
The Library Of Congress has appointed Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th poet laureate. Sze, of Santa Fe, will serve for the 2025-2026 season and begin his term October 9th with a reading at the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium. “As laureate…
Ann M. Martin’s bestselling book series The Baby-sitters Club is being adapted into a stage musical, set to premiere in spring 2027. The story follows Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, who reunite in Stoneybrook twelve years after their club…
