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Bed Bath & Beyond is back in California after vowing never to return
Bed Bath & Beyond is coming back to California less than a year after the company’s chairman vowed it wouldn’t reopen in the Golden State. The home goods retailer will resurface through the rebranding of 98 The Container Store locations, including 12 storefronts in California, the company announcedon Thursday. Five locations are in Southern California,…
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Bari Weiss’ newly appointed CBS News anchor sets off a staff revolt
CBS News’ newly appointed primetime anchor Tony Dokoupil, hand-selected by network chief Bari Weiss, sparked an internal staff revolt with a controversial introduction, as reported by Vanity Fair Thursday. In a video manifesto launching the Evening News, Dokoupil criticized “legacy media” for relying on “academics or elites,” with Weiss reportedly coaching him off-camera on his…
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Netanyahu Says He Underwent Treatment For Prostate Cancer
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026. —Ilia Yefimovich—Pool/AFP/Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he was recently diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer, and…
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From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly becoming an economic and political force, accruing multi-billion dollar valuations and drawing support from key officials in the Trump administration. But backlash to the platforms is spreading — in Washington and in state capitals — with accusations of insider trading following White House military action in Venezuela…
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Why the new Michael Jackson biopic is on track to break box office records
Lionsgate’s “Michael” is on track to unseat “Straight Outta Compton” as the king of musical biopics. Early returns suggest the Antoine Fuqua-directed film will surpass the $60-million opening weekend box office record set by the N.W.A. biopic in 2015, with the studio expecting an opening that could reach $70 million. “Michael Jackson is one of…
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Trump’s unfunny ‘jokes’ reveal a dark reality: columnist
President Donald Trump’s January appearance at the Alfalfa Club dinner revealed a stark contrast between his first and second terms: What once passed as joking is now deadly serious policy. Standing before the ultra-elite gathering of politicians and Fortune 500 CEOs, Trump’s jokes fell flat, wrote Vox columnist Benjy Sarlin. The room fell silent repeatedly…
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‘Dutton Ranch’ drama: ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff showrunner ‘quietly let go’ 3 weeks before premiere
“Dutton Ranch” hasn’t even aired yet, and there’s already drama. The “Yellowstone” spinoff, which is set to premiere in just three weeks, has “quietly let go” of its showrunner, Chad Feehan. “Chad won’t be returning should the show be picked up for a second season,” a source told Page Six. Insiders told Puck, who was…
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After last year’s fighting with Thailand, Cambodia readies new conscription law for men aged 18-25
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A law requiring Cambodian males aged 18 to 25 to serve in the military for two years has gained Cabinet approval following two spates of deadly combat last year with neighboring Thailand. The new draft law on conscription will replace an existing law dating from 2006 that was never implemented and no longer…
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Trump insider admits 90% of White House spokespeople ‘don’t believe what they’re saying’
As Donald Trump’s Iran war drags into its eighth week with no end in sight, there is concernboth inside the White House and outside among outside presidential advisers that Trump’s haphazard and scattershot pronouncements are only making things more difficult. And that is leaving White House officials “fatigued” and wondering what each day will bring.…
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Casting ‘Half Man’: How Richard Gadd Found the Young Stars of His Difficult HBO Drama
There’s a lot to dissect when it comes to “Half Man,” the latest series from “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd. But as vulnerable and sincere as this central story of two brothers is, the HBO drama would fall apart if it wasn’t for the performances of its young actors, Stuart Campbell and Mitchell Robertson. “I…