An elderly man in Wixom, Michigan, has died months after an alleged attack involving a DoorDash delivery driver identified as Ryan Turner, according to multiple published reports. The case centers on an incident that authorities and local outlets have described as an alleged assault in December in Wixom, a city in Oakland County. Turner, a…

Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his new drama “Fjord,” marking the second time he has taken the festival’s top prize. The award was announced at Cannes’ closing ceremony in France, where “Fjord” was selected as the main competition winner. Mungiu, a leading figure in Romania’s…

The United States and Iran are close to reaching an agreement aimed at ending the war, according to a U.S. official cited in multiple reports. The discussions are unfolding amid a fragile ceasefire and renewed diplomatic engagement between the two longtime adversaries. Axios first reported that U.S. and Iranian officials are nearing a deal designed…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that they are “ready” for war, delivering a blunt message about the demands of military service as the newest officers prepared to commission into the Army. Hegseth spoke at the graduation ceremony at West Point in New York, addressing the…

France has barred Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entering the country, citing what it called “reprehensible actions” toward Gaza flotilla activists, according to multiple published reports. The ban targets Ben Gvir in his capacity as a senior Israeli government minister and comes after controversy tied to treatment of activists associated with…

Some owners of Google’s first-generation Chromecast are reporting that the 2013-era streaming device has abruptly stopped working, leaving TVs unable to load or cast content through the once-popular HDMI dongle. Reports of failures have surfaced across multiple outlets in recent days, describing a similar pattern: users attempting to cast video or audio to a first-gen…

Orange County officials issued sweeping evacuation orders as crews worked to stabilize a leaking chemical tank that authorities warned could either spill a large volume of toxic material or explode. The emergency centered on an industrial site in Orange County, Southern California, where the tank was reported to be leaking hazardous chemicals. Officials said the…

Sonos’ main controller app briefly became unavailable for download on Apple’s iOS App Store and the Mac App Store, prompting the company to investigate what it described as a serious issue affecting the app. The disruption involved the Sonos app listing showing as “Currently Unavailable” for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users in Apple’s storefronts. Sonos…

SpaceX launched its biggest and most upgraded version of Starship on a test flight, pressing ahead with development of the heavy-lift rocket system designed for future missions beyond Earth. The test flight featured Starship in its most “beefed-up” configuration to date, reflecting changes SpaceX has made as it continues an iterative approach of building, flying,…

Erika Girardi, the reality TV star known as Erika Jayne on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” has reached a settlement in a $25 million lawsuit tied to her estranged husband Tom Girardi’s defunct law firm, resolving the case ahead of a scheduled trial, according to multiple published reports. The settlement ends a high-dollar legal…

Democratic National Committee leaders are facing new questions about the party’s direction after reversing course and releasing a post-election “autopsy” of the 2024 campaign, as Washington also wrestles with a separate flashpoint: a proposed $1.8 billion Trump-backed “anti-weaponization” fund that has prompted public pushback from some Republicans. The D.N.C. development centers on the release of…

A Tennessee man who spent 37 days in jail after sharing memes featuring conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has reached an $835,000 settlement following a First Amendment lawsuit, according to published reports. The case stems from a social media post that led to the man’s arrest and weeks-long detention. The settlement resolves the legal dispute over…