Even without the aid of Hunter S. Thompson’s favorite drugs, CES, held in Las Vegas each January, has always been a little surreal. This year’s bacchanal was crammed with drones, self-driving cars, and internet-connected toilet seats—and the opening keynote speech was stranger than any of that. On Jan. 8, 5,000 ticket holders made their way through a…

Jan 20, 2018 at 11:31a ET Marcus Derrickson notched 27 points to lift the Georgetown Hoyas over St. John’s in a double OT victory, 93-89. Chris Mullin’s Red Storm fall to 0-8 in the Big East while Patrick Ewing’s Hoyas improve to 3-5 in the conference. More College Basketball Videos More College Basketball Videos»

The House and Senate are in session Saturday as lawmakers try to resolve a spending impasse that partially shut down the federal government at 12:01 a.m. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day: McConnell Threatens Early Monday Morning Vote (7:08 p.m.) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor that the…

Agony etched on her gaunt face, the picture of Donna Lowe as she lay dying captured the horrific reality of cervical cancer . Minutes later, the 32-year-old mum died in husband Elliott’s arms, just eight months after being diagnosed. Tragically, she had forgotten to book the smear test which could have saved her. For six…

MoviePass, the startup that is now subsidizing the moviegoing habits of 1.5 million subscribers, is shopping for movies to call its very own. Variety reports that MoviePass, a subsidiary of Helios and Matheson Analytics, is creating a subsidiary, MoviePass Ventures, to acquire films in conjunction with distributors, and is on the lookout at the Sundance…

Obviously, we know he made the cut — as Pacey. But Jackson also auditioned for Dawson. « There was a whole conversation about Josh Jackson being Dawson, » Kevin Williamson told THR. « When you go back and look at the script, Dawson was the underdog, the nerd, the video geek. In what high school do you see…

If Mulan can do it, damnit, so can I.

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David Lidington REUTERS/Phil Noble David Lidington says Britain may ultimately decide to form a new union with Europe. « It is dangerous to say never in politics, » Theresa May’s deputy tells the Telegraph. Lidington says it’s unlikely Britain will rejoin the EU in its current form. However he says future generations will « have to consider » forming…

After the Senate failed to pass a funding bill…