Variety

Sara Bareilles Sings About Loss — and It’s Our Gain — in the Beautifully Bittersweet ‘Good Grief’: Album Review

Well, just how good can grief be? That’s a question raised by Sara Bareilles’ “Good Grief,” which, true to its promissory title, deals primarily with loss and death and the kind of tough stuff that folks in a marketing meeting might suggest slightly downplaying when one is releasing one’s first studio album in seven years. […]

entertainment  Aug 29, 2026

BBC Politics

We helped create UK emergency alert system - but question how government is using it

Millions across England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, but it partly backfired.

politics  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

GE Vernova’s New JV Could Unlock its Next Big Growth Engine

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Enbridge (ENB) Bets $600 Million on the Permian. Bullish Move or Risky Gamble?

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Anheuser-Busch (BUD) Bets $13 Million on Michelob ULTRA and Cutwater

business  Aug 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

California Tries Offering Hollywood New Perks to Make Up for Catch In $750 Million Incentive Program

The legislation introduced Friday proposes to exempt indie productions from business tax credit caps and allow productions to monetize their refunds faster.

entertainment  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Could Viking Holdings (VIK) Stock Keep Sailing Higher as Record Bookings Boost Revenue Visibility?

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Could Copart (CPRT) Stock Gain from a Transformative Deal for CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC)?

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Could IES Holdings (IESC) Win Big While INNOVATE (VATE) Bets its Future on Debt Reduction?

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Is DigitalOcean (DOCN)’s AI Push Enough to Justify its Premium Valuation?

business  Aug 29, 2026

BBC World

Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards

Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.

general  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Could Toll Brothers (TOL) Stock Keep Winning Even as Mortgage Rates Stay High?

business  Aug 29, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Charli xcx, Reading Festival review – Pretentious? Just a bit. But Nietzsche would have loved it

Reading FestivalThere’s not much time to dig into her deep catalogue of future-facing pop, but she satisfies the hardcore“Time itself is a circle,” as the rock’n’roll philosopher Nietzsche once said, accurately foreshadowing Charli xcx’s only UK festival appearance this summer. Like her performance on Glastonbury’s Other Stage last year – a pyrotechnic farewell to the puke-green reign of Brat – Charli’s Reading and Leeds appearance is a not-quite-headline slot that also follows a rowdy set from

entertainment  Aug 29, 2026

NY Times Business

Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

business  Aug 29, 2026

WSJ World News

Drain on U.S. Munitions From Iran War Raises Fears Over Ability to Deter China, Russia

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is overseeing the shift of munitions using an “orders book” under longstanding Pentagon procedures.

general  Aug 29, 2026

NY Times World

Nepal’s Hydropower Industry Was Booming. Now 900 Workers Are Missing.

Videos show rescuers pulling people out of hydropower tunnels, as hundreds of workers remain missing after a deadly flood.

general  Aug 29, 2026

BBC World

Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU

Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

general  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Gap Inc. (GAP) Soars 12.9% on Q2 Profits, New Old Navy CEO; More Hedge Funds Buy In

business  Aug 29, 2026

Variety

Zak Starkey and the Who Appear to Have Kissed and Made Up, as Rehearsal Reunion Is Revealed

Apparently the deep and much-talked-about rift between the Who and former (and future?) drummer Zak Starkey was not quite a hell-freezes-over situation after all. Starkey, who was famously revealed to have been unceremoniously handed his walking orders in April 2025, is now back with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend … or at least he has […]

entertainment  Aug 29, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Jelly Roll Clarifies Political Views, Regrets Not Taking “Opportunity to Speak Up” at Grammys

The singer-songwriter opened up about his beliefs during his final night guest hosting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after a Trump joke he made earlier in the week sparked backlash from conservatives.

entertainment  Aug 29, 2026