The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country’s airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday. The co-pilot has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, according to three people with knowledge
Jimmy Kimmel‘s pulled TV interview with James Talarico, the Texan Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, has crossed 5 million views in the 24 hours since it was posted to YouTube. It was revealed during Wednesday night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that the interview would not air on his ABC show because of threats
Nicholas Hopton, Distinguished Fellow in international security at the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London and former UK ambassador to Iran The latest spike in military action is not going to produce Iran’s capitulation – it is just the latest twist. Economic pressure is also unlikely to work because China, Russia and many
On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. As the Moon covered the Sun, it briefly revealed the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere — the corona — to those in the path of totality who were lucky enough to have clear skies. NASA researchers and photographers were along the eclipse
YouTube will soon count a view as soon as a video starts to play, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos. The update will go into effect on August 24th, “which means creators will likely see their total view counts increase faster moving forward,” the platform says. YouTube says
“Harry Potter” series star Bel Powley has spoken out about author J.K. Rowling‘s controversial views on gender, saying she “strongly disagrees” with them. Powley is playing Petunia Dursley in HBO‘s highly anticipated TV adaptation of the beloved books, the first season of which is set to premiere this Christmas. In the lead-up to the show,
