Disney to hike streaming prices and crack down on password sharing amid pressure on earnings
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year
2023-08-10 07:54
Disney CEO reaches out to striking Hollywood creatives with 'deep respect'
By Danielle Broadway and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger on Wednesday said he
2023-08-10 07:51
Kuwait bans 'Barbie' and 'Talk to Me' films - state news agency
Kuwait has banned "Barbie" and "Talk to Me" films to protect "public ethics and social traditions", the state
2023-08-10 07:49
Closure of 3 Southern California power plants likely to be postponed, state energy officials decide
California energy officials have voted Wednesday to extend the life of three natural gas power plants along the state's southern coast
2023-08-10 07:29
FBI joins search for teen sisters missing since late June
The FBI's Detroit Field Office said it is joining the effort to find two Black teen sisters missing from their adoptive parents' home since June.
2023-08-10 07:26
Harvard cannot recoup $15 million from insurer for race case costs, court rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON Harvard University on Wednesday lost a bid for an insurer to cover up to
2023-08-10 07:24
Russian convicts released to fight with Wagner accused of new crimes
Victims' families are distraught that Russian prisoners released to fight in Ukraine are reoffending.
2023-08-10 07:22
Biden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early
President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance to meet himself and Barack Obama, meaning the former president will be entering the 2024 political fray earlier than he did during last year’s midterms or the last presidential election
2023-08-10 06:59
Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing
President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945
2023-08-10 06:59
Zoetis Welcomes Officials to Open New State-of-the-Art Facility in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 9, 2023--
2023-08-10 06:58
Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms -- the latest blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way last year for courts to reexamine the nation's gun laws under a new legal standard.
2023-08-10 06:53
Why did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons
Drought conditions are becoming more extreme and common in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
2023-08-10 06:51