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Michael Tilson Thomas, L.A.-born maestro who led San Francicso Symphony, dies at 81
Grammy-winning conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, the bird-like maestro affectionately dubbed MTT and a “bad boy of classical music” while leading almost all the major orchestras of the United States and Europe since his teen years, has died in his San Francisco home. Born in Los Angeles, the celebrity conductor and former child prodigy, died Wednesday
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Trump rule could take 173 years to process asylum work permits, experts warn
Amal Khalifa “felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic violence. “When I walked into that precinct I felt like a human being for the first time in my whole life,” Khalifa said.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal Named President of Venice Film Fest Jury
Maggie Gyllenhaal will be heading up the jury judging films in competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, which takes place Sept. 2 – 12, 2026. As president of the jury, Gyllenhaal will lead the group that awards the Golden Lion for best film, two Silver Lions, two Volpi Cups for actors and more
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TIME Studios and Piers Morgan’s Uncensored Announce New Interview Series
The New Premium Video Podcast Featuring Long-Form Profile Conversations Debuts Summer 2026 Across TIME and Uncensored Platforms TIME Studios, the Emmy Award-winning television, film and branded content studio, and Uncensored, Piers Morgan’s independent digital media company, today announced a partnership to co-produce and distribute a new ongoing long-form interview series. Hosted by Morgan and set
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Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds
Think something weird is up with your reflection in the mirror? Allow Grok to interest you in some 15th century anti-witchcraft reading. A new study argues that certain frontier chatbots are much more likely to inappropriately validate users’ delusional ideas — a result that the study’s authors say represents a “preventable” technological failure that could
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‘Down we go!’ Data expert says GOP move just made its House odds even worse
President Donald Trump’s scheme to strongarm Republicans around the country to redraw congressional lines to give themselves extra seats has been an utter failure at shoring up their odds of holding their House majority, CNN election data analyst Harry Enten told Sara Sidner on Thursday — and it might even have failed at tilting the
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Film and TV Workers Hold ‘Block the Merger’ Rally at Warner Bros. Ahead of Shareholder Vote
Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment led an early morning rally outside Warner Bros.’ Manhattan headquarters on Thursday, speaking out against the studio’s pending Paramount-WBD merger ahead of its shareholder vote. Jumaane Williams, former New York City comptroller Brad Lander and Oscar-winning documentarian David Borenstein spoke at the #BlockTheMerger rally alongside members of the
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21 celebrity-approved Amazon Mother’s Day gifts she will love in 2026
It’s the prime time to show Mom how much she means to you. And while stars often treat their parents to pricey presents — Rihanna even once gifted her mom a house in Barbados! — not all their go-to gift picks require real estate agents or millions in cash. In fact, with Mother’s Day coming
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Man wanted in 6-hour spree of assaults in San Fernando Valley is arrested
Police have arrested a sex offender who allegedly sexually assaulted multiple women in the San Fernando Valley in the span of a few hours last weekend. Damian Denzell Robinson, 29, was booked into custody Thursday morning with the Los Angeles Police Department in Van Nuys, jail records show. Robinson, who police say has a previous
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Red Cross attacked while rescuing journalist in ‘clear-cut war crime’: Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam late Wednesday accused the Israeli military of war crimes after rescue workers recovered the body of journalist Amal Khalil from the ruins of a house in southern Lebanon that Israel bombed hours earlier. “Targeting journalists, obstructing the access of relief teams to them—and indeed, re-targeting their locations after these teams