Paul Sorvino, ‘Goodfellas’ actor and Mira Sorvino’s dad, has died at 83
BETTMANN/CONTRIBUTOR via GETTY IMAGESPaul Sorvino, known for his role as mobster Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas, as well as for being the father of actress Mira Sorvino, has died at age 83.
Sorvino’s publicist Roger Neal confirmed the news and released a…
Vice President Harris hammers ‘outrageous’ abortion ruling
John Sommers/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday lambasted last month’s Supreme Court ruling scrapping constitutional protections for abortion access and highlighted state laws restricting or banning the…
First trailer for ‘Till’ debuts on what would have been Emmett Till’s 81st birthday
Lynsey Weatherspoon / Orion Pictures © 2022 ORION PICTURES RELEASING LLC. All Rights Reserved.The first trailer for the movie Till was released Monday on what would have been Emmett Till’s 81st birthday.
The biopic, from director Chinonye Chukwu, foll…
More cities may bring back mask mandates as COVID cases rise
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cities and counties throughout the United States are considering reinstating mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise.
In Los Angeles County, 8,091 new infections were repo…
Woman shot by police after firing handgun inside Dallas Love Field Airport
cbarnesphotography/Getty Images(DALLAS) — A 37-year-old woman was shot by police after allegedly firing a handgun inside Dallas Love Field Airport Monday morning, police said.
The shooting took place near a ticket counter and the woman was apparently…
Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park grows to nearly 17,000 acres
DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A California wildfire cutting a path of destruction through a tinderbox of vegetation and tough terrain near Yosemite National Park grew overnight to nearly 17,000 acres, state fire officials said Monday.
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Former GOP congressman arrested on insider trading charges
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former GOP Rep. Steve Buyer was arrested Monday on insider trading charges.
According to the complaint, Buyer, who has done consulting work since leaving Congress in 2011, “misappropriated material non-public inform…
More than 52 million people on East Coast under threat for severe thunderstorms
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As the heat hovering over much of the country continues, residents on the East Coast will soon have another extreme weather event to contend with: severe storms.
More than 52 million people living along the Interstate 95 corridor…
Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous community in Canada over church’s role in boarding school abuse
Cole Burston/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Pope Francis offered a long-sought apology to the Indigenous community in Canada on Monday over the Catholic church’s role in the generational abuse they suffered at Indigenous residential schools for nearly 150 y…
Martha Stewart mourns pet peacocks that were “devoured” by coyotes
ABC/Peter YangMartha Stewart is mourning the death of six of her pet peacocks.
Over the weekend, the business woman took to Instagram to shared a clip of one of the beautiful birds with its colorful feathers fully extended and wrote, “RIP beautiful B…