A person’s own name is the sweetest sound in their native language, but turns out these stars rarely hear theirs.  While some celebs like Emma Stone and Warren Beatty purposefully go by slightly changed names professionally, other stars have assimilated to the wrong pronunciation so seamlessly, you might not even know it’s incorrect.  “My name

A Democratic lawmaker who sits on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington sued the Trump administration Monday over the recent move to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building. Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, an ex-officio member of the center’s board, argued that renaming the center

There are people who argue that Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is not motivated by fears or imperial ambitions, but by other countries’ disrespect. Russia once commanded authority as one of the world’s two superpowers, but it has since forfeited that status. It knows it has lost the respect of other countries (Barack Obama famously

US president cites national security as rationale for his efforts to take control of the self-governing Arctic island. Published On 23 Dec 202523 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has stepped up his campaign to acquire Greenland, declaring the Danish territory essential to Washington’s national

President Donald Trump’s name is being attached to a new class of U.S. battleships that will have nuclear capabilities. Making the announcement at an event at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Navy Secretary John Phelan referred to the warships as “Trump-class battleships” and said a forthcoming vessel dubbed the USS Defiant will be “the largest,

United States President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Nicolas Maduro, saying “it would be smart” for the Venezuelan leader to step down, as Washington escalates a pressure campaign that has drawn sharp rebukes from Russia and China. Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, flanked by Secretary of State Marco

Bernd Debusmann Jrat Mar-a-Lago Watch: Trump announces new class of Navy battleships President Donald Trump has announced that the US will commission a new series of heavily armed Navy “battleships” named after himself, as part of a revamped “Golden Fleet”. Construction on the Trump Class USS Defiant ships, which will be equipped to carry an

Stars, they’re just like us! But really, it seems like so many Jewish celebrities had the same reaction that many of us had on the first night of Hanukkah, as we learned of the terrible terror attack on Bondi Beach: a need to light candles and share their Jewish pride. This Hanukkah, stars like Alex

In the coming year, President Trump may meet Xi Jinping up to a half dozen times, an intense period of high-level diplomacy amid unprecedented mutual trade and supply chain warfare with China. The stage was set by the leaders’ Oct. 2025 summit in Korea which President Trump described as a convening of the “G2,” recalling

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Sunday’s talks between U.S. and Russian negotiators on how to end the war in Ukraine went absolutely nowhere, and the only surprise is that anyone might have been surprised by the deadlock. President Donald

Dear Friend of Israel, Friend of FLAME: A “letter” signed by some 200 celebrities calling for the release of Palestinian serial murderer Marwan Barghouti bases its demand on lies against Israel and not a shred of proof. There is no verifiable evidence that Barghouti, who some outrageously call the “Palestinian Mandela,” has been mistreated or

A blunt response about starting over with $1,000 drew attention after a billionaire said the most realistic move would be to ask people to give him money. Financial collapse would only be possible if civilization itself had already broken down, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said. Speaking on a recent episode of the “Katie

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is gathering with top national security officials on Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Secretary of

This is an edited excerpt of my conversation with Good Noticings podcast hosts Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton for the Back Row podcast. You can watch or listen to the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Follow the show so you don’t miss a single episode. If you like the pod, please leave

China’s leader has promoted two PLA commanders who oversee the Taiwan Strait and the city of Beijing, suggesting that the dust has begun to settle following a massive purge in the military over corruption concerns. The move formally confirms Yang as head of the Eastern Theatre Command. Yang previously served as a lieutenant general in

President Donald Trump is working to sell his economic policies. To convince the nation that the economy is improving ahead of the midterm elections, Trump is highlighting a reduced trade deficit and high tariff revenues as his key economic accomplishments since taking office. The reality is more complicated. Economists have told Business Insider that a