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Photo: Rob Lewine On Thursday evening at the Norman Lear Center in Los Angeles, a collection of television shows will be hailed for their ability to “inform, educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives.” Original Saturday Night Live cast member Laraine Newman will host the Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health & Society’s Sentinel […]
Ahmaud Arbery, Courtesy Arbery family (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — The three Georgia men convicted in the 2020 killing of 25-year-old jogger Ahmaud Arbery are in court Thursday to ask for a new trial in the murder case. One of the men, Travis McMichael, claimed that he and his father suspected Arbery — who had been jogging through the neighborhood — […]
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour Beyoncé is set to appear in her hometown with Vice President Kamala Harris during a planned rally in Houston, Texas, on Friday, according to two sources with Harris’ presidential campaign. The musician was thought to be on the program for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, but despite […]
Gary Gershoff/WireImage (NEWPORT, R.I.) — Five-time major champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova and Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men’s doubles pairing in history, were named to the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on Thursday. They will be inducted Aug. 23 at the Hall of Fame in Newport, […]
Courtesy Omar Rodriguez (NASSAU, Bahamas) — Search efforts have been suspended for a 66-year-old woman who fell overboard on a Taylor Swift-themed cruise Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. The Coast Guard previously said they were assisting with the search, which was being led by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force. “We were informed […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Cory Martin wanted to know how to cover up a grisly crime and dispose of a murder victim’s dismembered body, he turned to television, watching “The First 48” and “Dexter” for tips, according to federal prosecutors. “The defendant directed Witness-1 to watch the television show Dexter with him […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On a recent Sunday night in Virginia, Henrico County registrar Mark Coakley was waiting for the start of the Cowboys-Steelers NFL game that was delayed due to inclement weather. Coakley was scanning X, formerly known as Twitter, when he came across a post by the platform’s billionaire owner, Elon […]
Chris Hemsworth, star of Marvel’s Thor and Avengers films, is in talks to play the titular character in Disney’s upcoming Prince Charming movie, according to Variety. Plot details have yet to be revealed, including whether the film will be live or animated. Wonka filmmaker Paul King is set to direct. Disney is the parent company […]
jfmdesign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dozens of people across the U.S. have contracted E. coli traced to ingredients in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. As a result, McDonald’s announced it has proactively removed two ingredients from stores across two impacted regions, but the company’s leadership team has […]
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Boeing machinists on Wednesday rejected a new contract proposal that would’ve ended a weekslong work stoppage against the embattled aerospace company — and the union said the strike will go on. Sixty-four percent of workers voted to reject the new contract, according to the International Association of Machinists […]
