Brett Goldstein still can't believe he got Harrison Ford to star in 'Shrinking': 'It felt so unrealistic'
When "Ted Lasso" writer and star Brett Goldstein had his eye on casting Ford in his AppleTV+ comedy "Shrinking," the idea, he said on a segment of Variety's Actors on Actors published Wednesday, felt "so unrealistic."
2023-06-15 06:23
Music publishers sue Twitter for allowing copyrighted songs
By Blake Brittain A group of 17 music publishers sued Twitter in Nashville, Tennessee, federal court on Wednesday,
2023-06-15 06:15
Falcons already showing why they took such a risky draft pick
The Atlanta Falcons were one of the NFL’s busiest teams this offseason. The club’s best move may have taken place in late April in Kansas City.Arthur Smith is embarking on his third season at the helm of the Atlanta Falcons. The team has been consistent the past two years, meaning it...
2023-06-15 05:56
'We don't have the votes': House GOP takes step towards Mayorkas impeachment as supporters lobby key holdouts
House Republicans took their most concrete and public step this week toward pursuing the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But behind the scenes, supporters of the effort are still working to convince key holdouts to get on board with the potentially divisive plan.
2023-06-15 05:55
Philadelphia Zoo officials say dye may have killed its five meerkats
In less than two weeks, all five of the Philadelphia Zoo's meerkats died. Now, the zoo needs to find out why.
2023-06-15 05:49
Grand jury votes to indict Marine who held homeless man in fatal chokehold on NYC subway
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Daniel Penny, the retired US Marine who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway, according to a source with knowledge of the case.
2023-06-15 05:29
New York jury votes to indict man who strangled NYC subway rider
Daniel Perry was charged with second-degree manslaughter for killing street performer Jordan Neely.
2023-06-15 05:27
Does secretive Cuba base host Chinese spy station? US thinks so
By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick BEJUCAL, Cuba Just outside the sleepy Cuban village of Bejucal, a winding
2023-06-15 05:19
Justice Department charges Marine in firebombing of California Planned Parenthood clinic
An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
2023-06-15 04:59
A 'knockdown' fight: How the House and Senate are plowing ahead to a spending crisis this fall
The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the threat of a government shutdown and once again test House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to keep his narrow Republican majority behind him.
2023-06-15 04:53
U.S. House votes down Republican motion to censure Democrat Adam Schiff
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to censure Representative
2023-06-15 04:50
North Carolina teacher's civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling during Black History Month
A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school, alleging he was fired after some White parents opposed his teaching of a novel about a Black teen struggling with "racial injustice" during Black History Month.
2023-06-15 04:28