Chief Justice John Roberts defends Supreme Court’s ‘highest standards of conduct,’ offers no new rules
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In his first televised public remarks since the pandemic, Chief Justice John Roberts defended the integrity of the Supreme Court in the face of slumping public approval and growing political pressure after a re…
McCarthy sends GOP negotiators to White House 8 days before potential default
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After three weeks of negotiations and eight days from a possible default, as of Wednesday there was still no breakthrough in talks to avert potential financial catastrophe as soon as June 1.
Shortly befor…
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ second season trailer teases live-action ‘Lower Decks’ crossover
Paramount+/Michael GibsonOn Wednesday, Paramount+ dropped a trailer for the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In a twist, it shows a live-action crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks, the streaming service’s offbeat, comedic animated seri…
Paramount+ will go a second round with ‘The Family Stallone’
Paramount+A week after the reality show premiered, Paramount+ announced it has renewed The Family Stallone for a second season.
The series follows Sylvester Stallone, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters Sistine, Scarlet and Sophia, as they naviga…
Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that blanketed parts of Long Island and New Jersey in cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack.
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Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 to avoid elimination
The Boston Celtics avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added
Golden Knights take 3-0 series lead with shutout win vs. Stars
The Vegas Golden Knights took a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals, defeating the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 3 on Tuesday night. Ivan Barbashev scored the second of three goals for the Golden nights
Poet Amanda Gorman criticizes book ban effort in Florida targeting Biden’s inauguration poem
Rob Carr/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — After news broke that Amanda Gorman’s historic poem “The Hill We Climb” was moved to the middle school section of a Miami-Dade school, the poet slammed efforts to restrict or censor books in schools.
“I’m gutte…
‘American Born Chinese’: A coming-of-age adventure with a twist hits Disney+
Disney/Carlos Lopez-CallejaIn the new action, coming-of-age series American Born Chinese, premiering Wednesday on Disney+, Ben Wang stars as Jin Wang, a high school sophomore hoping to start the new school year by playing some soccer and asking out his…
Oprah calls the new adaptation of ‘The Color Purple’ “a revival for joy”
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesOprah Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for 1985’s adaptation Alice Walker’s 1982 novel The Color Purple, and who produces the forthcoming big screen musical version, can’t sing enough praises of its lead, singer Fantasia…