The pound has made strong gains against the dollar over hopes of a breakthrough in Brexit talks. Sterling has been further buoyed by France lifting a border blockade aimed at stopping the spread of a fast-spreading new COVID-19 strain. Live coronavirus updates from the UK and around the world Please use Chrome browser for a
Actor Danny Trejo saves 5-year-old child with help from bystander Monica Jackson after a violent crash causes an SUV to rollover in a Sylmar intersection.
It wasn’t a great night for reigning champs the LA Lakers or past champs the Golden State Warriors, but the opening of the 2020-2021 season last night was great for the NBA and TNT. Played under Covid-19 safety protocols in the City of Angels and the Republic of Brooklyn, the tip-off doubleheader snagged 2.9 million
This past Sunday, Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood treated country fans to a live Christmas special dubbed, Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event. And it wouldn’t be a Christmas special, (or any public appearance from Garth) without a few tears. Three certainties in life: 1. Death 2. Taxes 3. Garth crying
Andrew Jannakos released his first official music video on Friday (Dec. 11), and the TikTok star-turned-Sony Nashville signee is giving The Boot’s readers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the new clip. Flip through the gallery below for a peek at what went on on set. Directed by Justin Key and produced by Taillight
In CBS All Access‘ The Stand Nat Wolff plays Lloyd Henreid, a criminal who goes from being forgotten in jail as the Captain Trips pandemic decimates the population to Randall Flagg’s right hand man. Like many of the characters in the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic novel, Lloyd is a complex and not entirely
It’s been a staying-in kind of year. That New Year’s Resolution you made to travel more? It’s gained 20 pounds, started cutting its own hair and is now in a jigsaw club with your neighbour Ken. The only marathon you’ve completed in 2020 is a Battlestar Galactica rewatch. The only mountain you’ve climbed is the
Breaking News 1:08 PM PT — A statement from Jeremy’s family says the actor died following health complications which included Parkinson’s disease … something he battled for years. Jeremy’s wife, Maureen, and two of his sons, Jamie and Robbie, were able to spend their final days with their dad. Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who played
Knuckles the Echidna is supposed to be in the new Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie if recent rumors are to be believed, and people want Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to voice the character. Perhaps those fan castings were already afoot in the thriving Sonic the Hedgehog fandom prior to these rumors, but the suggestions from
The former governor and “Terminator” star was drop kicked but didn’t fall down. Tom Wait reports.
There will be no tattoos in Torrance and Long Beach in time for Christmas. A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge — led by the owners of tattoo shops in Old Torrance and Long Beach shuttered under the latest state health orders intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus — that argued such
Donald Trump has suggested he may not sign the $892bn (£665bn) coronavirus relief package that was approved by Congress. The US president said in a video shared from his Twitter account that the bill was delivering too much money to foreign countries and not enough to US citizens. The bill allows for most Americans to
Talks between the UK and EU on a post-Brexit trade deal are in the “end phase”, an EU official has told Sky News. With both sides trying to reach an agreement before the end of the transition period next week, sources in London and Brussels have told Sky News that a Brexit deal could be
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Interpol have allegedly seized proxy servers used in connection with Blockchain-based domains belonging to Joker’s Stash, a notorious fraud bazaar known for selling compromised payment card data in underground forums. The takedown happened last week on December 17. The operators of Joker’s Stash operate several versions of
Alphabet’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal communications and interviews with researchers involved in the work. Google’s new review procedure asks that researchers consult
More businesses face “insurmountable pressure” after a further 50,000 were forced to shut due to the extension of local lockdowns in England, it has been warned. Moving more areas into the toughest Tier 4 restrictions from Boxing Day to combat a fast-spreading mutant coronavirus strain will take the total number of non-essential shops, hairdressers and
Reality in 2020 — what a concept! It was possible to look at some of the best documentaries of the past year as an left-of-center form of escapism: Bask in the luxury of a dive bar at closing time! Marvel at the site of so many Texan teens, huddled together sans masks! Watch a politician
In the waning days of the Trump administration, construction crews are rapidly working to finish the US-Mexico border wall as President-elect Joe Biden pledges to bring construction to a halt. CNN’s Ed Lavandera reports on the what the future may hold for one of Trump’s biggest initiatives and the controversy surrounding it. #EdLavandera #BorderWall #CNN
Editors note: Rachel Feldman is a Los Angeles-based film and television director whose credits include over 75 hours of longform movies and recent series including ABC’s The Rookie, CBS’ Blue Bloods and Criminal Minds, and MGM’s The Baxters. A former chair of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee, she is working on a political thriller based
Tyler Childers is one of those artists that just about every music fan likes, even if they primarily dabble in mainstream country, and even if they’re are not particularly fans of country music at all. Hailing from the coal country of Kentucky, Childers’ years of hard work and heavy touring have culminated in the lyrical