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New York billionaire surrenders stolen antiquities worth $70M
iStock/Punkbarby (NEW YORK) — Billionaire investor and philanthropist Michael Steinhardt was forced to surrender $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and comply with a lifetime ban on collecting antiquities on Monday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s [Read More…]
With so many unknowns about omicron, when will we have answers?
iStock/georgeclerk (NEW YORK) — The latest COVID-19 variant of concern, omicron, first reported to the World Health Organization from South Africa last week — and now detected throughout the U.S. — continues to worry many [Read More…]
As delta continues to surge in Pennsylvania, hospital officials urge vaccination
iStock/Geber86 (PENNSYLVANIA) — Omicron has been making headlines as cases of the new COVID-19 variant continue to be detected in the United States. While the strain is concerning, health officials are heeding that delta continues to [Read More…]
Florida Tech student fatally shot in armed confrontation with officers, police say
iStock/tillsonburg (FLORIDA) — A Florida Institute of Technology student who was reportedly wielding a knife at students on campus was fatally shot by officers Friday night, authorities said. Police officers and school security responded shortly before [Read More…]
Member of ‘Jena Six’ speaks out on race and the justice system 15 years later
Getty/Bloomberg (LOUISIANA) — Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the “Jena Six.” He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of attacking a white student at a [Read More…]
Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect plead not guilty, held on $500K bond each
Getty/Scott Olson (MICHIGAN) — The parents charged in connection with this week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan each pleaded not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter Saturday in their first hearing since [Read More…]
Halle Berry praises H.E.R.; ‘Harlem’ debuts starring Megan Good; and more
Netflix Bruised director and star Halle Berry recruited H.E.R. for the film’s all-female soundtrack, and the Oscar- and Grammy-winning music artist delivered the powerful track “Automatic Woman,” inspired by Halle’s character, Jackie Justice, who stops at nothing until she emerges [Read More…]
“Hello, Sidney…” Paramount releases new promo pics starring the ‘Scream’ series’ original survivors
Paramount Pictures Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox are featured in a trio of new posters for the upcoming fifth film in the Scream series. The faces of Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, Arquette’s Dewey Riley, and Cox’s Gale [Read More…]
Scarlett Johansson out, Ana de Armas in, opposite Chris Evans in Apple TV+ film ‘Ghosted’
de Armas in “No Time To Die” — © 2021 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM/Nicola Dove Scarlett Johansson won’t be teaming up with her longtime friend and fellow Avenger Chris Evans in Ghosted after all. Apple TV+ has announced that newly [Read More…]
Saddle up with the action-packed new trailer to ‘Yellowstone’ prequel series ‘1883’
Paramount+ “The Road West Was Paved with Blood,” reads a title card in the new trailer of Yellowstone‘s prequel series 1883 — and there’s plenty of the red stuff to go around. As previously reported, real-life husband and wife Tim McGraw and Faith [Read More…]
New ‘Peacemaker’ trailer shows that John Cena’s vigilante character has daddy issues, too
HBO Max (NOTE LANGUAGE) HBO Max has released a new trailer to its upcoming spin-off of The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, and in it, John Cena‘s over-the-top anti-hero shows off a vulnerable side. Not only is Cena’s titular character apparently having second [Read More…]
Biden speaks to ‘incredible news’ inside sluggish November jobs report
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of a sluggish November jobs report, President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s employment landscape as improving despite there being fewer jobs added last month than [Read More…]
Facebook ‘failing’ to tackle COVID-19 misinformation posted by prominent anti-vaccine group, study claims
Charday Penn/iStock (NEW YORK) — At least until June 2021, Facebook had significant gaps in its efforts to tackle COVID-19 misinformation from one of the most prominent anti-vaccine groups in the world, according to a [Read More…]
Amy Coney Barrett raises adoption in abortion case hearing that poses challenge to Roe v. Wade
Bill Clark/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a headline-making line of questioning came from the [Read More…]
What is known about the omicron variant that’s arrived in the US
narvikk/iStock (NEW YORK) — As health officials expected, the United States has now confirmed several cases of the omicron variant, which was first identified in Botswana and has since been detected in at least 35 [Read More…]
What to expect from the college championship conference games
artisteer/iStock (ATLANTA) — It’s a big weekend for college football. Conference championships this weekend will set the stage for the playoffs. Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America for a preview of this [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/2/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 119, New York 115 Toronto 97, Milwaukee 93 Memphis 152, Oklahoma City 79 Phoenix 114, Detroit 103 San Antonio [Read More…]
Kevin McCarthy defends Rep. Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim remark, downplays House infighting
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., attempted to downplay the tumultuous week in the Republican conference on Friday, acknowledging only that some of his hard-right members distract from the GOP [Read More…]
Biden signs short-term funding bill, averting government shutdown through February
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Feb. 18, 2022, narrowly averting a shutdown that loomed for Friday, the White House said. [Read More…]
Bidens help light National Christmas Tree outside White House
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Christmas season has begun in Washington, with bright lights, festive trees and a touch of bipartisanship in the spirt of the holiday. President Joe Biden, joined by [Read More…]