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(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday will forge ahead with a vote on his government funding plan despite it being expected to fail. “We’ll see what happens with the bill,” Johnson told reporters. “The quarterback’s calling the play. We’re going to run the play. I’m very confident.” Johnson’s measure would fund the government […]
Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images (CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.) — More than two dozen people were injured in a tractor accident at an apple orchard in Wisconsin, authorities said. The incident was reported Wednesday morning at Bushel and a Peck Apple Orchard in Chippewa Falls. Emergency personnel were dispatched for a “tractor accident involving two hay wagons […]
(NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a half of a percentage point on Wednesday in a landmark decision that dials back its years-long fight against inflation and could deliver relief for borrowers saddled with high costs. The central bank’s first rate cut since 2020 came after a recent stretch of […]
Following the loss of both her mother and her sister in August, Mariah Carey is “doing the best that she possibly can.” That’s according to her ex-husband Nick Cannon, the father of her twins, Monroe and Moroccan. On Aug. 27, Mariah revealed to People, “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. […]
Greg Swales Jennifer Hudson is briefly bringing her first holiday album to a live stage. The Gift of Love: An Intimate Live Experience, which supports her Gift of Love album, is slated to kick off Nov. 24 in Brooklyn. JHud will then perform in her hometown of Chicago on Dec. 13 and LA on Dec. 18, wrapping up with […]
(LONDON) — At least 14 more people were killed and 450 injured in Lebanon on Wednesday after a series of new explosions of wireless devices rocked the South, the Bekaa and the southern suburbs of Beirut, according to the Ministry of Health and the Lebanese Red Cross. More than 30 ambulances are providing treatment and […]
(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — “I wanted some kind of revenge. I was seeing red,” one of the former Memphis, Tennessee, officers who pleaded guilty to charges connected to the death of Tyre Nichols said on the witness stand Monday evening. The federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 […]
(NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a half of a percentage point on Wednesday in a landmark decision that dials back its years-long fight against inflation and could deliver relief for borrowers saddled with high costs. The central bank’s first rate cut since 2020 came after a recent stretch of […]
ABC/Paula Lobo Usher recently gave Tyla her flowers during his Brooklyn show. Now, the two have joined the 2024 lineup for Coca-Cola’s premier global platform, Coke Studio. Usher and Tyla will create immersive experiences that will be announced in the weeks to come. Usher will showcase his talents from his upcoming show in Atlanta, while Tyla will […]
Disney/Randy Holmes The trailer has dropped for Mickey 17, director Bong Joon-ho‘s follow-up to his Best Picture Oscar winner Parasite, and it stars Robert Pattinson. Or, more accurately, Pattinsons. An adaptation of Edward Ashton‘s novel Mickey 7, the darkly comedic sci-fi film has the star playing the title role(s). English actor Pattinson’s voice in character […]