The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2025
The best hip-hop albums of 2025 including Clipse, Cardi B, Playboi Carti, and more
US judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California’s governor.
Judge rules Epstein grand jury materials can be released
A federal judge says materials from a 2019 investigation can be unsealed because of a new law passed by Congress last month.
Canada’s ambassador to the US Kirsten Hillman to step down
Kirsten Hillman has been a central figure in Canada-US trade talks since 2017, and was appointed ambassador in 2020.
Tony Dokoupil named anchor of the “CBS Evening News”
Emmy Award-winning journalist Tony Dokoupil will begin as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” on Jan. 5, 2026.
CBS News Confirms That Tony Dokoupil Will Be Next Anchor Of ‘CBS Evening News’
The morning show host will succeed John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois.
US sanctions network it says recruits Colombian fighters for Sudan’s civil war
The US Treasury said the network of four entities and four individuals is primarily Colombian.
Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Russell Crowe criticises Gladiator 2 for lacking “moral core”
The actor isn’t entertained by how the sequel changed his character with the big reveal
Taliban warn Afghans who wore ‘un-Islamic’ Peaky Blinders outfits
The friends were warned their clothing was “in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values”, a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.
