90-year-old William Shatner will launch into space with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Oct. 12

Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced that “Star Trek” actor William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12. The 90-year-old Shatner tweeted: “Yes, it’s true; I’m going to be a ‘rocket man! It’s never too late to experience new things.” He added: “I’ve heard about space for a long time …

Natalie Morales leaves NBC News after 22 years to join ‘The Talk’ as new co-host

Natalie Morales is officially joining CBS’ daytime show “The Talk,” after announcing last week she was leaving NBC News after 22 years with the network. Morales will join the “The Talk” alongside hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood. The addition of Morales follows several recent departures, including Sharon Osbourne and Elaine …

1 DEA agent killed, 2 law enforcement officers injured during shooting on Amtrak train in Tucson

One DEA agent was killed and two other law enforcement officers were injured in a shooting on an Amtrak train at a station Monday morning in Tucson, Arizona. , Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said Monday that members of a regional narcotics “alliance” of local and federal authorities were conducting a routine check on a …

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are back up and running after service was knocked out for hours

Facebook said its platform, along with Instagram and WhatsApp, were coming back online after a massive outage on Monday knocked out service to all three social media giants and took the sites offline for users across the world. All three platforms — owned and operated by Facebook Inc. based in Menlo Park, California — went …

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 …

Sea Dogs and Red Sox Mascots Nominated for Mascot Hall of Fame

You can vote for Slugger from the Portland Sea Dogs and Wally the Green Monster from the the Boston Red Sox, for the Mascot Hall of Fame. The first Round of the vote continues through Oct. 9. The Final Ballot Voting will take place Oct. 17-23. Vote HERE. .@Slugger_SeaDog and his good friend @Wally97 from …

Facebook, Instagram Continue to Be Off-Line

If you’re wondering why productivity may be up at your office today, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down, and have been for most of the workday. It is a worldwide outage. Just may be a great time to follow us on Twitter. We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and …