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Friends rarely existed in assassin John Wick’s life, and those who did were bonded for life — whether or not they wanted to be. Retired and estranged assassins Koji Shimazu, Wick and Caine have a complicated, blood-soaked friendship in the new John Wick film, currently in theaters. The three have …

A growing wave of public pension administrators, business groups and labor unions are sending a message to Republicans looking to curb so-called “woke” investing: our money, our choice.

Protests have emerged in major cities like Los Angeles and New York in response to the Indian police search for Sikh activist Amritpal Singh. The demonstrations echo civil unrest in the Punjab state of India, where protests in several Punjab cities, including Ajnala and Mohali, began Sunday and led the …

With spring around the corner, Iranians everywhere are preparing for the Persian New Year with food, music and rituals — and for the first time, so is Mickey Mouse. In a video published earlier this week by Disney Junior on YouTube, Mickey is seen getting ready for Nowruz and teaching …

A Sikh man is speaking out after he said he was denied entry to a Sacramento Kings game at Golden 1 Center for wearing his kirpan, a religious item. Mandeep Singh, a 37-year-old community organizer in Sacramento for the Sikh nonprofit organization the Jakara Movement, said he was stopped earlier …

Pinterest says it hired thousands of additional content reviewers and took other "aggressive action" after NBC News revealed how men on the site create sex-themed image boards of little girls.

Asian excellence was on full display at the Academy Awards on Sunday with historic wins for films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and viral moments like composer M.M. Keeravani’s singing his acceptance speech to the tune of the Carpenters’ “Top of the World.” The spotlight and top moments of …

I joined Kate Snow on NBC News Daily to talk about my investigation into sex-themed image boards of little girls on Pinterest, and the platform's role in facilitating this issue.

Tieghan Gerard, a food influencer known as Half Baked Harvest, is facing backlash for what some are saying is a lack of respect for a culture’s cuisine — as well as appropriating it for her platform and not responding to criticism. Gerard posted a video of her recipe, “25 Minute …

Pinterest’s algorithm is inadvertently curating images of young children for adults who go looking for them.

It’s not just you: More U.S. customers than ever before report experiencing product and service problems. That’s according to the National Customer Rage Survey, a study of 1,000 respondents that has its roots in an official White House review of consumer sentiment dating to 1976. That year, researchers found 32% …

WASHINGTON — Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans lashed out at conservative Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday after he characterized the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as "mostly peaceful chaos." At a GOP leadership news conference, McConnell, R-Ky., said he wanted to align himself …

Donnie Yen, who is starring in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” said he helped make the case to overhaul his character, which was initially conceived as a very stereotypical Asian man. The actor, action director and martial artist told GQ Magazine in an interview this week he pushed back on his …

Actor Stephanie Hsu is set to perform the Academy Award-nominated song “This Is a Life,” from A24’s hit film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” at the awards show next month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. Hsu, who was nominated for best performance by an actress …

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday defended his decision to hand over tens of thousands of hours of security video from the Jan. 6 insurrection to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. McCarthy told reporters that he was following the precedent of the House Jan. 6 committee in …

After much speculation, Camilla, the queen consort, won’t wear the controversial Kohinoor diamond that critics say was plundered under British rule — but some see the decision as an empty gesture. The royal family announced this week that Queen Mary’s crown, which held a replica of the Kohinoor diamond, would …

2022 was a big year for the humble heat pump. In the U.S., more people bought heat pumps for their homes than traditional fossil-fuel furnaces. In Poland, the market for heat pumps more than doubled. China is installing more than any other country. Based on refrigeration technology that’s more than …

Netflix shared first-look photos and the official release date for the upcoming series “BEEF,” starring Oscar nominee Steven Yeun and comedian Ali Wong. The dark comedy follows strangers Danny Cho (Yeun), a failing contractor, and Amy Lau (Wong), a successful entrepreneur, whose feud after a road rage incident slowly engulfs …

A nonprofit that looks to persuade people to vote with climate in mind has a new target: red states. The Environmental Voter Project, which has worked since 2015 to rally voters around clean energy concerns, said Thursday that they are expanding their efforts into Louisiana and Nebraska, as well as …

Attacks on humans by carnivorous animals have increased steadily since 1950, as growing human populations in new areas make such incidents more common, according to a study published last week. According to other experts, climate change may also be contributing to increased human-wildlife conflict.

Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh coldly killed his wife and youngest son at close range with a shotgun and an AR-style rifle, prosecutors alleged Wednesday in their opening statements at his murder trial. Creighton Waters, the state's lead prosecutor in the case, highlighted that neither Murdaugh's wife, Margaret, 52, …

The blockbuster hit “Crazy Rich Asians” has raised unrealistic expectations for other Asian-led film projects, the actor Daniel Dae Kim said this week at a panel discussion at the Sundance Film Festival. “One of the collateral damage effects of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ was that everyone wanted to do more Asian …

Asian American-led projects have been the standouts at this year’s award shows, and the Academy Awards nominations, which were announced Tuesday, were no different. A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the list with 11 nominations, the most for any film. Golden Globe-winning stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan …

The PBS doc “No Straight Lines” shines a spotlight on trailblazers like Alison Bechdel and Howard Cruse.

A week in, the response to “Velma,” HBO Max's new animated series, has hardly been the stuff of reboot dreams. The series is now the third lowest-rated television series on IMDB; HBO Max turned off comments on the show’s trailer; and the South Asian community has been loudly voicing its …

The scheme illustrates just how easily alleged bad actors can buy visibility on the world’s largest search engine.

Netflix announced 34 new Korean titles to hit the streaming platform in 2023, including a diverse array of series and movies. The upcoming titles, which Netflix calls their “biggest-ever lineup of Korean films and series,” includes 21 scripted shows, five reality shows, six movies and two documentaries. Korean content on …

Disney offered a peek Friday of its upcoming “American Born Chinese,” based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name. The “genre-hopping action comedy” series, which is set to premiere on Disney+ this spring, follows Jin Wang (Ben Wang), an average teenager whose life is shaken up after …

Kumail Nanjiani, star of Marvel’s “Eternals,” recently defended directors Martin Scorsese’s and Quentin Tarantino’s right to criticize Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor, who played Kingo in the 2021 Marvel film, told Esquire in an interview this week he believes Tarantino and Scorsese’s long-standing contribution to the film industry is enough …