Kevin Spacey found not guilty on all charges in U.K. sexual assault trial

Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of all sexual assault charges he faced in a U.K. trial. Spacey, 64, was acquitted in London’s Southwark Crown Court of charges including sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity. It took the …

Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at age 56

The Irish Times reported that singer Sinéad O’Connor, best known for her 1990 hit single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” has died at age 56.  O’Connor’s family said in a statement, confirmed by RTE: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have …

Potential strike averted as UPS and Teamsters reach tentative agreement

UPS and the Teamsters union both announced on Tuesday that have reached a tentative contract on working conditions for UPS’s 340,000 unionized employees. If ratified, the contact would avert a strike that would have been the biggest in 60 years. Voting on the contract begins Aug. 3 and ends Aug. 22. Part-time workers’ pay was …

LeBron James’ 18-year-old son Bronny suffers cardiac arrest during basketball workout

LeBron James’ eldest son, LeBron “Bronny” James Jr., was hospitalized recently after suffering cardiac arrest. The 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital following a basketball workout at the University of Southern California on Monday, July 24. Bronny is currently in his freshman year at USC and is a member of the school’s basketball team. According …

LeBron James’ 18-year-old son Bronny suffers cardiac arrest during basketball workout

LeBron James’ eldest son, LeBron “Bronny” James Jr., was hospitalized recently after suffering cardiac arrest. The 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital following a basketball workout at the University of Southern California on Monday, July 24. Bronny is currently in his freshman year at USC and is a member of the school’s basketball team. According …

Uzo Aduba stars in the trailer for the Netflix limited series ‘Painkiller’

Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Painkiller,” starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick, lifts the veil on America’s opioid crisis. Per an official synopsis, the six-part fictional series will spotlight “stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.” Painkiller investigates the role of one family in making OxyContin …

Ohio K-9 officer put on leave after police dog attacks man surrendering

An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave following an incident this month in which the dog attacked a truck driver who was surrendering to state troopers with his hands up following a highway chase. Circleville Mayor Donald McIlroy said that K-9 Officer Ryan Speakman was placed on leave as the city’s five-member …

Alabama woman apologizes after admitting she was not kidnapped

Police in Hoover, Alabama announced that days after a woman was found safe after she was allegedly kidnapped after stopping to help a toddler walking along the highway, the woman has now admitted she was not abducted. During a press conference Monday afternoon, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis read a statement from Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole …

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ breaks records with $155 million U.S. opening

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie raked in $155 million domestically over the weekend, making it the highest U.S. opening ever for a film directed by a woman, beating the previous $153 million earned by Anna Boden’s Captain Marvel. Barbie also beat The Super Mario Bros Movie’s $146 million opening weekend, making Barbie the highest-grossing domestic opening for 2023. Worldwide, …

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the trailer for ‘Killers of Flower Moon’

Apple TV+ shared a trailer for the epic western crime drama ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Based on the David Grann nonfiction book of the same name, Killers of the Flower Moon explores the murders of …