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How Creator Laro Benz Jumped Out of His Comfort Zone With Tubi’s ‘House Rules’
With over 24 million followers on TikTok alone, Laro Benz is a creator who knows how to make compelling lifestyle content. But even though he’s been a successful family-focused creator for the past six years, Benz was interested in expanding beyond his social followings. “I was willing to try anything at that moment in time…
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Paramount offers to briefly delay Warner Bros. merger as court battle heats up
Paramount Skydance’s top antitrust attorney told a judge Friday that David Ellison’s company would voluntarily delay its proposed $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery at least until mid-August amid a legal challenge brought by 12 state attorneys general. The states, led by California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, have asked a judge to issue a temporary…
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Threats fly as Trump loses it over wildfire smoke ‘invading’ US skies
President Donald Trump was furious with Canada on Friday as wildfires and smoke prompted major air quality concerns for the Midwest and Northeast. Trump dropped threats in a post on his Truth Social platform. “We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the…
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Peter Thiel, Who Secretly Bankrolled Gawker Lawsuit, to Receive Axel Springer Award
Peter Thiel, the billionaire Silicon Valley figure whose secret financingof Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit helped topple Gawker Media, will receive the 2026 Axel Springer Award, the German publishing giant announced on Friday. The decision is likely to spark debate across the media industry, not only because of Thiel’s role in one of journalism’s most significant legal…
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Trump’s noncitizen voting fraud claims will backfire. Just look at history
Thirty years ago this fall, a Republican politician cried electoral fraud after losing a close race. Orange County Rep. Bob Dornan couldn’t accept the most logical explanations for why Loretta Sanchez beat him in a historic upset: that voters had tired of his polarizing politics. That his Latino-majority district wanted one of their own to…
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Hegseth wants a more macho military. Testosterone shots won’t help.
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week that the Pentagon would begin testing the testosterone levels of all military members over the age of 30 as part of their regular, annual physical exams. And…
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Five words from ‘abrasive’ Todd Blanche left Epstein survivors ‘feeling betrayed’: report
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a room of Epstein survivors who had testified for decades that he was powerless to act, insisting, “I’m just the attorney general.” The meeting happened Thursday at Justice Department headquarters, according to MS NOW, which reconstructed it through one attendee and a representative for other survivors, both speaking on…
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Sweetgreen shares jump 15% after Taco Bell linked to explosive diarrhea parasite
Sweetgreen stock jumped 15% Friday, paring back a massive four-day slump, after regulators traced an explosive diarrhea outbreak back to Taco Bell restaurants – sparing the salad bowl chain’s reputation. The fast-casual salad chain – known for its so-called “slop bowls” – saw its stock soar as much as 21% Friday for its biggest intraday…
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Josh Duhamel addresses being ‘too old’ for wife Audra Mari in rare comments about 21-year age gap
Josh Duhamel, 53, joked he’s “too old” for wife Audra Mari, 32, during a new podcast interview. The “Transformers” actor talked about the couple’s 21-year age gap, specifically how his sister, Cassidy, is the same age as Mari, on Monday’s episode of the “The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler” podcast. “Cassidy came along and I was…
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AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees
A glitch with Amazon Web Services’ billing operation led some customers to believe they owed the world’s fifth most valuable company billions of dollars. Oops! Bill Radjewski, who runs CollegeFootballData.com, was one of the affected customers. This morning, he woke up to a jarring email alert from AWS: He had racked up more than $1.5…