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1 suspect in custody, another still at large in connection with shooting of Illinois officers
GETTY/Chicago Tribune (ILLINOIS) — Police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of two Illinois police officers that left one of them dead, while a second suspect remains at large, authorities said. Darius Sullivan, 25, [Read More…]
Naples Zoo supports deputy’s decision to shoot tiger after attack
GETTY/KONTROLAB (FLORIDA) — An official at the Naples Zoo, where a tiger attacked a man who allegedly stuck his hand in the cage, said on Friday that it supports that deputy’s decision to shoot the animal. [Read More…]
Prosecutors drop charges against two correctional officers in connection with Jeffrey Epstein suicide
GETTY/Spencer Platt (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York officially dropped charges against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas – the two correctional officers on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal lockup there. In [Read More…]
Bobby Berk, Antoni Porowski tease a “very emotional” new season of ‘Queer Eye’: “Tan cried! Tan’s never cried”
Cr. RYAN COLLERD/NETFLIX © 2020 Queer Eye‘s sixth season kicks off Friday, when the Fab 5 heads to to Texas for what star Bobby Berk says is one of the best seasons ever. “This season was very emotional, and I [Read More…]
‘Black Panther’ fans want title role recast, Michael B. Jordan opens up about nude scene in ‘A Journal for Jordan’
Marvel Studios Black Panther fans are calling on Marvel to honor the late Chadwick Boseman by continuing his role as King T’Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. As of late Thursday afternoon, nearly 50,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling [Read More…]
Despite this year’s challenges, Ryan Seacrest says ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will rock on: “The show is always going to happen”
Courtesy ABC Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest airs on ABC Friday night, but on Wednesday, two of the stars scheduled to perform in New York’s Times Square — LL Cool J [Read More…]
Ice Cube responds to accusations of underpaying actors in 1995 film, ‘Friday’
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images After Friday co-star Faizon Love recently revealed he didn’t return for the 2000 sequel film Next Friday because of low pay, Twitter erupted, accusing the film’s star and producer, Ice Cube, of underpaying the actors. Now the former N.W.A. member is [Read More…]
Dwayne Johnson turns down Vin Diesel’s pleas to rejoin the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise
Buda Mendes/LatinContent via Getty Images Dwayne Johnson says he won’t be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise, despite Vin Diesel’s recent pleas on social media. Johnson tells CNN that back in June, he told [Read More…]
A week of travel woes: More than 8,000 flights canceled since Christmas Eve
Radoslav Zilinsky/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thursday marks a week of travel woes across the country with more than 8,000 flight cancellations nationwide since Christmas Eve. As millions of Americans travel during what could be [Read More…]
Five tips for parents as omicron spreads and pediatric hospitalizations rise
Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the country, children are being impacted, too. Last week, nearly 200,000 children in the U.S. [Read More…]
Two doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine 85% effective against hospitalizations, South Africa study shows
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A real-world study of South African health care workers found that two doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine offer 85% protection against hospitalization from the [Read More…]
White House pushes back on criticism of isolation guidance, says omicron likely less severe
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended the latest guidelines shortening the isolation period for certain people who test positive for COVID amid criticism [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee chairman could seek interview with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, invited House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Wednesday to sit for an [Read More…]
Live updates: Hundreds of homes lost amid fast-spreading Colorado fires
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (BOULDER COUNTY, Colo.) — Thousands of people are being asked to evacuate immediately and hundreds of buildings have already been lost as winds fuel fast-spreading wildfires in Boulder County, Colorado. Several small [Read More…]
Truck driver’s sentence lowered to 10 years after originally receiving 110 years for fatal crash
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DENVER) — A truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a fatal accident in Colorado has been resentenced to 10 years after an outcry from family and advocates. [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Three Americans testing positive every second
JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 821,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
Criminal charges possible for man attacked by tiger after reaching into enclosure at Florida zoo
WZVN-TV (NAPLES, Fla.) — A maintenance worker who entered an unauthorized area of a Florida zoo and was attacked by a tiger could face criminal charges, authorities said. The tiger was shot and killed by [Read More…]
Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction ‘tremendous relief,’ accuser says
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction was “one important step” toward justice, said Annie Farmer, one of four accusers who testified against her. “It’s a tremendous relief,” [Read More…]
Biden, Putin hold call amid heightened tensions over Ukraine
SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday — their second conversation this month amid heightened fears of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The call, [Read More…]
Is ‘Squid Game’ getting a season two AND three?
Noh Juhan | Netflix Not only will we likely be getting a season two of Squid Game, we might be getting a season three as well. The Korea Times reports that the creator of the [Read More…]