Columbia River locals prefer light rail across replacement I-5 bridge
Bridge program leaders presented the bi-state legislative committee with the two “locally-preferred” alternatives, which add light rail to bus rapid transit to the trek between Vancouver and Portland. Program manager, John Willis, says light rail capacity allows
Northeast counties reach high COVID-19 risk level, meeting threshold for recommended indoor mask-use
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Although COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations rates have been steadily on the rise across the United States, nowhere have the increases been more significant than in the Northeast.
Across the New England and …
Supreme Court leak probe likely to focus on justices, clerks, and staff
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The extraordinary leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade has triggered an equally extraordinary whodunnit focused on a small universe of court employees who have regular access to the i…
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ conjures $36 million from sneak peeks; $85 million+ overseas
Marvel StudiosCall it box office magic: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scored some $36 million from sneak peek screenings in the U.S. alone on Thursday.
The film from Marvel Studios officially opened Friday.
The sequel, starring Benedict…
Glenn Close on her challenging role on Apple TV+’s ‘Tehran’
Apple TV+Season two of the Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran debuts today, with Glenn Close joining the cast as a Western woman Western woman living in Iran who has “a lot of secrets,” which she tells ABC Audio is what attracted her to the character.
Says…
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker pleads not guilty
Netflix/Mathieu BittonTwenty-three-year-old Isiah Lee, the man cops say tackled Dave Chappelle onstage at The Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, has pleaded not guilty to the four misdemeanor charges against him.
Lee is being held on $30,000 bail, and a judge…
CDC investigating 109 mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases, including 5 deaths
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — At least 109 children have been sickened — including five who have died — from mysterious cases of hepatitis with an unknown cause, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Rep…
‘This Is Us’ star Chris Sullivan and wife expecting baby #2
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesThis Is Us star Chris Sullivan and his wife, Rachel Sullivan, are expecting their second child.
“We have wrapped my final scenes for #thisisus. What an incredible 6 years these have been,” the 41-year-old actor shared Thursday on…
Vegadelphia files lawsuit against Dunkin’, Beyond Meat for trademark violation on plant-based breakfast sandwich
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia-based vegan food company is accusing Dunkin’ and Beyond Meat of stealing its slogan.
The donut chain and the plant-based meat giant partnered a few years ago to create a vegan breakfast sand…
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — An administrative law judge in Georgia on Friday ruled that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on the ballot for the state’s 14th Congressional District following a challenge to her reelection candidacy…