Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the title of Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead…
FEASTERVILLE, Pa. — Fishing through his wallet, David Teeling pulls out a wrinkled newspaper clip showing Donald Trump working the drive-thru of a local McDonald’s — this McDonald’s, the very same one where he and a few friends routinely meet to talk politics and sports. Teeling keeps the picture as verifiable proof for those who…
Luthra brothers likely to arrive in India on Tuesday NEW DELHI: The Luthra brothers are likely to arrive in India on Tuesday morning after being deported from Bangkok, sources said. They are scheduled to land at the Delhi Airport, from where they will immediately be taken into custody by a team from the Goa Police.A…
Tom McArthur and Emily Atkinson Watch: Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to strengthen the country’s gun laws after a shooting targeting the Jewish community at a Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Police had earlier said that the gunmen behind the attack were father…
Holly Harrisonand Nicholas Bourne,BBC Wales Met Office More than 100mm (4in) of rain could fall on high ground in some areas Wales faces four weather warnings on Sunday and Monday including an amber “possible risk to life” warning as heavy rain may lead to travel disruption and flooding. The Met Office issued separate warnings, for…
Kelly Ng, Koey Lee,Hong Kongand Danny Vincent,Hong Kong Getty Images Lai has been found guilty of national security offences for his role in the 2019 protests that rocked Hong Kong Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of colluding with foreign forces under the city’s controversial national security law…
IWC CEO Chris Grainger-Herr, Emma Deigman, James Marsden, Rob Reiner, Michele Reiner, Festival Directors Karl Spoerri and Nadja Schildknecht attend the ‘Shock and Awe’ premiere at the 13th Zurich Film Festival on September 30, 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland. The Zurich Film Festival 2017 will take place from September 28 until October 8. read more Source…
A person of interest detained after a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine is being released after the investigation took law enforcement authorities in a “different direction,” officials said Sunday night. The disclosure, made at a hastily convened late night news conference, represents a stunning turn of events in…
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who went on to become one, himself, as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died. He was 78. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead…
Alang, India – Standing on the windswept coastline of the Arabian Sea in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Ramakant Singh looks towards the empty, endless horizon. “In the olden days, ships lined up at this yard like buffaloes before a storm,” says the 47-year-old. “Now, we count the arrivals on our fingers.” Ramakant works…