Special counsel subpoenas secretaries of state in Michigan, Arizona
NurPhoto/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has sent additional grand jury subpoenas to the secretary of state’s offices in Michigan and Arizona — swing state…
Jackie Chan says ‘Rush Hour 4’ might happen after all
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMartial artist and action movie icon Jackie Chan has confirmed it: Rush Hour 4 is a go.
According to Variety, Chan confirmed to fans at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday that…
‘We want Paul home’: Family of former Marine held in Russia speaks out after Griner’s release
Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In celebrating WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release, President Joe Biden made a point on Thursday to say the prisoner swap was “not a choice” between Griner and Paul Whelan, the American former…
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the Best Film of the year, according to National Board of Review
Paramount PicturesAs if being the highest grossing movie of the year — and Tom Cruise’s career — wasn’t enough, Top Gun: Maverick is aces with the National Board of Review.
The New York City-based collection of film professionals, academics and movie …
DOJ asks federal judge to hold Trump team in contempt over classified documents
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has urged a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to hold former President Trump’s team in contempt of court for failing to comply fully with a May subpoena for all documents with classifica…
Multiple people injured in explosion at Iowa plant
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(MARENGO, Iowa) — Multiple people were injured in an explosion at a plant in Iowa on Thursday, hospital officials said, as crews continue to battle a massive blaze in the incident.
No fatalities were reported following the e…
Good news: ‘Murder hornets’ haven’t been seen in Washington this year
Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For the first time since 2019, the northern giant hornet hasn’t been found in Washington State.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Pest Program announced on Wedn…
How basketball stars rallied for Brittney Griner during her detention in Russia
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver celebrated the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody on Thursday and thanked the athletes who used their platforms to raise awareness about her …
Online gambling among youth worries experts, one teen says sports betting was an ‘escape’
Hispanolistic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Steve, 18, first felt the thrill of gambling at the age of 15.
His “first high” came when he won a couple hundred dollars while playing dice, he told ABC News. To speak candidly, he’s asked to be in shadow, to u…
‘Lid’ Seattle’s freeways: Idea gains council committee endorsement
Interstate 5: Before and After. For years, the group known as Lid I-5 has advocated covering the I-5 canyon to reconnect neighborhoods torn apart when the freeway was built in the 1960s. Now Seattle City Council’s Land