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Liev Schreiber on Ukraine’s abducted children: ‘Being a new father is a reminder of how important it is’

At a recent UN Security Council meeting, Liev Schreiber listened as three young Ukrainian children recounted the unimaginable horrors of being abducted by Russian...

Business

UK should build new gas-fired power capacity to use as backup, government says, despite green targets

The UK needs to build more gas power capacity, the government has said, even while it is also trying to wean the energy system...

World

Woman ‘chats’ to dead mother using AI – with ‘spooky’ results

After her mother’s death, Sirine Malas was desperate for an outlet for her grief. “When you’re weak, you accept anything,” she says. The actress...

Sports

Yankees’ Cole to get MRI for elbow ‘discomfort’

Jorge Castillo Mar 11, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Cole, 33, was scheduled to make his second spring training start...

Technology

OpenAI denies Elon Musk lawsuit claim that there ever was founding agreement

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks at the Atreju convention in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The annual event,...

Sports

Man pleads guilty to murdering ex-Utah CB Lowe

Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron...

Sports

Bama, DeBoer land No. 29 prospect in ’25 class

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nearly two months since being hired at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer secured...

Sports

NAACP to Black players: Reconsider Fla. schools

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMar 11, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Technology

TikTok creators look for other places to make money as threat of U.S. ban gains steam

Heidi, Marc, Charli, and Dixie D’Amelio at Shopify’s D’Amelio Footwear Pop-up in New York City Shopify Charli D’Amelio is the second-most followed creator on...

Major Tory donor Frank Hester apologises to Diane Abbott over ‘reprehensible’ and ‘revolting’ comments

A high-profile Tory donor has said he is “deeply sorry” following reports he said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him “want to hate...

Rishi Sunak will call snap election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, top Tory claims

Rishi Sunak will call a snap general election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, a top Tory with close links to Downing...

Technology

Oracle shares soar 13% on better-than-expected quarterly earnings

Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: Making sense of the Metro Division

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 11, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate...

Donald Trump praised Hitler, Putin and Kim Jong Un, former chief of staff claims

Donald Trump said Adolf Hitler “did some good things” and praised Vladimir Putin on more than one occasion during his time in the White...

Sports

How the NHL trade deadline impacts the playoffs, draft lottery for all 32 teams

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN...

Sports

North Carolina debuts legal online sports betting

Doug Greenberg Mar 11, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After several years on the sideline, North Carolina became the 30th state —...

World

Haiti gang violence: UK warns against all travel to Caribbean nation as US secretary of state tries to solve crisis

The UK government has warned against all travel to Haiti as intense fighting and gang violence continues to spiral in the Caribbean nation. It...

World

Decision to transfer rapist Josef Fritzl to regular prison overturned by Austrian court

The decision to transfer Josef Fritzl – who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and raped her thousands of times – to a...

Technology

Why Amtrak is attempting to revive the Texas Central bullet train

The U.S., despite decades of research and studies, remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Since 1987, investors have attempted to introduce bullet train service...

Kate photo: ‘An intern doing that wouldn’t get a job’ – Photo agency director unimpressed by Princess of Wales’s editing

If an intern had produced the sort of editing the Princess of Wales did on her photo of her and her children, they would...