Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years on federal charges for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
Jason Marz/Getty Images(St. PAUL, Minn.) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the death of George Floyd.
He had previously pleaded not guilty to the cha…
‘Thor’ battle “sisters” Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson go viral with ‘Clueless’ tribute photo
Marvel StudiosNatalie Portman and Tessa Thompson had a little throwback fun during a Thor: Love and Thunder press day Wednesday by channeling, respectively, Clueless characters Cher Horowitz and Dionne Davenport.
Portman perfectly matched Alicia Silve…
‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour says he called Ryan Reynolds after the ‘Hellboy’ reboot bombed
Netflix(NOTE LANGUAGE) While his career is going strong now, with the Stranger Things phenomenon, actor David Harbour wasn’t so sure after his 2019 reboot of Hellboy flopped.
Back then, he tells GQ, he reached out to another star whose career had suff…
Abortion trigger law goes into effect in Mississippi, where the case that overturned Roe v. Wade originated
ilbusca/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) — A so-called trigger law on abortion went into effect Thursday in Mississippi, the state where the case that overturned Roe v. Wade originated.
Under the new law, anyone who performs or attempts to perform an abo…
After parade shooting, GoFundMe says it seeks to verify donations amid scam risks
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens more at an Independence Day parade outside Chicago on Monday, thousands turned to the online platform GoFundMe to donate money to the victims — the latest ex…
‘The Godfather’ star James Caan dead at 82
Bob Riha Jr/WireImageJames Caan, the actor who was perhaps best known for his iconic role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, has died. He was 82.
A tweet from Caan’s account on Thursday read, “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passin…
Texas immigration initiative ‘Operation Lone Star’ being probed for potential federal civil rights violations
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)– The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Texas’ “Operation Lone Star” border security initiative for potential civil rights violations, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
The operation, a Texas Dep…
After Johnson resignation, Biden says US-UK ‘special relationship’ remains ‘strong’
Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a new statement following the resignation of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President Joe Biden on Thursday stressed “the special relationship” between the U.S. and U.K. “remains s…
“Let justice be done, ’til the heavens fall”: AMC releases trailer to final six episodes of ‘Better Call Saul’
AMCOn Thursday, AMC dropped the trailer for the six-episode swan song of Better Call Saul.
The moody, black-and-white snippet, set to Fred Neil’s “Little Bit of Rain,” is more of a celebration of the Emmy-winning Breaking Bad prequel series. It gives …
Amid gun violence, US Marshals going after ‘trigger pullers,’ director says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In his first network interview, the director of the United States Marshals Service told ABC News the U.S. Marshals Service is focusing on “trigger pullers” — repeat offenders who shoot and kill.
Director Ronald Davis told ABC …