U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy visits journalist imprisoned in Russia

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy made her first visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison.  Tracy’s visit comes over two weeks after Russia detained the journalist on espionage charges.  Tracy tweeted from the U.S. Embassy account: “I visited @WSJ’s Evan #Gershkovich today at Lefortovo Prison – …

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republicans will vote on raising debt ceiling

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that Republicans will move forward with a vote that would raise the debt ceiling, allowing the United States to avoid defaulting through 2024.  In a tweet, McCarthy said: “The House will vote on a bill to lift the debt ceiling into next year, save taxpayers trillions of dollars, make us less …

Michael Ray shares new breakup song, ‘Get Her Back’

Michael Ray’s new single “Get Her Back,’ from his upcoming EP ‘Dive Bars & Broken Hearts,’ is out now. The song finds Ray singing of the end of a relationship, and while he initially hopes to make amends, his goal soon turns to revenge. Get Her Back was penned by Dallas Wilson, Jordan James, Lalo and Michael Tyler, …

Kelly Clarkson shares details of upcoming album ‘Chemistry’

Kelly Clarkson announced via her social media accounts that her 10th album, ‘Chemistry’, is set to drop on June 23. The album will feature two sides and 14 tracks, two of which — “Mine” and “Me” — were just released.  “Me” was co-written by singer Gayle (“abcdefu”). Among the famous names included on the LP will …

Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves to star in dark comedy ‘Outcome’ at Apple

Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves are teaming up for the dark comedy ‘Outcome’.  Apple Original Films has picked up the film, to be directed by Hill and co-written with Ezra Woods. Hill is also collaborating with Apple Original Films on the development of the Grateful Dead biopic. Outcome will star Reeves as Reef, ‘a damaged Hollywood star who must …

Amazon renews ‘A League of Their Own’ for final season

Amazon has renewed “A League of Their Own” for Season 2, which will also be the show’s last. The first season consisted of eight episodes, while the second season will consist of just four. The officially announcement comes about a month after it was reported that “A League of Their Own” would be coming to …

At least 4 killed, multiple injured in shooting during party in Alabama

At least four people were killed and over a dozen more were injured in a shooting at a Sweet-16 birthday party in Dadeville, Ala. (northeast of Montgomery), over the weekend. Investigators were gathering evidence Sunday at an Alabama dance studio where the shooting occurred on Saturday night. Dadeville is a small community with a population …

Gunmen kill 6 adults and one child in attack at Mexican resort

A group of armed men killed one child and six others over the weekend after storming a resort in the small town of Cortazar, about 65 km (40 miles) south of the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. According to authorities, the region has increasingly been plagued by drug cartel violence. Cortazar’s local security department said …

Diplo shares video for “Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” ft. Dove Cameron, Sean Penn, Sturgill Simpson

DJ/producer Diplo has recruited Dove Cameron and Sturgill Simpson for his new country-infused pop song, “Use Me (Brutal Hearts).”  Cameron opens the track and is then joined by Simpson, under the pseudonym Johnny Blue Skies, as the two harmonize throughout the track. The video for the song features Cameron starring alongside Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn, …

Take a listen To Darius Rucker’s ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’

Darius Rucker has shared his latest song “Fires Don’t Start Themselves,” after Rucker dropped hints on his social media channels leading up to the release. Rucker explained the story behind “Fires Don’t Start Themselves,” written by Ben Hayslip, Dan Isbell and Jacob Rice, and produced by Dann Huff: “You know, it’s a song about that …