Former president Obama rallies Democrats for Harris in Chicago
contact@hellonews.website Former President Barack Obama addressed Democrats in his home city of Chicago Tuesday, saying Vice President Kamala Harris is the right choice to take on Donald Trump in the U.S.…
Elia Suleiman on Being A Palestinian Director in a Post-Oct. 7 World
Elia Suleiman has not lost hope. The Palestinian filmmaker, who will receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 2024 Sarajevo Film Festival, has spent his career chronicling the…
Washington, DC, councilmember arrested on bribery charge
Washington — A Washington, D.C., councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories has been arrested on charges that he accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for using his elected…
This Mickey Mouse-Obsessed Ceramicist Is Getting Her First Retrospective at Age 95
“I’m a survivor,” says Magdalena Suarez Frimkess. “Since I was a kid, that’s been the definition of my life. Whatever I have to do, I do it. I’m still surviving…
Extreme heat at US airshow sickens about 100 people; 10 hospitalized
Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals on Saturday, officials said. The majority of patients were…
Seventeen’s Mingyu Is Decked Out in Denim for Calvin Klein Fall 2024 Campaign
Mingyu’s year of fashion continues with a new Calvin Klein campaign. The 27-year-old K-pop rapper, a member of supergroup Seventeen, is the star of a new Fall 2024 Calvin Klein…
COVID-19 cases in US surge; experts suggest keeping vaccinations current
COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it’s on the upswing around the country. “We’ve seen these summer increases every summer that…
Mark Wahlberg on Leaving L.A. for Las Vegas and Whether He Would Come Back: “I Always Miss It”
Mark Wahlberg rolls deep. Before the veteran actor, producer, entrepreneur and early morning riser (who famously hits the gym before dawn) hit the carpet for Monday’s world premiere of his…
As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to agree on longer-term plans
WASHINGTON — The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River, the powerhouse of the…
Mothers on the Edge of a Precipice: Locarno Films Explore Troubled and Troubling Women, Taboos
The Locarno Film Festival‘s 77th edition has been screening an eclectic lineup of movies, covering a broad range of topics and themes. However, there are some recurring topics that are…
Somali American member of Congress Ilhan Omar faces repeat primary challenge
Minneapolis, Minnesota — Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in…
What the ‘House of the Dragon’ Cast Starred in Before the ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff
It’s a temporary farewell to Westeros as House of the Dragon aired its Season 2 finale on Aug. 4, and Season 3 isn’t expected to begin production until early 2025.…
Pentagon chief orders submarine to the Middle East, tells aircraft group to hasten its transit
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly…
Iraq-Born Austrian Auteur Kurdwin Ayub Keeps It Provocative With ‘Moon’: “I Want to Trigger People”
Writer and director Kurdwin Ayub was born in Iraq, but her family came to Austria as refugees when she was still a baby. Now, she is 34 and has been…
US downs Brazil, 1-0, to win gold medal in women's soccer
The U.S. women’s soccer team won its fifth Olympic gold medal by beating Brazil 1-0 on Mallory Swanson’s early second-half goal in the tournament final Saturday at the Paris Games.…