The US has promised condolence payments to the relatives of 10 civilians killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan. The victims, including seven children and an Afghan aid worker, were killed on 29 August in a strike the US said was aimed at a suicide bomber. But Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Thursday
Boris Johnson has laid flowers at the scene of the fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in Essex – an attack which police believe could be linked to Islamist extremism. The prime minister along with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Home Secretary Priti Patel visited Belfairs Methodist
In his first year working in film and TV, hair department head Barry Lee Moe (IATSE Local 706) had an experience that forever changed his perspective on the industry. After driving to set one morning on an early call, he came to learn that there had been an accident. “One of our truck drivers just
The U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned of continued ransomware attacks aimed at disrupting water and wastewater facilities (WWS), highlighting five incidents that occurred between March 2019 and August 2021. “This activity—which includes attempts to compromise system integrity via unauthorized access—threatens the ability of WWS facilities to provide clean, potable water
A 47-year-old woman who allegedly hosted alcohol-fueled parties for her teenage son and his friends — gatherings where incidents of sexual abuse reportedly occurred — faces 39 criminal counts, including felony charges of child abuse and sexual assault. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced the charges Monday against Shannon O’Connor, a former Los
Matthew Moulding, the boss of the online beauty, nutrition and technology services group THG, is to surrender his golden share in the company in an attempt to restore the City’s confidence after a torrid fortnight. Sky News has learnt that the owner of The Hut Group, which floated just over a year ago, will announce
Before the school year began, I noted this would be a fall of book challenges. If you’re seeing a flood of stories about books being pulled from shelves or outright banned from classrooms and libraries, you’re not imagining it. It’s a small handful of the same books over and over, too, as curated by groups
Riley Green has been on the road and playing hard the last few months as part of the “Beers On Me” tour with Dierks Bentley. In August, he kicked off season two of his much-acclaimed Golden Saw Music Hall video series and debuted episodes with musical acts like Jonathan Singleton and Muscadine Bloodline. Preparations are also underway for his recently announced
Chris Stapleton joins forces with iconic guitarist Carlos Santana for a groovy new track, “Joy.” Written and recorded as a part of Santana’s upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles, out Friday (Oct. 15), “Joy” finds the pair trying to free themselves from the heaviness of the modern world. “Rattling the chains untangled / I see me from a different angle / Now I
Samsung topped global smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2021, while Apple earned the maximum operating profits during the second quarter of 2021, according to reports by research firms. While global smartphone shipments saw a 6 percent decline in Q3 2021 compared the same quarter last year, Samsung retained 23 percent of the market
This article contains spoilers for You season 3. The latest installment of You follows creepy creepster Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) as he begrudgingly moves to the tony California suburb of Madre Linda with his wife, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti). He attempts to atone for his sins and try his hand at being a good husband
It’s been nearly 6 months since Armie Hammer checked himself into a treatment center — and the actor remains there — committed to spending as long as it takes to get better. Sources close to Hammer tell us he’s “thriving” in the Florida facility, those around him feel he’s changed (for the better) from when
Dorothy Steel, an actor who got her start in Hollywood at 88, died Friday morning at her Detroit-area home. Steel is best known for appearing as a tribal elder in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. She was 95. Cindy Butler, Steel’s agent, first made the announcement on her Facebook page. “It’ s with a heavy heart
Here’s how Halloween Kills ends in the original script and the cut call setting up the final showdown between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle) in Halloween Ends. Spoiler warning for Halloween Kills, now playing in theaters and streaming on Peacock. When Strode women Karen (Judy Greer) and Allyson (Andi Matichak) join a
Former Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani would really like everyone to see his MCU debut as Kingo, an immortal superhero/Bollywood star, in November 5th’s Eternals — if only because he hopes it’ll give fans something to talk about besides how jacked he is these days. (“I don’t think the movie is what people think it’s
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Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,229 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,475,694 as of Friday, Oct. 15. The total number of cases represents 14.6% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 24 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,395 deaths since tracking
Former US president Bill Clinton has remained in hospital for a second day, where he has reportedly been recovering from a urological infection. The 75-year-old was visited by his wife, Hillary Clinton, at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. He went to the hospital on Thursday after suffering from fatigue and has received both
The fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in Essex has been declared as a terrorist incident, police say. Sir David, who represented Southend West in Essex, was stabbed on Friday afternoon during a surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, and
UPDATED: Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas said Friday that he has “no intention” of resigning from the council. “When I ran for City Council, I made it clear that my highest priority would be addressing the city’s homeless and housing crises, and that remains the case. There is no issue that matters more to