The ‘Westworld’ creator’s new film noir is already getting Oscars buzz, but she was wary of her script being ignored by a sexist industry. She talks to Elizabeth Aubrey about the film’s very personal origins, and why ‘it shouldn’t be so subversive to make a woman a badass’
Dubai International Airport is the world’s busiest for international travel
An off-the-grid New Hampshire hermit known as “River Dave” says he doesn’t think he can return to his lifestyle
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is preparing to take the reins of power after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would resign from office
Oil stocks in Europe and the US saw a recovery after yesterday’s fall
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The Pacific Northwest is bracing for another major, multiday heat wave just five weeks after temperatures soared in a record-shattering hot weather that killed scores of the most vulnerable in June
President Joe Biden set out to build back more than roads and bridges in his big infrastructure bill
Democrats are preparing to force another Senate vote on their sweeping elections bill
Taliban conquests in Afghanistan are challenging the Biden administration’s often-stated hopes that a desire for international legitimacy will moderate the Taliban's worst behavior
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suffered a major defeat in Congress as lawmakers didn't adopt his proposal to require printed receipts from some electronic ballot boxes
Tropical Storm Fred is swirling just south of Puerto Rico heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with forecasters warning that its heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides
The PDSA Order of Merit has awarded 32 animals for their devotion to their owner or wider society
A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei
A U.S. appeals court ruling urges Congress to correct a disparity that doesn't allow members of the military convicted by a court-martial the same avenues as civilian prisoners to seek DNA testing that could exonerate them
A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the family of a mentally ill man who died in 2018 after police restrained and repeatedly tasered him
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has recently been plagued by a left foot injury.
President Joe Biden has decided to nominate acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to serve in the job in a permanent basis
Elba is joining the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Biden administration could push for more energy-efficient lightbulb use in American homes from Obama era
Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she will not run for Michigan governor in 2022, putting an end to speculation about the onetime Trump administration Cabinet member and partner in one of the state’s most influential Republican couples
The former president of the Detroit City Council has been granted parole about five years after his conviction for having sex with a teenage boy when he previously worked as a TV journalist
Climate, health and political upheaval prompting more and more people to sign up to survival courses
Suspected murder victim was found early on Monday
In what was otherwise a rough two weeks in Tokyo for NBC Universal, viewers perked up a bit in the second week of the games when the U.S. team's performance did the same