In Brief: ‘Heartstopper’ cast grows, and more

In Brief: ‘Heartstopper’ cast grows, and more

The Netflix LGBT rom-com Heartstopper has added Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey, Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning's Hayley Atwell and Ray Donovan's Eddie Marsan to its season 3 cast, according to Variety. The trade reports Atwell will play Diane, the aunt of Kit Connor's Nick, who offers tough advice about his relationship…
No cuts: Proposed bill could change skipping the security line at the airport

No cuts: Proposed bill could change skipping the security line at the airport

(NEW YORK) -- California lawmakers have pushed forward a new piece of legislation aimed at changing the way third-party security screening companies like CLEAR help expedite customers through security at the airport.An annual CLEAR membership that costs $189 allows travelers to skip the onerous security lines and instead verify their…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with President Xi of China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with President Xi of China

(LONDON) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Xi Jinping of China on Friday following a meeting with Director of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to the U.S. State Department.Blinken, in his remarks, described the first meeting…
US military starts building pier off of Gaza to deliver aid

US military starts building pier off of Gaza to deliver aid

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military has begun to build the long-awaited port and causeway off the coast of Gaza that will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Pentagon said Thursday."I can confirm that U.S. military vessels, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to construct…
Five big takeaways from Day 7 of Trump’s hush money trial

Five big takeaways from Day 7 of Trump’s hush money trial

(NEW YORK) -- Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker concluded his direct examination in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial after lifting the veil on his publication's "catch-and-kill" deal with Trump -- after which an attorney for the former president began cross-examination by framing that same arrangement as…
Five takeaways from historic Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim

Five takeaways from historic Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday heard historic arguments on whether former President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.He denies all wrongdoing and insists he should have "absolute immunity" for any "official acts" while in office.His name and the…
Five takeaways from historic Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim

Five takeaways from historic Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday heard historic arguments on whether former President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.He denies all wrongdoing and insists he should have "absolute immunity" for any "official acts" while in office.His name and the…