Jewelry giant Pandora is getting in on lab-grown diamonds and hoping a new Vietnam plant helps growth in Asia

A woman shows a charm bracelet during a factory opening for Pandora, the world's largest jewellery brand, in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1, 2026. Danish company Pandora said the $150 million plant outside Ho Chi Minh City would create 7,000 local jobs and become the world's largest crafting facility for fine jewellery. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images)

Ken Urker, the Father of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s Daughter, Dies at 34

Ken Urker, the father of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s daughter who also appeared on Lifetime’s Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup, died on his birthday Thursday. He was 34.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed Urker died at a home in Raceland, Louisiana. “We responded to a residence at 107 Double H Drive, Lot 4, in Raceland today after receiving a call at 6:15 p.m. Kenan Urker, 34, was found dead upon arrival. At this time, we are continuing the death investigation,” authorities wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

Trump says US may ask Europe to release diesel reserves

EU trade chief said a US ban on diesel would be “unexpected” but would have detrimental effects on Europe’s economy.

President Donald Trump has said that the US could ask European countries to release diesel reserves, as Washington tries to rein in rising diesel prices due to the war on Iran.

Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell

Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, said on Thursday she is appointing Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the alleged gang-rape at Cornell University.

“The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said in a statement. “This action will ensure that the matter is fully and thoroughly investigated without conflict or bias, and handled independently with the rigor that this matter demands.”

Tom Cruise's Bonkers New Apocalypse Movie Is Hiding 3 Huge Secrets

Digger is many things. It’s the first Tom Cruise movie in over a decade not to feature recognizable IP, fighter planes, or both. Its director Alejandro Iñárritu's biggest swing yet after divisive, high-brow films like Birdman and The Revenant. It’s a brutal condemnation of late-stage capitalism. It’s also a pretty clever magic trick.