Even then, some considered passports to be an “anachronism in the modern world.” But the use of paper passports—which were first digitized as “e-Passports” with NFC chips in 2006—is ...

Today, pop music critics Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, and Lindsay Zoladz on the year in music. It’s Friday, December 27. Jon, Lindsay, Jon, thanks for being here. Hi. Great to be here.

By Adam Rasgon and Abu Bakr Bashir Reporting from Jerusalem The Israeli military forced patients and staff members to leave one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza on Friday ...

The rapper's 2008 track leads in its third week on the chart. By Kevin Rutherford M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is the latest No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, rising 2-1 on the Dec. 28 ...

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Figures published the NHS earlier this month show that the number of people in hospital with flu in England had jumped 41 per cent in a week – and was more than four times the number at the same ...

By Meghan Mahar For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard has been counting down our editorial staff picks for the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2024 for the ...

Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, who has been expected to join father Bill’s staff at North Carolina, will become the Tar Heels’ defensive coordinator, according to a report ...

“I think that comes to everyone’s mind at this time.” An employee at Anderson Express in Muskegon, Michigan, is accused of stabbing the company's president during a staff meeting on Tuesday. Police ...

The owner of the Los Angeles Times has directed his outlet’s editorial board to pull back from writing about President-elect Trump, according to a new report. Ex-CNN journalist Oliver Darcy ...

As we reflect on the past year, we are deeply proud of the extraordinary dedication and professionalism shown by members of the Defence Team [...] Read more ...

And change is a necessity in this business… Music is nothing without the new. New sounds, new ideas, fresh looks, different directions. That’s what stands out. That’s what cuts through the ...