Month: July 2024
Jeff Goldblum goes god mode as Zeus in teaser to Netflix’s ‘Kaos’
Netflix Jeff Goldblum is famously easygoing, but he’s anything but in the teaser for Kaos, Netflix’s forthcoming “fable.” The present day-set show dips into ancient mythology, with Goldblum as a modern-day, vengeful Zeus. “Humans, when they’re [Read More…]
‘The Boys’ flying high: Season 4 finale scores 55 million viewers
Prime Video The final episode of season 4 of The Boys may have been a downer, but it ended on a very high note. ABC Audio has learned that the fourth installment of the show attracted 55 million viewers [Read More…]
Demi Moore horror pic ‘The Substance’ to kick off Toronto Film Fest’s Midnight Madness selections
Good Morning America The Substance, a body horror movie starring Demi Moore that received a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes International Film Festival, will have its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival Sept. 5. The pic will [Read More…]
Pedro Pascal joins Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach for ‘Fantastic Four’ photo
Marvel Studios On his Instagram, Pedro Pascal posted a photo of the core four members of Marvel Studios’ upcoming The Fantastic Four. “Our first mission together,” he captioned the photo. Pascal, who plays the stretchy [Read More…]
Price revealed for unique Disney+/Hulu/Max bundle
Getty Images The anticipated bundle of streaming services Disney+, Max and Hulu that was first announced in May now has a price: The package will run $16.99 a month for an ad-supported version and $29.99 [Read More…]
US economy grew much faster than expected in second quarter
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. economy grew much faster than expected over three months ending in June, accelerating from the previous quarter and defying concerns about a possible slowdown. U.S. GDP grew [Read More…]
Boeing finalizes plea deal with DOJ over misleading FAA during 737 MAX evaluation
The Boeing company logo (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice and Boeing have finalized their plea agreement — the manufacturer will plead guilty to conspiracy to [Read More…]
Tesla shares plummet after company reports falling profits
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shares of Tesla fell 12% in early trading on Wednesday after an earnings release showed slumping profits in the face of strengthened competition and sluggish sales. The earnings report [Read More…]
Infant mortality in the US rose 3% in 2022, marking second year of increases: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Infant mortality rates in the United States increased by 3% in 2022, according to a new federal report published early Thursday morning. Researchers from the Center for Disease Control [Read More…]
Who Is Hezly Rivera? The youngest Team USA athlete talks outlook for Paris Olympics
Hezly Rivera warming up on beam on Day Two of the 2024 U.S.Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center, June 28, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Karen Hickey/isi Photos/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Of the nearly 600 [Read More…]
Scoreboard Roundup — 7/24/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEMiami Marlins 6, Baltimore Orioles 3N.Y. Mets 12, N.Y. Yankees 3Minnesota Twins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Kansas City [Read More…]
JD Vance slammed for ‘childless cat ladies’ comment
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Fox News interview from 2021, in which Sen. JD Vance smeared Vice President Kamala Harris as a “childless cat lady,” has resurfaced since he became the Republican vice presidential [Read More…]
Netanyahu meets Biden amid political tensions, to speak with Harris later
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Joe Biden at the White House Thursday to discuss the U.S.-Israeli relationship amid tensions over the ongoing conflict in Gaza [Read More…]
What is Project 2025? A look at the conservative presidential wish list
Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Project 2025, a 922-page playbook of controversial policy proposals intended to guide the next conservative administration, is gaining attention as the presidential election campaigns [Read More…]
Speaker Johnson to visit southern border in California amid attacks on Harris’ policies
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson will make a trip out West late Thursday to visit the southern border shared with California and Mexico — an effort to take criticisms of the Biden [Read More…]
Election 2024 updates: ‘Let’s go’: Harris says she’s ready to debate Trump
Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during the Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave an Oval Office [Read More…]
Manhattan DA asks judge not to throw out Trump’s criminal hush money conviction
Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) –Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday asked a New York judge to reject former President Donald Trump’s attempt to throw out his criminal hush money conviction, arguing that the [Read More…]
Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home while responding to her 911 call was discharged from the U.S. Army for “misconduct (serious offense),” according [Read More…]
Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says
NASA via AP (NEW YORK) — Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut-crewed capsule, which launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5, remains docked at the station with no official return date, NASA said Thursday. [Read More…]
Officials charge man for starting California wildfire that has burned more than 71,000 acres
Oregon Department of Transportation via AP (CHICO, Calif.) — A Northern California wildland fire that exploded overnight into the state’s largest blaze this wildfire season, destroying structures and prompting thousands of evacuations, was allegedly started [Read More…]