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A Texas bankruptcy court ruled on Tuesday that The Onion‘s acquisition of Alex Jones‘ disinformation empire, Infowars, could not move forward, dealing a blow to the satirical newspaper. The most surreal media merger in recent memory is now set to disintegrate — at least for now — after almost a …

The lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man arrested and charged with killingUnitedHealthcareCEO Brian Thompson, appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to explain why the suspect is fighting extradition from Pennsylvania — where Mangione was apprehended — to New York City, where Thompson’s murder occurred. Thomas Dickey, Mangione’s lawyer, told …

“If you can name the artist, you win five bucks.” This is how Track Star, one of the most popular gameshows on TikTok, captures its audience now half a million followers:with a recognizable hook and an outstretched hand. For each episode, host Jack Coyne walks around New York City and …

It’s a great time to be a shooter fan, no matter what kind of experience you are looking for. Between a new Call of Duty, Overwatch 2, Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Fortnite, the field is more crowded than ever. With new contenders popping up seemingly every other week, …

It’s time for the disciples to gather —because Lesbian Jesus is finally coming back to people’s screens. Pop star Hayley Kiyoko will make her directorial debut with her Girls Like Girls film, which was acquired this week by Focus Features. The film, which Kiyoko also co-wrote, is loosely based on …

Hannah Kobayashi’s family said they found and made contact with Hannah, who has been missing since early November. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, the family said, “We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe. This past month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our …

There have been countless renditions of Madonna’s 1989 hit single “Like a Prayer.” But if you open TikTok right now, chances are the one that will come up fastest is a choral version recorded for Marvel’s recent film Deadpool & Wolverine. And the Muppet that pops up with it? Well, …

Hannah Hiatt, an influencer on TikTok, is being investigated after police and Child Protective Services received reports over video she shared of her son flinching in an interaction with his father that went viral, People reports. “There is a detective assigned to the case,” a spokesperson for the Ogden, Utah, …

After a manhunt that lasted several days, police have finally arrested a suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione was charged in Manhattan with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of …

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet, activist, book author, and educatorknown for her thoughtful work on race and gender, died at age 81 on Monday, Dec. 9 in a hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia. The cause was complications from lung cancer, a disease with which she was originally diagnosed in 1995. “The …