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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenskyy warns Russia will try to ‘storm’ Kyiv tonight
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
Pope makes surprise visit to Russian Embassy to the Vatican
Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — The Vatican press office confirmed that Pope Francis made a visit to the Russian Embassy to the Holy See to express his concern about [Read More…]
Survey reveals just who plans to watch the Oscars this year
ABC/AMPAS While producers behind the 94th annual Academy Awards hope a triple bill of hosts — Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall — will goose viewer numbers, a new survey shows who plans to watch the ceremony. A [Read More…]
Michael Keaton teases Batman return with iconic suited-up silhouette
Leon Bennett/Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) While waiting for Robert Pattinson‘s first turn as the Dark Knight in The Batman, Bat-fans are freaking out about an Instagram post from the guy who first wore the suit in 1989. Michael Keaton dropped a [Read More…]
Final Season of ‘Killing Eve’ arrives Sunday with “fun murders,” “amazing costumes” and a question of change
Anika Molnar/BBCA The fourth and final season of Killing Eve debuts this Sunday on BBC America and AMC+, and it kicks off with Jodie Comer‘s assassin character, Villanelle, attempting to become “good” by, of all [Read More…]
CDC eases masking recommendations for 70% of country, including inside schools
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 70% of Americans should be able to remove their masks indoors, including inside schools, under new metrics outlined Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that represent [Read More…]
Judy Greer on the emotional “escape” of shooting ‘Family Squares’ remotely during the pandemic
Screen Media (NOTE LANGUAGE) The new dramedy Family Squares is now in theaters and on demand, following a group of people shaken up by video messages left by the family matriarch after she passes away. The film was shot [Read More…]
“The whole country is being called to go to war”: Maksim Chmerkovskiy gives new updates from Ukraine
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic A day after his first dispatch from his native Ukraine, currently under invasion by Russian military forces, Dancing with the Stars veteran Maksim Chmerkovskiy has updated his followers on his latest experiences. While the 42-year-old states he’s [Read More…]
Nick Lachey teases Love Is Blind finale: “It’s a big moment. It’s a crazy moment. It’s a chaotic moment”
Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images Fans of the emotional rollercoaster known as Love Is Blind should buckle up for the season two finale. Host Nick Lachey says he knows why people are going nuts over the popular dating show, in which contestants have to [Read More…]
CDC to ease masking recommendations for 70% of country, including inside schools
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some 70% of Americans will be able to remove their masks indoors, including inside schools, under new guidance to be released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday, [Read More…]
IOC urges sports federations to move or cancel events in Russia, Belarus
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The International Olympic Committee on Friday urged sports federations across the globe to move or cancel any events they were planning to hold in Russia or Belarus. [Read More…]
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/POOL (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, elevating an African American woman for the first time to [Read More…]
Five Texas DAs push back on governor’s ‘child abuse’ claims on transgender care
P A Thompson/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Five Texas district attorneys pushed back on Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive in which he called gender-transitioning and affirming procedures as “child abuse.” In a letter signed by district [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian forces have allegedly blocked Kyiv from the west
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
Ukrainians in US fear for loved ones back home amid Russian invasion
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For many Ukrainians living in the United States, the early hours of Thursday morning were spent reaching out to family members and watching news developments as Russia crossed the border [Read More…]
Amanda Kloots tests positive for COVID-19, will miss ‘The Talk’ while in quarantine
ABC/Maarten de Boer Amanda Kloots, host of CBS’ The Talk, announced on Thursday that she tested positive for COVID-19 following a recent trip to Mexico. Kloots — whose husband, Nick Cordero, died of COVID-related complications in July [Read More…]
Sean Penn filming documentary about Russian invasion of Ukraine
Gotham/GC Images Sean Penn is on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary about Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country. The Office of the President of Ukraine released a statement on Facebook Thursday praising the Oscar-winning actor for [Read More…]
Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts make history as first same-sex couple to grace ‘Essence’ cover
ROBERT ECTOR/ESSENCE Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are making history as the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of Essence magazine. Nash, 52, and Betts, 39, who wed in 2020, appear on the March/April cover of [Read More…]
In Brief: Sally Kellerman dead; Tarantino moving to small-screen with ‘Justified’, and more
Actress Sally Kellerman, best known for her Oscar-nominated portrayal of U.S. Army Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 black comedy M*A*S*H, died Thursday at a Los Angeles assisted care facility after a battle with dementia, her [Read More…]
Fears of US gas prices spiking amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
Artit Fongfung / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The stock market has been up and down this week amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and while we are likely to see more volatility in Wall Street [Read More…]