After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pushed Republicans to pass a 45-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 last week, the Republicans who voted against the extension continue to demand reforms and stronger protections for American …
Lauren Boebert Tells MAGA Congressman, “Get a Warrant!” Read MoreA convicted fraudster was ordered held in custody Friday at the federal jail in downtown Chicago as he awaits extradition to New York to face charges that he bilked a Mexican billionaire out of hundreds of millions of dollars. During …
Fraudster accused of bilking $450M ordered jailed in Chicago, with judge citing his ‘untrustworthiness’ Read MoreA convicted fraudster was ordered held in custody Friday at the federal jail in downtown Chicago as he awaits extradition to New York to face charges that he bilked a Mexican billionaire out of hundreds of millions of dollars. During …
Fraudster accused of bilking $450M ordered jailed in Chicago, with judge citing his ‘untrustworthiness’ Read MoreA convicted fraudster was ordered held in custody Friday at the federal jail in downtown Chicago as he awaits extradition to New York to face charges that he bilked a Mexican billionaire out of hundreds of millions of dollars. During …
Fraudster accused of bilking $450M ordered jailed in Chicago, with judge citing his ‘untrustworthiness’ Read MoreNEW YORK — The NFL will release its complete regular-season schedule on Thursday. The announcement made Friday is in line with the past couple of years, when the schedule has been released during the second week of May. The league …
NFL will announce its regular-season schedule on Thursday Read MoreNEW YORK — The NFL will release its complete regular-season schedule on Thursday. The announcement made Friday is in line with the past couple of years, when the schedule has been released during the second week of May. The league …
NFL will announce its regular-season schedule on Thursday Read MoreNEW YORK — The NFL will release its complete regular-season schedule on Thursday. The announcement made Friday is in line with the past couple of years, when the schedule has been released during the second week of May. The league …
NFL will announce its regular-season schedule on Thursday Read MoreMembers of the Chicago Sinfonietta are facing an uncertain future following the organization’s public announcement Thursday that it will pause programming until 2027 and lay off administrative staff amid financial challenges. Some musicians say they were blindsided by the decision …
Chicago Sinfonietta musicians say pause in programming came as ‘shock to everyone’ and amid audience declines Read MoreMembers of the Chicago Sinfonietta are facing an uncertain future following the organization’s public announcement Thursday that it will pause programming until 2027 and lay off administrative staff amid financial challenges. Some musicians say they were blindsided by the decision …
Chicago Sinfonietta musicians say pause in programming came as ‘shock to everyone’ and amid audience declines Read MoreMembers of the Chicago Sinfonietta are facing an uncertain future following the organization’s public announcement Thursday that it will pause programming until 2027 and lay off administrative staff amid financial challenges. Some musicians say they were blindsided by the decision …
Chicago Sinfonietta musicians say pause in programming came as ‘shock to everyone’ and amid audience declines Read MoreThe fast-rising bonkers Montreal rock duo Angine de Poitrine, whose popularity soared after a live KEXP session, have inked an exclusive publishing deal with independent music publisher Third Side Music, which will represent their catalog worldwide, working closely with the …
Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With Third Side Music Publishing; the War and Treaty Pact With Atlantic Outpost Read MoreThe fast-rising bonkers Montreal rock duo Angine de Poitrine, whose popularity soared after a live KEXP session, have inked an exclusive publishing deal with independent music publisher Third Side Music, which will represent their catalog worldwide, working closely with the …
Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With Third Side Music Publishing; the War and Treaty Pact With Atlantic Outpost Read MoreThe fast-rising bonkers Montreal rock duo Angine de Poitrine, whose popularity soared after a live KEXP session, have inked an exclusive publishing deal with independent music publisher Third Side Music, which will represent their catalog worldwide, working closely with the …
Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With Third Side Music Publishing; the War and Treaty Pact With Atlantic Outpost Read MoreNieva Mehta sat in the last row of the first block of pews at Holy Name Cathedral Friday afternoon — the same seat she claims for nearly every Mass. But this Friday’s gathering was a little different. Dozens attended Friday …
Chicago Archdiocese marks 1 year since Pope Leo XIV’s election Read MoreNieva Mehta sat in the last row of the first block of pews at Holy Name Cathedral Friday afternoon — the same seat she claims for nearly every Mass. But this Friday’s gathering was a little different. Dozens attended Friday …
Chicago Archdiocese marks 1 year since Pope Leo XIV’s election Read MoreNieva Mehta sat in the last row of the first block of pews at Holy Name Cathedral Friday afternoon — the same seat she claims for nearly every Mass. But this Friday’s gathering was a little different. Dozens attended Friday …
Chicago Archdiocese marks 1 year since Pope Leo XIV’s election Read MoreOscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. on the drama, which marks the directorial debut …
Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’ Read MoreOscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. on the drama, which marks the directorial debut …
Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’ Read MoreOscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. on the drama, which marks the directorial debut …
Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’ Read MoreShawn Levy is set to direct the original sci-fi movie “Somewhere Out There” for Netflix. The streamer picked up the spec script written by Max Taxe in a bidding war. Levy will also produce the film under his 21 Laps …
Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Netflix Read MoreShawn Levy is set to direct the original sci-fi movie “Somewhere Out There” for Netflix. The streamer picked up the spec script written by Max Taxe in a bidding war. Levy will also produce the film under his 21 Laps …
Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Netflix Read MoreShawn Levy is set to direct the original sci-fi movie “Somewhere Out There” for Netflix. The streamer picked up the spec script written by Max Taxe in a bidding war. Levy will also produce the film under his 21 Laps …
Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Netflix Read MoreThere’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it signify — if any? Mark Ruffalo claimed in a New …
Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference? Read MoreThere’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it signify — if any? Mark Ruffalo claimed in a New …
Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference? Read MoreThere’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it signify — if any? Mark Ruffalo claimed in a New …
Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference? Read MoreIt was mere hours before No Doubt kicked off their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere when the emotional weight of the moment struck bassist Tony Kanal. “I had a good cry at soundcheck,” he tells Variety of their Wednesday night …
No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Why They Haven’t Toured in Years and Whether New Music Is in the Works Read MoreIt was mere hours before No Doubt kicked off their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere when the emotional weight of the moment struck bassist Tony Kanal. “I had a good cry at soundcheck,” he tells Variety of their Wednesday night …
No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Why They Haven’t Toured in Years and Whether New Music Is in the Works Read MoreIt was mere hours before No Doubt kicked off their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere when the emotional weight of the moment struck bassist Tony Kanal. “I had a good cry at soundcheck,” he tells Variety of their Wednesday night …
No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Why They Haven’t Toured in Years and Whether New Music Is in the Works Read MoreCubs manager Craig Counsell said right-hander Ben Brown, who started 15 games for last season and has been the Cubs’ most reliable reliever this season, could join the starting rotation in the absence of injured left-hander Matthew Boyd. Boyd underwent …
Cubs reliever Ben Brown could replace Matthew Boyd in rotation Read MoreLast month’s draft was as much about belief the Bears had in their coaching staff as it was the college players the team picked. The Bears were thrilled that Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman lasted until the No. 25 overall pick. Still, …
As Bears rookies report for minicamp, team leaning harder than ever on coaching staff Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes, when celebs have relationship issues, we have to sort through their social media posts in search of clues. But influencer Allie Eklund and McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys star Steven McBee Jr. are putting it …
Allie Eklund Says She’s DONE With Steven McBee Jr. After He Accused Her of Cheating Read MoreThe NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a move that will drop more early-round games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially …
NCAA will expand men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams each Read MoreA federal judge on Thursday dropped the controversial conspiracy charge lodged against the four remaining members of the “Broadview Six,” a group of protesters who work in Democratic politics and were charged over a demonstration during the Trump administration’s aggressive …
‘Congratulations,’ judge says while dropping conspiracy charge against remaining Broadview 6 ICE protesters Read MoreANAHEIM, Calif. — The White Sox may have a choice regarding the future in Chicago of Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami. But then again, they may have no choice at all. He will be a free agent after the 2027 season, …
White Sox, Munetaka Murakami in no rush to extend contract Read MoreMark Ruffalo revealed in a new op-ed for The New York Times co-written with American Economic Liberties Project research director Matt Stoller that many Hollywood stars declined to sign the recent open letter that’s fighting to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. …
Mark Ruffalo Says Hollywood Stars Declined to Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-WB Merger ‘Because They’re Afraid’ the Studio Will Blacklist Them Read MoreBlake Lively agreed to settle her claims against Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios on Monday, but her legal battle continues in the form of a motion for attorney fees resulting from Baldoni’s failed defamation suit against her. Lively filed the motion …
Blake Lively Sees Attorney Fee Motion as Act of Advocacy: ‘This Is About So Much More to Her’ Read MoreCornerback Zah Frazier, a fifth-round pick from 2025 who sat out all last season with what the Bears called a personal issue, was waived on Thursday. The Bears were intrigued by the UTSA cornerback’s 6-3 frame — gigantic, for a …
Bears waive CB Zah Frazier, a Round 5 pick just a year ago Read MoreThe Chicago Sinfonietta will pause artistic and educational activities at the end of its 2025-26 season this month amid financial challenges, the organization announced Thursday. A spokesperson confirmed that the group will lay off its seven administrative staffers, leaving President …
Chicago Sinfonietta to pause programs until 2027 and lay off staff amid financial challenges Read MoreStarz reported first-quarter 2026 earnings Thursday revealing wider losses, largely due to content-impairment charges — but the media company gave indications it’s improving its financial position one year out from its spinoff from Lionsgate. During a call with analysts later …
Starz Ends Universal Output Deal, Citing Lower-Than-Projected Viewership Read MoreIt’s a make-or-break year for the Primetime Emmys. After NBC broadcasts the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, the current four-network “wheel deal” — in which ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox take turns airing the annual event — expires. As …
Who Should Host the Emmys on NBC? Keke Palmer, Alan Cumming or — Wait for It — the Cast of ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Read More