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Zion's official height comes out a little shorter than expected
NBA 1 hour ago
The highly-touted first overall pick of the Pelicans came in at 6'6" for his NBA measurements, which was an inch shorter than what he was listed at during his time at Duke.
Romney and Sasse break from Republicans to criticize Trump's China remarks
Politics 3 hours ago
A day after Trump told a gaggle of reporters that he would welcome China investigating his political rival Joe Biden, Republicans spoke out to either defend Trump or criticize his remarks.
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Despite security scares, Joker pulls in a record $13.3 million in previews
Movies 4 hours ago
The movie's $13.3 million opening takes Venom's $10 million record. Police in cities across the US are increasing their presence at theaters after threats of violence at screenings spread online.
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Martin Scorsese compares Marvel movies to theme parks, says they are 'not cinema'
Movies 4 hours ago
The legendary director's hot take on comic book movies is receiving mixed reviews.
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The new Hunger Games prequel cover is making fans nostalgic
Books This morning
The prequel to Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games series, titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, will be released in 2020.
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Prince Harry to begin legal action against owners of Sun and Mirror over phone hacking
Royal family 3 hours ago
A report first published by Byline Investigates stating that Prince Harry is in the process of suing Newsgroup Newspapers Limited and Mirror Group Newspapers Limited has been confirmed by Buckingham Palace. UPDATE: This Moment has been amended to reflect that Prince Harry is suing the publishers of The Sun and The Mirror newspapers.
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Why the Joker is the perfect villain 🤡
There have so far been four iterations of the Joker: trickster, madman, philosopher and terrorist. Before you see "Joker" this weekend, see a breakdown of how the character has evolved over the years.
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Kamala Khan is a playable character in the Marvel's Avengers video game
Gaming 35 minutes ago
Ms. Marvel's polymorphic powers were on display after her role in the game was unveiled at NY Comic Con.
A hotel curtain hack spawns a list of hotel tips 💡
Amazing This morning
A hack shared by @rklau resulted in a thread of brilliant ideas including grabbing free water bottles from the hotel gym.
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Bruins announcer draws criticism for calling Roman Polak's injury 'bad hockey karma'
NHL This morning
The Stars blueliner was removed from the ice on a stretcher after a scary collision into the boards on Thursday. Bruins announcer Jack Edwards was called out by Polak's agent for initially calling the incident "bad hockey karma."
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House Democrats request documents from Pence related to Ukraine
Politics 2 hours ago
The chairmen of three House committees asked Vice President Mike Pence to provide documents related to Trump's Ukraine call, which sparked a formal impeachment inquiry. It follows reports that Pence was aware of the call with leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
120 descendants stake a claim to the Hyderabad Nizam’s £35 million fund
Amazing This morning
After a UK court ruled in India’s favour, a fund worth £35 million ($43.1 million, Rs 307 crore) could now be divided among 120 descendants of the late VII Nizam of Hyderabad.
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An epilogue to Steven Universe is coming to Cartoon Network
Television 2 hours ago
Steven Universe Future, a limited series, was announced at New York Comic Con on Friday.
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Disney will ban Netflix ads from its entertainment networks ahead of its streaming service launch
Media 1 hour ago
In the latest volley in the streaming wars, Disney announced a change to its advertising policy that will block ads from some streaming competitors like Netflix on its entertainment networks like ABC. Disney+, the company's paid streaming service, will launch on November 12.
Iran's "Blue Girl" was arrested after trying to go to a soccer game
Sahar Khodayari set herself on fire after facing time in prison for trying to go to a soccer game. Now, her tragic death has made her an icon of the women’s rights movement in Iran.
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With the 2020 election looming, an imagined ‘Flyover Man’ leads to criticism and cackles
Politics 1 hour ago
In an op-ed, New York Times columnist David Brooks imagines an exchange between a rural-based Trump voter and an urban critic of the president.
Vin Diesel is fine; he's just trending because of a smear campaign against Elizabeth Warren
Trending Last night
Two men with a history of smear plots against prominent political figures had Elizabeth Warren in their sights for their most recent attempt, alleging that a 24-year-old marine had a sexual relationship with the senator. The marine in question allegedly has a tattoo similar to the one Vin Diesel has in the XXX series.
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The outro for Travis Scott's Highest in the Room has fans floating
Music Last night
Travis Scott released a new song and producer Mike Dean's outro is getting specific recognition.
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Trump trade adviser rails against CNN report on US-China deal over Hong Kong protests
Politics 4 hours ago
In a contentious interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro dismissed a report by the network claiming that President Trump promised Chinese President Xi Jinping US silence on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong during a June phone call between the two leaders.
SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT: Unemployment at 50-year low, payrolls miss
The jobless rate in September dropped 0.2 percentage points to 3.5%, the lowest since December 1969. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 136,000 in September, below the 145,000 forecast by economists polled by Dow Jones.
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