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A strike on Riyadh's international airport has left at least twelve people dead and more than three hundred injured, according to Saudi officials. The attack on one of the region's busiest air hubs is drawing urgent international attention, with details about the source of the strike still emerging.
Across the Atlantic, the Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into five major television networks after they suspended participation in the White House press pool to protest the Trump administration's ban on CNN. The probe raises serious questions about where press freedom ends and coordinated commercial action begins, and it puts the networks in a legally uncomfortable position.
And in Hollywood, the entertainment economy continues to lose ground. Studios are cutting jobs through consolidation, and production dollars are flowing out of California to states and countries offering more competitive incentives. The creative capital of American film is watching its economic foundation quietly erode.
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