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Oprah Winfrey Network finds new home on Max
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Max, formerly known as HBO Max, announced that many of the original series that were part of the Oprah Winfrey Network have been made available on its streaming platform. Shows featured on the OWN [Read More…]
George Romero’s ‘Twilight of the Dead’ reportedly coming back to life
Albert L. Ortega/WireImage Horror legend George A. Romero may have died in 2017, but most appropriately, the father of the zombie movie genre’s final project will breathe again. Deadline reports the project from the director [Read More…]
George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and more donate big to SAG-AFTRA Emergency Assistance Program
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images On Wednesday, August 2, actor Courtney B. Vance, president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, announced the organization has raised more than $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial [Read More…]
Nicole Kidman, Zoe Saldaña spy series ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ scores record debut for Paramount+
Paramount+/Greg Lewis Special Ops: Lioness, the military spy thriller from Yellowstone hitmaker Taylor Sheridan, debuted with a bang. The series starring executive producers Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman delivered nearly 6 million total viewers across [Read More…]
Germantown, Tennessee, employee put on leave after human error partially caused water crisis
WATN (TENNESSEE)– Germantown, Tennessee, has placed a city employee on administrative leave after a diesel spill contaminated the town’s water supply and left some residents without access to clean tap water for over a week. [Read More…]
Police search for teen in fatal stabbing of NYC dancer O’Shae Sibley
Courtesy Ja’Michael De’Shawn (NEW YORK)– NYPD detectives are looking for a 17-year-old in connection with Saturday night’s fatal stabbing of dancer O’Shae Sibley at a gas station in Brooklyn. The 17-year-old has a history of [Read More…]
Supporters urge officials to exonerate Christina Boyer, ‘poltergeist girl’ convicted of killing 3-year-old daughter
ABC News Studios (NEW YORK) — As a teenager in the mid-1980s, Christina Boyer became a media sensation after she and her family claimed she possessed the ability to move objects with her mind. She [Read More…]
Body recovered from New York City creek identified as Goldman Sachs analyst
Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A body recovered from a New York City creek has been identified as a 27-year-old Goldman Sachs analyst, according to police. The remains of John Castic were discovered [Read More…]
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death, jury says
Izzet Keribar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal jury has sentenced Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers to death. All 12 jurors had to agree to impose the death penalty. Otherwise, Bowers would have been [Read More…]
Pence on Trump indictment: ‘I wish it didn’t come to this’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (INDIANA)– Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday weighed in more extensively on the indictment of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, saying, “I wish it didn’t come to this.” “It [Read More…]
What buyers are doing to win a home in a competitive real estate market
Courtesy Dylan McCarty (NEW JERSEY)– The lack of available homes on the market is near historic lows, sparking fierce bidding wars in cities across the country – and prompting many buyers to get creative with [Read More…]
The Rock and Will Smith joining Kevin Hart for the season finale of ‘Hart to Heart’
Peacock Kevin Hart‘s pals Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Will Smith will be joining him on the August 3rd finale of Peacock’s Hart to Heart. Peacock revealed to the media some clips of the chat, which sees Will sharing how he nearly passed [Read More…]
Robert Downey Jr. giving away his ‘Dream Cars’ for charity
Courtesy Max Robert Downey Jr. is taking an already worthwhile effort and doubling down. The Marvel movie and Oppenheimer star recently launched Downey’s Dream Cars on Max, in which he re-engineers some classic vehicles in [Read More…]
‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ cast, creator on the show’s final season
Disney/Natalie Cass Step into the future, but hold onto High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The Disney+ series comes to an end with its fourth season, which drops August 9. Ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike, its cast [Read More…]
Jamie Foxx says he “would have lost my life” without sister Deidra in sweet birthday message
ABC As he continues to recover from the medical complication he suffered in April, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx took some time out to shout out one of his sisters, Deidra Dixon, on her birthday, and [Read More…]
Charges filed in the death of ‘Everwood’ star Treat Williams
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images The Vermont State Police has announced it has charged a Dorset resident in the June 12 motor vehicle accident that took the life of Everwood star Treat Williams. According to the press [Read More…]
Trailer for second season of ‘Loki’ breaks records for Disney+
Marvel Studios The first trailer for the second season of Marvel Studios’ Loki, released Monday, July 31, has become the biggest online trailer debut ever for any series on Disney+ with 80 million views, according [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Disenchantment’ gets fifth and final season for Netflix, and more
Apple TV+ has canceled Suspicion after one season, according to Deadline. The thriller series, a remake of Israeli drama series False Flag, followed five ordinary Brits accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul and embark [Read More…]
‘Horrific’ early morning attack by 4 large dogs leaves man in his 70’s dead in middle of the road
Merten Snijders/Getty Images (HAWAII) — Four large dogs have attacked and killed a man in his 70’s in an early morning “unprovoked” attack in the middle of the road that police are calling “horrific.” The [Read More…]
1 dead, 9 injured after wrong-way vehicle crash on Maryland highway, police say
PNC/Getty Images (MARYLAND) — A woman died and nine others were injured after a vehicle travelling the wrong way on Maryland’s Capital Beltway caused a multi-vehicle accident late Tuesday, Maryland State Police said. The preliminary [Read More…]