CDC study confirms not getting updated COVID booster leaves Americans vulnerable this winter
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The new bivalent COVID booster this fall was relatively 80% effective at keeping older adults out of the hospital due to complications from the virus compared to seniors who were fully vaccinated with at least two…
Elon Musk’s Twitter sparks backlash from lawmakers, pundits over suspension of journalists
Constanza Hevia/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Elon Musk prompted backlash from lawmakers and figures across the political spectrum overnight in response to Twitter suspending the accounts of more than half a dozen journalists who cover Musk at The …
Weekend Watchlist: What’s new on streaming
Ready, set, binge! Here’s a look at some of the new movies and TV shows streaming this weekend:
Paramount+1923: Yellowstone fans, get a peek at what the Dutton clan was up to in the Roaring ’20s when Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren debut in the highly …
Premiere date for season 3 of ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ announced
Courtesy of StarzPower Book II: Ghost is coming back to Starz in 2023. The network announced that the Power sequel will officially make its return on Friday, March 17, and released a trailer teasing the twists and turns of the third season.
Season 3 w…
“Like family”: Helen Mirren on reuniting with Harrison Ford in ‘1923’
Paramount+/James Minchin IIIThe song goes “The Times They Are A-Changing” — and you could say that theme looms large in the next chapter of the Dutton family saga, which started with Paramount’s monster-hit Yellowstone and continued with 1883 on Paramo…
TikTok pushes harmful content to teens every 39 seconds, new report claims
NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new NGO report released Thursday claims TikTok’s algorithm targets “vulnerable teens” and recommends “harmful” content to them, sometimes as rapidly as every 27 to 39 seconds.
The report, from the Center for Co…
Prince William’s godmother meets with woman who accused her of racism at Buckingham Palace
ABC News(LONDON) — Prince William’s godmother apologized in-person Friday to the woman who accused her of making racist remarks at a reception at Buckingham Palace last month.
Lady Susan Hussey, a longtime lady-in-waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth …
Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since being released from Russian prison
U.S. Dept. of State(NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner thanked her family and friends and credited her faith for surviving her time in custody on Friday in her first comments since being released from a Russian prison earlier this month.
“It feels so good t…
Margot Robbie is a doll in ‘Barbie’ movie’s teaser trailer
Warner Bros. PicturesThe teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Barbie movie is here.
The first look, which debuted Friday on YouTube, features Margot Robbie as the titular Barbie in a hilarious spoof of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
“Since the beginning…
Iranian rappers voicing support for protests face regime’s crackdown
KeithBinns/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Iranian rap music has become a vehicle for criticism of the regime amid ongoing protests in the country, placing several rap stars in the crosshairs of government forces.
The protest movement sparked by the arrest …