Disney employees plan walkout to demand action against 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Melvyn Longhurst/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — LGBTQ workers and employee allies at The Walt Disney Company are planning to stage a walkout in protest of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill
Oscars 2022: This year's Best Actor/Best Actress nominees
AMPAS Ahead of the Oscars on March 27, here’s a look at the leading contenders for Best Actor and Best Actress. Will Smith is nominated for Best Actor for his role in King Richard as the father of tennis superstars Serena and Venus
Prominent Putin critic Alexey Navalny sentenced to additional nine years
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to an additional nine years, in a fresh trial roundly criticized by human rights organizations as politically motivated. Navalny is
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Moscow responds to Biden on biological, chemical weapons
Andriy Dubchak / dia images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Questioning to begin
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of her four-day
In Brief: Ben Stiller starring in 'The Shining' on stage, and more
Heeeere’s Benji! Deadline reports A new London stage adaptation of Stephen King‘s horror classic The Shining is in the works with Ben Stiller in talks to play the role of crazed, haunted dad Jack Torrance, portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the 1980 film. Rehearsals are set
Phil Mickelson will not play in 2022 Masters
Oisin Keniry/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Phil Mickelson won’t be on the green when the 2022 Masters kicks off at Augusta National Golf Club next month. Mickelson, a three-time Masters champion, was expected to play in the
Quinta Brunson's mom gives 'Abbott Elementary' an A+
ABC/Scott Everett White This season’s breakout hit network comedy is back tonight with new episodes. Quinta Brunson created and stars in ABC’s Abbott Elementary, which is basically a workplace comedy set in a Philadelphia public school, and when they
Injuries, damage reported from Texas tornado
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Injuries have been reported and multiple homes and businesses are damaged after a tornado tore through Round Rock, Texas, Monday evening, according to the local fire and police departments. Police in
Will US inflation get worse if Russia defaults on its debt?
Yevgen Romanenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Russia’s attack on Ukraine has many serious humanitarian consequences, there are also financial ones. Russia has collectively borrowed approximately $480 billion. Some of that money is sovereign debt — what