The Canadian government is preparing billions of dollars in retaliatory measures on U.S. exports to Canada if President-elect Donald J. Trump makes good on a threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, setting up a potential showdown between two countries that are each other’s largest trading partners. Canada is assembling a list of measures, including […]

“Please just keep in mind,” Nikki Glaser exhorted Hollywood’s A-list while hosting the Golden Globes last week: “The point of making art is not to win an award. The point of making art is to start a tequila brand so popular that you never have to make art again.” The stars arrayed before her chuckled. […]

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’s Blu-ray release is slated for February 18. Three physical editions are available to preorder at Amazon, Walmart, and Gruv. The marquee edition of The War of the Rohirrim includes a steelbook case, 4K and 1080p Blu-ray discs, and a voucher for the digital version of […]

The provisional cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday between Israel and Hamas would begin with an initial phase lasting six weeks, involve the release of 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and allow the entry of 600 trucks carrying humanitarian relief daily, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times. […]

Hamas and Israel reached a cease-fire agreement Negotiators from Israel and Hamas agreed yesterday to a 42-day cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, President Biden and other officials announced. The deal would take effect on Sunday, the Qatari prime minister said. Officials in Israel and Qatar said both sides were still hammering out the final […]

Voice actor Johnathon Rees (who goes by his stage name, Greg Ellis) was arrested by the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office last week on a number of different charges related to harassing his ex-girlfriend and threatening her with revenge porn. Rees voiced the character of Cullen Rutherford in Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Rees’ […]

When President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Saturday to pressure him on a cease-fire deal in Gaza, there was someone on the speakerphone: Brett H. McGurk, President Biden’s longtime Mideast negotiator. It was a vivid example of cooperation between two men representing bitter […]

With the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal on the imminent horizon, Nintendo finds itself at a critical juncture. Every console launch is a pivotal moment for a company, but that’s especially true for Nintendo. The first Switch proved to be a remarkable rebound from the disastrous Wii U, becoming one of the best-selling video game consoles […]

It’s officially 115 Day for Zombies fans, with January 15 being the yearly celebration of Call of Duty’s Zombies mode. For this year’s festivities, Treyarch has revealed the details for the next Zombies map in Black Ops 6, and double XP is now live to celebrate 115 Day. Black Ops 6’s new Zombies map is […]

Updated  Jan. 15, 2025, 12:26 p.m. ET Negotiators from Israel and Hamas have agreed toa cease-fire in Gaza, though the start date is unclear, according to a senior official from one of the mediating countries and two senior Israeli officials. The deal needs to be formally ratified by the Israeli cabinet, according to the officials. […]