Month: September 2022
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black says he’s recovering from “serious head injury”
(L-R) Black, Daley — Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Without specifying how he was hurt, Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has revealed via Instagram he “sustained a serious head injury” that “put me out of commission.” “Showing little [Read More…]
James Earl Jones reportedly putting Darth Vader’s voice into the hands of tech wizards
John Atashian/Getty Images — Lucasfilm Obi-Wan Kenobi’s description of Darth Vader being “more machine now than man” is coming true. According to an article in Vanity Fair, James Earl Jones has signed off on Lucasfilm [Read More…]
“You keep her alive, and you set everything right”: HBO releases chilling teaser to ‘The Last of Us’
HBO On Monday, HBO released a teaser to its anticipated series adaptation of the hit video game The Last of Us. September 26 is known as Outbreak Day to fans of the PlayStation hit: According [Read More…]
KiKi Layne not worrying about getting cut from ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
Kiki Layne and Florence Pugh – Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures KiKi Layne has posted to Instagram that she’s not sweating being mostly cut from Olivia Wilde‘s talked-about movie Don’t Worry Darling. Apparently, the If [Read More…]
Kevin Feige explains why T’Challa was not recast in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Marvel Studios When it was announced that another Black Panther movie was to come after the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed the titular superhero aka T’Challa in the 2018 hit film, Marvel fans [Read More…]
Amazon Prime early access sale: Start saving big this October
NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amazon has announced a second Prime event happening next month, just ahead of the busy holiday season. The retail giant has introduced Amazon Prime’s early access sale which [Read More…]
Latinos across industries fight for fair labor practices
Pay Our Interns (NEW YORK) — On hot days, some over 100 degrees, workers spend hours harvesting fruits and vegetables for very little money — produce that ends up on kitchen tables of people across [Read More…]
The Fed says unemployment will rise. Here’s who economists say would lose their jobs first.
courtneyk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve escalated its fight against inflation this week, instituting a major rate increase and saying more will likely follow. The moves will cause a jump in the number of [Read More…]
After his brother died by suicide, this teacher changed how he talks to students about mental health
Courtesy of Nick Orr (NEW YORK) — Every day at the start of his classes, Nick Orr, a high school science teacher in Nevada, said he checks in with his students about their mental health. [Read More…]
Rihanna to perform during 2023 Super Bowl halftime show
Mike Coppola/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rihanna will take the stage for the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in February. The National Football League posted an image to social media on Sunday of Rihanna’s [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Mets 13, Oakland 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 1 Houston 6, Baltimore 3 Detroit 4, Chi [Read More…]
Biden to propose new rule requiring airlines to disclose extra fees upfront
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to announce a new proposed rule that would allow fliers to see the total cost of an airline ticket, [Read More…]
Next Jan. 6 hearing may be ‘more sweeping,’ Schiff says, as committee weighs criminal referral
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of what could be their final investigative hearing, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, members of the House Jan. 6 committee on Sunday offered a small preview of [Read More…]
Cheney says she’ll campaign against Lake, Mastriano because of their election denials
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., reiterated this weekend that she would campaign against election deniers, singling out Republican gubernatorial nominees in Arizona and Pennsylvania who’ve floated conspiracy theories about [Read More…]
Hurricane Ian live updates: Expected to be Category 3 by Monday night
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Ian, the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season, is expected to rapidly intensify on Monday. Ian is currently forecast to make landfall on the west coast of Florida or [Read More…]
Video released of Los Angeles police officers fatally shooting man armed with airsoft rifle
Los Angeles Police Department (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department released dramatic body-camera and surveillance footage over the weekend showing two officers responding to a domestic violence call this month and one of [Read More…]
Second student rower dies after apparent lightning strike on Florida lake
Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A student rower who was injured after an apparent lightning strike on a Florida lake last week has died, becoming the second fatality stemming from the weather-related [Read More…]
9/11 Tunnel to Towers 5K race stirs memories each year for first responders
Courtesy Erica Johnston (NEW YORK) — Every year on the third Sunday of September, hundreds of runners gather in an IKEA parking lot in Brooklyn, New York right at the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery [Read More…]
Philadelphia police release surveillance video in fatal shooting of Temple University graduate
Philadelphia Police Department (PHILADELPHIA) — Police released surveillance video on Friday in the shooting death of a Temple University graduate in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Police Department identified the victim as 23-year-old Everett Beauregard, who was [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia increases penalty for soldiers after mobilization
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of [Read More…]