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Tom Cruise urges fans to see all the big movies this summer, not just his ‘Mission: Impossible’ film
Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Movie star and movie fan Tom Cruise took to Instagram on Wednesday to promote … everybody else’s summer movies. In the post, the lead and producer of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is shown [Read More…]
Prime Video teases Jim Gaffigan’s newest stand-up special, ‘Dark Pale’
Prime Video Actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan is returning to Prime Video with Dark Pale, his third stand-up special for the streamer and his 10th overall. A new teaser shows him riffing on fatherhood, a [Read More…]
Debris from Titan submersible brought ashore after catastrophic implosion
Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images (ST JOHN’S, Canada) — Debris from the submersible that imploded while on a voyage to see the Titanic wreckage last week has been brought ashore. The Canadian Press captured pieces [Read More…]
Despite harmless powder, mysterious letters in 3 states could get someone killed, says top cop
Rep. Tory Marie Blew/Facebook (TOPEKA, Kan.) — While the mysterious white powder inside scores of envelopes sent to Republican lawmakers and officials in at least three states has been deemed harmless, investigators say the mailings could [Read More…]
US economy ‘quite resilient,’ Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday voiced an optimistic message about the U.S. economy and downplayed the threat of a recession. “The U.S. economy has actually been quite [Read More…]
Orlando Bloom takes his life in his own hands in Peacock’s ‘Orlando Bloom: To The Edge’
Eric Alonso/Getty Images On Wednesday, June 28, Peacock released a teaser to its three-part series Orlando Bloom: To The Edge. The Lord of the Rings star is seen skydiving with a wing suit, hiking up a mountain and free-diving. After free-diving, the [Read More…]
Drew Barrymore on what she’s cool with for the summer
ABC/Getty Images With her eponymous talk show now on its summer hiatus, Drew Barrymore has had a little time to relax. The actress recently passed along to ABC Audio some recommendations for what to watch and where [Read More…]
Kevin Spacey appears in U.K. court as sex assault trial begins
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Kevin Spacey made an appearance at London’s central Southwark Crown Court related to multiple sexual assault charges made against him by four men. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor arrived around [Read More…]
What’s fueling the Pakistani migrant exodus that ended in tragedy near Greece
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The reports of hundreds of Pakistanis losing their lives as they attempted to enter Europe last week sent shockwaves across the country, forcing officials in Islamabad to acknowledge the increasing [Read More…]
Russia says Wagner’s operations and military support in Africa ‘will continue’
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has announced that Wagner Mercenary Group is to continue its operations in Africa and its troops are set to remain in place following the aborted armed [Read More…]
US women’s national soccer team set to receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs
ABC via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepares to pursue a third straight Women’s World Cup, the squad is being honored for a different fight. The team is [Read More…]
Montana judge holds state health department in contempt over transgender birth certificate law
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Montana judge permanently struck down a law making it more difficult for transgender people to change their sex on their birth certificate and held the state health department [Read More…]
Reunite with your cash: How to find out if you have unclaimed money
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across the nation, more than $20 billion is waiting to be reclaimed by citizens who may not even know they may be owed cash from “unclaimed property,” which can [Read More…]
Starbucks reiterates support of LGBTQIA2+ community amid Pride strikes
Starbucks (NEW YORK) — Amid much back-and-forth between Starbucks and some of its workers who claim the company stopped Pride decorations from being displayed in some locations, some union employees have gone on strike to [Read More…]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect; set to help millions of women
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Natasha Jackson faced what she says was pregnancy discrimination 13 years ago. She was three months pregnant with her third child when she was put on leave from her job [Read More…]
The beginning of a star-studded end: ‘Grown-ish’ star Marcus Scribner dishes on final season’s celeb guest lineup
l-R – Scribner, rapper Lil Yatchy — Freeform/Mike Taing The final season of the beloved comedy series Grown-ish begins Wednesday, but the show is determined to go out with a bang. At least that’s how actor Marcus Scribner, who plays [Read More…]
In Brief: Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Extraction 2’ killing it on Netflix, and more
Extraction 2 was the most viewed title on Netflix from June 19 to June 25, the streamer reported on Tuesday. The sequel, once again starring Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, the mercenary who survived being “clinically dead” at [Read More…]
Teenager’s death during police traffic stop sparks violent unrest in Paris suburb
Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for “calm” on Wednesday after a night of violent protests over a teenager’s death at the hands of police in a Paris [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Prigozhin thought he’d have help from Russian military, US official says
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
‘They all are washed in blood after this war’: Ex-Russian minister on Wagner-Putin conflict
ABC News (NEW YORK) — This weekend’s attempted rebellion by the Wagner Group, a Putin-packed private military company, appeared to show some serious distrust among the Russian government and its military allies. Andrei Kozyrev, a former [Read More…]