News

French Mayor Gaël Perdriau Convicted in Sex-Tape Blackmail Scandal Targeting Political Rival

International

Summer Olympians Begin Torch Relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-Month Countdown

Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday marking exactly two months before the...

by Andrew Dampf | Dec 6

American Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Arrested in Okinawa on Suspicion of Drug Smuggling

A prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the...

by Mari Yamaguchi | Dec 6

National

Out and Unafraid: Erik Bottcher Launches Congressional Bid as LGBTQ+ Advocate Takes Center Stage in High-Stakes New York Race

New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher, the only openly gay candidate in the race to replace retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler, has officially entered the...

Dec 6

Trump Administration Moves to Roll Back Prison Rape Protections for Transgender and Intersex People

A recent Department of Justice memo under the Trump administration outlines plans to scale back key protections for transgender and intersex people in federal...

Dec 6

Politics

Meet Abby Stein, the Trans Rabbi Shaping NYC's Future As Part Of Zohran Mamdani's Transition Committee

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed over 400 people to his transition committees, including Abby Stein, a transgender rabbi and activist who...

Dec 6

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Violates the Constitution

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

by Mark Sherman | Dec 5

Business

What Netflix's Acquisition of Warner Bros. Means for the Movies

Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s oldest movie studios, poses seismic shifts to the entertainment industry and the future of...

by Lindsey Bahr | Dec 6

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Studio and Streaming Business for $72 Billion

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” to buy its studio and streaming business...

by The Associated Press | Dec 5

Health

T-Boz Transforms TLC's "Creep" Into a Powerful PrEP Anthem

Three decades after "Creep" became TLC's defining '90s hit, T-Boz has reimagined the track as "So We PrEP," partnering with pharmaceutical company Gilead to...

Dec 6

Massachusetts Court Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Alleging Meta Designed Apps to Be Addictive to Kids

Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them...

by Michael Casey | Dec 5