Sanibel Causeway reopens to residents of hard-hit Lee County
Governor Ron DeSantis/Facebook(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — The Sanibel Causeway will reopen to civilian traffic on Wednesday, three weeks after Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida’s southwestern coast and destroyed portions of the vital link between Sanibel Is…
Anna Faris accuses ‘Ghostbusters’ director Ivan Reitman of harassing behavior on set
Fred Duval/FilmMagic — Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures(NOTE LANGUAGE) On a new episode of her podcast Anna Faris Is Unqualified, the former Mom star detailed the “reign of terror” she claims she faced on the set of My Super Ex-Girlfriend at …
“I had a 2 percent chance to live”: Matthew Perry details brush with death from addiction in new memoir
Flatiron BooksFriends veteran star Matthew Perry is opening up about his decades-long battle with addiction in hopes of inspiring others with his new memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.
The actor tells People, “I had to wait until I wa…
Former Trump ally Tom Barrack planning to call Steve Mnuchin as witness in trial as defense begins
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — As former Trump adviser Tom Barrack begins his defense in his ongoing criminal trial on charges that he illegally lobbied Trump’s presidential campaign and his subsequent administration on behalf of the Un…
Migrant facility opens on Randall’s Island as NYC deals with influx of asylum-seekers
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In another sign New York City is grappling with an increase of migrants entering the shelter system, the city has officially opened a sprawling, 84,000-square-foot emergency shelter on Manhattan’s Randall’s…
Mom challenges town’s testing following cancer cluster reports, says more should be done
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey mom is on a mission to uncover more information that could shed light on a possible cancer cluster at her children’s high school.
Edyta Komorek, an environmental scientist, told ABC News’ Good Morning America she was…
Actress Anna May Wong is first Asian American to appear on US currency
John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actress Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American to appear on U.S. currency, the U.S. Mint announced.
Wong’s coin, shipping Oct. 24, is the fifth design in the American Women Quarters Program, cele…
Iran’s Elnaz Rekabi returns to Tehran after competing overseas without hijab
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) — Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after she garnered global attention for competing overseas without wearing a hijab, which is required of female athletes representing the Islamic R…
Duchess Meghan calls mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II a ‘complicated time’
Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Meghan, the duchess of Sussex, has made her first public comments about the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whom she called the “matriarch” of Britain’s royal family.
“I feel deep gratitude to hav…
How new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her authority to govern
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) — It was only six weeks ago that Liz Truss met Queen Elizabeth II and was appointed the new prime minister of the U.K. But six weeks is a long time in British politics and, after a major policy U-turn along with unconvin…