Kerry Washington makes her ‘Simpsons’ debut on Sunday as Bart’s new teacher
ABC — THE SIMPSONS © 2022 by 20th TelevisionEmmy nominee Kerry Washington’s character will have her hands full on The Simpsons. The Scandal vet will be playing troublemaker Bart’s teacher starting on Sunday.
Washington’s Rayshelle Peyton will replac…
Should a new I-5 interstate bridge include light rail? Disagreement could threaten a $1B in federal funding.
[A lengthy planning process is in motion to replace the aging, seismically unfit Interstate Bridge between Vancouver, WA and Portland OR (Photo: Ryan Harris, Northwest Newsradio)
Textbook publishers left in the dark after Florida rejects long list of books
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Textbook publishers say they have been left in the dark about why their mathematics books were rejected by the Florida Department of Education, with the state claiming the textbooks sought to “indoctrinate” studen…
‘Bright’ sequel, Nat Geo show reportedly stung by Will Smith’s Oscars slap
“Bright” — Netflix/Matt KennedyWill Smith’s Oscar night slap continues to reverberate through his career.
Bloomberg reports Netflix has “abandoned” a sequel to the 2017 fantasy film Bright, in which Smith starred an LAPD officer dealing with a litera…
Victims of California wildfires fight to rebuild lost forests through sawmills, seeds
Robert LeBlanc/Getty Images(GREENVILLE, Calif.) — From seed to sawmill, residents from Greenville, California, are pulling up their sleeves to rebuild their community after it was turned into ashes by the Dixie fire in July 2021.
The community will u…
Online event tackles ‘toxic polarization’ through conversation
William Whitehurst/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the midterm elections inch closer and political conversations heat up, one organization is hoping to bring people together despite their differences.
America Talks, in partnership with Gannett and USA To…
Ellen Pompeo defends Katherine Heigl’s past remarks on the “crazy” schedule of Grey’s Anatomy
Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images(NOTE LANGUAGE) Ellen Pompeo is opening up about the time commitment Grey’s Anatomy has required over the years, and her former co-star Katherine Heigl’s previous remarks about it….
Here’s why Zendaya won’t be attending the Met Gala this year
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesThose of us hoping for an iconic Met Gala moment from Zendaya this year are out of luck.
The actress revealed to Extra that she won’t be attending the May 2 soiree, marking the second year she’s missed the me…
Mom dumped in son’s hockey bag had throat slashed, asked suspect to leave multiple times
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The New York City mother of two whose body was found inside a duffel bag had asked her alleged killer to leave her house “multiple times” before she was stabbed to death, according to prosecutors.
The suspect, handyman David Bonol…
Civil rights leaders to speak at Patrick Lyoya’s funeral
Scott Olson/Getty Images(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Nearly three weeks after the killing of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, his family, friends and activists are coming together to celebrate his life and call for justice in his death.
His funeral will take pl…