Emma Stone Welcomed Into ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club by Tina Fey and Candice Bergen in Monologue

variety.com Emma Stone joined “Saturday Night Live‘s” coveted Five-Timers Club this Saturday, and was welcomed into “SNL her-story” by Tina Fey and Candice Bergen during her monologue.…

Bowen Yang Belts Out George Santos Ballad in ‘SNL’ Cold Open: ‘America Hates to See a Latina Queen Winning’

variety.com Bowen Yang channeled George Santos channeling Elton John in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, performing a parody of “Candle in the Wind.” “It seems to me like…

John Nichols, Author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ Dies at 83

nytimes.com John Nichols in 1985. He began writing novels set in Taos, N.M., after moving there in 1969. After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time,…

US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas

investing.com The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on U.S. oil and gas industry releases of methane, part of a global plan to rein in emissions…

COP28: US touts climate leadership as oil and gas output hits record

reuters.com [1/3] U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr…

Biden's EPA launches crackdown on planet-warming methane

politico.com “We’ve crafted these technology standards to advance American innovation and account for the industry’s leadership in accelerating methane technology,” he said. The U.S. is…

US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash climate 'super pollutant' methane from oil and gas

reuters.com An oil pump jack is seen in the Loco Hills region, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The…

Remembering former US Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court

theweek.com Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman justice, described by as "a rancher's daughter who wielded great power over American law from her seat at the center of the court's…

Plan B Launches Micro Budget Initiative

thewrap.com Plan B Entertainment is launching a new micro budget film finance initiative to produce lower cost films. The company has tapped veteran film producer and…

John Nichols Dies: ‘Milagro Beanfield War’ & ‘Sterile Cuckoo’ Writer Was 83

deadline.com John Nichols, who wrote more than a dozen novels including The Milagro Beanfield War and The Sterile Cuckoo — both of which were turned into films by top directors — died…

Plan B Launches New Micro Budget Film Finance Initiative Led By Caddy Vanasirikul; First Pic Is Fernando Eimbcke’s ‘Olmo’

deadline.com Plan B Entertainment has started a new micro budget film finance initiative to produce and finance lower cost films which will be led by newly hired Caddy Vanasirikul. The…

5 Books to Read About Sandra Day O’Connor

nytimes.com Readers see a justice who was aware of the significance of her position, and who knew what she wanted her legacy to be. As Jeffrey Toobin put it in the Book Review: “While…

Surging U.S. Oil Production Brings Down Prices and Raises Climate Fears

nytimes.com American oil fields are gushing again, helping to drive down fuel prices but also threatening to undercut efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Only three years after…

States where mortgage rates are the lowest

newsweek.com Mortgage rates are seeing a modest decline, and a Newsweek map shows that 14 states are offering rates for 30-year mortgages at 7.5 percent, up from just one state with…

Wells Fargo accused of not paying overtime at shortstaffed US branches

finance.yahoo.com A Wells Fargo & Co employee filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the bank of depriving hundreds of its U.S. branch workers of overtime pay, as the bank faces an…

"POWERBALL FIRST MILLIONAIRE OF THE YEAR" PROMOTION REVEALS FINALISTS FOR $1 MILLION PRIZE

benzinga.com $1 Million Drawing to be Broadcast on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024" on ABC Editor's Note: B-roll of previous winners of the "Powerball First…

Winter snow storm warning in place for 8 US states

newsweek.com The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued winter storm warnings for eight states as a "multi-day" storm from the Pacific is expected to bring snow and heavy rain to many…

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93

nbcnews.com Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court’s center for more than a generation, died Friday, the court said in a…

Wells Fargo Faces Lawsuit Over Denied Overtime Pay To Branch Workers: Report

benzinga.com An employee of Wells Fargo & Co WFC has reportedly initiated a class-action lawsuit against the bank, accusing the bank of not providing overtime pay to numerous branch…

Drought unfolding as "unprecedented" planetary-scale emergency

newsweek.com Drought is starting to unfold as an unprecedented planetary-scale emergency, the United Nations has warned. A new Global Drought Snapshot report released by the UN…

All The States Investigating The 2020 Election: New Mexico Latest To Confirm Fake Electors Probe

forbes.com New Mexico’s attorney general is investigating the “fake electors” who submitted a false slate of Electoral College votes after the 2020 election that claimed former…

3 Hot Energy Stocks Flashing 'Buy' Signals

entrepreneur.com The energy market, witnessing oil demand surges and encouraging industry forecasts, suggests a positive trajectory for oil prices – providing an impetus for operators to…

Startup Raises $138 Million To Help U.S. Rebuild Missile Arsenal Depleted By Ukraine

forbes.com hen the Pentagon asked Ursa Major in 2021 if it would be interested in developing solid-fuel rocket motors for missiles, founder and CEO Joe Laurienti didn’t feel in any…

Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work?

pbs.org By now, Americans should be well aware that the process of electing a president isn’t like electing a senator or governor. That’s especially true during the presidential…

‘Oppenheimer’ Composer Ludwig Göransson on Crafting the Music of a Scientist’s Mind

hollywoodreporter.com Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the first movie in the director’s career that told the story of the main character in the first person. It’s an intimate portrayal of J.…

Work resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project despite tribal objections

apnews.com The tractors are back at work clearing land and building access roads for a $10 billion transmission line that the Biden administration describes as an important part of the…

