The devastating rains also killed farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops, while major highways were closed and rail services suspended.

The secret to Wordle's success is its five letter and six guesses format, which offers just the right level of challenge, according to creator, Josh Wardle.

The new alliance structure Washington is pursuing in Asia won’t guarantee peace and stability — and may raise the risk of stumbling into a conflict.

Pope Francis says “negotiated peace is better than a war without end”; A tour of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City

Shafik has navigated world conflicts at global financial institutions, but it remains to be seen if she can handle the thorny protests sweeping her campus.

John Dickerson reports on U.S. foreign aid finally getting the seal of approval, a new set of rules for airlines, and the logic behind teacher layoffs despite shortages.

Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis. Follow for live news updates.

NetflixDepending on your personal interpretation, you may subscribe to the notion of ghosts as unquiet spirits, haunting the realm of the living until some injustice they suffered in life or at the moment of their death is corrected, amended, forgiven. Ghosts, then, are the perfect clients for a certain type of private investigator motivated to simply provide closure to lost souls. It’s a heady intellectual conceit, and it’s also the hook that provides the backbone to Dead Boy Detectives, Netflix’s mystery series based on Neil Gaiman’s comic-book characters. And make no mistake: While there’s plenty of talk about life, death, and the afterlife, the show is light on its feet, a teen adventure series whose unquiet spirits are nothing compared to the trials of growing up—even if you’re already dead.Prim and proper former English schoolboy Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and erstwhile streetwise punk Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) are ghosts who have chosen to remain in the world of the living, solving ghost mysteries in order to send other spirits in need to whatever afterlife awaits them. The eight episodes of the first season take a throwback case-of-the-week approach, subtly building a season-long arc while its main characters are busy finding out how and why people died, whether that means breaking a curse, revealing some hidden treachery, or fighting a giant ectoplasmic toadstool. They’re joined in their quest by Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson), a medium with a literally demonic ex-boyfriend, and Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), Crystal’s doe-eyed best friend with a sizable collection of anime boy posters on her walls.Being a Greg Berlanti production, it’s good, but you have to be on its wavelength. It’s a Sandman spinoff, but there’s less of The Sandman’s ethereal musings on the nature of life and death and dreams, and more of a teen-adventure-drama vibe, like a slightly more eldritch Scooby-Doo. It’s good in the way that Riverdale (another Berlanti production) was “good”: It’s absurd, it’s melodramatic, and everyone’s delivering their parcel of gobbledygook lines in extra-heightened cadences. It also looks a lot like those shows, especially Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, another Netflix comic adaptation with a similar dimly-lit, misty atmosphere that immediately advertises the presence of witches and spells and the undead. (It also means you won’t be able to see this one in the daytime, either.)Read more at The Daily Beast.

A group of former prosecutors and media pundits have been gathering in off-the-record Zoom calls to discuss former President Donald Trump.

Audi is close to formally announcing a three-year contract with Haas driver Nico Hülkenberg, according to Sky Sports Germany and Sport 1.

Total births in the U.S. last year fell 2% to 3.59 million, as birth rates in countries around the world have been declining.

Stephan Sterns, 38, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the February disappearance and death of his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter.

Police moved in on both campuses after students began constructing camps in university grounds to protest against the ongoing Israeli operation in Gaza.

Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.

Habba said she doubts the jury will "do the right thing."

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear a "noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar." CBS News' John Dickerson has details.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has put on a friendly face during his visit to Shanghai, but the Washington-Beijing relationship remains broken.

There were more than 120 new arrests as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking hold as they have at Columbia University.

Anze Kopitar scores 2:07 into the extra period of Game 2 as the Kings defeat Edmonton to even their first-round series.

Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.

A cheerleader at a high school in Texas lost her valedictorian title, risking a potential scholarship, over a miscalculation with her grade point average (GPA). The post Texas High School Cheerleader Loses Valedictorian Status over GPA ‘Miscalculation’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Adolis García y Evan Carter consiguieron jonrones en turnos consecutivos, la primera vez que Texas lo logra en esta campaña, y los Rangers derrotaron el miércoles 5-1 a los Marineros de Seattle.

Xander Bogaerts estableció una marca personal en la temporada al conectar tres imparables, Matt Waldron permitió una carrera en seis entradas y los Padres de San Diego derrotaron 5-2 a los Rockies de Colorado el miércoles.

