Santa Monica-based Outsider Pictures has picked up Rafiki Fariala’s award-winning Cannes title “Congo Boy” for the U.S. ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto. Courtesy of Makongo Films/Unité/Kiripifilms/Karta Film/Canal+ The film bowed in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, where it won Bradley Fiomona the best actor prize for his role as 17-year-old Robert, whose family
America has spent decades building a sprawling higher education system around a steady supply of college-age students. Now, there are about to be fewer of them to go around. A record 3.9 million U.S. students graduated from high school in 2025. But that peak marks a turning point: By 2041, the country is projected to
A child is screened for malnutrition at a health clinic in Baidoa, Somalia, where drought and other conditions have sparked concerns about famine. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket/via Getty Images In February 2025, we reported that “A respected U.S. famine warning system is ‘currently unavailable.’ ” That system
President Trump on Monday endorsed a federal tax incentive for film and TV production, a move long sought by Hollywood studios and unions. In a statement posted to Truth Social, Trump said he will push for a bipartisan bill to save the industry. “I am going to suggest that Republicans and Democrats get together, and
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged his country’s economic woes amid pressure from the U.S., which is strangling its trade while protecting other countries’ ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Recent weeks have seen Tehran lose leverage over the critical energy chokepoint as traffic picks up, especially via a southern route along Oman’s coast.
In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, both moves citing national-security concerns. The drone tariffs take effect in September, with additional component tariffs following in 2027. These moves are part of a broader U.S. effort to restrict foreign technology in
