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May 23, 2026, 05:42 PM ETCINCINNATI — Four years after considering retirement, Bryan Torres made it to the major leagues at age 28 and homered for the St. Louis Cardinals in his debut.”Eleven years to get to here,” Torres said, fighting back tears after helping the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader. “I’m not a homer guy. Today, my debut, it just happened. I’ve been learning to manage the pressure. When the heart is going too fast, you have to slow things down. I felt a little pounding in my chest today.”Torres, who first…
The 79th Cannes Film Festival came to a close on Saturday when the Palme d’Or was awarded to “Fjord,” the Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu’s multilingual drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a devout Christian couple who are accused of physically abusing their children.Speaking from the stage, and fluidly switching from English to French, Mungiu said he believed it was important for cinema to address “relevant” things, noting that today’s society “is split, it’s divided, it’s radicalized.” In “Fjord,” once child protection services opens an inquiry, an ostensible family matter becomes headline news and, in turn, a proxy war…
Colbert’s final Late Show episode also marked the end of the franchise launched by former host David Letterman in 1993. Letterman, who himself weighed in on the Late Show cancellation, calling it “pure cowardice” on CBS’ part, previously stopped by Colbert’s show as a guest in 2023 in his first time on The Late Show since he retired in 2015. During their conversation, they compared notes on their respective experiences hosting the CBS late night program. And Colbert recalled how he’d asked for Letterman’s advice, which led to the current host’s desk being on the other side of the stage,…
Dick Parry, who played saxophone on some of Pink Floyd’s most iconic songs, has died. He was 83. Parry’s death was announced by David Gilmour on Friday (May 22) in an emotional social media tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator. “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” Gilmour, 80, captioned a series of photos on Instagram. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.” A cause of death was not disclosed. During a lengthy career spanning rock, blues and jazz, Parry was best known for his unforgettable saxophone solos on…
Republican war hawks are making a last-minute plea to President Trump to abandon efforts to strike a peace deal with Iran amid reports that the two nations are nearing an agreement. President Trump spoke with Gulf and other regional leaders from the White House on Saturday to review the latest proposal from Iran to end…
With less than a week to go until Canada’s World Cup roster is officially released, the 26-man squad is starting to take shape.The Athletic has learned from multiple well-placed sources that two players thought to be on the bubble of Canada’s roster have been told they will not be part of the World Cup squad.Theo Bair, a forward who was on Canada’s 2024 Copa America roster, and Kamal Miller, a longstanding centre-back who started all of Canada’s three games at the 2022 World Cup, have been informed they will not be part of Canada’s 2026 World Cup squad.The official deadline…
Jack Bendheim, President and CEO of Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ:PAHC), disclosed the indirect sale of 18,608 shares of Common Stock across multiple open-market transactions from May 5, 2026 through May 7, 2026, as reported in the SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares sold (indirect) 18,608 Transaction value $1.0 million Post-transaction shares (direct) 16,840 Post-transaction shares (indirect) 56,152 Post-transaction value (direct ownership) ~$727K Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($54.61); post-transaction value based on total reported shares multiplied by the final May 7, 2026 close price, as calculated in SEC data. Key…
When the comedian Stephen Colbert hosted the final episode of “The Late Show” on CBS on Thursday, he told his viewers that the next place they would most likely see him was on public-access television in Michigan.Turns out, that was no joke.On Friday night, Colbert hosted an episode of “Only in Monroe,” which covers the happenings of Monroe, Mich., a town of about 20,000 people roughly 40 miles southwest of Detroit.“It’s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV,” Colbert said near the beginning of the hourlong program, “so I am grateful to be able to be here on…
Cristian Mungiu claimed his second Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night, as “Fjord” brought Neon its seventh consecutive top prize from the Croisette. The win extends a run for the U.S. distributor that has reshaped the modern Cannes record books. Neon arrived at the 79th edition with pre-festival deals already in place on six competition titles – “All of a Sudden,” “Fjord,” “Hope,” “Paper Tiger,” “Sheep in the Box” and “The Unknown” – giving it six chances at continuing a streak that began with Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” in 2019 and also took in Julia Ducournau’s…
The song is only available on her Instagram account and limited edition 7” vinyl Charli XCX has shared yet another glimpse into the world of her upcoming album with a new B-side track, “Playboy Bunny.” The cheeky, pop-punk track is supposed to compliment her latest single “SS26.” “The B sides, are sort of like coupled with some of the songs that are coming out like ahead of the album,” the pop star said in an Instagram video on her “b.sides” account. “The reason that they’re paired together, these two songs, are because, in ways, they’re totally opposite from each other,…