Officials confirmed on Wednesday that a barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island. Ronnie Varela with the Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management said that the bridge leading to Pelican Island, located just north of Galveston, was hit …
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Biden and Trump agree to two presidential debates in late June and September
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to participate in two general election debates, on June 27 and Sept. 10. Biden and Trump accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, with Biden sharing in a post on X: “I’ve received and accepted an invitation from @CNN for a …
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Angie Harmon sues Instacart and deliveryman after her dog was shot and killed
Angie Harmon is suing Instacart and the delivery driver who shot and killed her dog while delivering groceries. The suit comes more than a month after Harmon shared on Instagram that her dog, Oliver, was killed by an Instacart delivery man. Court documents obtained by PEOPLE state that Harmon, 51 is suing the grocery delivery …
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‘I Am: Céline Dion’ documentary to premiere on Prime Video this June
The Céline Dion‘s documentary, titled I Am: Céline Dion is coming to Prime Video globally on June 25. Dion posted the announcement on her Instagram, celebrating the news: ‘ Get ready! @AmazonMGMStudio announces release date to the highly anticipated documentary! I AM: CELINE DION will be streaming globally on @PrimeVideo starting June 25!-Team Celine #IAMCelineDion’ …
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Deadly bus crash in Florida kills 8 farmworkers, injures dozens more
At least eight people were killed and up to 40 more were hospitalized – some critically — after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned early Tuesday morning on a Florida highway Tuesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the crash involved a 2010 International retired school bus transporting farm workers and a …
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NY court upholds gag order in hush money trial after Trump appeal is rejected
On Tuesday, a New York court denied former President Donald Trump’s bid to lift the gag order limiting what he can say about those involved in his ongoing criminal trial, saying the order does not violate Trump’s First Amendment rights. Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump’s trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records, …
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Rosie O’Donnell joins Season 3 cast of ‘And Just Like That’
Rosie O’Donnell has joined the cast off of Max’s ‘And Just Like That…’ for Season 3. On her Instagram, O’Donnell shared the front cover of the script for the upcoming season’s premiere episode of the Sex and the City sequel series. The photo reveals her character name is Mary, as well as the episode’s title, …
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‘Cobra Kai’ to conclude with three-part final Season 6
Netflix announced that Cobra Kai will conclude with a three-part final season. Season 6 will be split into three parts, with each part to consist of five episodes. Part 1 will premiere July 18, with Part 2 to follow Nov. 24 and Part 3 to be released in 2025. Cobra Kai, a sequel to the …
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Melinda French Gates announces her resignation from the Gates Foundation
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced she is stepping down from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charitable organization that she co-founded in 2000 with her now ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Saying “this is not a decision I came to lightly,” French Gates, 59, wrote in a post on social media that under …
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Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in 4 states across the U.S.
Smoke from wildfires in western Canada has led to air quality alerts in four U.S. states, with the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reporting that Canada has 146 active wildfires burning, including dozens in British Columbia and Alberta that are characterized as “out of control.” In the United States, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and …
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