The San Antonio Missions continued their six-game series with the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday night. It was a pitcher’s duel between Adam Mazur and Aaron Brown and neither offense scored until the seventh inning. San Antonio struck first in the top of the seventh before Corpus Christi evened theContinue Reading
The Blue Wahoos failed multiple times earlier in the game to cash in scoring opportunities. They paid for it at the end. The Rocket City Trash Pandas took advantage of two walks and a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt to score a pair of ninth inning runs and beatContinue Reading
The Kelly Cup Playoffs have begun and the Jacksonville Icemen played against the Florida Everblades in the first game of their series on Thursday, April 18th at 7 pm. The two teams have a history together, with Jacksonville winning eight out of the 11 games played in the regular season.Continue Reading
TOMORROW X TOGETHER lands its sixth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as minisode 3: TOMORROW opens atop the tally (dated April 20). The set sold 103,500 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending April 11, according to Luminate. Also, the top 10 welcomes debuts fromContinue Reading
Prime Video’s Fallout adaptation sparked impressive viewership numbers and dominated the streaming charts in its debut week. The show is based on Bethesda’s popular RPG series, following a lone survivor trekking the irradiated wastes of a long-destroyed America after emerging from the safety of an underground Vault. Led by EllaContinue Reading
Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It’s part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. In a letter to employees,Continue Reading
McKinney City Council April 16 voted in favor of the agreement, which includes some incentives for what Notes Live called an “over-the-top” entertainment venue.Continue Reading
The man who operated under the business name Straight Like That Entertainment was indicted Tuesday and arrested Wednesday, federal officials say.Continue Reading
The stores are spread across West Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.Continue Reading
The ruling may foreshadow a decision in a similar case involving the city’s ex-police chief, Joel Fitzgerald.Continue Reading
Newswatch 16’s Jack Culkin spoke to local attorneys about Bryan Kohberger’s alibi and the time it could take for him to go to trial.Continue Reading
The Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA hosted its 25th anniversary “Silver Screen Gala” at the Scranton Cultural Center on Thursday.Continue Reading
Kakao Entertainment is aiming to accelerate the global expansion of K-pop thanks to a new partnership with Billboard and Billboard Korea. The company announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the American music and entertainment magazine to enhance the influence of K-pop worldwide. Joseph Chang, co-CEO of KakaoContinue Reading
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Boho beachwear is back in season for spring and summer. If you’ve been looking for crochetContinue Reading
Christine Brown was the first of Kody Brown’s wives to move on to someone new on Sister Wives, and now, she’s showing off her Moab, Utah, Airbnb. After Christine and David Woolley got married in 2023, they quickly began building a new life together, away from the rest of theContinue Reading
The Fire Country season 2 finale will mark a noticeable departure from season 1’s finale, according to creator and star Max Thieriot. Debuting on CBS in 2022, Fire Country was created by Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, and Thieriot, who also stars as Bode and executive produces the show. Following aContinue Reading
The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in several months to the Caribbean nation struggling with surging gang violence. The Homeland Security Department said in a statement that it “will continue to enforce U.S. laws and policyContinue Reading
Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. The voters began queuing up at polling stations hoursContinue Reading
Commercial flights began diverting their routes early Friday morning over western Iran without explanation as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic claimed there had been “explosions” heard over the city of Isfahan. The incident comes as tensions remain high in the wider Middle East after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-droneContinue Reading
The fundraiser held on Thursday evening will help the nonprofit continue to provide counseling and other services to those in need.Continue Reading
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy on Thursday was accidental by a sibling. The sheriff’s office reports the incident happened on the 2600 block of Dean Drive in Kinston. They said that it happened just before 7 p.m. andContinue Reading
TikTok has returned to the bargaining table with Universal Music Group (UMG), but a fast-tracked Congressional bill that could result in the platform being sold, or, as a last result, banned in the United States may reach President Joe Biden’s desk before those negotiations are finished. A source familiarContinue Reading
Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department is just hours away from arriving on Friday (April 19), and the pop superstar is building the anticipation by teasing the lead single, “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. Swift took to X to share a preview of the upcoming music video, featuring dramatic scenes of theContinue Reading
A new report claims an actor from the CW’s Arrowverse has a role in Star Wars’ upcoming prequel series The Acolyte. Set to begin streaming in June, The Acolyte will feature several different Jedi Knights who lived 100 years before the events of The Phantom Menace as they investigate aContinue Reading
Below Deck has introduced a plethora of fan-favorite captains and crew members, but once in a while, a few clout chasers drown out the show. Below Deck is renowned for its iconic format that follows the staff and crew who work on super-yachts. Life on a yacht seems luxurious andContinue Reading
Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the transition to a cleaner energy system. “WeContinue Reading
The leader of Iraq traveled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state’s large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s weekend aerial assault on Israel. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s trip to bothContinue Reading
Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft, which is immediately evident on approaching the bright red facade decorated by a colorful clash of geometry and a foreground dominated by a riot of gigantic redContinue Reading
Nevada’s Supreme Court upheld a state ban on ghost guns Thursday, overturning a lower court’s ruling that sided with a gun manufacturer’s argument that the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague. Separately the court handed a setback to anti-abortion activists inContinue Reading
The monastery was a subject of controversy through much of 2023, involving accusations against the nuns and lawsuits filed against the Diocese of Fort Worth.Continue Reading
It’s Thursday April 18th and this is a complete Taylor Swift takeover, ahead of the release of her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ the superstar announced the lead single “Fortnight,” breaks a record on Spotify for most pre-saves for her new album and we take you inside the ‘TorturedContinue Reading
Billie Eilish’s new musical era is upon us, and the superstar unveiled the tracklist for her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, on Thursday (April 18). The 10-track album features tracks like “Skinny,” “Lunch,” “L’Amour De Ma Vie,” “Blue,” and “Wildflower,” among others. As of the current announcement, thereContinue Reading
Netflix reveals which of its shows will return before the end of 2024, including the highly anticipated Squid Game season 2. Upon its release in 2021, Squid Game season 1 became the most-watched show of all time on Netflix. Season 2 of the South Korean dystopian series and a realityContinue Reading
Angela Deem from the 90 Day Fiancé franchise looks heartbroken on social media amid her rumored split from her husband, Michael Ilesanmi. The 57-year-old reality star first met her Nigerian partner in 2018. She liked his youthful aura and decided to marry him after dating him for two years. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
The world of non-fiction has virtually endless possibilities, and the remainder of 2024 has much to offer those waiting for a great new book to read. Though fictional universes of fantasy and sci-fi provide an opportunity for escape, non-fiction literature opens the door to even more. Between the pages, readersContinue Reading
The Suits L.A. pilot has added a robust guest cast that includes a 1970s television icon playing himself. The pilot is setting up a potential new spinoff to the long-running USA Network legal drama Suits, which became a smash streaming hit on Netflix and Peacock in 2023. It stars StephenContinue Reading
There is a remarkable number of celebrity cameos adding to the already star-studded cast of Knocked Up. Often regarded as one of the best Judd Apatow films, Knocked Up stars Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl at the height of their popularity during the 2000s. Knocked Up also stars Jason Segel,Continue Reading
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Richard Linekar’s latest movie Hit Man, which offers a humorous insight into the life of an unlikely undercover agent, is somewhat based on a true story. Starring Glen Powell, the movie focuses on an undercover officer who moonlights as a hitman, arresting those who attempt to hire his services toContinue Reading
With the release of Final Fantasy 16‘s second DLC expansion, The Rising Tide, the game received all of its planned content – but newer players may not get to experience the DLC until significantly later portions of the game. As a more story-oriented package than FF16‘s previous Echoes of TheContinue Reading
Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for X-Men ’97, episodes 5-6Continue Reading
Seeking Sister Wife alum Garrick Merrifield has shown himself to be a clout chaser who is pursuing polygamy on TV for the wrong reasons. Garrick has been with Dannielle Merrifield for 15 years, and for the first 11 years of that, they were married and monogamous. Seeking Sister Wife viewersContinue Reading
The defense team for one of the men charged in the murder of Jared Bridegan wants the entire State Attorney’s Office disqualified from the case.Continue Reading
A man who has served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors as part of a plan to rob and kill people before fleeing overseas was granted parole Thursday. James Parker was 16 when heContinue Reading
Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal. The firings confirmed by Google late Wednesday came a day after nine employees were arrested during sit-in protestsContinue Reading
A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday published a staff reportContinue Reading
A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View MiddleContinue Reading
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about revealing information about those who will sit in judgment of the former president. Judge Juan Merchan acted after one juror was dismissed whenContinue Reading
New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including the daughter of a prominent Minnesota congresswoman. Several students involved in the protest said they also were suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughterContinue Reading
“You have other people that want to be a hero. And that may sound trite. This is an incredible way to be a hero,” said Dr. Eric Siskind.Continue Reading
The project will sit on 12 acres just off I-20 and Bonnie View Road.Continue Reading
As Cowboy Carter enjoys a second consecutive week atop the Billboard 200, the world continues to dissect Queen Bey’s latest opus. On Thursday (April 18), via a press release, Max announced a new documentary titled Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance slated to hit the streamer on Friday, AprilContinue Reading
