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Emmy-Nominated Sarah Pidgeon Talks ‘Love Story’ Highlights, ‘Honeymoon With Harry’ & Lena Dunham Rumors
Actress Sarah Pidgeon has received her first Emmy nomination, for Lead Actress, for playing Carolyn Bessette in the FX limited series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”. Speaking to Deadline from Paris, where she is attending Couture Week as a Chanel Ambassador, she described feeling “buzzy”, grateful and “out of body”, and…
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US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
The US military has lost dozens of MQ-9A Reaper drones — worth collectively more than $1 billion — during surveillance and strike missions over Iran, prompting the Pentagon to seek large numbers of cheaper, more expendable drones. The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a call for industry pitches, arguing that the current reliance on aircraft…
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Focus Features Acquires Andrew Scott’s Ian Charleson Biopic ‘Elsinore,’ Eyes Fall Release and Festival Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
Focus Features has acquired the drama “Elsinore,” a biopic of actor Ian Charleson starring Andrew Scott and Oscar winner Olivia Colman, securing rights for the United States and multiple international territories. The deal, revealed exclusively by Variety, ends a competitive bidding war among several studios for the Simon Stone-directed film and strengthens Focus’s awards slate.…
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Vegas woman was married to FOURTEEN men at once and used their cash to fund her gambling habit at luxurious Wynn casino, prosecutors say
A Las Vegas woman, 33-year-old Jiaying Chen, has been accused by prosecutors of marrying 14 men at the same time and using money obtained from them to fund a heavy gambling habit. Authorities allege she operated the scheme for years using a fake identity, telling her husbands she urgently needed cash for sick relatives in…
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McConnell faces fresh calls to come clean about health issues
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has publicly urged Republican Senator Mitch McConnell to disclose details of his health after several weeks of uncertainty about the 84-year-old lawmaker’s condition. In a letter sent on Wednesday, Beshear said Kentuckians had grown increasingly concerned about McConnell’s wellbeing and his ability to hold office, arguing that public officeholders…
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2026 Emmy Nominations: ‘Widow’s Bay,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Pitt,’ more
The article could not be summarised because its content was not available. The text supplied consists only of a browser challenge message (“Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue”), which is a bot-protection screen rather than the news story itself. As a result, none of the actual reporting on the 2026 Emmy nominations…
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Waymo will soon go fully autonomous in four more cities
Waymo has announced that it will soon remove human safety supervisors from its vehicles in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver, allowing its cars to operate fully autonomously in those cities. The move marks a further step in the Alphabet-owned company’s expansion of driverless robotaxi services, initially for its own employees before opening up…
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Man Utd agree deal for Chelsea’s Santos
Manchester United have agreed a £50m deal with Chelsea to sign the Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, moving to address a central-midfield problem that had grown pressing ahead of pre-season. The transfer came together quickly after United registered their interest at the weekend, with Santos cleared for a medical, and it forms part of a broader…
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Female judge who helped illegal migrant avoid immigration authorities WALKS FREE
A former Wisconsin judge, Hannah Dugan, 67, has avoided prison and been fined just $5,000 after being convicted of helping an illegal immigrant evade authorities in her Milwaukee courtroom. The outcome matters because it concludes a high-profile case that touched on the tension between the judiciary and immigration enforcement, with prosecutors having argued that her…
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Madi Diaz Announces Fatal Optimist (UN-unplugged) Feat. Lucy Dacus & August Ponthier: Hear “This is How A Woman Leaves”
American singer-songwriter Madi Diaz has announced a deluxe edition of her 2025 album Fatal Optimist, titled Fatal Optimist (UN-unplugged), due out on 4 September via Anti-. The expanded release adds four new songs, including collaborations with Lucy Dacus and August Ponthier, and reworks material Diaz originally recorded in a raw, solitary style into fuller, more…