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James Gunn lays out anticipated blueprint for Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Comics universe
Gunn, Safran – Warner Bros. Discovery On Tuesday, Guardians of the Galaxy franchise writer-director turned co-CEO of DC Studios James Gunn shared his and partner Peter Safran‘s anticipated blueprint to streamline the DC Universe. Gunn [Read More…]
Providence establishes reparations program to praise and criticism
Yiming Chen/Getty Images (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Many U.S. cities are attempting to establish a reparations program in an effort to rectify economic disparity borne of slavery, and Providence, Rhode Island, is among the places moving [Read More…]
EPA vetoes controversial Alaska mining project in effort to protect salmon population
File photo – mit4711/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency has vetoed a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska. Pebble Limited Partnership, the company that would control the mine commonly known as [Read More…]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act, angering some loved ones of Buffalo massacre
Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose 86-year-old mother was killed in the May 14, 2022, mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery story, speaks at a press conference on Oct. 6, 2022, urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul [Read More…]
Man who fatally shot 13-year-old for allegedly breaking into cars arrested for murder
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jason Lewis, the man accused of shooting 13-year-old Karon Blake outside his home earlier this month, has been charged with second-degree murder while armed, according to Washington, D.C., police. Blake [Read More…]
Drug dealer convicted in deaths of three New Yorkers on same day
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images (NEW YORK) — Amanda Scher, Ross Mtangi and Julia Ghahramani were three working professionals in New York City who did not know each other but shared a deadly commonality: on the [Read More…]
At meeting, Biden to challenge McCarthy to avoid default, release detailed budget, per White House memo
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to pose two questions to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a Wednesday meeting and will challenge him to commit to avoiding [Read More…]
Santos tells House Republicans he’d recuse himself from committee assignments: Sources
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos told House Republicans during a closed door meeting on Tuesday that he would recuse himself from sitting on any committees. Santos was [Read More…]
Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration will end both the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency on May 11, the White House informed Congress on Monday night. The current public health emergency [Read More…]
Trump sues Bob Woodward for releasing audio of their interviews
Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump sued journalist Bob Woodward on Monday, claiming that the audio companion to Woodward’s book Rage improperly used recordings of his interviews with the former president. [Read More…]
“It’s about that time”: Will Smith announces he and Martin Lawrence are back for ‘Bad Boys 4’
Pablo Cuadra/WireImage In a video posted to Instagram Tuesday, Will Smith made it official: Bad Boys 4 is on. The Oscar winner recorded himself jumping into the car, teasing followers, “Yo, I got an announcement.” He [Read More…]
A sign of the times: AI “de-aging” company signs deal with major Hollywood talent agency
Metaphysic’s performance on ‘AGT’ — NBC/Trae Patton Hollywood stars have always tried to beat back the hands of time, but a new partnership could mean your favorite celebrities will stay as you remembered them forever. [Read More…]
On This Day – January 31, 1981: Blondie lands their third number one with “The Tide Is High”
On this day, January 31, 1981… Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. In [Read More…]
Suicide bomber detonates inside mosque in Pakistan, killing and wounding hundreds
KeithBinns/Getty Images (ISLAMABAD) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing and wounding hundreds of worshippers, officials said. The blast occurred at a Sunni mosque inside a major [Read More…]
Saudi death penalty use has almost doubled under rule of Mohammed bin Salman: Report
Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — The use of the death penalty under the rule of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his father, King Salman, has almost doubled [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine urged to investigate use of landmines in Izium
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Commander says Western tanks will give Ukraine battlefield ‘advantage’
ABC News (DONETSK REGION, Eastern Ukraine) — Eagerly awaiting the arrival of state-of-the-art tanks from Western allies, Ukrainian tank commander Ihor Levchenko told ABC News he’s confident that compared to the “rusty and old” contraptions [Read More…]
Ice storm slams Texas, crippling roads and closing schools
ABC News (NEW YORK) — An ice storm slamming Texas this week is crippling roads, closing schools and canceling flights. The freezing rain began Monday and is expected to last through Wednesday morning. The ice [Read More…]
Blake Lively pokes fun at husband Ryan Reynolds’ live reactions to his team’s soccer match
20th Century Studios/Walt Disney Pictures Since they were married in 2012, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have gone viral lovingly poking fun at each other over social media, and Blake has gotten the last laugh, [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Acapulco’ out at Apple TV+, and more
The premiere of Three Women, starring Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin and Blair Underwood, has been scrapped at Showtime, despite having completed production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama series is one of [Read More…]