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Jay Leno reveals he suffered broken bones in motorcycle accident
CNBC He recently suffered serious burns in a garage mishap, but Jay Leno isn’t giving himself a break: He revealed to the Las Vegas Review Journal that he had a pretty gnarly motorcycle accident just [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ climbing all-time box office chart, and more
James Cameron’s Avatar sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, is now the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time, collecting $2.054 billion as of Thursday. It moves past 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, which grossed $2.052 billion. [Read More…]
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ marks 20th anniversary with original guests George Clooney, Snoop Dogg and Coldplay
ABC/Randy Holmes Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday celebrated the 20th anniversary of his ABC late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with a primetime special featuring George Clooney, Snoop Dogg and Coldplay — the same lineup that appeared on the show when it premiered [Read More…]
House GOP opens up amendment process for first time in seven years, allowing debate and delay
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For the first time in nearly seven years, the House on Thursday brought legislation to the floor under a “modified-open rule” — a change that leads to [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/26/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte 111, Chicago 96 Detroit 130, Brooklyn 122 New York 120 Boston 117 (OT) Cleveland 113, Houston 95 Dallas 99, [Read More…]
Senior FDA official resigns in wake of 2022 infant formula shortage, acknowledges FDA communication breakdowns
RyanJLane/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, Frank Yiannas, has announced he is resigning from his post. His departure comes in the wake of last year’s infant formula shortage, throughout [Read More…]
Support grows for a new approach to COVID vaccine schedule, as proposed by FDA
Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A panel of public health experts for the Food and Drug Administration convened for an all-day meeting on Thursday to discuss whether the U.S. is ready to start treating COVID [Read More…]
Jason Segel talks new Apple TV+ series ‘Shrinking’
Apple TV+ The new Apple TV+ series Shrinking is a comedy…about grief. Jason Segel plays a dad grieving the loss of his wife in show, which is out Friday. Grief might not be the first thing you think [Read More…]
Top Islamic State leader killed in U.S. raid in Somalia, officials say
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A risky military ground raid by U.S. special operations forces on a cave complex in northern Somalia on Wednesday night killed Bilal al-Sudani, a top leader and organizer with the Islamic [Read More…]
Sister of American on trial in Russia: ‘Please bring my brother home’
ABC News (HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — With her older brother now on trial in Moscow after being held in a Russian detention center for more than a year, each day is a struggle for Margaret Aaron [Read More…]
Kemp declares state of emergency after protests, mobilizes National Guard
Benjamin Hendren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to ongoing protests in downtown Atlanta. Kemp ordered the state’s defense department to mobilize up [Read More…]
Remains found positively identified as missing 4-year-old girl in Oklahoma
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CYRIL, Okla.) — Remains found last week amid the search for a missing 4-year-old girl in Oklahoma have been confirmed to be those of the child, authorities said. Athena Brownfield was reported [Read More…]
California massacres suggest phenomenon of ‘mass shooting contagion’: Experts
LEREXIS/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Following four California mass shootings in the span of eight days that left 25 people dead and 17 injured, some gun violence researchers said they’re concerned that a phenomenon known [Read More…]
California to deliver more water to cities after heavy rain storms
David McNew/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — January’s record rain and snowfall on the West Coast has had a positive side effect for over 27 million California residents. California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Thursday [Read More…]
James Gunn to fans of CW’s canceled ‘Doom Patrol’ and ‘Titans’: It wasn’t me
Warner Bros. Discovery Fans of the CW DC Comics-based shows Doom Patrol and Titans might have been surprised to find out that the shows won’t be back for fifth seasons, but they might also be [Read More…]
Tyre Nichols: a timeline of the investigation into his death
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Jan. 7, 2023: Tyre Nichols pulled over Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was pulled over by police for alleged reckless driving. According to Nichols’ mother, Rowvaughn Wells, Tyre [Read More…]
FDA says new process is needed for regulating CBD products due to risks
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will not review or allow the marketing of cannabidiol, or CBD, products as food items or dietary supplements. Up until [Read More…]
Record number of deaths in US from cardiovascular disease early in pandemic: Report shows
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New data from the American Heart Association highlights the major impact COVID-19 had on cardiovascular health and death rates during the first year of the pandemic. At least 928,741 [Read More…]
What to know about severance pay amid high-profile layoffs
Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Continued recession fears and a cascade of tech industry layoffs have drawn renewed attention to severance packages, the compensation offered to some departing employees. Severance packages, which range widely [Read More…]
Nielsen numbers: ‘Stranger Things’ the most-watched streaming show in 2022; Disney+’s ‘Encanto’ the most-streamed movie
Netflix With January nearly over, Nielsen is looking back to 2022 and noted Stranger Things was the most-watched show of the year in the U.S. According to numbers quoted by Variety, Americans took in some [Read More…]