Actor Jonathan Majors arrested in NYC following domestic dispute

Actor Jonathan Majors, who currently stars in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested on Saturday in New York City, accused of a domestic dispute. Majors plays the villain Kang in “Quantumania,” and in “Creed III” he plays Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson who goes up against Michael B. Jordan’s “Adonis Creed.” NYPD …

TikTok CEO Shou Chew testifies before Congress as the U.S. considers banning the platform

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, with the tech executive receiving bipartisan questioning about the video platform’s ability to protect U.S. consumer information from ending up in the hands of Chinese leaders. The hearing has focused on members’ concerns about the app’s data privacy, protections for children …

Capitol rioter Riley Williams, who led mob to Nancy Pelosi’s office, sentenced to 3 years in prison

The Capitol rioter who led a mob to the office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi was sentenced by a federal judge to three years in prison on Thursday. Riley Williams, convicted on six counts relating to storming the Capitol: two felony charges (interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and resisting or impeding law enforcement …

Netflix shares trailer for ‘Beef’ starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong

Netflix shared the trailer for the dark comedy series “Beef,” starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong and set to debut on April 6. The show is comprised of 10, half-hour episodes. The series follows the aftermath after two strangers get into a road rage incident and cause a big reaction. Failing contractor Danny Cho (Yeun) …

Drew Barrymore to host MTV Movie & TV Awards

Drew Barrymore is set to host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, which honors the best in movies and television. MTV shared the news on Twitter, writing:“INTRO-DREW-ING OUR 2023 #MTVAWARDS HOST  @DrewBarrymore  Mark your calendar and get ready for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards – LIVE on Sunday, May 7th on @MTV!”  The 48-year-old …

Suspect accused of shooting two school administrators at Denver high school is found dead

Authorities say that the 17-year-old suspect accused of shooting two school administrators at a Denver high school on Wednesday was found dead in a nearby county.  Officials in Park County, Colorado said that a body had been found Wednesday night near the vehicle that had been sought following the shooting at East High School. Denver …

Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter point

The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate by 0.25% –their ninth consecutive rate hike — to fight against inflation while warning that the series of historic bank collapses could weigh negatively on the economy. The latest 12-month inflation data came in at 6% for February, which was slightly lower than January’s 6.4% level, …

Mindy Kaling, Bruce Springsteen among those awarded National Medal of Arts by White House

Actress Mindy Kaling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, singers Gladys Knight and Bruce Springsteen, and designer Vera Wang were among those honored at the White House for the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the National Medal of Arts ceremony.  The ceremony marks the first time President Joe Biden has presented awards at the White House since taking …

Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel to star in the film ‘Mother Mary’ for A24

Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel will star in ‘Mother Mary’, an “epic pop melodrama” from director David Lowery for A24 — the studio behind the Oscar-winning ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Lowery wrote the script for Mother Mary, which the studio describes as an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship …

Supreme Court rules in favor of deaf student suing Michigan school for not providing interpreters

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a significant victory for other disabled students who allege they were failed by school officials. The attorneys for Miguel Luna Perez, who attended public school in Sturgis, Michigan, told the court that for …