CEO pay gap with workers widened at low-paying companies in 2021: Report
Gabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The economic recovery from a pandemic-induced downturn has prompted a surge in worker pay, especially in some low-wage sectors like leisure and hospitality, leading to pronouncements o…
Johnny Depp joins TikTok, thanks “most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters” following defamation trial verdict
MEGA/GC ImagesJohnny Depp’s fans were at the Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom all throughout his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, and following his legal victory, he’s thanking them — and those who couldn’t make it there, too.
Depp joined th…
“I can kill it” — Check out first trailer to Hulu’s ‘Predator’ film, ‘Prey’
20th Century Studios/HuluHulu has released the first trailer to Prey, its new film set centuries before the other offerings in the Predator universe.
The show centers on a young Comanche woman, played by Indigenous actress Amber Midthunder, whose trib…
Corporate America mostly silent on recent mass shootings: Experts
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas last week — which left 19 children and two teachers dead — has prompted outcry from figures across public life.
President Joe Biden and Sen. Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., usually …
Homeland Security Investigations, Boston Police warn of counterfeit goods and tickets during NBA Finals
Adam Glanzman/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Authorities from Homeland Security Investigations and the Boston Police Department are warning that there could be an uptick in counterfeit NBA goods and tickets being sold, as the series shifts to Boston for Game …
Ukrainian grain may be leaving ports — but on Russian ships, US official says
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There is evidence of Russian vessels departing “from near Ukraine with their cargo holds full of grain,” a U.S. Department of State spokesperson told ABC News on Monday night.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affa…
Sen. Chris Murphy gives updates on Senate gun negotiations, meeting with Biden at White House
Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to personally update him on ongoing gun negotiations in the Senate as lawmakers try to reach a deal t…
Wildfire erupts near LA as record-breaking heat scorches Southwest
San Bernardino County Fire Department (HESPERIA, Calif.) — A brush fire erupted Monday afternoon in Hesperia, California, leaving one burn victim and up to 50 acres of scorched land, amid record-breaking temperatures in the Southwest.
The condition o…
Play ball: Amazon drops teaser to ‘A League of Their Own’ reboot
Amazon StudiosOn Tuesday, Amazon Prime dropped a teaser to A League of Their Own, the series reboot of the late Penny Marshall’s 1992 hit starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis.
Set in a musically anachronistic choice, to Steve Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen,”…
Robert De Niro on celebrating ‘The Godfather’ turning 50, what keeps him going at nearly 79
Tribeca Film FestivalRobert De Niro turns 79 in August, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down. He’s about to launch his 21st Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday — the first non-COVID-restricted event in two years.
On top of that, his Killers of th…