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Sid and Nancy, Gomez and Morticia, Vincent and Mia, Shrek and Fiona… Basically, the possibilities are endless when it comes to classic Halloween couple costumes. And every year around the time spooky season rolls around, there are also countless cutting-edge ideas to borrow from pop culture and dress up in a fresh, but hopefully still recognizable way. For example, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos featured Love Island singles on the October 31st episode of Live! The long-married duo of Kelly and Mark are leaning into the show de jour, but rather than actual skimpy beachwear, they stay safe at work…
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a Halloween event at the White House on October 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images As Halloween approaches, Wall Street is balancing tricks and candy.All three major indexes fell on Thursday as investors spooked by the capital spending plans of some big technology companies. Meta shares suffered their biggest one-day loss since October 2022, and Microsoft fell 3%, as skepticism over AI spending plans overshadowed strong results.But it wasn’t all doom and gloom. Amazon shares rose more than 13% in after-hours trading after the company…
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket 38 lifts off during its 11th test flight, seen from South Padre Island, Texas, on October 13, 2025.Gabriel V. Cardenas | AFP | Getty ImagesSpaceX announced it has proposed a “simplified mission” to NASA to return astronauts to the moon, following criticism from Acting Space Administration Administrator Sean Duffy over the delay.”We are sharing and formally evaluating simplified mission architectures and operational concepts that we believe will result in a faster return to the moon while improving crew safety,” Elon Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor said in a company blog post published Thursday. Earlier this month, Duffy…
london — Britain’s King Charles has taken the extraordinary step of stripping his brother Andrew of his royal titles and starting proceedings to banish him from the royal estate of Windsor, in the most dramatic attempt yet to quell the scandal over the disgraced prince’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move, harshly described by Buckingham Palace as a “necessary rebuke”, cemented the deepest division in Britain’s royal family in decades. The question here is whether King Charles and the British establishment did enough to prevent the relationship between Andrew and Epstein from implicating the monarchy. Andrew, 65,…
On October 30, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Donald Trump in South Korea ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic summit. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA day after securing an agreement to lift U.S. tariffs, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Asia-Pacific countries to support free trade and maintain supply chain stability. “The more turbulent times become, the more we must cooperate,” Xi said in a readout on Chinese state media on Friday (translated by CNBC). He was speaking at the first session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic summit,…
Photo illustration of the YouTube TV logo displayed on a smartphone with the YouTube logo in the background.Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty Imagescontent from walt disney companyIncluding channels like ABC and ESPN. googleYouTube TV went on the air Thursday after the two companies failed to renew their streaming agreement. “Despite our best efforts, we are unable to reach a fair agreement and starting today, Disney programming will no longer be available on YouTube TV,” the platform said in a statement Thursday.The company said content recordings from more than 20 channels, including ABC and ESPN, and Disney will be…
It looks like the royal family will continue to look out for each other. King Charles III will formally strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles due to allegations related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but will continue to provide financial support to his youngest brother. The king did not provide details of how much income the 65-year-old, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, would receive, but His Majesty said his brother would be removed from his Royal Lodge residence, and NBC News has learned that he will be transferred to a private residence at Sandringham Estate. Additionally, Andrew’s ex-wife…
On October 21, 2025, Chinese-made cars and construction machinery will be assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China. Cost Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesChina’s manufacturing activity contracted more than expected in October to its lowest level in six months, an official survey showed on Friday, as trade tensions with Washington flared up during the month.According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Business Index came in at 49.0, lower than the 49.6 expected by economists polled by Reuters. A value above the indicator 50 indicates growth,…
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang during a keynote speech at the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouth Korean semiconductor giant Samsung announced on Thursday that it plans to purchase and deploy 50,000 clusters. Nvidia Graphics processing equipment to improve chip manufacturing for mobile devices and robots.The 50,000 Nvidia GPUs will be used to build what Samsung calls an “AI megafactory.” Samsung did not provide details about when the facility would be built.It’s the latest splashy partnership for Nvidia, whose chips remain essential for…
The Hague, Netherlands Reuters — Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten said he was “very confident” in forming a government after Geert Wilders’ anti-Muslim Freedom Party performed well in parliamentary elections. Mr Jetten’s D66 and Wilders’ PVV are expected to be tied on Thursday, giving the parties 26 seats in the 150-member House of Commons, as most of the votes are counted for Wednesday’s general election, which was seen as a test of the far-right’s strength in Europe. This is a significant decline for Wilders’ party, which has lost more than a quarter of its seats in two years due to…