A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88. One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...

When Netflix was trying to establish itself as a place for original TV shows, "Stranger Things" was a key program that pierced the cultural zeitgeist.

Home perched in Hollywood Hills, constructed for $37,500 and made famous by Julius Shulman photo, listed for $25m

Spokesperson for US army secretary says discussions with officials from Kyiv and Moscow are going well * Europe live – latest updates Discussions involving US, Russian and Ukrainian officials are taking place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the latest step in the Trump administration’s attempts to push through a peace deal to end the conflict in Ukraine. The US army secretary, Dan Driscoll, met a Russian delegation on Monday night in the Gulf emirate, and talks continued into Tuesday. “The talks are going well and we remain optimistic. Secretary Driscoll is closely synchronised with the White House ... as these talks progress,” his spokesperson told Reuters. Continue reading...

Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.

L.A. County Fire plans to order Topanga residents to shelter-in-place if evacuating from fire isn't possible. It's raised concern from experts and residents, but the department says it has no other options.

The next storm is not expected to bring as much rain as the one last week, but flooding is a concern.

The move comes after an open letter from artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Sam Fender, Radiohead and the Cure urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban the practice.

The American Cinematheque will run the historic Village Theater as filmmaker Jason Reitman and more than 30 directors raise funds for a $25-million restoration.

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Workers will be able to put up to $24,500 into their 401(k)s and similar workplace retirement accounts in 2026, up $1,000 from this year, the IRS said.

The Treasury Department expects to save $56 million per year on materials by ceasing to make them.

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year. He said Tuesday that he is aiming to win a key New York seat set being vacated by longtime Democratic Rep.

Cuts in commercial air traffic due to the government shutdown have brought delays, anxiety and confusion to airports across the nation.

He had a good factory job that helped him raise a family. But it didn’t save him from despair.

Pope Leo on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying he was following with "great sorrow" reports of terrible brutality in the city of Al-Fashir in Darfur.