Wells Fargo avoided paying overtime to ‘understaffed’ workers, class-action lawsuit claims

marketwatch.com A Wells Fargo & Co. employee taking part in a rare unionization effort at the bank on Thursday filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in an effort to earn overtime…

Woman's amazingly simple life hack for dealing with frozen windshields

newsweek.com A video of a woman's "super quick" tip for getting rid of ice on your car windows has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was posted by @chloemart15, who is a mother, according…

States With The Most Dangerous Weather

247wallst.com Extreme weather is on the rise. July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. The heat wave caused at least 147 deaths in the United States, many of them in Arizona and…

Some emergency rooms resume service after ransomware attack

nbcnews.com Several emergency rooms that shut down after a criminal cyberattack hit their parent company are resuming service, though lingering problems remain for some patients.…

Beyoncé, Post Malone, Eagles & More: The Top-Grossing Concerts of 2023, State-by-State

billboard.com The 2023 year-end Boxscore charts go live on Thursday (Nov. 30), but before reviewing the ranked lists of the biggest tours, venues and promoters in the world, Billboard is…

Why new election-related charges against Arizona officials matter

msnbc.com The primary elections in New Mexico in June 2022 were largely remarkable. Candidates ran, voters participated, ballots were counted, and election results were announced. It…

15 States With The Most Deadly Roads

247wallst.com More than 46,000 people lost their lives due to motor vehicle accidents in the United States. This data comes from the National Safety Council, a non-profit that tracks…

California added 125,715 foreign immigrants in 2022, up 14% from pre-pandemic pace

siliconvalley.com “Why don’t you write about foreign immigration?” Let’s say that’s not an uncommon response to my frequent analysis of California’s interstate migration puzzle. Readers, your…

Joe Biden and Lauren Boebert exchange blows in Colorado

newsweek.com President Joe Biden and Representative Lauren Boebert exchanged attacks on one another over the Inflation Reduction Act as the president arrived in Colorado for a two-day…

Tesla's Taiwanese Supplier Hota To Establish First US Factory Amid Surging Shipping Costs

benzinga.com In an effort to mitigate high shipping costs and rising cross-strait tensions, Hota Industrial Mfg. Co, a Taiwanese supplier to major automobile makers including Tesla Inc.…

COVID map shows US states with increased hospitalizations

newsweek.com Eleven U.S. states have had a substantial increase in coronavirus hospitalizations in the latest recorded week, compared with the previous seven days, new maps from the U.S.…

Government halts use of spring-loaded 'cyanide bombs' intended for coyotes that kill too many family pets

fortune.com The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife…

Green groups slam Biden admin's oil and gas auctions during UN climate summit COP28

axios.com Environmental groups criticized the Biden administration's $3.4 million auction of oil and gas drilling rights in Wyoming on Tuesday as world leaders prepare to meet in…

Taiwanese Tesla supplier Hota retools supply chain with first US factory

reuters.com [1/7] Hota's CEO Holly Sheng poses for a photo in their factory in Taichung, Taiwan November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang Acquire Licensing Rights TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Nov 29…

DARPA’s SPRINT X-Plane Contenders Mix Unknowns with One Known

forbes.com DARPA has selected four firms to design a 500-mph VTOL X-plane. Only one has a relatively proven design. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on…

US agency to end use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

apnews.com The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife…

5th Annual Native American Animation Lab Selects 8 Fellows

deadline.com The Native American Media Alliance (NAMA) announced today they have selected 8 participants for the 5th Annual Native American Animation Lab, a talent development program…

California struggles to knock Trump off the ballot

politico.com The window is narrowing to try to knock former President Donald Trump off California’s March 5 primary ballot. Democrats across the country have launched several long-shot…

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

apnews.com A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other…

3 Sinking Energy Stocks to Sell in December

investorplace.com Unless you want to go down with the ship avoid these three stocks Since the end of 2022, energy prices, especially natural gas futures, have significantly declined. Natural…

Legalization Doesn't Make THC Drugs Any Less Risky

newsweek.com After a multi-million-dollar effort and numerous failures, advocates of marijuana legalization finally succeeded in Ohio this month. Voters approved a referendum to legalize…

New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy

bostonherald.com By JENNIFER McDERMOTT (Associated Press) An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there,…

COVID map shows US regions with higher positive cases

newsweek.com States in the Great Lakes and northern Midwest regions are among those that have the highest prevalence of COVID-19 infections recorded in the most recent week, maps…

Google new geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy

siliconvalley.com An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there, Google announced Tuesday. Getting electrons…

US kicks off a spate of oil and gas auctions just as COP28 gets underway

reuters.com A crude oil train moves through the yard at an oil transloading facility in Ft. Laramie, Wyoming July 15, 2014.. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov…

NRA claims Democrats are trying to kill its free speech

newsweek.com The Supreme Court is to decide a dispute between the National Rifle Association and New York State amid growing tension between the NRA and Democrat-controlled states across…

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs

usda.gov $196 Million Investment Expands Markets and Creates Jobs in 37 States and Puerto Rico WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2023 – As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House…

Kevin McCarthy’s falsehoods about U.S. history aren’t just embarrassing

msnbc.com Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., wasn’t so good at being speaker of the House. It turns out his grasp of American history is equally unimpressive. On Sunday McCarthy posted a…