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‘Spider-Man’ producer told Tom Holland, Zendaya not to date: “Don’t go there”
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images It’s pretty well known that Spider-Man stars Tom Holland and Zendaya aren’t just an on-screen couple, but are an item off-screen as well — something that producer Amy Pascal said she warned them [Read More…]

In brief: LA Film Critics name best picture, ‘Head of the Class’ reboot cancelled, and more
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association voted Saturday on the best films and performances of 2021, with Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Japanese Oscar entry Drive My Car taking Best Picture and Best Screenplay. The Power of the [Read More…]

Jennifer Lopez shuts down reports she’s mad at Ben Affleck, “This story is simply not true”
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Jennifer Lopez is shutting down reports that she’s mad at Ben Affleck over comments he made about his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. “This story is simply not true,” Lopez, 52, told People. “It is not [Read More…]

Jury to begin deliberations in Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ trial
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A jury of eight men and four women will begin to deliberate on Monday in the criminal fraud case against fallen Silicon Valley CEO Elizabeth Holmes. The jurors [Read More…]

Mom reunited with daughters, newborn for Christmas after 100 days hospitalized with COVID-19
David Malan/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — When Autumn Carver was in her darkest days fighting off complications from COVID-19, which she contracted while pregnant with her third child, she said she still had hope she would [Read More…]

Tiger Woods and 12-year-old son Charlie take second in Woods’ return to competitive golf
Douglas P. DeFelice/Stringer/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Just months after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident, Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf on Friday. Woods, who suffered comminuted open fractures to his [Read More…]

Major sports events canceled, rescheduled due to rising COVID-19 cases
Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation alongside spread of the new omicron variant, several major events this week have been rescheduled or canceled. [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 12/19/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Sacramento 121, San Antonio 114 Detroit 100, Miami 90 Portland 105, Memphis 100 Phoenix 137, Charlotte 106 Chicago 115, LA [Read More…]

Scoreboard Roundup — 12/18/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 116 Detroit 107 Final Boston 114 New York 107 Final Toronto 119 Golden State 100 Final Orlando 100 [Read More…]

Manchin says he’s a ‘no’ on Biden’s Build Back Better social spending plan
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., delivered a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill on Fox News Sunday, when he announced that he is a “no” on [Read More…]

Kinzinger: It’s ‘possible’ some GOP colleagues are responsible for Jan. 6 attack
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday “it’s possible” some of his GOP colleagues in Congress are responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol but added he’s not ready to “go to [Read More…]

Students go on hunger strike to push for voting rights
Courtesy Shana Gallagher (WASHINGTON) — A hunger strike that started in Phoenix has made its way to the nation’s capital. Students from different parts of the U.S. have gathered outside the White House participating in a [Read More…]

‘Stop the Steal’ organizer Ali Alexander told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with Republican lawmakers
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ali Alexander, the conservative activist behind the “Stop the Steal” movement, recently told congressional investigators that he had communicated with several House Republican lawmakers ahead of the Jan. 6 rally and [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Dr. Jha on omicron surge, his prediction for next year
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 806,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]

East Coast may get a warm Christmas, California braces for flooding
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Along the East Coast, residents are waking up to the coldest morning of the winter so far. The wind chill — or what temperature it feels like — plunged to [Read More…]

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler fatally stabbed at Los Angeles concert
Kali9/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles music festival abruptly ended Saturday night when police were called to quill a backstage brawl in which rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed, a high-ranking law enforcement source [Read More…]

Fauci urges Americans to stay ‘prudent’ as omicron ‘something to be reckoned with’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the omicron variant appears to be overtaking all other COVID-19 variants, including delta, calling it “something to be reckoned with” as he advised Americans who [Read More…]

Sixth child dies after bouncy castle accident
Courtesy Tasmania Police (SYDNEY) — A sixth child has died from his injuries following Thursday’s bouncy castle tragedy at an Australian school. Chace Harrison, 11, died at Royal Hobart Hospital on Sunday afternoon, Tasmania Police said. [Read More…]

Denzel Washington describes his film with Michael B. Jordan; Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg recap 2021; and more
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Denzel Washington directed A Journal for Jordan starring Michael B. Jordan, and the two-time Academy Award winner says it’s an emotional film for the holidays. Michael stars as First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, [Read More…]

COVID-19 pills could be game-changer, but doctors worry about early access, uptake
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As rates of COVID-19 infections rise during the holidays and omicron cases surface across the United States, drug companies Pfizer and Merck are preparing to launch the [Read More…]