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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Convention in Indianapolis
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump continues lies about election and lashes out after N.Y. verdict in town hall

Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But Trump, to be expected, dismissed all that in a CNN town hall and continued his conspiracy about the 2020 election h

3 years ago

Members of the Writers Guild of America union protest outside the Netflix headquarters near Union Square, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in New York. 
(AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Arts & Entertainment

Why Hollywood writers are striking and the immediate impact

Writers of films and TV shows are now on strike. The central issue in negotiations is writers' share of pay for shows that stream on Netflix and similar outlets.

3 years ago

Striking writers walk the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2007. Television and movie writers on Monday, May 1, 2023, declared that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time since 2007, as Hollywood girded for a shutdown in a dispute over fair pay in the streaming era.  
(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows to go dark

Television and movie writers soured by Hollywood’s low pay in the streaming era went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday.

3 years ago

Members of the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line in 2007
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Writers Guild of America goes on strike

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie.

3 years ago

Talk show host Jerry Springer is shown in New York
Arts & Entertainment

Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79

A family spokesperson said he died Thursday at home in suburban Chicago.

3 years ago

The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Community

ESPN announces layoffs as part of cost cutting by Disney

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs.

3 years ago

Bam Margera
Arts & Entertainment

‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera charged with punching brother

Margera is charged with simple assault, harassment, and four counts of terroristic threats. Margera then fled on foot, according to court documents.

3 years ago

Don Lemon
Arts & Entertainment

Don Lemon, longtime CNN host, out at cable news network

CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network just two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

3 years ago

Tucker Carlson
Arts & Entertainment

Tucker Carlson out at FOX News

The network announced it has agreed to part ways with the prime-time host less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.

3 years ago

Quinta Brunson in her classroom on the show 'Abbott Elementary.'
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

How ‘Abbott Elementary’ helps teachers process the absurd realities of their job

'Abbott Elementary' draws inspiration from the very real conditions in Philadelphia's public schools.

3 years ago

Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg is alleging the network's attorneys pressured her to portray the network in a favorable light in testimony about what happened after the 2020 election. Here, a display outside the Fox News headquarters in New York in July 2020.
NPR
Courts & Law

Fired Fox News producer says she’d testify against the network in $1.6 billion suit

A producer for Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo alleges Fox News attorneys coerced her to lie under oath in a defamation case against the network. Fox fired her on Friday.

4 years ago

Jason Sudeikis (fourth from left) who plays the title character in the Apple TV+ series ''Ted Lasso,'' speaks as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (third from left) and fellow cast members (from left) Toheeb Jimoh, Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham, and Brendan Hunt, during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington
Arts & Entertainment

‘Ted Lasso’ visits White House, promotes mental health care

Biden has called on lawmakers in both parties to expand resources to fight the “mental health crisis” in the nation as part of a bipartisan “unity agenda.”

4 years ago

Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for
Arts & Entertainment

‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars

“Ladies, don't let anyone ever tell you you're past your prime,” said Yeoh.

4 years ago

BBC's Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker (center) arrives to King Power stadium prior to the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Chelsea in Leicester
Community

How BBC host’s tweet, suspension upended UK’s sports weekend

Pressure is mounting on the BBC to resolve the crisis, with growing calls for its bosses to step down over allegations of political bias and suppressing free speech.

4 years ago

A South Jersey man and popular Youtube content creator has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for being a ring leader of a cable piracy scheme
Courts & Law

YouTube content creator from New Jersey sentenced for cable piracy

A federal indictment says "Omi in a Hellcat" and his partner stole cable signals from major TV providers

4 years ago

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