Guatemalan man indicted on smuggling charges in deaths of 53 migrants left to die in trailer in Texas

On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department announced in San Antonio that a Guatemalan man has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants, who were found dead in a big-rig trailer in 2022 in Texas. Guatemalan law enforcement worked with U.S. agents in multiple search and …

FDA approves new Covid vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for the upcoming fall and winter season. The shots should be available within days; as of press time, the FDA hadn’t yet approved a third vaccine from drugmaker Novavax. The FDA said the …

Garth Brooks to be honored at ‘Austin City Limits’ 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Induction

Austin City Limits will kick off its 50th anniversary year by honoring Garth Brooks for its 10th anniversary Hall of Fame celebration. Brooks and his band will perform Sept. 5 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. Austin City Limits (‘ACL’) is a music performance television show that appears weekly on PBS, …

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ is renewed for third season on AMC

AMC announced it ordered a third season of ‘The Walking Dead’ spin-off series, Daryl Dixon, starring Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi. According to Deadline, production on the third season will be based in Madrid, with location shooting planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia regions. Season 3 will continue to follow …

Dermot Mulroney joins ‘Chicago Fire’ for Season 13

Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of NBC’s Chicago Fire for Season 13.  Deadline reported that Mulroney will fill the void left when Eamonn Walker, who played Chief Wallace Boden for all 12 previous seasons, exited the show. The role marks Mulroney’s return to a broadcast firefighter drama, after his stint in Season 2 of …

Kelsea Ballerini announces new LP ‘Patterns’ drops first song ‘Sorry, Mom’

Kelsea Ballerini is set to release her upcoming fifth studio album Patterns on Oct. 25, and the four-time Grammy nominated singer-songwriter has previewed the upcoming LP with the song, “Sorry, Mom.”  Ballerini captioned the album’s cover art on Instagram with the caption: “let’s start unpacking…,” alongside an image depicts her seated atop a pile of …

Fifth body found inside superyacht that sank off Sicily

Italian authorities say a fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the superyacht Bayesian, which sank earlier in the week after it was caught in the storm while anchored off the coast of Porticello, a village near the Sicilian capital city of Palermo.. The identities of the bodies retrieved were …

Longtime New Jersey congressman Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. dies at age 87

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a 14-term incumbent and a fixture in his hometown of Paterson for more than four decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. Pascrell was slated to run for a 15th term in the fall. Pascrell died Wednesday morning at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New …

Monica to release Brandi Carlile-produced country album ‘Open Roads’

R&B singer Monica is gearing up to release her long-awaited country album Open Roads later this year.  According to PEOPLE, Monica recorded the country album, produced by Brandi Carlile, 43 (who has previously produced albums for Joni Mitchell and Tanya Tucker). Rolling Stone reported that Monica, 43, teased the project in 2022, and announced that …

See Lee Brice, Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters in video for ‘Drinkin’ Buddies’

Lee Brice along with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters are sharing the video for their collab, “Drinkin’ Buddies,” climbing the country radio charts. PEOPLE featured the premiere of the music video for “Drinkin’ Buddies” which features Brice, 45, alongside Whitters, 34, and Smith, 38.  The video, directed by Chase Lauer, sees Brice drinking at an …