Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who killed Jordan Neely, a homeless man known as a Michael Jackson impersonator around New York City, was found not guilty on a charge of criminally negligent homicide. The verdict was reached after four days of deliberations, during which the more serious charge against Penny, …

A 26-year-old man was identified as a “person of interest” in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. At a press conference Monday, Dec. 9, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the suspect as Luigi Mangione. Tisch confirmed several reports that had emerged earlier in the …

Keith Urban is hitting the road in 2025 with the High and Alive world tour. The musician has unveiled the North American dates for the run, which will feature support from Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, and Karley Scott Collins. The High and Alive tour will begin its trek through the …

Emilia Pérez, a musical following a drug kingpin’s transition into a women, scored 10 Golden Globe nominations, making the Netflix film the most nominated musical or comedy film in the award ceremony’s history. On Monday, the musical received nominations forBest Picture in the musical or comedy category, the film’s star …

Donald Trump has appointed his personal criminal defense attorney, Alina Habba, as a counselor to the president in his incoming administration. “I am pleased to announce that Alina Habba will join my White House Team as Counselor to the President,” Trump wrote in a Sunday Truth Social Post. Alina has …

Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, and Amanda Palmer are among the 300-plus musicians who have signed an open letter supporting the Internet Archive as it faces a $621 million copyright infringement lawsuit over its efforts to preserve 78 rpm records. The letter, spearheaded by the digital advocacy group Fight for …

Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, and Miley Cyrus are lightyears away from the teen actors they were when we first encountered them more than a decade ago. The Nickelodeon and Disney alumni have remained significant figures in the pop arena ever since, but they’ve really only ever overlapped in an awards …

Charles Hall cast his vote for president of the United States in a 7-by-10-foot cell scattered with the detritus of his life — his guitar, materials for crocheting and beadwork, and his school books. He just got his certificate in paralegal studies — on his own dime — scoring top …

If there’s a concept that seemed to be on Lady Gaga’s mind as she was making her upcoming seventh studio album, it was chaos. And the legendary pop star went deeper into that world as she dissected the as-of-yet untitled album’s lead single, “Disease,” on the latest episode ofRolling Stone‘s“The …

Early on in his new book, “Custodians of Wonder,” BBC Travel writer Eliot Stein tallies some recent effects of globalization, a process that seems to only speed up. Nine languages, he notes, are lost annually; half of the world’s current languages could go extinct within the next 100 years. Nearly …