Sean Penn’s CORE Mounts $5M Campaign (With Assist From FIFA Foundation) to Aid Venezuela

The campaign comes after twin shocks devastated the country: “Earthquake response and recovery have been part of CORE’s DNA since our founding in response to the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake.”

Sundance Director Eugene Hernandez Details “Unprecedented” Work in Move to Boulder, Whether Festival Will Accept AI-Created Films

The Sundance Film Festival’s leading man opens up on what to expect as the iconic showcase for independent film makes the move from Utah to Colorado for 2027 and beyond.

Mattel’s Collectible 2026 Barbie Holiday Doll Channels Festive Representation in Red

The annual collectible is available this year in multiple hairstyles and skin tones to better reflect Barbie’s fan base.

The Great Chinese Oil Mystery

Source: YouTube Summary When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, experts warned that oil prices could hit $150 or $200 a barrel within a few weeks. The great mystery…

Rural America’s Maternal-Health Crisis Is About to Get Much Worse

The nation’s crisis in maternity care and newborn health is concentrated in the countryside—and federal policy is about to make that crisis significantly worse. In the months and years ahead,…

Why Kids Can’t Quit Roblox

Source: YouTube Summary A couple of years ago, Peter Galassi realized that he had a problem: His 9-year-old son was still, somehow, constantly on Roblox, despite the screen-time limits Galassi…

Independence Day

Masonic sheep grazing on hillsides in Virginia, appearing there like mystic popcorn in the long Jeffersonian $2 bill– tinted twilight of early July, yippee-ki-yay. Sheep with human eyes.

Photos: Kayaking in the Los Angeles River

Justin Sullivan / Getty An aerial view of a kayaker paddling along the Los Angeles River during an LA River Expeditions tour in Los Angeles, California, on July 26, 2026…

Red state governor pummeled online after defying Trump’s deportation orders

A Republican governor in a state that voted to elect President Donald Trump is facing intense backlash online after an interview arguing against the president’s order to end Temporary Protected…

Rand Paul seeks contempt charges after Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 70 times

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director, left Wednesday’s congressional grilling without answering lawmakers’ questions, but Republicans are escalating their fight to compel…