the headline friends. Photo-Illustration: Vulture and Penguin Random House Shiv Roy’s favorite beach reading is becoming a series. Hulu announced a request for 12 episodes, straight to Sally Rooney’s debut novel series, Conversations with friends, in association with BBC Three. The drama series will consist of half-hour episodes directed by …

Microsoft recently revealed the first Xbox Series X game. Highly anticipated titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Bright Memory: Infinite and more were revealed, but the “Optimized for Xbox Series X” badge left players with more questions than answers. Were the games going to run at 4K resolution? What about the …

Europe has recorded more than 2.5 million cases of coronavirus after a “significant resurgence” after many blockades were lifted, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “Last week, Europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the first time in months,” WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said of alarming …

The former New York police officer charged with shooting an innocent bystander during an argument at a sushi restaurant in Queens was arrested and faces up to 25 years in prison on charges including assault and criminal possession of a weapon, authorities said. . Former police officer Dwayne Chandler, a …

A family in North Texas had more than a surprise when they discovered that a nephew had unknowingly infected 17 of them with the new coronavirus at a recent birthday party. The man, who later tested positive for COVID-19, interacted with seven others at a May 30 meeting before those …