Author Archives:
The cast of 'Trial of the Chicago 7' on their SAG Awards win
Instead of congregating on the stage of Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium for their best-ensemble win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast of "The Trial of the Chicago 7" called in on Zoom. For a ...
Apr 5, 2021
'Godzilla vs. Kong' stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening
NEW YORK - With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. "Godzilla vs. Kong" scored easily the best opening of the pandemic with an estimated $48...
Apr 5, 2021
Vast archives at JFK Library help bring 'Hemingway' to life
BOSTON - A new documentary on Ernest Hemingway - powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston - is shedding new light on the acclaime...
Apr 5, 2021
UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown
LONDON - All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared to announ...
Apr 5, 2021
Polish hospitals struggle with surge of virus patients
BOCHNIA, Poland - Polish hospitals struggled over the Easter weekend with a massive number of people infected with COVID-19 following a huge surge in infections across Central and Eastern Europe in re...
Apr 5, 2021
Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling. One officer was killed and another injured when a driver slammed into a barricade Friday afternoon. The attack comes after officers were overrun an...
Apr 5, 2021
Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers
WASHINGTON - When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate A...
Apr 5, 2021
Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it's more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden's ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the cos...
Apr 5, 2021
Trial in Floyd's death expected to turn to ex-cop's training
MINNEAPOLIS - The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death is expected to turn toward the officer's training on Monday after a first week that was dominated by emotional te...
Apr 5, 2021
Rescuers hampered by damaged roads, more rain in Indonesia
LEMBATA, Indonesia - Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment Monday after torrential rains caused multiple disasters on remote eastern Indonesian islands as w...
Apr 5, 2021