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Nikki Glaser understands the art of playing to your audience. The comedian and roastmaster is currently basking in a wave of favorable notices for her Golden Globes hosting performance last night. Today, she stopped by The Howard Stern Show to reveal all the cutting quips that her team eventually decided, "We can't say that on TV. ...

A New York judge has denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay sentencing in his criminal "hush money" case. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman joins "America Decides" with analysis. ...

Florence Pugh said during a recent interview on the “Reign with Josh Smith” podcast (via People) that she is not likely to do a role like “Midsommar” again because she feels like she abused herself while playing the film’s protagonist Dani, a grief-stricken American woman who has a psychological breakdown when she joins her toxic boyfriend on a trip to a remote Swedish v ...

On January 6, 2025, lawmakers certified the 2024 presidential election amidst a major snowstorm that forced the closure of the federal government in the Washington area. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the certification proceeded as scheduled. ...

Introduction to NYT Connections Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. ...

Team USA has won back-to-back World Juniors championships for the first time thanks to overtime heroics from Teddy Stiga. The Boston College forward and Nashville Predators draft pick scored eight minutes into Sunday's overtime to seal USA's 4-3 victory over Finland. ...

British researchers have unearthed some 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years in a find believed to be biggest in the United Kingdom. ...

It is just after 9 p.m. on election night in an oversized suite on the 24th floor of downtown Pittsburgh’s Fairmont Hotel. All the couches and cushioned chairs have been placed along the wall and replaced by around a half dozen campaign staffers working at desks, or makeshift desks, watching data start to pour in from across Pennsylvania. ...

NEW YORK -- From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces, and ice plunges. The New Year's Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate the start of 2025 in New York City. ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Not even the Granddaddy of Them All can remain unchanged by the 12-team College Football Playoff. ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year's, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and No. 4 Penn State bottled up Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 win over No. 9 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals. ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas receiver Dazmin James is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal, Matt Zenitz of CBS and 247Sports reported Tuesday. James, a redshirt freshman this season, had 3 catches for 137 yards, including a program-record 94-yard touchdown during the Razorbacks' 39-26 victory over Texas Tech last... ...

FORT SMITH -- Fort Kids Children's Museum announced Monday its capital campaign reached $2 million, thanks to a donation from professional basketball player and Fort Smith native Isaiah Joe. ...

When you think back on 2024, what stands out? The total solar eclipse? The Olympics? The presidential election? For animals, 2024 was full of milestones that stopped suffering and saved lives. ...

The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces in 2024 suffered the highest casualties in nearly a decade while battling insurgency, an Islamabad-based research group said. The Center for Research and Security Studies said in its report Tuesday that last year was the deadliest for Pakistani security forces in 9 years. ...

For ZeroHedge readers unfamiliar with the comedian, cultural critic, and Internet impresario Sam Hyde, the best introduction to him might be his infamous TEDx talk, "2070 Paradigm Shift". ...

Whether we celebrate New Year’s at a riotous party, a packed outdoor venue, a church, or at home, everyone of us wants to “start the New Year right.” I’d like to share two of my favorite scenes from classic Hollywood movies that can either inspire you as you head out to party or make you smile from the comfort of your sofa. ...

Talk about a birthday that almost went awry. Ron Howard’s wife narrowly escaped a disaster after her hair went up in flames while blowing out candles on her birthday cake. The Hollywood director, 70, shared a video of the scary moment when Cheryl got too close to her cake on her 71st birthday. ...

The Utah Jazz have decided to waive David Jones in order to open up a two-way spot for Elijah Harkless, as reported by sources to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype on Twitter. Harkless, who has been playing in the G League, will now have the opportunity to join the Jazz. ...

Harkless, who went undrafted out of UNLV in 2023, has spent the majority of his early professional career playing for the Los Angeles Clippers’ G League affiliate, the San Diego Clippers. He also had a brief stint in the Canadian Elite Basketball League with the Saskatchewan Rattlers this past spring. ...

Actor Luke Dimyan, who plays Judas Iscariot in the popular biblical series The Chosen, shares his thoughts on portraying the complex character and the impact it has had on him. ...

Gayle King had the surprise of a lifetime thanks to Oprah, but we can’t say her shoe selection surprised us — everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Hoda Kotb is wearing Sneex sneaker heels. ...

Typically, a thing you have no control over is not your problem. If it bothers you, the problem is that you are bothered, not the thing itself. The solution, therefore, will be an understanding and/or reckoning inside your own mind. With significant cosmic squares breaking up today, letting go of ideas will liberate your energy, thus freeing new possible realities. ...

NASA said on Friday that it received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe confirming that the spacecraft had survived its closest ever flyby of the sun. The approach took it just 3.8 million miles from the surface, passing within the sun’s corona and allowing for unprecedented data collection in the vicinity of a star. ...