The weekend after Valentine’s Day saw a surprising surge for the romantic drama “Wuthering Heights, ” which grabbed $33 million in North America from 3, 682 theaters. It is expected to climb to about $40 million by Monday’s President’s Day. Internationally, the film opened stronger, earning $42 mill
The first race of the NASCAR season, the famous 500‑mile event at Daytona, opened with a splash of pop culture. A country singer lit up the front stretch, a stand‑up comic called the engines to life, and a veteran actor drove the pace car as the field lined up. Miranda Lambert, who first burst on
The idea that a famous face can turn a trip into a must‑do is popular. Companies pour money into celebrity ads, hoping the star’s fame will make a destination stand out. A recent study set out to test this belief. Researchers compared ads that featured well‑known personalities with those starring o
The U. S. Justice Department has just sent a new report to Congress, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The document lists every government official and public figure mentioned in documents about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The report is six pages long and comes from the D
The Las Vegas Strip once thrived on big-name performers, with jazz legends taking center stage in showrooms while small lounges offered a relaxed backdrop for up-and-coming artists. Back then, music was the heart of every Vegas visit and sessions could stretch into the early morning. Today that wil
The sports and entertainment world is in shock after emails from 2003 revealed a flirtatious back‑and‑forth between Casey Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of the late Jeffrey Epstein. The messages were full of sexual innuendo and suggest a personal relationship that could not stay hidd
The show in question flips the usual pattern of backstories. Instead of following the brutal path set by its predecessor, it starts with a kinder tone and shows how the earlier characters found hope after dark times. This twist keeps fans on their toes, proving that even a well‑known series ca
The highlands of Lesotho are a maze of peaks and valleys, making roads rare and travel hard. A team of doctors and nurses flies in helicopters to reach people who otherwise have no way to see a doctor. One of the team’s members, a young dental therapist, has been flying into these remote spots for e
The 2026 wrestling season in Nebraska is shaping up to be a thrilling ride for high‑school athletes and fans alike. Coaches are already mapping out training schedules, while students can look forward to a series of competitive meets that promise to test skill and stamina. At the heart of the plan i
The Bank of England’s policy adviser, Catherine Mann, warned that a steep climb in Britain’s minimum wage for younger employees has pushed up joblessness among 18‑to‑24‑year‑olds. Recent data show this group’s unemployment rate hit 13. 7% in the last quarter of 2023, a jump from 10. 2% three years e
