UW regents agree to divest from fossil fuel holdings
PHOTO: Chalk art on UW campus demands the university cut financial ties with companies that profit from carbon-emitting fuels. (Credit: Institutional Climate Action UW Chapter)
Halle Bailey grows up as the star of ‘The Little Mermaid’: “I had come out of this cocoon with Ariel”
The Walt Disney CompanyHalle Bailey has enjoyed musical success with her older sister Chloe as the duo Chloe x Halle, and now she feels she’s maturing as a woman with her starring role in The Little Mermaid.
Bailey portrays the underwater Disney princ…
Brendan Fraser talks being “disappointed” by ‘Batgirl’ being shelved
Tommaso Boddi/Getty ImagesThough he’s currently being buoyed by positive reviews for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, Brendan Fraser explains he was disappointed by Warner Bros. Discovery shelving Batgirl.
Fraser was to play the heavy Firefl…
Simon Cowell blames Barry Manilow for Jennifer Hudson’s ‘American Idol’ loss
Warner Bros./Chris MillardIt’s arguably hard to remember now, seeing as she’s got EGOT status to her name, but Jennifer Hudson only placed sixth on American Idol.
On the debut of The Jennifer Hudson Show Monday, in their first sit down since her less-…
Trump Organization is seeking to stall its fraud trial, prosecutors allege
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s “starting to look like” the Trump Organization is trying to stall its upcoming criminal trial in New York until after the midterm elections, a judge said Monday during a pre-trial hearing.
Former President …
Chadwick Boseman and ‘Black-ish’ stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross named Disney Legends
Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesThe late Chadwick Boseman and Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross were named Disney Legends over the weekend at the D23 Expo: Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, CA.
Boseman’s brother, Derrick Boseman,…
Live from New York…’Saturday Night Live’ returns October 1
NBCSaturday Night Live will be back on October 1.
That’s the word from the iconic sketch show’s official social media accounts, which posted the date along with a highlight reel from its long history and a simple caption: “SEASON 48.”
The subsequent …
How Ukraine struck a major blow to Russian forces
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Ukrainian troops made good on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call to take back lands claimed by Russian forces with an aggressive counteroffensive this weekend in the country’s northeast region.
Ukrainian offi…
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 300 settlements liberated in Kharkiv Oblast: Ukraine
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrain…
GOP throws up last-minute roadblocks to hardline Senate candidate in NH
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republicans are cobbling together an 11th-hour effort to blunt the rise of a controversial candidate in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary Tuesday, fearing his nomination could take a marquee race off the tabl…