Showtime gives early season 3 renewal to ‘Yellowjackets’
SHOWTIME/Kailey SchwermanIts sophomore season won’t kick off until Friday, March 24, on streaming and on demand, but Showtime has granted its acclaimed, time-spanning drama Yellowjackets a junior year.
In a statement, Chris McCarthy, president/CEO of …
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ could see more than $500 million worldwide opening
20th Century StudiosWriter-director James Cameron recently said that Avatar: The Way of Water would have to end up among the top-grossing movies of all time just to “break even.” However, between presales and ticket sales in overseas markets where it’s…
OK, boomers: ‘The Fabelmans’, ‘Everything Everywhere’ lead ‘AARP The Magazine”s Movies for Grownups nominations
Universal PicturesWith awards season ramping up, nominations are coming fast and furious from several organizations, and on Thursday, the grown-ups had their say.
AARP The Magazine has released its picks for its annual Movies for Grownups Awards: the …
Police officer Aaron Dean found guilty of manslaughter in killing of Atatiana Jefferson
Jason Marz/Getty Images(FORT WORTH, Texas) — A jury has found former police officer Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter in the death of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot in her Fort Worth, Texas, home in 2019.
The jury …
‘Narco slaves’: Migrant workers face abuse on Oregon’s cartel-run, illegal pot farms
ilbusca/Getty Images(MEDFORD, Ore.) — A day after Alejandra, which is not her real name, arrived for a job harvesting marijuana at a farm near Medford, Oregon, she says things took a harrowing turn when armed guards prevented workers from leaving.
“H…
New York bans selling dogs, cats, rabbits in pet stores to combat ‘puppy mill’ pipeline
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Thursday banning the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in retail pet stores throughout the state.
Animal activists have been calling for such a ban for years conten…
Revelations about Tacoma officer charged in Ellis death could lead to renewed focus on recruits’ mental fitness
PHOTO: Timothy Rankine is one of 3 officers charged in the 2020 beating death of Manuel Ellis. (CREDIT: KOMO) Members of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission want to be absolutely clear on state law, to
DC Bar’s disciplinary counsel recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The District of Columbia Bar association’s disciplinary counsel called Thursday for Rudy Giuliani’s disbarment after a preliminary finding that Giuliani violated at least one rule of attorney practice whe…
Father warns about how serious flu can be for kids as 10-year-old son battles virus
Israel Sebastian/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — A father is warning about how serious the flu can be, especially for children, as his 10-year-old son remains hospitalized with the virus.
Cory Tamborelli, from Ramona, California — about 34 miles n…
Idaho murders: Person in white car spotted on video has ‘critical’ information, police say
Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram(MOSCOW, Idaho) — Police investigating the mysterious murders of four University of Idaho students say they’re “confident” that the person or persons in a white Hyundai Elantra spotted near the crime scene has “information th…