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Heheheh: Paramount+ releasing season 2 of ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ on 4/20
Paramount+ Paramount+ announced Wednesday that the second season of the reborn animated show Beavis and Butt-Head will return on April 20, otherwise known — to those who likely watch the show under the influence — [Read More…]
Jenna Ortega explains being “protective” of Wednesday on set of Netflix’s hit
Netflix Jenna Ortega won raves for her lead performance in Netflix’s hit Wednesday, and on Dax Shepard‘s Armchair Podcast, the actress explained how she was so “protective” of her character that she took it upon [Read More…]
US intelligence chiefs testify on China’s influence and challenges of investigating COVID-19
Getty Images/Tang Ming Tung (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Intelligence chiefs from across the U.S. government faced a grilling on Wednesday from members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the origins of COVID-19 and China’s influence in [Read More…]
Tyre Nichols case: Release of new footage delayed by court order
Getty Images/Mykola Romanovskyy (MEMPHIS) — The release of additional footage in the Tyre Nichols case has been delayed due to a court order, Memphis officials said. About 20 more hours of police video and audio [Read More…]
Mom of missing postal worker Kierra Coles wants FBI’s help: ‘I’m never gonna stop looking’
Getty Images/Nes (CHICAGO) — The mother of Chicago postal worker Kierra Coles, who mysteriously vanished more than four years ago, is hoping the FBI will take the lead in the search for her daughter. Coles [Read More…]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs sweeping education bill, to praise and protests
Getty Images/Maskot (ARKANSAS) — In a major legislative victory for Arkansas’ new governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday signed the LEARNS Act into law, making the state the latest to adopt what she calls a [Read More…]
Elon Musk publicly mocks laid-off Twitter employee with a disability. Then apologizes.
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Locked out of his work computer for more than a week, a two-year Twitter employee didn’t know whether he’d been laid off. So he asked CEO Elon [Read More…]
Nick Cannon hosting ‘Celebrity Prank Wars,’ not baby-related game show, with Kevin Hart
Casey Durkin/PEACOCK Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart recently announced a game show poking fun at Nick’s many children, but it turns out it was part of E!’s marketing plan. The prank was the network’s way of promoting its new competition [Read More…]
History Channel collaborating with Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman and Bradley Cooper for documentary projects
Momodu Mansaray/FilmMagic History Channel has snagged some Oscar-caliber talent for three separate documentaries: Academy Award winners Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner, and nominee Bradley Cooper. Cooper is executive producing FDR with Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author [Read More…]
Prince Harry, Meghan to use prince and princess titles for children Archie and Lilibet
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan’s children Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor are now using their official [Read More…]
DOJ announces finding of civil rights probe after Breonna Taylor’s killing
amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A nearly two-year civil rights investigation into the Louisville, Kentucky, police department and Louisville Metro Government, touched off by the killing of Breonna Taylor, found the city and law enforcement engaged [Read More…]
Flooding, mudslides possible as California snow melts amid another round of atmospheric rivers
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some of the regions in California buried under several feet of snow are now bracing for rapid melting due to forecasts of higher temperatures and heavy rain. Another round of [Read More…]
After Tyre Nichols’ death, Memphis passes police reforms
Frederic Genest / EyeEm/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Memphis City Council passed new police reform policies two months after the death of Tyre Nichols, who died several days after a traffic stop with Memphis [Read More…]
Suspect in random fatal stabbing of Los Angeles teen surrenders after standoff
Los Angeles Police Department (LOS ANGELES) — A man has surrendered to police after he allegedly fatally stabbed a 17-year-old at random while he was waiting to be picked up by his mother outside a [Read More…]
House Republicans say they plan to visit Jan. 6 defendants in jail
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday they are planning a visit with some defendants who are being held in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. [Read More…]
FTC’s new rule could end noncompete agreements for millions of workers
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For nearly four years, Arizona realtor Courtney Van Cott has been consumed by a legal battle involving a noncompete agreement. “You just have this cloud over you every single day,” [Read More…]
Road to the Oscars: Brian Tyree Henry reveals what he’s scared will happen if he wins
Courtesy Apple Brian Tyree Henry is on the road to the Oscars for the first time. The Causeway star is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for playing a disabled car mechanic dealing with serious emotional [Read More…]
Everything we know about the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two Americans who survived a violent kidnapping ordeal in Mexico are back in the U.S., as questions remain surrounding what happened to the two members of the group who [Read More…]
Justice Department to review Memphis Police Department following Tyre Nichols’ death
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday confirmed it has launched a review into the Memphis Police Department’s use-of-force and de-escalation policies, along with a separate review of specialized police units deployed in [Read More…]
Hershey’s unveils plant-based Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Hershey’s (NEW YORK) — Chocolate lovers who can’t eat dairy are now in luck when it comes to two beloved milk chocolate treats from Hershey’s. As more people trend toward plant-based snacks, Hershey’s launched two [Read More…]