McDonald’s president reassures customers after deadly E. coli outbreak linked to quarter pounders

The president of McDonald’s USA said Wednesday that customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants as the company seeks to minimize the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in multiple states. Per The Associated Press, the Centers for Disease Control says that at least 49 people in …

At least 4 dead in terrorist attack on Turkish defense company

Officials say that at least four people were killed and 14 injured in a reported “terrorist attack” at the headquarters of one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday. Turkish media reported explosions and gunfire from the site around 20 miles north of the country’s capital Ankara. Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya condemned the attack …

‘Concert for Carolina’ to be live-streamed, featuring headliners Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings & James Taylor

Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor will headline Concert for Carolina, a special benefit show to raise money towards Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Church posted on social media: “This is my home. It’s in every fiber of who I am. Our family members, friends, neighbors and communities are in dire need. I’m …

See Kelsea Ballerini in the video for ‘Two Things’

Kelsea Ballerini has dropped the video for her new song ‘Two Things,’ the most recent track from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25. Patterns will be Ballerini’s first full-length album since 2022’s Subject to Change, and follows her 2023 EP, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. Ballerini will celebrate her new LP with a special …

Henry Cavill to star in ‘Voltron’ for Amazon MGM

Henry Cavill is set to star in the live-action feature “Voltron” film for Amazon MGM Studios, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who co-wrote the script with Ellen Shanman. Cavill will join previously announced star Daniel Quinn-Toye, a film newcomer who has appeared on television in “Badults” and served as Tom Holland’s understudy in “Romeo & …

Jimmy Fallon to drop star-studded ‘Holiday Seasoning’ album

Late-night television personality Jimmy Fallon has announced the forthcoming release of a new album, Holiday Seasoning, due out on November 1. Fallon posted on social media: “I am so excited to announce that my new album Holiday Seasoning is coming November 1st! You can pre order it now at the link in my bio. ” …

Imprisoned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer while in jail. Weinstein, 72, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (per NBC News) while serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault at New York City’s Rikers Island prison. According to the American Cancer Society, chronic myeloid leukemia …

Imprisoned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer while in jail. Weinstein, 72, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (per NBC News) while serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault at New York City’s Rikers Island prison. According to the American Cancer Society, chronic myeloid leukemia …

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges

Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and engaging in interstate prostitution. The investigation involved the FBI and the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit. The FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that Jeffries and two co-defendants, Matthew Smith and James Jacobson, were arrested …

Tyler Hubbard salutes unsung ‘Heroes’ in new song

Tyler Hubbard is paying tribute to the ordinary people who do extraordinary things every day — often without recognition — in his new song, “Heroes.” Hubbard co-wrote ‘Heroes’ alongside regular collaborators Jordan Schmidt and Chase McGill in early March of 2023, and performed it for the first time just weeks later at a benefit for …