Jerry O’Connell officially joins CBS’s ‘The Talk’ as new co-host

Jerry O’Connell is joining CBS’s ‘The Talk’ as a permanent co-host, replacing Sharon Osbourne who left earlier this year. The 47-year-old O’Connell has guest-hosted the show for the past few months; he joins co-hosts Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Elaine Welteroth and Carrie Ann Inaba (who is currently on a leave of absence from the …

Nicolas Cage says planned ‘Tiger King’ series for Amazon has been scrapped

Nicolas Cage revealed in an interview that his plans to star as the “Tiger King” Joe Exotic in an Amazon series have been scrapped, because producers felt that interest in the true-crime case had “faded.” Cage told Variety:  “We should clear the record. I read two excellent scripts, which I did think were excellent, but …

Police Looking for Hit and Run Driver in Bath Weekend Incident

Bath Police are looking for the public’s help in their search for the person involved in a hit and run that injured a Bath woman and killed a dog. The incident happened Sunday night, July 11 and involved a 31-year-old female Bath resident who was struck by a vehicle while walking her dog near on …

Maine Technical School Director Arrested for Incidents Involving Teenage Girl

Kevin Michaud, 58, was arrested earlier this week by the Maine State Police at his home in China. Michaud was arrested on one count of Simple Assault Class D and summonsed for one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching. Michaud came to the attention of Troopers following the discovery of Michaud’s online communications with a 13-year …

Silver Alert Issued for Missing Bridgton Man

The Bridgton Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for Frank Mollins, 81, of Bridgton. He was last seen on July 13 at approximately 8pm on S. High Street in Bridgton. Mollins was driving a black 2011 Chevy Malibu, Maine Veteran plate 33375. He has dementia and is a white male, 5’8”, 160 lbs. with …

Stock market closes down, Dow falls 107 points after inflation report

The U.S. stock market closed down on Tuesday following a report detailing surging consumer prices, reversing gains from the start of the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 107.39 points, or 0.31%, while the S&P 500 dipped 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.46%. The losses came after the Department of Labor issued a …

United Airlines to buy 100, 19-seat electric planes from Heart Aerospace

On Tuesday, United Airlines announced plans to purchase 100 electric planes as part of an effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The airline’s venture fund announced that it invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace while conditionally agreeing to purchase 100 of the company’s ES-19 aircraft. The ES-19 is a 19-seat electric aircraft with …

Paris Hilton to host Netflix cooking show “Cooking With Paris”

Netflix announced the new series Cooking with Paris, starring Hilton hotel heiress Paris Hilton. Hilton will executive produce and host the series from her own kitchen, and, according to Netflix, she will also ‘showcase kitchen wardrobe and welcome her celebrity friends as guests.’ The 40-year-old Hilton posted a YouTube video “Cooking with Paris” on Jan. 13, …

2021 Emmy Award nominations are announced: See the full list of nominees

On Tuesday morning, father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (‘This Is Us’) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (‘Blindspotting, Hamilton’) announced the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards. The Crown and The Mandalorian lead the nominations with 24 nominations each; WandaVision, Ted Lasso, HBO’s Lovecraft Country and The Handmaid’s Tale also earned multiple nominations. This year’s ceremony, hosted …