mallorymichaelis 
Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer Conference today. WWDC is the event in which the company uses its keynote address to announce lots of changes coming to its software platforms on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. Apple has been chasing the artificial intelligence boom for the past few years, though many of its promised … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated his longtime loyalist and former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general permanently. Blanche has been serving as the nation’s top prosecutor in an acting capacity after Pam Bondi was fired by President Donald Trump in April. Blanche was Bondi’s deputy at the time. The nomination has … Read more
On a windswept plain in southern Alberta, a field of mirrors now tracks the sun with quiet precision. Each panel tilts in unison, converting photons into electrons, sunlight into electricity. It is a scene more commonly associated with California or Spain than Canada—and yet it may offer a glimpse of the country’s energy future. A … Read more
Donald Trump spent much of last week railing against California’s recent statewide primaries, baselessly insisting the slow process of tallying ballots must reflect a “rigged” system. This week, the president picked up where he left off. In the early hours of Monday morning, he used his social media platform to argue there’s “no way” a … Read more
The threat of a potential labor crisis at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium continues to loom just days before the World Cup kicks off, after a union representing more than 2,000 hospitality workers voted to authorize a strike. The union representing concession workers, servers, bartenders, dishwashers, cooks and other SoFi Stadium workers voted overwhelmingly Friday in … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The New York Knicks head home to Madison Square Garden this week as the 2026 NBA Finals head into Games 3 and 4. The Knicks are facing off against the San Antonio Spurs in … Read more
No Supreme Court justices dissented Monday from the court’s refusal to hear an appeal from Mississippi death row prisoner Tony Terrell Clark, who argued that he was forced to meet an “impossible” standard. Clark had claimed that his right to an impartial jury was violated when Black people were kept off the jury because of … Read more
The casting team for Vince Gilligan’s “Pluribus” had searched the world for the actor who could play the key character of Zosia. The alien “hive mind” sends Zosia to work with the resistor and rebel Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and must be beautiful, smart, calm and patient. It’s a tall order, and when they couldn’t find … Read more
President Donald Trump and some of his top allies are repeating a familiar but false refrain: An election is “rigged,” as evidenced by their preferred candidate’s poor performance. This time, their focus is on ex-reality TV star and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. On the night of the Tuesday primary, Pratt maintained a 9-point … Read more
Broadway shared the wealth at the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday. “Death of a Salesman,” a radical revival that restages Arthur Miller’s classic in a garage, was the big winner with six prizes, while “Schmigadoon!,” “The Lost Boys” and “Ragtime” each earned four statues. But no single show dominated the evening. Instead, it was a … Read more