Two teen brothers arrested in Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party shooting

Authorities announced on Wednesday that two teenage brothers were arrested in connection with a shooting that left four people dead and 32 injured at a weekend ‘Sweet 16’ party in Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcment Agency Sgt. Jeremy Burkett said that the boys – 16-year-old Travis McCullough and 17-year-old Ty Reik McCullough from Tuskegee, — were …

Family of Tyre Nichols files $550M civil lawsuit against city of Memphis over death by police

The family of Tyre Nichols has filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Memphis, the police department and several individuals over his death at the hands of police officers The attorney for the family, Ben Crump, said the lawsuit is seeking $550 million for the “torture” of Nichols, 29, who died three days …

Pete Davidson returning to “Saturday Night Live” as host

A year after leaving the cast of Saturday Night Live, actor-comedian Pete Davidson will return to Studio 8H on May 6th to host the show for the first time. The long-running NBC sketch series tweeted the news, alongside the announcement that Lil Uzi Vert will be the night’s musical guest. Davidson first joined SNL in 2014 as a …

‘The Idol’ starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp to premiere on HBO in June

HBO has shared a new teaser for the drama series ‘The Idol’, and announced it’s premiere date – June 4th. The Idol, from Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Reza Fahim and ‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson, follows Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), an aspiring pop star who meets and falls for Tedros (The Weeknd), a self-help guru and the …

President Biden signs executive order expanding access to child care and long-term care

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing access to child care and to long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities. The White House said in a statement that Biden’s orders will immediately take effect and will direct federal agencies to identify which of their grant programs are capable of …

Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems settle for $787.5M in defamation lawsuit over election lies

Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News have reached a deal to settle the $1.6 billion defamation case brought against Fox by the electronic voting company. Dominion sued Fox over unfounded accusations from the cable news giant, in which they accused Dominion on-air of helping to rig the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. …

Brett Young shares new song ‘Dance With You’

Brett Young has released his new love song “Dance With You,” written by Young alongside Jordan Minton and Jimmy Robbins. Young recently debuted the track while out on the road for his headlining 5 Tour 3 2 1 Tour, performing the song while the accompanying lyric video played in the background of his set. The …

Reba McEntire to release album and lifestyle book ‘Not That Fancy’

Reba McEntire shared news of the release her new lifestyle book, “Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots” on October 10th, as well as an accompanying album, also titled Not That Fancy, set to drop on October 6th. Reba revealed details of both projects during an appearance on NBC Today. …

‘Stranger Things’ animated series coming to Netflix

Netflix has ordered a straight-to-series, untitled animated series set within the Stranger Things universe. Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer say that the animated series will be in the vein of “Saturday morning cartoons,” but specific plot details for the series are being kept under wraps. It’s also unclear if any of the Stranger Things cast …

Ridley Scott’s ‘Napolean’ starring Joaquin Phoenix to open in theaters Nov. 22

Director Ridley Scott’s epic drama, Napoleon, starring Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix as the titular French emperor, is set for release in theaters worldwide on Nov. 22. Scott and Phoenix previously collaborated on 2000’s Gladiator. Writer David Scarpa (‘All the Money in the World‘, ‘The Last Castle‘) penned the script for Apple Studios and Scott Free Productions project. …