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Halyna Hutchins’ widower slams investigators for release of information in ‘Rust’ shooting
In a strongly-worded letter to Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza, lawyers representing Halyna Hutchins‘ widower, Matthew, and young son Andros slammed Mendoza’s office for its release Monday of information related to the Rust investigation. [Read More…]

Olivia Wilde served with child custody papers while onstage at CinemaCon
Greg Doherty/Getty Images The annual movie industry expo CinemaCon in Las Vegas always promises surprises, but one was very personal for actress and director Olivia Wilde on Tuesday night: She was served with custody papers while onstage. Wilde [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘The Last O.G.’ won’t be back for season 5, and more
The Last O.G., the TBS comedy, created by Jordan Peele and starring Tracy Morgan as an ex-con who returns home to a changed Brooklyn after 15 years behind bars, won’t return for a fifth season, according to TVLine. A hit [Read More…]

Roger Goddell talks about what fans can expect from 2022 NFL draft
ABC News (LAS VEGAS) — The first round of the 2022 NFL draft kicks off in Las Vegas Thursday night, with Rounds 2-7 taking place on Friday and Saturday. So what can fans expect from [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Separatists arrest over 100 captured Ukrainian troops
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/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…]

‘The Offer’ offers an eye-opening look at ‘The Godfather’ of all movies
Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ Go behind the scenes of the making of The Godfather starting today, with the new Paramount+ series The Offer. It focuses on the obstacles producer Al Ruddy faced in trying to get the film made. Series showrunner Nikki Toscano tells [Read More…]

Moderna asks FDA for authorization of its vaccine for children under 6
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The vaccine company Moderna on Thursday announced it submitted its request for the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its vaccine for children ages 6 months to 6 years, [Read More…]

TikTok sparks woman’s ADHD diagnosis at age 34. How social media is changing the conversation
5./15 WEST/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Valerie Hardt’s world fell apart at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 34-year-old found herself struggling to perform her job in her new work-from-home environment. “I started feeling [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Oakland 1, San Francisco 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox 7, Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 2 [Read More…]

Climate activist’s fight against ‘terrorism’ sentence could impact the future of protests
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the fall of 2016, under the cover of darkness, Jessica Reznicek had a singular focus: to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. At valve sites across America’s [Read More…]

Indigenous climate efforts vital to fight against environmental destruction
Native Conservancy (NEW YORK) — When the oil tanker Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound, hundreds of thousands of acres of water were threatened. The 1989 spill, considered [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia accuses Ukraine of war crimes
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/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…]

Judge issues temporary restraining order preventing phase out of Title 42
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Robert Summerhays of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Homeland Security from phasing out [Read More…]

Oakland teachers plan walkout Friday over school closures
Maskot/Getty Images (OAKLAND, Calif.) — Teachers in Oakland, California, will be going on a one-day strike Friday to protest school closures the district has planned for this year and next year. A teachers’ union said [Read More…]

Melissa McBride makes surprise exit from “Daryl and Carol” spin-off of ‘The Walking Dead’
AMC/Jace Downs A Walking Dead spin-off series centering on fan favorites Daryl and Carol — played by Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride — suffered a surprising setback, with McBride suddenly exiting the project. It seems [Read More…]

Disney teasing more new content at CinemaCon; Kevin Feige talks “next decade” of Marvel movies
Marvel Studios At the CinemaCon confab in Las Vegas Wednesday, it was Disney’s time to shine. The studio is reportedly showing off some 70 minutes of footage from its forthcoming slate, unspooling some 20 minutes of Doctor [Read More…]

Apple TV+’s ‘Pachinko’ is a universal message of hope
Apple TV+ The critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series Pachinko wraps up this week. Based on the best-selling book, it tells the story of four generations of a Korean family who moves to Japan and lives [Read More…]

Elon Musk’s bid to end SEC tweet settlement rejected by judge
Chesnot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday rejected Elon Musk’s request to terminate a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he claimed was being abused to [Read More…]

Fauci said the US is ‘out of the pandemic phase.’ What does that mean?
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said this week. Some experts urged caution, however, [Read More…]

Measles outbreaks possible amid ‘perfect storm’ of conditions, WHO and UNICEF warn
Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization and UNICEF are warning of a “perfect storm” of circumstances fueling the potential for large-scale measles outbreaks, underscoring worrying [Read More…]