Entertainment

Prince William celebrates Kate Middleton's 43rd birthday with rare move as he declares his love

Jan. 09, 2025

Prince William is celebrating his wife Kate Middleton on her 43rd birthday. On Thursday, the Prince of Wales took to the couple’s social media and shared a previously unseen black-and-white portrait of the mother of three. "To the most incredible wife and mother," William, 42, captioned the post. "The strength you’ve shown over the last year has been remarkable. George, Charlotte, Louis and I are so proud of you. Happy Birthday, Catherine."

Sports

President-elect Trump says he asked Wayne Gretzky to become 'governor of Canada'

Jan. 09, 2025

"I was with Wayne Gretzky. I said, 'Wayne, would you like to be the governor of Canada?’ I can't imagine anybody doing better than Wayne," Trump said at Mar-a-Lago Thursday. "Wayne was not too interested. But he probably would have liked statehood," Trump said. "He's a friend of mine. He's a great guy. He's the great one. We call him the great one, right? He's a great hockey player."

Entertainment

Kate Middleton is 'the glue' when King Charles, Prince William 'don't see eye to eye': expert

Jan. 09, 2025

After battling cancer and watching her father-in-law fight the disease while completing royal duties, Kate Middleton has one thing to look forward to – her 43rd birthday. On Thursday, the Princess of Wales will celebrate the special day privately with her loved ones, as the public praises the royal for being the British monarchy’s shiniest jewel. But the future queen consort has already proven herself to be a valuable asset to "The Firm," several royal experts told Fox News Digital. "King Charles is extremely fond and proud of his daughter-in-law," British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. "I believe he is one of her biggest fans. They share similar passions, and he recognizes her wow factor, empathy and resilience. She is solution-focused and is certainly the glue between Prince William and King Charles III."

Science & Tech

NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth

Jan. 08, 2025

NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth. Agency officials said they have decided to scrap parts of their original plan to cut down on the mission’s technical difficulty and cost and to shorten the timeline for when the samples could be brought back.

Science & Tech

Four fires grow, forcing more than 80,000 evacuations around L.A.

Jan. 08, 2025

Four fast-moving fires have forced more than 80,000 residents to evacuate from the Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and Sylmar areas of Los Angeles amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds. The Woodley Fire, the most recent, ignited around 6:15 a.m. PT and stretched 75 acres in the area of North Woodley Avenue and the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley. It’s being driven south by strong winds, and poses a threat of crossing Burbank Boulevard, according to Cal Fire.

Sports

Tennis star Naomi Osaka reveals split with rapper boyfriend: 'Really glad our paths crossed'

Jan. 08, 2025

Tennis star Naomi Osaka said in a social media post on Monday that she and her rapper boyfriend Cordae "are no longer in a relationship" after nearly six years and one child together. Osaka made the announcement less than a week before the start of the Australian Open.

Entertainment

Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it

Jan. 08, 2025

“I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. “Which was very painful for my mum.” Badum Dum. But also: Wow. What an image, to illustrate a man who, we learn, agonized from early childhood as to whether he had “it” — the star quality that could make him famous. Turns out, he did. Williams became the hugest of stars in his native Britain, making 14 No. 1 singles and performing to screaming crowds (though he never gained traction in the United States.) And whatever else we learn from director Michael Gracey’s brassy, audacious and sometimes utterly bonkers biopic, the key is that Williams’ need to entertain was primal – so primal that it triumphed over self-doubt, depression and addiction. It should surprise nobody, then, that this film, produced and narrated by Williams (now 50), is above all entertaining.

Entertainment

Movie Review: In ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the performance of the year

Jan. 08, 2025

Pansy is angry and she doesn’t know why. We all have days like that, when we snap at strangers for a minor infraction: The person who wants the spot in the parking lot that you’re not ready to leave, the couple behaving a little inappropriately in a public place, the chipper doctor making pleasantries when you’re in pain. It’s the stuff road rage is made of: Irrational, primal, real and inescapable. Sometimes it’s a loving family member that bears the brunt of the fury. For the most, part we all leave the vortex eventually and hopefully without too much damage in the wake. But for Pansy, the unforgettable heroine of Mike Leigh’s film “Hard Truths” portrayed by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, that simmering discontent is her all day, every day. It’s life, and she can’t break the cycle. She’s a tornado of unhappiness, spiraling through the mundanities of everyday life with seething anger and a vicious tongue to back it up. No one is spared: Not the young doctor filling in for her normal one, not her 20-something son Moses (Tuwaine Barrett) who lives at home, not her merry hairdresser sister Chantelle (Michelle Austin) or her plumber husband Curtley (David Webber), but especially and mostly not strangers who dare cross her path. Sins include being too happy, being too slow, being too stup

Science & Tech

Trump says Newsom is to 'blame' for 'apocalyptic' wildfires

Jan. 08, 2025

President-elect Trump pinned blame for the "apocalyptic" wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County on California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. "Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way," Trump posted on Truth Social late Wednesday morning.

Weather

'Dramatic and apocalyptic': LA fire captain details obstacles allowing wildfires to ravage the city

Jan. 08, 2025

Los Angeles Fire Department captain Sheila Kelliher details how persistent wind has prevented firefighters from extinguishing the flames surrounding parts of L.A. and allowed the "dramatic fire" to engulf the area.