LISTEN: David Ellison Tries to Pry Warner Bros. and HBO From Netflix; ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Impresses at Box Office

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Paramount Skydance goes hostile for Warner Bros. Discovery. Will David Ellison bust up WBD’s engagement to Netflix? And Variety’s Brent Lang breaks down …

Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Will ‘Carefully’ Review Paramount Skydance Acquisition Offer and Issue a Recommendation in 10 Business Days

Warner Bros. Discovery, responding to Paramount Skydance’s unsolicited takeover offer to acquire all of WBD’s outstanding stock for $30/share, said it will review the proposal and issue its decision within …

Social worker dies after being stabbed at San Francisco hospital

A social worker who was stabbed while on the job at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital died Saturday, police said. Related Articles UC Berkeley professor installed secret camera, allegedly catching …

JJ Redick Shares Marcus Smart’s Potential Return Date

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without Marcus Smart since late November due to a back injury. Smart has missed the last six games, including Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia …

Two-Way Contract Players Shining Across NBA

When the NBA introduced two-way contracts at the start of the 2017-18 season, there were a few goals in mind. Allowing teams to have a little more roster flexibility, while …

Mike Tomlin Has 6-Word Message for Aaron Rodgers After Steelers Win

The Pittsburgh Steelers saved their season with a dramatic Week 14 road win over the Baltimore Ravens. Pittsburgh moved to 7-6 with the win, regaining control of its own destiny …

Tigers Trade Idea Lands 31-Home Run Infielder for Zach McKinstry

MLB’s Winter Meetings are getting underway this week, and it’s expected to be one of the bigger weeks during the offseason in terms of league-altering trades and free agent signings. …

Nick Sanchez Announces Sudden Exit from Big Machine Racing for 2026

Nick Sanchez surprised the NASCAR world over the weekend by announcing he will not return to Big Machine Racing for the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season. Sanchez shared …

Kristen Stewart Says Acting Is ‘Unmasculine’ and Asks: ‘Have You Ever Heard of a Female Actor That Was Method?’

Kristen Stewart is weighing in on the Method acting debate. “The Chronology of Water” director recently told the New York Times that acting is by nature “quite embarrassing and unmasculine,” …

San Jose: Four men shot early Sunday morning

SAN JOSE — Four men were shot in an incident early Sunday morning, police said. Authorities were called to a report of gunshots on the 2200 block of Lincoln Avenue …

Francesca Scorsese on the One Thing She Wouldn’t Do While Directing ‘Saints’ Episode, Her Father’s Bible Bedtime Stories and Drifting Away From the Church

There was one thing Francesca Scorsese wasn’t comfortable doing when she directed an episode for her father’s Fox Nation series “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” about Saint Carlo Acutis. Acutis, …

Variety Hitmakers Gallery: Sabrina Carpenter, the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers, Addison Rae, Tate McRae, Alex Warren, Tyler, the Creator and Other Stars Hit the Red Carpet

Variety‘s Hitmakers event brought much of the cream of the crop of the talent that has moved and shaken the charts in 2025 into one room. Among those gathered at …

Unseen photos of Rosa Parks return to Montgomery, Alabama, seven decades later

By Safiyah Riddle, The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, …

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022. Under a …