The Living Legends Foundation has set Oct. 4 as the date for its 2024 awards dinner and gala. The event, also celebrating the foundation’s 33rd anniversary, will take place at Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood. This year’s slate of industry honorees includes: Donnie Simpson, Jerry Boulding Radio Award: The legendary radioContinue Reading
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Dune: Part Two dominated the theater after its premiere, racking up close to $500 million atContinue Reading
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has unveiled programming for its third annual conference. NIVA ‘24 will take place in New Orleans from June 3-5 with speakers from Eventbrite, National Independent Talent Organization, Wasserman, Live Music Society, Spotify, Meta and hundreds of independent venues and promoters from across the country.Continue Reading
On today’s episode of Billboard’s Chart Rewind, we look back at the Isley Brothers hitting No. 1 on the Best Selling Rhythm & Blues singles chart, now called Hot R&B / Hip-Hop songs with their song “It’s Your Thing.” Alyssa CaverleyThe Isley Brothers make it to the top on thisContinue Reading
Linda Perry’s Let It Die documentary will be spotlighted at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival in June, but leading up to the event, the official trailer for the film arrived on Thursday (April 18). In the two-minute clip, fans get a peek into how much pressure the 4 Non-Blondes starContinue Reading
As Marvel’s Planet of the Apes prequel miniseries wraps up its four-issue run, readers are simultaneously left with a satisfying conclusion to the story, and a tease that the publisher is far from finished telling stories in the original Apes film continuity. Fans of the franchise, who have largely praisedContinue Reading
An under-the-radar war movie, Megan Leavey, makes its way onto Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart. Based on the true story of Megan Leavy, the 2017 film follows a young female Marine and her close connection with a combat dog named Rex that saves many lives during their deployment in Iraq.Continue Reading
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Zack Snyder reveals the SWAT remake movie he wanted to direct, comparing the unmade film to his own super-violent 300. Released in 2003, Clark Johnson’s action-thriller starred Colin Farrell, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson and Michelle Rodriguez in the high-octane tale of an elite police unit tasked with transporting aContinue Reading
There were a number of incredibly shocking aspects of The Boys comic book series, from the gruesome violence to the overabundance of sex, drugs, and general depravity, but perhaps the most shocking part of all was the twist ending. And what makes that mind-blowing twist so much better is theContinue Reading
Brennan Shoykhet and Emily Balch chose to divorce, and it’s time to catch up with the star of one of the best reality TV shows after M arried At First Sight season 17 ended. Emily is getting slammed for being mean as the reunion unfolds, as she initially appeared asContinue Reading
Hijack star Idris Elba reveals the filming start month for season 2 of the Apple TV+ show. Created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, this thriller follows Elba’s character Sam Nelson, a corporate business negotiator traveling from Dubai to London, when he must use his negotiation skills to defuseContinue Reading
The Golden Bachelor’s Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner are choosing to divorce, but their families are speaking up about their shocking split in the days following their announcement. Gerry and Theresa found love on The Golden Bachelor season 1, with both hopeful that they would be able to make theirContinue Reading
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is certainly an expansive RPG, but it’s not without shortcomings – an issue that can luckily be solved with mods. Prime Video’s Fallout being so well-received by both fans and critics has familiar and new players alike venturing out for one more trip into the wasteland. FalloutContinue Reading
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Kentucky will use a lottery system to award an initial round of licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state’s startup medical cannabis program, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. The governor called it a fair way to give each applicant that clears the screening process an opportunity to landContinue Reading
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, fromContinue Reading
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. It’s a time to learn more about the movement disorder. This week’s Getting Results Award winner never thought she’d be in a position to impact people living with the disease but now Marianne Chapin is joining them in their fight. “I had to really doContinue Reading
The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday, describing being treated for gonorrhea after being raped at age 15. But the real turning point, he said, was the first of many assaults by aContinue Reading
The video for “Fortnight,” her song with Post Malone, will be released at 8 p.m. Friday after her album drops, Swift posted on Instagram.Continue Reading
Week Five has concluded, meaning the 2024 IFL regular season has officially entered the second quarter of play. Five teams remain undefeated, while five teams search for their first win of the season. To kick off Week Five action on Friday night, the Iowa Barnstormers took a trip to theContinue Reading
On Jan. 30, the day before Universal Music’s deal with TikTok lapsed, the company announced in an open letter that “we must call time out on TikTok,” for not paying rightsholders and creators enough. Universal immediately began removing its recordings from the platform — then, by the end of February,Continue Reading
Mary J. Blige knows a fellow truth teller when she sees one. The R&B superstar opened up to People recently about Flavor Flav’s comments comparing her to Taylor Swift, in the sense that they both write about relatable life experiences. “I mean, I love Taylor Swift. She sings about what’sContinue Reading
