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Iranian woman defying hijab law says there’s ‘no turning back’ despite ‘morality police’ resuming patrols
Jose Antonio Caravaca/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iran’s “morality police,” are again patrolling the streets to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab law, nearly a year after widespread protests erupted following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa [Read More…]
Missing paddleboarder found dead in pond on Martha’s Vineyard, police say
Google Maps (MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass.) — The body of a missing paddleboarder was recovered from a pond in Martha’s Vineyard on Monday morning, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said. Divers for the MSP Underwater Recovery [Read More…]
Former Columbia University OB-GYN sentenced to 20 years for sexual abuse conviction
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Robert Hadden, the former Columbia University gynecologist who prosecutors said “abused his position of power to assault patient after patient, year after year,” was sentenced Monday to 20 years [Read More…]
DeSantis’ staff addresses campaign concerns at donor retreat amid strategy change: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (PARK CITY, Utah) — Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a two-day retreat in Park City, Utah, where, sources said, senior campaign staffers briefed top donors on the state of [Read More…]
Amazon Studios drops teaser trailer to ‘The Boys’ spinoff ‘Gen V’
Amazon Studios On Monday, July 24, Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television dropped the teaser trailer to its The Boys spinoff Gen V. The series, which debuts globally on Friday, September 29, centers on the [Read More…]
‘Abbott Elementary’ star William Stanford Davis shows off residual check worth a nickel in strike-supporting post
ABC/Matt Sayles On Abbott Elementary, William Stanford Davis brings the funny as sarcastic custodian Mr. Davis, but he wasn’t laughing in a new Instagram post educating people about the life of a working actor. “I’ve [Read More…]
‘The Flash’ runs to the top of Vudu’s streaming charts
© 2023 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC It seems that moviegoers were just waiting for The Flash to come to streaming. Despite early positive word of mouth, the movie starring embattled actor Ezra Miller as [Read More…]
Meet Ice Cube as Superfly in a new clip from ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Rapper/actor Ice Cube is fly — literally — in a just-released clip from the upcoming animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The clip shows a surprised Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo and Leonardo [Read More…]
AMC and IMAX thank fans for record post-pandemic “Barbenheimer” weekend
Warner Bros. Pictures – Universal Pictures With Barbie and Oppenheimer racking up an explosive weekend at the box office — with a combined debut of more than $300 million in the U.S. alone — theater chain AMC and large [Read More…]
Israel approves divisive judicial overhaul, weakening court’s power amid pro-democracy protests
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved the key part of a divisive judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Part of the plan — which was proposed as a sweeping [Read More…]
Coast Guard searching for cruise passenger who jumped overboard off Florida coast
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a Carnival cruise ship, officials said. The 30-year-old went overboard on Sunday morning while the Carnival Elation was [Read More…]
US heat wave lingers in Southwest, intensifies in Midwest: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A deadly heat wave that has persisted for weeks continues to grip a swath of the United States. The National Weather Service has issued heat alerts that are in effect [Read More…]
Gilgo Beach murders: Police dig up suspect’s backyard as search for evidence continues
WABC (MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.) — Police are digging up the Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect’s backyard as the search for evidence continues. A backhoe was brought to Rex Heuermann’s suburban Massapequa Park, Long Island, [Read More…]
In fight for World Cup title, US Women’s National Team focuses on mental health
Hannah Peters/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. Women’s National Team tries for a history-making third consecutive World Cup, the team’s focus will also be on a critically important cause, mental health. The cause [Read More…]
Ryan Reynolds turns ALF into a pitchman for everything
Courtesy Maximum Effort Though his company Maximum Effort, Ryan Reynolds has given a new job to a throwback ’80s TV star: ALF. The furry, wisecracking alien life form from the planet Melmac who appeared on [Read More…]
Jill Zarin teases celebrity-packed guest list for Hamptons luncheon and more
BRENDA B. PHOTOGRAPHY Jill Zarin‘s luxury luncheon is back — and bigger than ever! The former Real Housewives of New York star is gearing up to host her annual Hamptons Luxury Luncheon which benefits thyroid cancer research [Read More…]
‘Bachelor’ alum Raven Gates welcomes second child on her birthday
Raymond Hall/GC Images Bachelor alum Raven Gates got quite the birthday present on Sunday — the birth of her second child with Adam Gottschalk. Sharing a video of herself walking into the hospital in an Instagram Story, Raven wrote, “Literal BIRTHday.” [Read More…]
Kevin Spacey’s UK sex assault case now in jury’s hands
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The fate of Oscar winner Kevin Spacey is now in the hands of a U.K. jury. Variety notes that the 12-person panel in the actor’s sex assault trial have begun deliberations, after [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Haunted Mansion’ director wants to remake ‘The Wiz’, and more
Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien says one of his dream projects is a remake of Sidney Lumet‘s 1978 musical The Wiz. “I want to make The Wiz so bad,” the filmmaker told the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con for Collider’s “Directors on Directing” panel. “Oh [Read More…]
Israel approves divisive judicial overhaul amid protests
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved the key part of a divisive judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Part of the plan — which was proposed as a sweeping [Read More…]