Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos will attend meetings at the White House on Thursday, underscoring the political dynamics involved in the company's proposal to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the discussions. — (Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
Texas Governor Spends Millions on Attack Ads Featuring Jasmine Crockett
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, who is expected to easily win his Republican primary next week, is spending millions of dollars on ads featuring Rep. Jasmine Crockett, one of two Democratic candidates for Senate. Crockett is disliked by Republican primary voters, and putting her in a pair of ads during...
Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump
The vast trove of documents released by the Justice Department from its investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein failed to include some key materials related to a woman who made an accusation against President Donald Trump, according to a review by The New York Times. The materials are FBI...
FBI Raids Home, Office of LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho
LOS ANGELES — FBI agents raided the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the home of its superintendent Wednesday, federal authorities said. FBI officials said that the agency was executing search warrants at the school district and at the home of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, but that the...
Lawrence Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Epstein Revelations
Lawrence H. Summers, a Harvard University economist and the school’s former president, will resign from teaching at the end of the academic year, according to a Harvard spokesperson. The announcement comes months after documents released by the Department of Justice showed a close relationship between Summers and Jeffrey Epstein long...
Eleven US States Urge DOJ to Thoroughly Probe Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal
Republican attorneys general from 11 U.S. states have urged the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough review of Netflix's bid to acquire studio and streaming assets from Warner Bros., saying the deal threatens U.S. dominance in movies, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The pressure is mounting...
Missed the State of the Union Address? Watch It Here
President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night, telling lawmakers the nation is in a “golden age” and urging Congress to advance a slate of policy priorities as the country heads toward this year’s midterm elections. His speech begins at 13 minutes...
Record 129 Journalists and Media Workers Killed in 2025, Mostly by Israel, Says CPJ
A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday. It was the second straight year that press killings set a record and the second straight year that Israel...
More Than 1,700 Africans Fighting for Russia, Ukraine Says
More than 1,700 Africans are fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow was using deception to trick them into fighting. Speaking alongside his counterpart from Ghana, Sybiha said that discussions were taking place with governments across Africa to...
Visalia Traffic Stop, Search Warrant Lead to Firearm Arrests
Authorities arrested two individuals on firearm-related charges following a traffic stop and search warrant executed by the Visalia Police Department, officials announced. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the Visalia Narcotics Unit and the department’s HOPE Team served a search warrant at a residence in the 3800 block of East Oak Avenue,...