Evan Gershkovich’s sister speaks out as Biden says US ‘serious’ about prisoner swap
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Danielle Gershkovich, the sister of detained Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, said Thursday she is heartened by efforts to keep his case in the spotlight, even as while dealing with his being held…
“We are being victimized”: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher blasts studios after Hollywood strike vote
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesAs an actress and author, Fran Drescher was never one to mince words, and as the president of SAG-AFTRA, she had some choice ones Thursday afternoon for Hollywood studios’ offers to try — in vain, as it turns out — to avoid …
Official describes video of Michael Burham’s prison escape: ‘Like a spider’
Jamestown Police Department(WARREN, Pa.) — As the manhunt for suspected murderer and “self-taught survivalist,” Michael Burham stretched into its seventh day Thursday in the northeast Pennsylvania woods, an official who viewed surveillance video of th…
Serial rape suspect Matthew Nilo ordered to pay $50,000 additional bail
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Manhattan attorney Matthew Nilo — who is accused of a string of sexual assaults against women in Boston 15 years ago — was ordered to pay $50,000 in additional bail Thursday, on top of the $…
SAG-AFTRA national board votes to approve strike
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesThe national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, voted Thursday to go on strike, summoning its 160,000 members to hit the picket lines, union official…
SAG-AFTRA national board votes to approve strike
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted Thursday to go on strike, summoning its 160,000 members to hit the picket lines, union …
DOJ launches probe into Fulton County jails in Georgia amid allegations of inmate abuse, neglect
YinYang/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has launched a civil investigation into the Fulton County, Georgia, jail system following a series of reports of inmate abuse and neglect, including the Sept….
Democrats unveil new effort to rescue the Equal Rights Amendment
Alex Edelman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Congressional Democrats on Thursday unveiled a new push to make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri introduced a joint resolut…
‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ dropping new episodes August 2
LucasfilmOn Thursday, July 13, Lucasfilm and Disney+ announced that six new episodes of its kid-skewing cartoon Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures will debut on August 2.
The first batch of seven shows following the adventures of the Jedi-in-training dr…
Cannabis-related ED visits increased among young Americans during COVID pandemic: CDC
pablohart/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Emergency department visits involving cannabis increased for children, teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, new federal data suggests.
A report published Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control …