Ukrainians endure power outages amid Russian strikes on infrastructure
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) — As darkness descends on the Ukrainian capital, the consequences of the waves of Russian missile strikes against critical energy infrastructure become apparent.
There’s no street lighting in many places a…
Planned Parenthood CEO reflects on abortion ballot election results
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Abortion rights groups claimed victory after the majority of voters in three states, California, Vermont and Michigan, passed ballot measures that protected a woman’s reproductive rights while a majority of voters in Kentucky and …
Jan. 6 committee pushes back after Pence says he won’t testify
John Lamparski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said this week that he’s not going to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee, claiming that doing so would violate the separation of powers between Congress and the White Ho…
Bradley Cooper reportedly in the driver’s seat as Bullitt for Steven Spielberg
Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesThe classic 1968 action drama Bullitt is getting an update for director Steven Spielberg, and Deadline reports he’s put Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper in the driver’s seat.
The trade reports Cooper will succeed the l…
WNBA star Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russian region of Mordovia
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has been taken to penal colony IK-2 in the Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said in a statement Thursday.
Griner is nearing her ninth month in detention afte…
Fan community survey reveals Marvel fans “overwhelmed” by so much content
Getty Images for Walt Disney PicturesWith so much content out there to stream and stan, the platform Fandom asked 5,000 of its global community of some 300 million monthly users what they think about their favorite content, from Star Wars to The Sex Li…
Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect expected to plead guilty: Mayor
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(BUFFALO) — Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown appeared to confirm reports Thursday that Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect Payton Gendron is expected to plead guilty during a court appearance scheduled for …
Taylor Swift ticket debacle renews calls to split up Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Ticketmaster is pulling the plug on the general-public ticket sale for Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour that was set to take place Friday, Nov. 18.
The company tweeted Thursday: “Due to extraordinarily high demands on tic…
Watch teaser trailer for Pixar’s ‘Elemental’
Disney/PixarIn the teaser trailer released Thursday for the upcoming film Elemental, Pixar introduces its new world that centers around the four elements — fire, air, earth and water — and what happens when their respective residents live together.
Th…
Footage of Black man’s beating in custody draws outrage, state investigation
Camden County Detention Center/Courtesy of Attorney Harry Daniels(CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga.) — Security footage that shows a group of police officers in Georgia beating a 41-year-old Black man in custody has drawn community outrage. Civil rights attorney Har…