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‘Rust’ movie set investigation ‘nearing completion,’ Santa Fe sheriff says
Sam Wasson/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department’s investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust is “nearing completion,” Adan Mendoza, the Santa Fe County [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: US gathers NATO allies in Germany for Ukraine aid talks
Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket 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 [Read More…]

Sony Pictures teases follow-up to ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, ‘Venom 3’, and new Spidey spin-off starring Bad Bunny
Sony Pictures At Monday night’s Cinemacon event in Las Vegas, the annual confab for movie theater owners, Sony Pictures announced there will be a fifth Ghostbusters movie, as well as a third Venom film, and [Read More…]

Ewan McGregor reportedly marries former ‘Fargo’ co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for GreenSlate Ewan McGregor, star of the Star Wars prequels and of the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, apparently tied the knot over the weekend with his girlfriend, former Fargo co-star Mary Elizabeth [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘The Batman’ scores for HBO Max, and more
Hulu on Tuesday released the first trailer for Fire Island, a new rom-com starring Saturday Night Live‘s Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho and comedian Joel Kim Booster, who also wrote and produced the feature film based [Read More…]

Fight for Melissa Lucio’s exoneration continues after stay of execution granted
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Melissa Lucio was first sentenced to death in 2008 for the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. After nearly 15 years on death row in Texas, Lucio was [Read More…]

‘American Idol’ recap: Luke and Katy win song contest, save 1 contestant from elimination
ABC/Eric McCandless The search for the next American Idol continued Monday night, with a surprising twist. For the first time ever, the show had a judge’s song contest, which meant that Luke Bryan, Katy Perry [Read More…]

Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Twitter announced on Monday that Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is acquiring the social media giant for approximately $44 billion. Per the terms of [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 6, Boston 2 Texas 6, Houston 2 LA Angels 3, Cleveland 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 4, [Read More…]

Supreme Court hears ‘Remain in Mexico’ repeal case
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could have major implications for President Joe Biden’s approach to immigration enforcement at the border, with the [Read More…]

Looming Ohio primary promises early test of Trump’s endorsement power
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In one week, Ohio voters head to the polls for the Republican Senate midterm primary election that is set to be the first major test of former President Donald [Read More…]

Marjorie Taylor Greene discussed martial law to keep Trump in power, text messages show
John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested in a text message sent three days before Joe Biden was sworn in as president that some of former President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies [Read More…]

Teen’s death after fall from Florida amusement park ride ‘could’ve been prevented,’ family says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The family of the teenager who died after falling from an amusement park ride in Florida told ABC News’ Good Morning America that his death was preventable. “This could’ve been [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia attempts to encircle Ukrainian positions in east, UK says
Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket 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 [Read More…]

France’s Macron wins reelection, but Le Pen rises, analysts say
Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PARIS) — French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won a second term in office on Sunday, defeating far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a closely watched runoff election. Final results released [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia ‘already failed’ to achieve war goals, Blinken says
Scott Peterson/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 east. Ukrainian [Read More…]

College track star dies by suicide, family launches foundation in her name
UW Athletics (MADISON, Wisc.) — A family and college community are mourning the loss of a 21-year-old track star at University of Wisconsin-Madison who died by suicide. Sarah Shulze, a cross-country athlete, died on April [Read More…]

Parents of boy killed on Florida amusement park ride file wrongful death lawsuit
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death in March from the world’s tallest tower drop ride at a Florida [Read More…]

J.J. Abrams’ company revving up a ‘Hot Wheels’ movie with Warner Bros. and Mattel
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage A big-screen adventure of the Hot Wheels you may have played with as a kid is coming to the big screen, and Star Wars sequel director J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot company [Read More…]

Ian Harding reveals how ‘Long Slow Exhale’ showed him why ‘Pretty Little Liars’ can’t “be made today”
Courtesy of Spectrum Long Slow Exhale aired its cliffhanger season finale on Monday and star Ian Harding, who plays disgraced assistant coach Eddie Hagan, revealed how Pretty Little Liars prepared him for the sinister role. Fans are made to question whether Eddie [Read More…]