Warner Bros. has axed the $90 million “Batgirl” film planned for HBO Max, according to a person connected with the film who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The decision was highly unusual for such a high-priced movie in the final stages of completion. But the studio ultimately …
Read More »Missouri woman acquitted of murder in 2017 death of autistic teen daughter she gave up for adoption as a baby
A judge on Friday acquitted a southwestern Missouri woman on murder and two other felony charges in the death of the autistic teenage daughter that she gave up for adoption as a baby. Greene County Circuit Court Judge Calvin Holden found Rebecca Ruud not guilty of first- and second-degree murder, …
Read More »Manchin and Schumer announce surprise deal on climate, health care and tax package
Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — which had eluded them for months — on health care costs, energy and climate issues. The package will be paid for by closing tax loopholes on wealthy individuals and large corporations, Schumer …
Read More »Trader Joe’s workers set to vote on forming a union
Workers at a Trader Joe’s in Hadley, Massachusetts, are scheduled to vote this week on whether to form the first union at the nationwide grocery chain. The vote comes as a wave of organizing sweeps the retail sector, with thousands of workers at Starbucks, Amazon, Apple and other large employers …
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Certain pouches of Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberries sold nationwide are being recalled because they could contain too much lead. The recall involves two lots of the berries with best-by-dates of December 2024 and January 2025 sold through retail and online stores, with the heavy metal content detected by a lab …
Read More »Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh disbarred amid money laundering charges
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been disbarred by the state’s Supreme Court for “admitted reprehensible misconduct.” Since his initial arrest last year, Murdaugh has been accused of money laundering and fraud charges, but he could also be charged with murder later this week, his attorney said Tuesday. “Based …
Read More »Larry Storch, known for role in TV show “F Troop,” dies at 99
Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows, has died. Storch was 99. Storch died of natural causes early Friday in his New York City …
Read More »Google and Apple should remove TikTok from their app store, FCC commissioner says
A federal official issued a new warning to Apple and Google, urging the tech giants to remove China-based app TikTok from their app stores. In a letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr cited a new …
Read More »Black and Hispanic murders are less likely to be solved. The reasons why are complicated.
DALLAS (CBSDFW.com) – Outside the Miller home in southeast Dallas, you can see 1-year-old Rory Norman still flashing the dimples his mother gave him. “It feels like everything still happened yesterday,” said Ebony Miller, standing by the sign with his picture she keeps planted in the front lawn. “I still wonder …
Read More »Ketanji Brown Jackson to officially become Supreme Court justice Thursday as Breyer officially retires
Washington — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon, when Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement becomes official, the court said Wednesday. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court. At the swearing-in ceremony …
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