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With plenty of ideas to pick from, it can be hard to decide on your character. Will you be sexy or scary? Funny or full on? If you’re stuck for inspiration, look no further than some of the biggest pop culture moments and most hilarious memes of the last 12 months. These are our favorite pop culture-inspired Halloween costumes for 2021. Bernie Sanders at the Inauguration Who would have thought that a simple photo of a cold Bernie Sanders watching the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20 would have turned into such a viral sensation?...

Perak midfielder Ahmad Khairil Anuar Ahmad Zamri has become the most recent Malaysia U23 player to receive a call-up to the Malaysia senior side under head coach Nelo Vingada, following in the steps of Matthew Davies, Syamer Kutty Abba and Adam Nor Azlin. Khairil, who is also known as Beto to fans and teammates, is now set to end the season on a high, after he had been plagued by injuries that kept out of club and junior international football for much of 2017....

The veteran actress and singer lashed out at Trump once again in a scathing in which she also said the outgoing commander in chief deserves jail time. “Sometimes I think Whats-his-name is a kind of vampire and someone needs to drive a stake through his heart, so we can #breatheagain,” Midler tweeted in the early hours of Wednesday, referring to Trump. “Of course, he’s driven a lot of steak through his own heart tho, so…fingers crossed!...

The actress and frequent outspoken critic of the president has been vocal about recent events following the attack on the Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6. “5 PEOPLE DIED,” Midler tweeted Tuesday referring to the five people who lost their lives during the insurrection last week. “5 who’d be alive except for the viciousness & insanity of #DonaldJackassTrump.” Referring to the U.S. coronavirus death toll, she added: “Let’s add them to the over 375,000 corpses already piled up at his feet....

Garg informed employees of the mortgage lender startup that they were being let go, just weeks before the holidays, in a brief one-way video call last week, prompting fierce criticism. He later accused some of the terminated employees of “stealing” from colleagues and customers by only working two hours a day. Now, Garg has apologized for the way he handled the layoffs in a letter to employees, saying he realized the way he communicated the news “made a difficult situation worse....

The world of fashion has always spun around Paris, New York, London and Milan, home to the important Fashion Weeks and shoppers seeking cutting-edge couture. And while the fashion capitals retain their importance to the industry, a clutch of second-tier shopping cities are now challenging their supremacy. Chief among them: Antwerp, Chicago, Istanbul and Shanghai. Groundbreaking designers like Van Steenbergen, Istanbul’s Bahar Korcan, Shanghai’s Lu Kun and Chicago’s Lara Miller are purposely basing themselves in these cities, encouraged by the rise of exclusive homegrown boutiques that peddle not just clothing but chic personal accessories and home furnishings as well....

“We’re working hard to deliver relief to student loan borrowers & have reached 675,000 so far. We will withdraw the appeal in the Wolfson bankruptcy case & review how we handle future claims,” Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal announced in a Friday statement. A week ago, the Justice Department filed an appeal on behalf of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in the case Wolfson v. DeVos. Ryan Wolfson won his case in Delaware court last month, eliminating almost $100,000 of student debt through bankruptcy....

Kirby offered the information to reporters during a Tuesday news conference in response to a query about updates regarding the migrant surge along the U.S.-Mexico border. Kirby said the Defense Department “just” received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and didn’t have many details to offer, but he did say the HHS identified two specific bases—Fort Bliss, which is headquartered in El Paso, and Joint Base San Antonio—at which it wanted permission for temporary migrant housing....

The Biden administration had not previously referred to the Russian military action in eastern Ukraine as an “invasion” but White House officials have said a further response will be forthcoming and is likely to include more sanctions. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer called Russian military action in eastern Ukraine an “invasion” in remarks to CNN on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Monday recognizing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) in Ukraine’s east as independent states and ordered Russian troops into those regions....

The 17-page document, obtained by Newsweek, lists the “Sanders-driven” recommendations that include education, economy, immigration, health care, criminal justice, and climate task forces. In adopting them, Biden has moved farther left than ever before. Recent New York Times polling showed one reason why Biden would prioritize shifting left. As of Wednesday, Sanders supporters said they are backing him 87 percent to 4 percent for Trump and supporters of Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren completely in his corner at 96 percent to 0....

“The tax code currently offers special treatment for the types of income that wealthy people enjoy,” the budget plan says. “This special treatment, combined with sophisticated tax planning and giant loopholes, allows many of the very wealthiest people in the world to end up paying a lower tax rate on their full income than many middle-class households.” To address the inequity, the budget includes a 20 percent minimum tax on multimillionaires and billionaires who often pay low tax rates....

When taking questions during his address, a reporter questioned Biden about the decision to put Harris in charge of voting legislation and rights: “Are you satisfied with her work on this issue, and can you guarantee do you commit that she will be your running mate in 2024 provided that you run again?” In response, Biden replied, “yes and yes.” When the reporter asked to expand his comments, he said that there was not anything, in particular, to expand upon....

We’re used to hearing about those feeling skeptical toward the powers that be as recalcitrant Trump voters—despite the fact that President Trump recently shared that he is not only vaccinated but he had received a booster shot. Writers at leading news outlets and liberal politicians routinely portray the vaccine hesitant as white Republicans. And yet, there has been persistent reluctance in the Black community to get the vaccine, too—so much so that Black Lives Matter activists came out against the vaccine mandate....

With the November midterms fast approaching, a Monmouth University poll asked respondents to identify the nine issues which they would like the federal government to tackle with the most urgency. Between October 13 and 17, 46 percent of respondents identified inflation as their priority, followed by issues related to elections and voting (38 percent), crime (37 percent), immigration (34 percent), jobs and unemployment (32 percent), abortion (30 percent), racial inequality (25 percent), gun control (24 percent) and climate change (23 percent)....

The 12-page strategy shared with Newsweek by the White House outlines an approach to “a consequential new period of American foreign policy that will demand more of the United States in the Indo-Pacific than has been asked of us since the Second World War.” The White House’s plan repeatedly makes explicit reference to an increasingly influential China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which is said to be “combining its economic, diplomatic, military, and technological might as it pursues a sphere of influence in the Indo Pacific and seeks to become the world’s most influential power....

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday during a press briefing that the president has been following the situation in Los Angeles and that he was glad that “one of the participants in that conversation has resigned, but they all should.” “The language that was used and tolerated during that conversation was unacceptable and it was appalling,” Jean-Pierre continued. “They should all step down.” The statement from the White House came a day after Martinez announced that she was resigning from her position as city council president....

Biden’s main selling point as a presidential candidate was his deep knowledge of U.S. politics and foreign policy, accumulated over a half-century of dealings with lawmakers in Washington and world leaders such as President Vladimir Putin of Russia. But so far Biden’s experience has not translated directly to the kind of success the White House and its supporters had hoped for, a worrying sign for Democrats going into a difficult midterm election that could see the party lose control of the House and Senate....

“Here’s what I won’t do: I’m not cutting the size of the checks. They’re going to be $1400. Period. That’s what the American people were promised,” Biden said during a Friday press conference. The Senate backed the president’s $1.9 trillion aid plan early Friday morning after Vice President Kamala Harris broke the 50-50 tie. It will now return to the House of Representatives for another vote to approve the amendments made....