Employees of Kentucky candle factory destroyed by deadly tornado file new lawsuit
Heather Paul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The owner of a Kentucky candle factory that was destroyed in a deadly tornado last year is facing another lawsuit from workers alleging they were threatened with termination if they left before the disaster struc…
How companies are making single-use period products more sustainable
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Every year, an estimated 45 billion menstrual products are used around the world, with each person who menstruates generating more than 400 pounds of waste in their lifetime, according to an article from Plastic …
Terrence Howard reiterates plans to retire: “This is the end for me”
Unique Nicole/WireImageTerrence Howard’s starring role in The Best Man: The Final Chapters may possibly be his last hurrah in Hollywood.
During a red carpet event for the upcoming Peacock series, he told Entertainment Tonight that the show marks the e…
Officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back sentenced
Stephen Maturen/GETTY IMAGES(NEW YORK) — J. Alexander Kueng, a former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back during the fatal May 2020 arrest, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday.
Kueng, 29, had pleaded guilty to one co…
“It’s wild!”: Joshua Bassett talks starring in ‘Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again’
Courtesy Disney+Joshua Bassett says it’s “wild” he’s bringing the world of Night at the Museum to kids who are as young as he was when he first saw the movies in theaters.
Night at the Museum, starring Ben Stiller, premiered December 17, 2006.
Basset…
After being flamed, Jennifer Lawrence walks back her comments on being the “first” female action movie star
Lionsgate/Murray CloseAfter catching fire online from thousands of movie fans, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence has walked back comments she made about fronting action movies as a woman.
“I remember when I was doing Hunger Games, nobody had ever pu…
Jill Biden, Fauci urge seniors to get COVID booster before holidays: ‘Don’t wait’
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday urged older Americans to get their bivalent COVID-19 shots now in order to be protected in time for the holiday season.
“These moments seem even more precious now knowing what it’…
Al Roker home from hospital following second blood clot scare
NBC/Helen HealeyAl Roker is now recovering at home following his second hospitalization for blood clots in recent months.
The beloved weatherman and Today personality was feted by his co-hosts Friday morning, who gave viewers an update on his conditio…
What Kyrsten Sinema’s party switch means for Senate Democrats
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Democrats had barely a few days to enjoy their 51-seat majority in the Senate until Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday morning she was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an…
‘I’m D.B. Cooper.’ Skagit County man says he’s the legendary hijacker in new film
In the film now playing on demand and on a handful of local screens, 70-year-old Rodney Lewis Bonnifield says he’s the guy who jumped out of a Boeing 727 in 1971, disappearing with $200,000 in ransom money.