The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday night. The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send their champions
Last week’s Literary Activism post spoke at length about the importance of speaking up and out about legislation that directly impacts libraries–whether or not your library will be the target. Specifically, it was surprising that, despite hours of research and outreach to dozens of library professionals nationwide, there were no examples of public library boards,
Customers shop for eggs at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Egg prices are finally cooling in a welcome shift for consumers. But now a new challenge is sending producers scrambling: they have too many eggs at a time when their input costs are rising.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, on March 26, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images A slew of tech mega-IPOs are ahead and traders expect they’ll push Warren Buffett aside on their first day of trading. SpaceX on Wednesday officially filed
The Hacker NewsMay 26, 2026Web Security / Artificial Intelligence Every single day, hackers are finding new ways to crash websites and steal data. But right now, something has changed. Hackers are no longer working alone. They are now using powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to make their attacks faster, stronger, and much harder to stop.
An elusive killer stalks a vast palatial estate buried deep inside Europe. He’s a calculated assassin prowling among the rich and powerful and discretely executing the souls unfortunate enough to be on his hitlist. Constant wardrobe changes and an intimate knowledge of the grounds make him a slippery bastard. Developer IO Interactive is used to
Jack Osbourne spoke up in defense of the AI avatar of Ozzy Osbourne that was announced last week. The Osbournes partnered with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram to create an AI-powered Prince of Darkness, which will be able to speak with his fans and will be available in Proto Luma units in the U.K. and U.S.
‘Fuze’ director David Mackenzie. Photo: Robert Viglasky. Available on digital May 26th before releasing on Blu-ray and DVD July 7th is the heist thriller ‘Fuze’, which was directed by David Mackenzie (‘Hell or High Water‘). Release Date: Apr 24, 2026 Run Time: 1 hr 36 min Budget: $45,000,000 The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (’28 Years
What To Know Megyn Kelly criticized Donald Trump for attacking Joe Kent’s remarriage, pointing out the president’s own history of alleged infidelities. Kelly referenced Trump’s public affair with Marla Maples during his marriage to Ivana. The former Fox News host claimed Trump has also been unfaithful to First Lady Melania. Former Fox News host Megyn
A rare performance from the great Alan Jackson. These days, Alan Jackson is all but retired from touring. He capped off his Last Call: One More For the Road Tour last year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and while I had tickets to see that show, I was sick as a dog and had to miss it.
““Humanity… is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together,” the pope writes in first encyclical Pope Leo XIV warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence and lobbied for more safeguards with the technology in the pontiff’s first
TOPSHOT – Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a heavily damaged building following Russian strikes to the Ukrainian capital in Kyiv on May 24, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Vladyslav MUSIENKO / AFP via Getty Images) Vladyslav Musienko | Afp | Getty Images Russia said on Tuesday
Ferrari unveiled the Ferrari Luce electric vehicle in the symbolic setting of the Vela di Calatrava, Città dello Sport in Rome in May, 2026. (Ferrari S.p.a.) Ferrari S.p.a. Shares of luxury carmaker Ferrari fell sharply on Tuesday shortly after the company launched its first fully electric vehicle. The Maranello, Italy-based sports car manufacturer unveiled the
What happens when the best man drops dead before the I-dos even take place? That’s the mystery of “The Wedding,” in which an event Allie is hosting for her son’s friend takes a sudden and somber turn. Still, the couple will never forget their big day for the dramatic events or Allie and Andi’s hand
An Orange County family went viral over the weekend after welcoming numerous relatives displaced by evacuations in Garden Grove to stay in their home. It was a packed house in Anaheim full of grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins for the Martinez family. The viral video that was posted showed relatives scattered throughout the living room
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Moviegoers watch the film Ne Zha 2 at an IMAX GT Cinema on February 23, 2025 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Wall Street is buzzing following reports that IMAX is exploring a sale. Shares of the movie theater technology company were up roughly 14%
SUZHOU, China — Li Chenggang, China’s international trade representative, opened the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers’ meeting on Friday with a call for regional economies to “send a strong message to the world” in support of cooperation. Li said he was chairing the opening meeting in place of China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, who had
Ravie LakshmananMay 25, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking Monday recap. Same mess, new week. A sketchy dev tool got people pwned, old bugs came back from the dead, and security products somehow needed protecting from themselves. A bunch of companies spent the week checking old boxes and forgotten servers they should’ve patched years ago. Good times. Phishing
Star Wars’ new movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, has finally hit theaters, which is a thrilling update for Star Wars movies and TV shows more broadly. However, with only Star Wars Starfighter, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord season 2, and Ahsoka season 2 feeling truly confirmed in terms of upcoming Star Wars projects, questions
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