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The shocking and apparently random fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 22 has inflamed already furious debates over race and crime in U.S. cities. This uproar comes at a particularly perilous moment, with the Trump administration widening its National …

Just a couple of short years into the modern fighting-game renaissance that was kickstarted by titles like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and Mortal Kombat 1, the scene is booming. Following the return of those big three, more niche franchises like Street Fighter’s sister series Fatal Fury have made waves …

Best friends know the good and bad about each other — which is why Brianna LaPaglia isn’t surprised when her BFFs cohost Josh Richards is running late to their interview with Rolling Stone. In fact, she thinks it’s an absolutely perfect start. “This is our ongoing bit for the tour …

T he first thing you notice about IShowSpeed isn’t his face. It’s the wave of chaos that follows him. Practically, it makes sense — you don’t build a streaming empire with 43 million subscribers by the ripe old age of 20 unless you’ve got the infrastructure to back it up. …

For years, the Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan has attacked and disparaged the transgender community on his social media accounts, alienating friends, cratering his career, and even destroying his marriage in the process. But it was only this week that he found himself on trial for allegedly harassing teenage trans …

Nevada police have identified the man authorities believe was a victim of homicide at this year’s Burning Man festival. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov, a native of Russia, was the person found “lying in a pool of blood” on the Black Rock Desert festival …

Comedian Druski’s latest sketch video only has nine words in its description: “That Guy who is just Proud to be AMERICAN.” But in the 36 hours since he posted it on social media, the video of him assuming the persona of a NASCAR fanatic— attending an actual NASCAR event complete …

Notorious “manosphere” influencer Andrew Tate has agreed to a three-year restraining order that bars him from possessing any guns in the U.S. or getting anywhere near Brianna Stern, the model who claims Tate choked, beat, and sexually assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel last March. Tate, 38, must stay …

Melania Trump made rare public remarks to kick off a press conference for the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education on Thursday, grandly proclaiming the potential for AI technology. “I won’t be surprised if AI becomes known as the greatest engine of progress in the history of the …

Believe it or not, there was a time when most video games were blind purchases. Well before Twitch streamers were doing full live playthroughs of unreleased titles — hell, before trial demos were even a thing — the decision to buy a game often came down to looking at the …