Juliet La Sala is a New York–based journalist and culture reporter for The Washington Times, where she covers events and issues shaping public life. She has written for Westchester Magazine, NYCity News Serivce and the Mott Haven Herald, and the Hunts Point Express, where she covered immigration, education and local government in the Bronx and greater New York area. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She can be reached at jlasala@washingtontimes.com.
Elon Musk announced on X that his artificial intelligence tool Grok Imagine will produce a "historically accurate" full-length film of Homer's ancient Greek poem before the end of the year.
An unidentified man attending Morgan Wallen's concert at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday allegedly exposed himself and urinated on a family of four, including an 8-year-old girl.
Gov. Tim Walz has signed Minnesota's bipartisan "Grandparents' Happy Hour" law, effective Aug. 1, allowing nursing homes to serve alcohol to residents and their guests at organized social events.
The FIFA World Cup's first halftime show drew mixed reactions online, with many viewers expressing surprise over the show's brevity, news outlets report.
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is hailing Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" as a "masterpiece," despite conservative outrage over the film's casting and historical accuracy.
The National Park Service is assessing the potential impacts of building a Triumphal Arch in the District of Columbia and is inviting public feedback on the proposal.
Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn will receive a lifetime achievement accolade at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival this fall, news outlets report.
Madonna has become the second female artist to land a No. 1 album across five decades with last week's release of "Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II."
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr recently recorded their first duet on the song "Home to Us," which appears on Mr. McCartney's new album "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," news outlets report.
Priscilla Presley's son, Navarone Garibaldi, is defending his decision to launch a GoFundMe campaign for a pizza business rather than seek financial assistance from his famous mother, news outlets report.
Three songwriters filed a copyright lawsuit against South Korean entertainment giant Hybe, saying the K-pop supergroup BTS' chart-topping single "Swim" was lifted from their unpublished demo with the same name.
A former investor in "The Chosen," a popular streaming series about the life of Jesus, has filed a class-action lawsuit saying he and more than 16,000 other shareholders were cashed out of the company without fair compensation.
Construction began Thursday on American Express' new global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center, as the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks approaches.