CBS to air American Music Awards live from Las Vegas on May 26

CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced that the 2025 American Music Awards will air on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, live from Las Vegas. The show “celebrating the most iconic music in America” will air live at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and also stream on Paramount+, a press release states. A social post read: “ …

Janet Jackson to receive ICON Award and perform at 2025 American Music Awards

CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced that five-time Grammy winner Janet Jackson will receive the ICON Award at the 2025 American Music Awards, and will give her first television performance in nearly a decade at the 51st annual AMA’s ceremony, set to take place on on May 26. Calling Jackson “one of the most influential …

See Tom Cruise in the trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’

Tom Cruise stars in the trailer for “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” set to hit theaters on May 23. Cruise is back as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, with “The Final Reckoning” teasing a dramatic ending to the “Mission: Impossible” series after eight films in the franchise. The end of 2023’s “Mission: Impossible – Dead …

Judge orders release of Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri after months in ICE custody

A federal judge in Virgina ordered the immediate release  of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, who faced deportation efforts under the Trump administration and had been held for months by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused him of “spreading Hamas propaganda” and promoting antisemitic …

FAA holds talks with major airlines regarding flight delays at Newark Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began its meeting with major airlines on Wednesday to explore solutions for cutting down on flight delays and excessive scheduling during peak travel times at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Wednesday’s meeting follows more than two weeks of widespread delays at Newark, caused by a combination of factors …

Disney’s ‘Tron: Ares’ shares trailer starring Jared Leto

Disney released the teaser trailer for its upcoming AI-themed, sci-fi epic, Tron: Ares, with the film’s star Jared Leto posting on social media: “The Teaser Trailer for Tron: Ares. This October, worlds will collide. Only in theaters 10.10.25” Tron: Ares is the long-awaited sequel to 2010’s Tron: Legacy, and the 90-second preview features Leto “who is …

Hulu shares trailer for Season 2 of “Nine Perfect Strangers” starring Nicole Kidman

Hulu released a trailer for the upcoming second season of Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman reprising her role as unhinged wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko, who brings nine new strangers together in the Austrian Alps. The trailer sees Kidman’s Masha take nine new people under her wings to undergo psychedelic therapy to heal their traumas, …

Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura takes the stand on Day 2 of sex trafficking trial

Cassie Ventura — the ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs — took the stand on Tuesday at his racketeering and sex trafficking trial in New York. Ventura, who performed under the name Cassie, rose to fame with the single “Me & U” on her self-titled debut album, which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart …

Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura takes the stand on Day 2 of sex trafficking trial

Cassie Ventura — the ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs — took the stand on Tuesday at his racketeering and sex trafficking trial in New York. Ventura, who performed under the name Cassie, rose to fame with the single “Me & U” on her self-titled debut album, which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart …

Pres. Trump to lift sanctions on Syria, announces $600B U.S.-Saudi investment deal

President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin an official visit to the Middle East, and revealed plans to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, explaining that the move is meant to give the embattled nation “an opportunity to achieve greatness.”  The decision comes as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build closer …