Damian Lewis departs ‘Billions’ after five seasons

Damian Lewis will exit Showtime’s drama Billions after five seasons. Lewis tweeted  Monday: “Thank you @SHO_Billions thank you @briankoppelman @DavidLevien. A pleasure and a privilege to play Axe for 5 seasons with some of the smartest, funniest most talented cast and crew I’ve worked with. I’ll miss the Billions family. Yep, some jobs are more …

Positive COVID tests shut down Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ until Oct. 12

The producers of the Broadway musical Aladdin have announced performances of the show will be canceled through Oct. 10 because of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among the show’s vaccinated cast and crew. The next planned performance is Oct. 12. A post on the Aladdin Twitter feed said: “We will continue to provide support to the affected Aladdin …

Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe

Police announced on Sunday that a 22-year-old man was arrested that morning in connection with the shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe. The Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed the arrest of Buk M. Buk in Draper, Utah, early Sunday. Buk has been charged with aggravated murder, attempted murder and felony discharge of …

Massive 126,000-gallon oil spill leaves wildlife dead on Southern California coast

A massive 126,000 gallon oil spill has dumped post-production crude off the coast of Southern California. The City of Huntington Beach said the spill measures approximately 5.8 nautical miles stretching from the Huntington Beach Pier to Newport Beach, forcing a closure of the ocean from the Pier to the Santa Ana River jetty. The U.S. …

Pistol Annies announce their Christmas album “Hell Of A Holiday” is due out October 22nd

Pistol Annies — comprised of Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley, and Ashley Monroe — have announced they are releasing a Christmas album titled ‘Hell Of A Holiday’ on October 22. The trio posted on Twitter: “It’s gonna be a Hell of a Holiday y’all! Our first Christmas album will be out Oct 22 .”  It was …

Blake Shelton to release new single “Come Back as a Country Boy” and deluxe album

Blake Shelton is releasing a new single titled “Come Back as a Country Boy.”  Shelton said in a statement: “I think this song is an anthem for everyday hardworking country people out there. We have so much pride in who we are and what we do that, if we ever died and got the chance …

Original ‘Law & Order’ returning to NBC for Season 21

The original ‘Law & Order’ series is being revived by NBC, returning to the network for Season 21. Law & Order first launched in 1990 and ran for 20 seasons on NBC before it was canceled in 2010. The franchise, from Dick Wolf, spawned spinoffs including the long-running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and …

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ tops North American box office with $90.1M in its opening weekend

Sony Pictures’ Marvel sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage, starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams, was the No. 1 movie in North America; earning $90.1 million it its debut weekend and making it the best film opening since the pandemic. Before Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the top pandemic openings had been the Walt Disney’s …

President Biden signs last-minute bill to avert government shutdown ahead of deadline at midnight

President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend government funding through December 3. The Senate and House voted on Thursday to pass a measure to resupply the federal government with funds until December in order to avoid a shutdown that was set to take place at …

FBI joins in the search for missing Florida woman Miya Marcano

The FBI is assisting in the search for a 19-year-old woman who went missing last Friday from an Orlando apartment complex.  Sheriff John Mina of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the FBI is aiding in the search for Miya Marcano, who was last seen at about 5 p.m. on Friday at the …