Month: June 2022
Armed man arrested near Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s home charged with attempted murder
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A California man was charged with attempted murder of a U.S. Supreme Court justice for allegedly making threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh and showing up near his Maryland home armed, [Read More…]
DOJ names team of experts to help review police response to Uvalde shooting
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a team of nine law enforcement experts to advise the Justice Department in its review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at [Read More…]
Donald Trump, children to testify under oath in real estate investigation barring court stay
Chet Strange/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump, his eldest son and eldest daughter have agreed to sit for depositions as part of a civil investigation by the New York Attorney General’s [Read More…]
Senate confirms Jacobs-Young as USDA Under Secretary
The US Senate confirmed Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young to serve as the USDA Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the Research, Education, and Economics arm of the [Read More…]
“He’s gotten his life back”: Johnny Depp’s attorneys Camille Vasquez, Benjamin Chew sit down with ‘GMA’
Good Morning America Camille Vasquez and Benjamin Chew, Johnny Depp‘s lawyers in the high-profile defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, said Depp was “over the moon” with the verdict. “It was like the weight [Read More…]
“It means we’re back”: Robert De Niro on this year’s Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival For the 21st year, Robert De Niro and his partner Jane Rosenthal are launching their Tribeca Film Festival, which gets underway in New York City Wednesday night. The festival was started as [Read More…]
Queen Latifah on why she got ‘mad’ when trainer categorized her as obese
Kevin Mazur/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Queen Latifah is speaking out about her weight and why she’s angry at having been categorized as obese. The actress and singer opened up on a new episode of “Red [Read More…]
$30K reward in search for third suspect in Philly mass shooting
Philadelphia Police Department (PHILADELPHIA) — A $30,000 reward is being offered in the search for a third suspect in a Philadelphia mass shooting that erupted Saturday night in the busy South Street entertainment district that [Read More…]
Trump Organization CFO switches up legal team as trial nears
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg has switched up his legal team as the longtime employee of former President Donald Trump prepares to go to trial on charges [Read More…]
Man fatally shoots sheriff’s deputy with concealed handgun during cigarette break
adamkaz/Getty Images (MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky.) — A man being questioned by authorities shot and killed a Kentucky sheriff’s deputy during a cigarette break last month, authorities have told ABC News. Gary Rowland, 30, was arrested [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin-Zelenskyy meeting not possible, Kremlin says
YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
UK authorizes charges against Harvey Weinstein for indecent assault
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.K. has authorized charges of indecent assault against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, according to the Crown Prosecution Service. He is facing two charges of indecent assault [Read More…]
U.S. trade competitor proposes tax impacting grain
Argentina is proposing a new tax on companies that they say are generating ‘extrodinary income’ because of the conflict in Ukraine. Ag economist Ben Brown with the University of Missouri says the tax would heavily [Read More…]
Creative, custom path key to young farmer success
A young farmer says out-of-the-box thinking is a requirement for any beginning farmer because of the high costs of entry. “The price of commodities is up, the price of the equipment is extremely high, the [Read More…]
Ethanol production down on week, supply up
U.S. ethanol production moved lower last week as stocks grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.039 million barrels a day, down 32,000 from the previous week’s near-six month high and 28,000 barrels [Read More…]
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ star and producer Ewan McGregor on finally feeling the Force of ‘Star Wars’ “prequel love”
Lucasfilm On Wednesday, the fourth episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi dropped on Disney+. Star and executive producer Ewan McGregor admits he had a mixed relationship with the prequel films in which he starred, and for which [Read More…]
Rob Zombie shares first teaser for upcoming ’The Munsters’ movie
Steve Jennings/WireImage Rob Zombie has shared the first teaser for his upcoming The Munsters movie. The clip, which the “Dragula” rocker posted to his Instagram, begins as a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the original ’60s [Read More…]
“You can be the destroyer of this world…or its savior”: See The Rock in the first full ‘Black Adam’ trailer
© 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson goes god mode in the new trailer for Black Adam, his eagerly anticipated DC Comics adaptation. “I was a slave until I [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Joker’ sequel gets a title; Jack’s back on ‘Law & Order’, and more
Director Todd Phillips confirmed Tuesday on Instagram that the sequel to 2019’s Joker is moving forward. The post includes a pair of photos — one of the apparent cover of the script, with the title, [Read More…]
‘Ms. Marvel’ debuting Wednesday on Disney+
Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newest hero, Kamala Khan, AKA Ms. Marvel, makes her debut on Disney+ Wednesday in the colorful series that bears the heroine’s name. The character, the first Muslim-American superhero in [Read More…]