United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot and killed in targeted attack in NYC

UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed at point-blank range by a masked gunman in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, shortly before he was set to attend an investor conference, according to police. Police said the 50-year-old CEO was shot once in the back and once in the leg; he was rushed to …

Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ to end with fifth and final season

Netflix announced that it has renewed Outer Banks for a fifth and final season. Per Deadline, co-creators/executive producers Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke said in a statement: “We imagined a mystery that would lead to a five-season journey of adventure, treasure hunting, and friendship. It seemed impossible that we would really get to …

Jon Stewart to continue hosting ‘The Daily Show’ through 2025

Comedy Central announced that Jon Stewart will continue to host The Daily Show through December 2025, keeping him as a once-a-week host and full-time executive producer of the show. The news comes just over nine months after Stewart made a deal to return to the show after an eight year absence, hosting the show once …

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to lift martial law after parliament rejects decree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said early Wednesday that he would lift the ’emergency martial law’ he imposed on Tuesday, after South Korea’s National Assembly voted early Wednesday morning to lift the decree he’d imposed, in which he declared the opposition party was plotting a rebellion against the government. The official decree from Yoon, …

Secret Service agent open fire near Janet Yellen’s DC home after car break-in

A Secret Service special agent protecting U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opened fire early Tuesday on people who were suspected of car break-ins. Yellen was not harmed and there’s no indication she or the Secret Service were specifically targeted. Per Politico, it was unclear if Yellen was home at the time of the incident. The …

‘Jumanji 3’ set for 2026 theatrical release

‘Jumanji 3’ is set for a Dec. 11, 2026 theatrical release. Per Variety, the film franchise will return to theaters for the third installment starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. Jake Kasdan, who directed 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and 2019’s Jumanji: The Next Level, is returning to …

Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott star in trailer for ‘Wolf Man’

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Wolf Man, a re-imagining of the Lon Chaney classic. In Wolf Man, Christopher Abbott plays Blake, a father bitten by a wolf after his family is in an automobile accident. Taking refuge in a cabin, his wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) and daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) begin to …

Man wielding chainsaw at Illinois senior-living facility is fatally shot by police

State and local law enforcement confirmed that a man wielding a chainsaw inside a senior-living facility in St. Charles, Illinois, was shot and killed by police early Sunday. Officers and residents of the assisted-living facility were treated at the scene for minor injuries. The man, who has not publicly been identified, was allegedly attempting to …

White House defends President Biden’s decision to pardon son Hunter amid backlash

The White House is defending President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, after the President had repeatedly insisted that he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. Biden issued the sweeping pardon on Sunday evening before heading off on an official trip to Africa, and it covers any potential federal crimes that 54-year-old …

Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones star in the trailer for ‘The Brutalist’

A24 has shared the first trailer for the new film The Brutalist, a historical drama co-written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold and directed by Corbet. Described as “a staggering American epic,” The Brutalist follows László Toth (Adrien Brody), a visionary Jewish Hungarian architect who escapes post-World War II Europe and arrives in America “to …