Smoke from the Rosa Fire rises in Riverside County, California, Aug. 4, 2025. Cal Fire (SOLVANG, Calif.) — The Gifford Fire, a wildfire burning in Central California that has destroyed over 82,000 acres in five days, continues to rage and is now accompanied by two additional fires emerging nearby, according to officials. Since it started […]
Hugh Laurie is Albus Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions.’ (Audible) The voice cast for brand-new Harry Potter audiobooks has been revealed. Pottermore Publishing and Audible announced the new voice cast for the upcoming, brand-new productions of J.K. Rowling‘s novels, which are being billed as Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions. Hugh Laurie has been cast as Albus […]
Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET The 2025 MTV VMAs are making their return in the fall, and Kendrick Lamar is among the top contenders. He picked up a total of 10 nominations, including video of the year for “Not Like Us” and best album for GNX. K. Dot is also up for artist of […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Texas House of Representatives failed again on Tuesday afternoon to move forward on their redistricting effort as several Democratic members have fled the state over a Republican redistricting plan. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Monday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to find and arrest those Democrats, […]
George Clooney as Jay Kelly in ‘Jay Kelly.’ (Peter Mountain/Netflix) George Clooney stars in the official teaser trailer for Jay Kelly. Netflix released the trailer for the upcoming dramatic comedy film on Tuesday. Noah Baumbach directed the film, which he co-wrote with Emily Mortimer. The film follows a famous movie actor (Clooney) and his devoted manager as they go on an unexpectedly profound […]
Brandon Breaux After years of teasing the album, Chance the Rapper‘s Star Line is coming out in August. Speaking to Rolling Stone, he says it’s a project that encompasses his recent travels, as well as things he’s experienced in his personal life. “Going to Ghana, reconnecting with a lot of my family, going through relationships changing, getting […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A search operation is underway in Norway for an award-winning American climate journalist, Alec Luhn, who went missing in bad weather while on a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna National Park. Luhn, 38, who has worked for The Guardian, The New York Times and The Atlantic, was reported missing […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ever the developer-in-chief, President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance on the White House roof above the briefing room in an apparent effort to inspect future construction. The press, which had been pushed significantly down the driveway, attempted to figure out what was going on. “Mr. President, what are you […]
Gary S. Chapman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A small earthquake centered in northern New Jersey on Tuesday rattled the New York City metropolitan area, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor that hit just after noon was centered in Hillsdale, in Bergen County, and measured a magnitude 2.7 on the Richter scale. There […]
Ice-T speaks onstage during the 29th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on May 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for The Webby Awards) Ice-T is hosting a new documentary special about the negative impact fentanyl can have on society and culture. Fame and Fentanyl will take a look at […]
