Month: October 2021
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix employees stage virtual walkout; protestors gather near streamer’s LA office over Chappelle controversy
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Not even a day after Netflix head Ted Sarandos told Variety he “screwed up” about how he handled the company’s controversial Dave Chappelle special The Closer, comes a coordinated protest from trans employees and allies. The hit special had [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lifetime announces winter 2022 thriller lineup; ‘Step’ director Amanda Lipitz releases new documentary, ‘Found’
Courtesy of Lifetime Lifetime has tapped an all-star cast for their winter 2022 film lineup. The network announced they’re developing three new thrillers for next year’s holiday season. Those films include Single Black Female starring Raven [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Tough As Nails’ host Phil Keoghan looking to past contestants to keep things fresh on season 3
CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved A new installment of the third season of the hit competition series Tough As Nails unfolds on CBS tonight. The show highlights “real-world heroes” who keep the country moving: from firefighters [Read More…]
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Ken Jeong loves being “so bad” at ‘The Masked Singer’
FOX/Michael Becker Ken Jeong has starred in the blockbuster movies like The Hangover, had his own sitcom, Dr. Ken, and been a part of beloved TV shows like Community. But he’s also famous for being famously bad as a judge on The Masked Singer. The Nick Cannon-hosted hit [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Johnson & Johnson looking to bankruptcy to resolve 40,000 baby powder cancer suits
evemilla/iStock (NEW YORK) — Citing what it calls an “unrelenting assault” by greedy lawyers, Johnson & Johnson is hoping to use the bankruptcy process to dispose of 40,000 lawsuits that claim its baby powder products [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA authorizes boosters for Moderna and J&J vaccines
PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized COVID-19 boosters for millions more Americans, giving a green light for third shots to Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients. The FDA also [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CNN’s John King say he hopes revealing his MS diagnosis helps people do ‘easy things’ to protect against COVID-19
Good Morning America (NEW YORK) — One day after making a surprise revelation on live television that he has multiple sclerosis , CNN anchor John King said he hopes his openness inspires people to take precautions [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Relief, eager anticipation for many Americans ahead of FDA decision on booster shots
Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — For Mitchell Kronenberg, answers on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can’t come soon enough. A 42-year-old dad living outside Charlotte, North Carolina, Kronenberg enrolled in a clinical trial for the single-dose [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Vaccinations help protect families: National Institutes of Health
PeopleImages/iStock (NEW YORK) — Getting a COVID-19 vaccine isn’t just about protecting yourself, it goes a long way toward protecting your family, according to a new blog post by the director of the National Institutes [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NFL, former players reach agreement to end race-norming in concussion settlement program
fstop123/iStock (NEW YORK) — After several months of confidential negotiations, the NFL and attorneys for former players have reached an agreement that will end the controversial practice of race-norming in the league’s landmark concussion settlement [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 10/19/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Houston 9 Boston 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Atlanta 5 NATIONAL BASKETBALL [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NHL player Jimmy Hayes’ death highlights spike in fentanyl-related drug overdose deaths
iStock/PeopleImages (NEW YORK) — Family members of a former NHL player who had cocaine and fentanyl in his system when he died are now speaking out to warn people about the risks of fentanyl, a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pete Buttigieg defends paternity leave, says supply chain issues have ‘no easy fix’
Pete Buttigieg/Twitter (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke on “The View” about the criticism he’s been met with over his paternity leave amid Congress’ pending approval of the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill. Buttigieg [Read More…]
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Senate Republicans once again block voting rights reform bill
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans have stopped — for the second time this year — a Democratic measure aimed at enacting sweeping federal election law changes, a move that is certain to increase pressure on the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 committee recommends holding Bannon in contempt
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Tuesday moved to punish Trump adviser Steve Bannon, recommending the full House hold him in contempt of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House defends Rahm Emanuel’s ambassadorial nomination against liberal backlash
Stacy Revere/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid a fresh wave of criticism from liberal activists and lawmakers, the White House on Tuesday defended President Joe Biden’s decision to nominate Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador to Japan. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden admin backs down on tracking bank accounts with over $600 annual transactions
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Tuesday backed down on a controversial proposal to direct the IRS to collect additional data on every bank account that sees more than $600 in annual transactions, after [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parents of 6-year-old girl who died on amusement park ride file wrongful death lawsuit
Estifanos family (GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.) — The parents of a 6-year-old girl who died on a ride at a Colorado amusement park last month have filed a wrongful death suit against the operator after a state [Read More…]
ABC National News
Unarmed man shot 8 times by police files $26 million lawsuit
The Cochran Firm (NEW YORK) — Isiah Brown, who was shot eight times by police earlier this year in Virginia, is filing a lawsuit for $26.35 million against two officers involved in the shooting. On April [Read More…]
ABC National News
Michigan Gov. Whitmer visits Benton Harbor amid water crisis in predominately Black community
SergeyKlopotov/iStock (BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited Benton Harbor as a crisis of toxic lead poisoning the city’s drinking water has stoked mounting frustration and fury. The governor issued a new call for [Read More…]