ABCJimmy Kimmel and Kanye West have a tumultuous history—and, based on the roasting he gave Ye on Wednesday, the late-night host seems just fine keeping it that way.Earlier this week, reports surfaced that West was in the planning stages of launching his very own porn studio. On Wednesday, the rapper seemed to confirm those reports when he tweeted a message: “Yeezy Porn Is Cumming.”Kimmel barely raised an eyebrow upon hearing the news.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander anotó 33 puntos y el Thunder de Oklahoma City aplastó el miércoles a los Pelicans de Nueva Orleans 124-92 para tomar una ventaja de 2-0 en la serie de playoffs de primera ronda de la Conferencia Oeste.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) complained Wednesday evening after the University of Southern California (USC) cleared an encampment that anti-Israel protesters had set up at the private Los Angeles campus. The post Pro-terror CAIR Complains After USC Clears Anti-Israel Protesters appeared first on Breitbart.

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/FXDo you hear the ceremonial bagpipes playing? That’s the sound of a few ruddy Celtic men, bellowing into their horns to honor the dearly departed spirit of our darling Siobhan Corbyn. We knew her for less than a year, but what we had together felt like a lifetime.If that name strikes you funny, perhaps you should brush up on your Irish royal history. Siobhan was Kim Kardashian’s suspiciously named character on American Horror Story: Delicate, an uber bitchy, high-powered Hollywood publicist with a strange obsession with her pregnant client, actress Anna Victoria Alcott (Emma Roberts), and Anna’s unborn child. (Warning: spoilers ahead.)Read more at The Daily Beast.

An Arizona grand jury indicted several important allies of former President Donald Trump -- including former Trump attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Arizona Republican Chair Kelli Ward, and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows -- for their roles in disputing the results of the 2020 presidential election. The post Former Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows Indicted for Role in Alternate Electors Case appeared first on Breitbart.

Actress and TIME Earth Award honoree Jane Fonda urged Americans to leverage their voting power to make politicians care about the climate crisis.

A 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting a fellow-student at a public high school in Texas on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

CDC's provisional figures show a 2% decline in births from 2022 to 2023.

Researchers in Finland have identified a "gene module" that contributes to the development of both diseases.

‘Father of Environmental Justice’ and TIME Earth Award honoree Robert Bullard discussed the importance of marrying information with action.

Letter writer interrupted one conversation for another conversation and feels bad.

This decadent weeknight pasta recipe is adapted from Stephanie Dietz, who runs the Pink Dinghy in Virginia Beach, Va.

Husband’s work travel has increased, and this letter writer is burned out from carrying home, business and kids solo.

Sister-in-law is upset letter writer asked her to stop venting about her late mother-in-law.

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day

Those charged included Boris Epshteyn, a top legal strategist for Donald Trump, and fake electors who acted on Mr. Trump’s behalf in Arizona after the 2020 election.

CNNHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), speaking to CNN right after his cold reception by pro-Palestine Columbia University student protesters, said he wasn’t surprised by the situation, since he was there to essentially issue a reprimand.Johnson told Erin Burnett that he and the other Republican lawmakers who joined him on campus had a message for the students.“I’m not surprised that they didn’t welcome our visit, because we’re calling out their activities,” Johnson said. “The point we tried to make today is that this is not who we are as Americans. This is not an expression of the First Amendment. This is not an exchange of ideas. This is threats and intimidation of violence against Jewish students for who they are, for their faith, and that’s a terrible trend that’s going on in the country right now.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

The victims of disgraced former Team USA Doctor Larry Nassar will receive a $138.7 million payout from the U.S. Government after the FBI failed to conduct a thorough investigation. The post Larry Nassar Victims Get $138M from the Government After Botched FBI Investigation appeared first on Breitbart.

The Cumberland Valley School Board reversed its decision to cancel Maulik Pancholy’s speech at a middle school next month after many community members said the actor had been discriminated against because of his sexuality.

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused Assistant Dist. Atty. Diana Teran of improperly downloading confidential records of police officers in 2018 while she was working for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

Former Secretary of State and TIME Earth Award honoree discussed the importance of funding, effective communication, and collective action.

Ecuadorian Indigenous environmental activist and TIME Earth Award honoree Nemonte Nenquimo spoke about collective responsibility toward the climate crisis.

Designer and TIME Earth Award honoree Gabriela Hearst touched on clean energy and how she tries to be a “catalyst” for the next generation of leaders.

Several former and current key aides to former President Donald Trump appear to be among those charged by the Arizona State Attorney General.