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Laken Riley murder suspect indicted on 10 counts in University of Georgia campus slaying
(ATHENS, Ga.) -- The suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley has been formally indicted on murder and other offenses in connection with the brutal slaying on the University of Georgia campus.A grand jury indicted Jose Ibarra, 26, with malice murder and felony murder in connection with the…
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ director Shawn Levy talks recent MCU whiffs and more
In a new interview in Empire magazine's Deadpool & Wolverine feature issue, it looks like director Shawn Levy is putting some distance between his upcoming movie and recent failures in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios' last theatrical outing was 2023's The Marvels, its lowest-grossing movie to date; that year also saw the release of the drubbed Ant-Man and the…
Jon Anderson announces new album with The Band Geeks
Yes' Jon Anderson is set to release a new album with the cover group The Band Geeks, who have been backing him on tour.True is set to drop August 23, featuring nine new songs. A press release says the new album “harkens back to Yes' classic 70s sounds as well as to their latter day…
Jelly Roll completes 5K: “I feel incredible”
The next time you feel too lazy to get off the couch, remember this: Jelly Roll just completed a 5K.The race was held in Pasadena, California, on May 7, and Jelly told Entertainment Tonight afterward, "I feel great. I'm a little tired. It was a little bit harder than I…
Democrats work to keep protests from disrupting Chicago convention, with concerns over parallels to 1968
(CHICAGO) -- In 1968, violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with hundreds of protesters arrested in a police crackdown, upended the party's gathering and soured public opinion in the final months before the presidential election.Americans had witnessed it all on their TV screens.Now, more than 50 years later,…
What to know about the new AI data center in Wisconsin
(MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis.) -- President Joe Biden is set to announce on Wednesday a $3 billion investment by tech giant Microsoft to build an artificial intelligence data center in southeast Wisconsin.The sprawling facility will be located on the same plot of land where, in 2018, former President Donald Trump announced…
Bette Midler talks “flop” of a sitcom, says she should have sued Lindsay Lohan for leaving
Bette Midler's 2000 CBS sitcom Bette didn't live long on the air — though it lives forever in infamy, thanks to a loungey a cappella version of Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba" she performed on it. In short, the show was "a flop," one of the worst of her career, she told David Duchovny's Fail Better podcast. The Tony,…
Miranda Lambert hopes new Epiphone guitar inspires dream-chasing young girls
Miranda Lambert has teamed up with Epiphone to create a new guitar called Miranda Lambert Bluebird Studio.The bluebonnet-colored instrument is a variation on the Epiphone's iconic Hummingbird acoustic guitar and features a square shoulder layered mahogany body, solid Sitka spruce top, gloss finish and custom Bluebird pickguard inspired by her 2020 hit, according…
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs announce new album, ‘Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits’
Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is set to release a new album with his band The Dirty Knobs. Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, due out June 14, features 11 new songs, with guest appearances by Graham Nash, Lucinda Williams, Chris Stapleton and Campbell’s Heartbreakers bandmate Benmont Tench.Fans are getting their first taste of…
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli hostage declared dead in Gaza
(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah.Here's how the news is developing. All times…
