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MILAN (AP) — Simon Cracker’s collection for next summer is an expression of exasperation with a world of uninformed “experts,” and as an antidote the Italian upcycled brand has distilled its focus to singular, spotlight garments, paired with a Simon Cracker new uniform.For designers Filippo Biraghi and Simone Botte, upcycling is the lexicon they use to tell the story. This season’s was titled: “The devil in the details.”They took inspiration for their ironic and disproportionate details from the Belgian designer Martin Margiela, adding to the garments oversized buttons that were actually facsimile copies, huge safety- and clothespins and giant zipper…

The U.S. Travel Association wrapped up its annual IPW conference in Chicago on Friday, marking an important moment for the country’s tourism industry. The event attracted 6,000 delegates from 70 countries, all focused on boosting international visitors to the United States in the coming three years. “The total direct spending value of the travel industry in the United States is $1.3 trillion every year, and almost $200 million of that comes from international visitors,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman. “Yet over the last decade, America has lost ground in the global travel market,” said Freeman. “To reclaim…

A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday. The rule, as reportedly rewritten by Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz in an attempt to comply with budgetary rules, would withhold federal broadband funding from states if they try to enforce AI regulations in the next 10 years. And the rewrite seems to have passed muster, with the Senate Parliamentarian now ruling that the provision is not subject to the so-called Byrd rule — so it can be included in Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and passed with a simple majority,…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.US Hits 3 Iranian Nuclear Sites, Trump Warns Against Retaliation14:10Now PlayingInside Look at the Rise of Political Violence in the United States04:37UP NEXTMariska Hargitay talks ‘SVU’ and Olivia Benson’s real-life impact08:33Painter Amy Sherald Talks Exhibit Spotlighting Black American Life02:58Nina Kuscsik, Trailblazing Marathon Runner, Dies at 8602:06Crowd Cheers Brave Ducklings Taking Leap of Faith to Reach Mom04:33Sorority Sisters Mark 60th Legacy Graduation in Sunday Mug Shot01:35Mark Hamill Talks ‘Life of Chuck,’ His Career, Future of ‘Star Wars’08:32David Murdock, Former Dole CEO, Dies at 10201:53Dolly Parton Takes Sunday…

MILAN (AP) — With global tensions escalating, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons want to change the conversation to something gentle, calm and nice with their menswear collection for next summer, previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Sunday.“We tried to make a change of tone, from powerful to gentle, calm,’’ Prada said after the show. “Basically, the opposite of aggression, power, nastiness.’’“Sometimes it is good to reflect, and be a bit more calm,’’ added Simons, her co-creative director.Innocence reimagined In that vein, the pair’s latest menswear collection recalled childish innocence, opening with short shorts that were more precisely elasticized briefs, with…

NEW YORK (AP) — Neither Pixar nor zombies were enough to topple “How to Train Your Dragon” from the No. 1 slot at North American box offices over the weekend. The Universal Pictures live-action remake remained the top film, bringing in $37 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, despite the sizeable new releases of “Elio” and “28 Years Later.” , according to studio estimates Sunday. “How To Train Your Dragon” has rapidly amassed $358.2 million worldwide.Six years after its last entry, the Dean DeBlois-directed “How To Train Your Dragon” has proven a potent revival of the DreamWorks Animation…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Vice Pres. Vance: ‘We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program’01:16Vice Pres. Vance says US has ‘substantially delayed’ Iran’s nuclear weapon program: Full interview18:28Now Playing‘It was our intelligence’: VP Vance says attack on Iran wasn’t based on Israeli intelligence02:51UP NEXT‘Israel is profoundly grateful’: Sen. Lindsey Graham shares Netanyahu’s message to the U.S.01:29Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump’s decision to strike Iran puts U.S. troops ‘at further risk’00:50Sen. Lindsey Graham doesn’t predict U.S. ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran: Full interview07:01Sen. Mark Kelly says…

CNN  —  Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “obliterated,” but some Iranian officials downplayed the impact of the strikes – just as they did when Israel first struck Iran’s facilities on June 13. With satellite imagery of the overnight strikes beginning to emerge, here’s what we know about the damage the US inflicted on Iran’s nuclear program. Fordow is Iran’s most important…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At 4-foot-11, Kristin Chenoweth is still making it to the NBA Finals.The award-winning actress, singer, Oklahoma native, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee and unabashed Thunder fan is performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Game 7 of the title series between the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, the NBA announced.Chenoweth’s performance will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern, shortly before tipoff of the season’s final game.Chenoweth’s Thunder fandom has been no secret for at least the last 15 years, though she also has professed at times to liking the Los Angeles Lakers and…

While LinkedIn users seem to have embraced AI, there’s one area that’s seen less uptake than expected, according to CEO Ryan Roslansky: AI-generated suggestions for polishing your LinkedIn posts. “It’s not as popular as I thought it would be, quite frankly,” Roslansky told Bloomberg. When asked why, he argued that the “barrier is much higher” to posting on LinkedIn, because “this is your resume online.” Plus, users can face real backlash if they post something that’s too obviously generated by AI. “If you’re getting called out on X or TikTok, that’s one thing,” he added. “But when you’re getting called…