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“I’m sorry you got fired” — Tom Cruise pokes fun at James Corden’s leaving ‘The Late Late Show’
Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images As he usually does when he appears on The Late Late Show, Tom Cruise poked fun at his pal James Corden on Tuesday night. The Top Gun star appeared in [Read More…]

Benedict Cumberbatch teases new ‘Doctor Strange’ film as “scariest” Marvel movie yet
Marvel Studios Benedict Cumberbatch can’t reveal much about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but he did tease it as the “scariest” installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet. Directed by Sam Raimi, the [Read More…]

Meg Ryan sets rom-com return with ‘What Happens Later’
Taylor Hill/WireImage Entertainment Tonight reports Meg Ryan is making a return to rom-coms for the first time since 2008. The When Harry Met Sally star is set to direct and star opposite David Duchovny in [Read More…]

Biden touts economic growth, debt and deficit reduction ahead of Fed rate hike
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that the federal government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years. His remarks on [Read More…]

Exclusive: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan in emotional interview about recovering from his recent stroke
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It was a cold, sunny morning in late January when Sen. Ben Ray Lujan awoke on his farm in New Mexico. His girlfriend was leaving early for a visit with friends, [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

Happy Star Wars Day! Celebrate with a new trailer to ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ and more
Lucasfilm Wednesday is May 4th, known the world over as Star Wars Day, as in “May the Fourth be with you” — a punny salutation created by fans who chose the date to celebrate George [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘Jackass: Forever’ getting spin-off, ‘Dead to Me’ returning, and more
Paramount+ announced that the Bryan Cranston/Annette Bening comedy Jerry & Marge Go Large will be coming to the streaming service on June 17. The film, which will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, [Read More…]

Dave Chappelle attacked on stage; Chris Rock jokes, “Was that Will Smith?”
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton It’s no joke: Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage while playing the Netflix Is a Joke festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Tuesday night. The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, [Read More…]

Just 18% of parents willing to vaccinate their kids under 5 right away: POLL
IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With young under 5 now the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, many parents have been vocal about their frustration pertaining to the delayed authorization process and [Read More…]

Most children who have socially transitioned still identify as transgender years later: Study
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a political debate about offering gender affirming medical care to transgender children, a new study suggests that among children who have already socially transitioned very few are likely [Read More…]

Three key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politically minded eyes were on Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, as the Republican and Democratic parties faced renewed identity crises, pulled between election denialism and anti-Trump factions on the right and [Read More…]

Missing corrections officer ‘willingly’ participated in inmate’s escape, sheriff says
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (NEW YORK) — Authorities now believe that an Alabama corrections officer “willingly” participated in the escape of a capital murder suspect, according to the local sheriff in charge of the [Read More…]

Sophie Turner opens up about expecting baby no. 2 with Joe Jonas
Matt Winkelmeyer/MG22/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue After keeping silent for months, Sophie Turner officially confirmed to Elle UK that she is expecting her second child with husband Joe Jonas. The Game of Thrones alum, who already shares 10-month-old daughter Willa with Joe, reveals in the [Read More…]

Fed expected to announce decision on interest rates
Lance Nelson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday in an effort to help battle inflation. The increase is expected to be half a percentage point. So [Read More…]

Kim Kardashian’s Skims launches The Adaptive Collection for people with limited mobility
Skims (NEW YORK) — This week, Skims, Kim Kardashian’s “solutions-oriented” brand of underwear, shapewear and loungewear, launched The Adaptive Collection for people with limited mobility. The collection includes four pieces, all within the Fits Everybody [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 5/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Texas 6, Philadelphia 4 Chi White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 7, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh at [Read More…]

Trump-endorsed Vance projected winner in Ohio
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm season kicked off Tuesday with primary races in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio’s Senate race marked the first major sign of [Read More…]

Wrongfully convicted Thomas Raynard James, imprisoned for 30 years, speaks out
Hans Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After serving 31 years in Florida State Prison for a murder he did not commit, Thomas Raynard James is a free man. “Emotionally I was overwhelmed. I was not [Read More…]

The fentanyl trip: How the drug is coming to America
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As fentanyl overdoses and deaths have been on the rise across America, investigators have been setting their sights internationally to stop the flow. Police and other experts say fentanyl and [Read More…]