'Oppenheimer' unleashes Christopher Nolan on the 'father' of the atomic bomb
"Oppenheimer" seeks to match the mythological nature of its central theme -- an "American Prometheus," punished for bringing humankind the seeds of its potential destruction -- with a movie of equal heft, scale and (most of all) length. Writer-director Christopher Nolan's epic film essentially consists of three chapters, with the middle, Atlas-like, holding up the weaker, drawn-out beginning and end.
2023-07-20 21:15
Kim Kardashian may be the hero the IPO market needs
Dealmaking on Wall Street has dried up, and it's costing big banks a fortune. Kim Kardashian could fix that.
2023-07-20 19:28
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
Fed fines Deutsche Bank $186 million and threatens further action
The US Federal Reserve hit Deutsche Bank with a $186 million fine Wednesday for failing to fix "unsafe and unsound practices" that it pledged to address as long ago as 2015.
2023-07-20 19:17
Broadway shows could be shut down by strike as soon as Friday
A strike vote Thursday by IATSE, the union representing 1,500 stagehands and other backstage workers, could shut down Broadway shows as soon as Friday, according to the union.
2023-07-20 18:49
Ukraine grain deal: What has happened to food prices since it ended?
World wheat prices have soared since Russia refused to renew the Ukraine grain deal.
2023-07-20 18:23
Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin
Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning.
2023-07-20 15:50
Former Northwestern University athletes allege 'toxic culture' of hazing and sexual assault in the athletic department, attorneys say
Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans Wednesday to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a "toxic culture" that facilitated harassment and sexual abuse.
2023-07-20 14:52
Flooded with sightseers, Europe's iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism
With tourism reaching or surpassing pre-pandemic levels across southern Europe this summer, iconic sacred sites struggle to find ways to accommodate both the faithful who come to pray and millions of increasingly secular visitors
2023-07-20 14:19
Wisconsin mother and her boyfriend are charged in child neglect case that prosecutor calls 'like something out of a horror movie'
A Milwaukee mother and her boyfriend were charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment after authorities found them allegedly holding two children in their home against their will.
2023-07-20 13:58
A ticket sold in California has won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot
A ticket sold in California has won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing -- among the largest in the game's history, according to Powerball's website.
2023-07-20 12:57
Awash in pink, everyone wants a piece of the 'Barbie' movie marketing mania
Pink sauce on that Burger King burger
2023-07-20 12:24