Paramount Still Plans on Closing WBD Merger by End of September, Despite Legal Fight From 12 States
Paramount still plans on closing its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery this quarter, even though a dozen states...
Trump retreats from shipping toll, limits blockade in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is pivoting away from an earlier threat of a “reimbursement fee”...
Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran
American consumers got some relief in June after months of soaring prices. But the resurgence of the war with Iran...
‘You move the money!’ Hearing boils over as Trump pick grilled on his sons’ billions
President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee Pentagon spending was confronted over the $3.2 billion in defense contracts tied to his...
Where Rap’s Avant-Garde Takes Shape
New York is the birthplace of hip-hop, but the Brooklyn-based rapper-producer Mike noticed there were precious few outlets for rap’s...
Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster
As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large...
A ‘mischievous’ Alito move could result in a November ‘heist’: analysis
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito could use a retirement announcement to interfere in the midterm elections, a new analysis warns....
Mahmoud Khalil Accuses Trump Officials of Conspiring Against Him
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University protester who became the face of President Trump’s campus crackdown, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday...
Why ‘AI Slop’ Is an Easy Scapegoat
This essay is from the spring 2026 issue of VICE magazine, THE NOT THE PHOTO ISSUE. Buy it now—or get...
8 Deep Cuts I Wish Jay-Z Performed at Yankee Stadium
Jay-Z performing three nights at Yankee Stadium is one of the biggest flexes an artist could do. It was one...
