Fail Deter Desperate

Which recent films failed at the name game?

Here's a rundown of some of this season's more well-wrought movie titles — along with a few missed opportunities.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Democrats fail to land decisive blow against Hegseth

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee failed to land a decisive blow against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, after several hours of tense ...

The Hill - 7h

Family desperately searching for missing relative amid L.A. fires

As the death toll from the Southern California fires mounts, nearly two dozen people remain missing. Elise Preston spoke with one family desperate to find a relative they've lost contact with since ...

CBS News - 1d

The familiar failings putting Arsenal’s trophy hopes in real danger | Jonathan Wilson

Mikel Arteta’s team have had a painful start to 2025 and are now facing challenges in three competitions. Sign up to Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here For Arsenal, the pattern was all too ...

The Guardian - 2d

Debts on EY’s failed Project Everest took longer than expected to clear

Doomed spin-off plan still had $270mn outstanding at the end of the firm’s financial year

Financial Times - 2d

Firefighters desperately battle to contain monster inferno

The Palisades blaze is threatening Brentwood, one of the most affluent enclaves of America's second-biggest city.

BBC News - 3d

Mark Zuckerberg’s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement

As factchecking attempts end, Meta’s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation. Mark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that ...

The Guardian - 4d

McMahon to pay millions for failing to disclose settlements: SEC

Vince McMahon will pay $1.7 million to for failing to disclose two settlements he had with employees while he ran the WWE.

ABC News - 4d

When there's no hiding your desperation

BBC News - 5d

Man fails in claim to recover £600m Bitcoin hard drive from tip

James Howells tried to sue a council for access to the site or get £495m in compensation.

BBC News - 6d

How the tell-nothing sport documentary craze failed its viewers

Wayne Rooney’s exit was a reminder of how common the fly-on-the-wall club documentary has become. The age of perpetual content is upon us, and it is viciously uninteresting. Won’t someone think of ...

The Guardian - 6d

Sound Of 2025: Ezra Collective on failed exams and keeping it real

Ezra Collective cap an extraordinary year by being named runners-up in BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025.

BBC News - 6d

Biden: Biggest regret failing to counter misinformation, including from Trump

President Biden in an interview published Wednesday reflected on the highs and lows of his administration, stating his biggest regret was failing to challenge misinformation — including claims ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Outdated guidelines mean doctors failing to spot heart condition in women

Research finds hypertrophic cardiomyopathy testing that overlooks sex differences and body size is inadequate. Doctors are failing to diagnose women with a potentially deadly heart condition ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Pete Hegseth fails to embody military professionalism

How does the time when I, a U.S. Navy veteran, roleplayed as a nuclear terrorist relate to Hegseth’s candidacy for secretary of Defense? Let me explain.

The Hill - Jan. 8

Experian accused of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes

A top watchdog agency for consumer finance has accused the credit rating company Experian of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. In an announcement Tuesday, the Consumer Financial ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Judge holds Giuliani in contempt for failing to turn over property to poll workers

A federal judge in New York held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over personal property to two Georgia election workers he defamed.

ABC News - Jan. 6

New Orleans attack victim’s fiancee condemns city over security failings

Heather Genusa, engaged to Brandon Taylor, calls decision not to place barriers on Bourbon Street ‘a horrible disgrace’. A woman who saw her fiance get run over and killed alongside 13 other ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Bank alleges Bill Cosby ‘failed to repay’ loans; he could face foreclosure on two NYC homes

Cosby and his wife are reportedly facing foreclosure on two townhouses, after allegedly failing to keep up with repayments on multimillion-dollar loans.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Chinese venture capitalists force failed founders on to debtor blacklist

Pursuit of entrepreneurs threatens start-up ecosystem as investors target personal assets to claw back funding

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Truck-ramming suspect used wrong device in failed detonation of IEDs: Officials

The suspect in the deadly New Year's Day truck ramming attack in New Orleans made two previous trips to the city in October and November 2024, the FBI said.

ABC News - Jan. 5

Steep costs of Irish reunification deter Dublin despite tax windfall

Ending division between north and south could lead to €20bn bill every year for two decades

Financial Times - Jan. 5

Austrian chancellor says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time

ABC News - Jan. 4

Why anxious Warriors not desperate enough to pursue Butler

An extended stretch of bad basketball has the Golden State Warriors growing anxious, but Monte Poole explains why they’re not reckless enough to go all-in for Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 4

Steelers desperate to turn 0-3 skid around and end season on better note

After clicking on all cylinders earlier in the season, Pittsburgh has gone winless since Week 14.

ESPN - Jan. 4

Austrian Chancellor says he will resign after new government talks fail

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days.

CBS News - Jan. 4

Carville reflects on failed prediction that Harris would defeat Trump: 'Very depressing'

Democratic political strategist James Carville, who has been openly critical of the Harris campaign since Democrats' 2024 election losses, reflected on his failed prediction that Vice President ...

The Hill - Jan. 4

South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Mateta earns Crystal Palace late draw as Chelsea’s changes fail to improve form

Chelsea are yet to move on from the title challenge that never was. Carelessness is weighing them down at both ends of the pitch and, as Enzo Maresca left after this draw with a spirited Crystal ...

The Guardian - Jan. 4

These stock-trading moves can boost your portfolio if the ‘Santa Claus rally’ fails

Despite year-end selling, market conditions look promising for 2025.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

How New Orleans' security measures failed to prevent a vehicle attack, experts say

New Orleans has 700-pound steel barriers but did not put them on Bourbon Street until a day after the attack, which the lieutenant governor called “a complete failure of responsibility.”

NBC News - Jan. 4

Johnson initially fails to secure speakership on first ballot

Two House Republicans joined Rep. Thomas Massie in opposing Johnson for speaker on the floor.

Politico - Jan. 3

South Korean officials fail to detain impeached president

South Korean officials left the home of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol without him after a near-six-hour standoff. Yuna Ku with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.

CBS News - Jan. 3

A dawn stand-off, a human wall and a failed arrest: South Korea enters uncharted territory

Yoon Suk Yeol is being investigated for inciting an insurrection, yet police are unable to arrest him.

BBC News - Jan. 3

Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels as other fronts calm

The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent

ABC News - Jan. 3

Doomed to fail? Hong Kong’s attempt to tackle ‘shoebox housing’ runs into trouble

Authorities are seeking to fix the city’s problem of tiny, overcrowded housing but critics say the new regulations fail to capture the worst offenders. Lai Shan Zse moves quickly, bounding up the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3