Chris Rock breaks silence on Will Smith slap at 1st show since Oscars
Al Seib /A.M.P.A.S. via Getty ImagesChris Rock kicked off a six-show set Wednesday at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre, his first performances since Will Smith walked onto the stage and slapped him at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony over a joke about Smith’s wife, Jad…
Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slapping Chris Rock, Academy says
Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesWill Smith refused to leave the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday after slapping comedian Chris Rock, according to the Academy.
“Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated,” the Academy said in a statement on Wednes…
COVID cases tick upward in King, Snohomish Counties; statewide still trending downward
Ukrainians try to rescue exotic animals from abandoned zoo
VitalyMukhanov/Facebook(KYIV) — A group of Ukrainian volunteers are attempting to rescue animals from a private zoo near the capital that was abandoned after the Russian army bombed and occupied the area.
Vitaly Mukhanov told ABC News that he had vol…
Switching to clean energy would save over 100,000 US lives, American Lung Association reports
AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If the United States switched completely to cleaner energy vehicles and power plants, it would not only benefit the environment but also save an estimated 110,000 lives and $1.2 trillion in health cost…
Final Four ticket prices skyrocket as Coach K nears retirement
Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With four perennial powerhouse teams set to play and a legendary coach prepared to end his career win or lose, this weekend’s Final Four showdowns of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are casting March Madness on…
Ivermectin does not reduce risk of hospitalization for COVID-19: Study
Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The antiparasitic drug ivermectin did not reduce the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a large study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Ivermectin was p…
House Jan. 6 committee faces time crunch ahead of public hearings
ak_phuong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is facing a time crunch as investigators scramble to piece together former President Donald Trump’s words and actions on Jan. 6, Rep. Jamie Raskin,…
Less than 20% of Russian troops around Kyiv are ‘repositioning’: Pentagon on Day 35
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Over the last 24 hours, the Pentagon has seen “less than 20%” of the Russian troops that had been around Kyiv moving northward as they “reposition” into Belarus so they can be re-equipped for possible action …
“I can’t really wrap my head around this” — Norman Reedus and Greg Nicotero on last shooting day on ‘The Walking Dead’
Barry King/Getty ImagesThe Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero took to social media with star Norman Reedus to reflect on Wednesday’s last shooting day of the series.
The finale had been bumped a few days because Reedus suffered a concussio…