‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ leads the weekend box office with $143 Million Debut

Disney’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the fourth standalone Thor Marvel movie, won the weekend box office with $143 million in its opening weekend.  “Thor 4” had a bigger opening weekend than 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” which opened to $123 million in North America. “Love and Thunder” also had the third-biggest opening weekend of the year behind …

New England Fans Ranked Among the Happiest

Fans of the New England Patriots are ranked among the happiest of NFL fans, according to a new survey from the website, Online Betting Guide. Their 2022 Happy Fan Index looked at each club’s social media activity, with a “fan happiness score” determined based on their follower count, likes, and a love-to-anger ratio across Instagram …

Fatal Somerville Motorcycle Crash

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reports that 47-year-old Michael Hutchins Somerville died from injuries after a motorcycle crash on Valley Road in Somerville, Saturday night, July 9. Hutchins was not wearing a helmet or protective clothing. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says a Somerville man died from his injuries after a motorcycle crash Saturday night: …

Fire destroys historic Veranda House Hotel on Nantucket Island, MA

A massive fire destroyed the historic Veranda House Hotel on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts over the weekend, spreading to several other buildings. Firefighters with the Nantucket Fire Department responded to the blaze around 6:46 a.m. on Saturday after multiple reports of a fire at the hotel, the department said in a news release. Photos posted …

Steve Bannon, former advisor to Donald Trump, agrees to testify before Jan. 6 committee

Steve Bannon, former advisor to Pres. Donald Trump, has agreed to testify before the House committee that’s investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.  Bannon had been set to go on trial next week on criminal contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with the probe of the Capitol riot.  He has pleaded not guilty to two counts …

Kelsea Ballerini shares the video for her new single ‘Heartfirst’

Kelsea Ballerini has released the official music video for her latest single “Heartfirst.” The music video finds Ballerini as a girl who bumps into a guy on the street and instantly falls for him, and shows Ballerini riding a rollercoaster through the clouds, singing and playing a guitar next to a cheetah in the desert.  …

Take a listen to Keith Urban’s new single, ‘Brown Eyes Baby’

Keith Urban shared the release of his brand new radio single, “Brown Eyes Baby,” co-written by Will Bundy, Rodney Clawson, Josh Thompson and Morgan Wallen. “Brown Eyes Baby” is Urban’s first release since 2021’s “Wild Hearts. ” Urban debuted the song live on the TODAY Show last week, saying: “So we’ve been working on some new …

Vernon Winfrey, former Nashville councilman and father to Oprah Winfrey, dies at age 88

Vernon Winfrey, father of Oprah Winfrey and a former member of the Nashville Metro Council, died late Friday at the age of 88, Oprah confirmed. Winfrey wrote on Instagram: “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. We could feel …

Netflix deal with ‘Stranger Things’ creators the Duffer Brothers to include spinoff series and stage play

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer — known as the Duffer Brothers — are developing a new stage play based off their hit Netflix series. The play is one of several projects the Duffers confirmed they’re working on with their new company, Upside Down Pictures, which is part of their new deal with Netflix.  …