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School closures have rocked this LA-area district – are they destroying it, or saving it? | California
Inglewood, California – a few miles east of Los Angeles international airport – is known as the city of champions. The NBA champion Lakers once called Inglewood’s Forum – famously dubbed “the fabulous Forum” by announcer Chick Hearn – home. By the mid-2000s, with the Lakers gone and another local landmark – nearby Hollywood Park racetrack – closed, the city…
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10 Spy Movies That Are Incredible From Start to Finish
Spy films often get one thing wrong, and that is, they treat intelligence work as constant explosions, double-crosses, and convenient heroics, as if being a spy is just about moving fast and looking cool. In reality, the tension in true espionage comes from waiting, observing, and making decisions under uncertainty, and most films skip that entirely. The movies on this…
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Cardinal Harvey closes Holy Door at St Paul’s Outside the Walls
In his homily during Mass in the papal basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls, Cardinal James Harvey reaffirms the central theme of the Jubilee: a trusting confidence capable of passing through history without succumbing to “naïve optimism.” By Edoardo Giribaldi Christian hope does not ignore the wars, crises, injustices and confusion that the world is experiencing today, Cardinal James…
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Unnao rape case convict Sengar’s daughter
Unnao: Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s daughter has said their family has full faith in the judicial process and asked his supporters “not to lose patience”, after the CBI challenged the Delhi High Court order suspending his life sentence in the Unnao rape case. She asked people of Unnao to refrain from resorting to any kind of protest. In…
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A brain drain is coming for America — and it’s going to be catastrophic
Online, Alyssa Bolaños is a magnet for outrage. “Will be hilarious when you move back,” someone commented on the video she posted a month after arriving in Uruguay with her husband and two kids. “No way I’d raise my kids under that,” another replied to a video she posted of shopping malls in the South American country. Bolaños didn’t mince…
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7 Fantasy Movies That Aged Incredibly Poorly
Nostalgia is a powerful drug that often distorts our memory of the past, convincing us that the entertainment of our youth was flawless. This phenomenon is particularly perceptible in the fantasy genre, where the suspension of disbelief is already a requirement for entry. We tend to remember the magical feelings these films evoked during a Saturday matinee or a sleepover,…
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The Best Health Habits We Followed This Year: Morning Routine, Fitness Hacks
2025-12-28T16:22:01.254Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Business Insider’s health team share the best advice they…
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Israel’s far-right party moves to restrict Adhan across occupied Palestine
Israeli security minister Itmar Ben Gvir Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party has advanced new legislation seeking to restrict the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan) within the Green Line (the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948), according to Israeli media reports on Sunday, December 28. The bill was submitted by Tzvika Fogel, chair of the Knesset’s National Security Committee, with the…
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The most exciting new trains coming in 2026
When you’re standing in a big-city railway station, scanning the departure board for your train, it doesn’t matter whether you’re a seasoned traveler or a nervous newcomer. Few travel moments match that brief tingle of anticipation, as the possibilities for adventure flicker through your mind. Standing beneath the giant electronic screens at stations in Zurich, London, Vienna, Tokyo or Shanghai,…
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Daisy Ridley on ‘We Bury the Dead,’ Her Next Movie with Han Solo
This is your biannual reminder that the independent offerings of Daisy Ridley deserve your attention. While she patiently awaits Disney and Lucasfilm’s next move with regard to Star Wars, Ridley has been releasing a couple well-received indies per year, save for Disney’s highly acclaimed sports biopic, Young Woman and the Sea (2024). On Jan. 2, Ridley kicks off the new…
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