Patricia Swinney Kaufman, longtime head of film and television development for New York State, has been named Commissioner of NYC’s Mayor’s Office Of Media and Entertainment. She succeeds Anne del Castillo, who leaves MOME for a new role as senior advisor at major arts funder, the New York City Department […]

Set up as a charity by chief executive and industry expert Greg Mangham three years ago, its aim is to help the homeless, prison leavers and fragile services veterans get their lives back on track with the help of stable, long-term employment. Working with firms and other charities, jobs for […]

Elon Musk says that he plans to make another move that will complicate news media outlets effort to draw traffic to their content on Twitter/X. He confirmed a report in Fortune that the platform will strip out the headline from story links so that the links are only from the […]

As the war in Ukraine drags on well into its second year, Russian losses continue. One think tank estimates that more than 40% of the country’s prewar fleet of tanks have been lost.   These vehicles are crucial to Russian operations, and each one lost represents a significant financial and tactical […]

Though cancer survival is improving thanks to early detection and treatment, diagnosis rates continue rising, with 23.6 million new cases predicted by 2030 per the National Cancer Institute. A key driver is an aging population, as age heightens cancer risk. Early diagnosis is critical for better outcomes. Unfortunately, many common […]

According to the CDC, motor vehicle accidents were the second-leading cause of accidental death in the United States in 2020. The National Highway Safety Administration estimates that nearly 43,000 Americans died from motor vehicle accidents in 2021, a 10.5% increase from 2020. (Here are the deadliest states to drive.) The […]

Officials are still assessing damage in the resort city of Palm Springs, one of the hardest-hit areas that is still reeling from the power of Tropical Storm Hilary. Residents there, along with the rest of Southern California, are battling flooded roads, mudslides and downed trees. Mayor Grace Garner is urging […]

People’s preferences about the weather where they live span a broad set of options. People who enjoy outdoor winter weather tend to live in the northernmost cities of the Northeast or in the more mountainous Plains States. People who don’t want temperatures that drop below 60ºF often choose Arizona, Florida, […]

According to one calculation, World War II, humanity’s most devastating conflict, claimed the lives of approximately 45 million civilians, a toll that far exceeded the number of military casualties on the battlefield. While the war’s engulfing reach was undeniable, the plight of civilians varied greatly across nations. During the war, […]

Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California is bracing for a potentially historic weather event this weekend as Hurricane Hilary barrels up the Mexico coast. The National Weather Service today issued the first-ever tropical storm watch for the region from San Diego northward through L.A. and Ventura counties as […]