Ludacris couldn’t contain his excitement in his yearslong grind to finally take home best rap album at the Grammy Awards, which he did when Release Therapy reached the rap Grammy mountaintop at the 2007 ceremony. Luda let his emotions pour out backstage as he celebrated loudly with his team, whichContinue Reading
Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” extends its stay atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to 12 weeks on the chart dated April 17. While downloads for the MASHLE Season 2 opener dropped to No. 5, the hip-hip track continues to hold the top spot for streaming, video views, and karaoke. Kenshi Yonezu‘sContinue Reading
Taylor Swift’s upcoming album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ has everyone excited, and fans can’t wait to uncover the hidden meanings and Easter eggs within her Spotify pop-up, The Tortured Poets Department Library. Chris Olsen:This is crazy. I mean, what Spotify has done is also so beautiful. The energy here isContinue Reading
MediaCo Holding has acquired all of Estrella Media’s network, content, digital and commercial operations, the company announced on Thursday (April 18). According to a press release, the transaction — which closed April 17 — will see Estrella Media brands join MediaCo. These include the EstrellaTV network’s linear and digital videoContinue Reading
AP Dhillon is leaving the California desert behind. Related Kid Cudi Added to Second Weekend of 2024 Coachella: ‘INSANO BOY IS COMIN’ 04/18/2024 Coachella announced that the Punjabi-Canadian star will not appear at the festival’s second weekend as planned, citing a “scheduling conflict.” The festival announced the news in a follow-up tweetContinue Reading
This article contains spoilers for Under the Bridge (2024) and mention of murder.Even though Lily Gladstone’s new TV show Under The Bridge has a perfectly respectable score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s still the third-lowest score of her 11-year acting career. Developed by Quinn Shephard, Under the Bridge tellsContinue Reading
1000-Lb Sisters star Amy Slaton is looking very different in her new video revealing her weight-loss makeover. Reality TV celeb Amy weighed 406 pounds when she started her journey on the show in 2020. The Dixon, Kentucky native was unfit and unable to achieve any of her dreams due toContinue Reading
The next major Baldur’s Gate 3 update is adding more evil ending options to the game, and developer Larian Studios has now offered a glimpse at what some of those additions will look like. The story’s conclusion has been repeatedly addressed across the course of the game’s patches, with theContinue Reading
Thaís Ramone from 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? flaunts weight loss transformation in her latest pictures, wearing a red dress. The Brazilian mom gained some weight due to her pregnancy in 2022. While she looked great, the physical change impacted her confidence and made her feel insecure. After welcomingContinue Reading
The groundbreaking manga Kaiju No. 8 is ruining what made it so unique with an arc that turned the series far more into standard shonen. This doesn’t make the manga by Naoya Matsumoto boring or uninteresting to read, but it does squander the potential it had to be something trulyContinue Reading
The 2023 Netflix original series Rough Diamonds concluded its first season with a satisfying ending that also left the door open for more dramatic action in the future. Set in Antwerp, Belgium, the series follows Noah Wolfson (Kevin Janssens) who is drawn back into his family’s business following the suddenContinue Reading
To bring authenticity to her performance as Major Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, actress Nana Visitor kept herself “traumatized” by the anger and resentment that defined Kira’s character. After Nerys spent most of her life as a Bajoran freedom fighter during the Cardassian occupation, Major Kira foundContinue Reading
Warning! Major spoilers for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ahead.Continue Reading
NCIS: Origins has cast Gibbs’ father, Jackson. The upcoming CBS spinoff show will follow the early years of Mark Harmon’s iconic character Leroy Jethro Gibbs, with Austin Stowell stepping into the role of a younger Gibbs, though Harmon will be returning to narrate the show. The ensemble cast of theContinue Reading
Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. The coffee giant said Thursday it plans to alleviate some of that waste with new disposable cups thatContinue Reading
Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill could be law as soon as nextContinue Reading
The trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border went to the jury Thursday. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink gave the jurors instructions and told them to begin deliberations. In closing arguments earlier Thursday, lawyersContinue Reading
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel company he controlsContinue Reading
After a teenager faced a judge on accusations of helping his father try to get away with killing a woman, Brian Estep was extradited to Brevard County as well. Brian Estep, 42, was the husband of Amber Estep, 39, who went missing in January before she was found dead. Then,Continue Reading
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued new guidance on Thursday saying the screening should be done at the first prenatal visit, during theContinue Reading
The driver who hit the tow truck told officers that “he had fallen asleep, and did not wake up until he felt the impact of the crash.”Continue Reading
It was an exciting day in Lewisburg as officials unveiled recent renovations at Hufnagle Park.Continue Reading
An appeals court has ruled that State Bar of Texas filing errors are enough to derail a discipline investigation of Sidney Powell.Continue Reading
The physics and engineering departments at the university organized the event to motivate students in these fields of study.Continue Reading
