James Norton attends the “King & Conqueror” Global Premiere at the BFI Southbank on August 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) British actor James Norton has reportedly landed a role in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles films. Deadline reports that Norton, who currently appears in the new Netflix series House of Guinness, will play […]
D’Angelo, vocal, performs on July 16th 2000 at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns) The news of D’Angelo‘s death Tuesday has quickly spread, prompting tributes from some of the stars who were inspired by his artistry. Among those who paid homage to the Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer are Maxwell, Jamie […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When a federal court concluded Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters, the state legislature created a new map with a second majority-Black district to comply with the law. In a blockbuster case that could be decided on the eve of next year’s […]
NYPD (NEW YORK) — A man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he forced his way into a Queens, New York, home, killed the elderly couple who lived there, set fire to the house and then went on a shopping spree with the victims’ credit card, prosecutors said. Jamel McGriff, 42, is charged in a […]
Usher performs onstage during Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Friends 40th Anniversary Tribute concert at VyStar Amphitheater at The Bridge on August 30, 2025 in Stockbridge, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Usher is an R&B legend in his own right, but in November he’ll be recognized as Billboard‘s Legend of Live honoree. The publication announced […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed the possibility he could change his strategy to end the government shutdown by negotiating legislative changes with Democrats, telling reporters on Tuesday that he doesn’t “have any strategy” to end the impasse in place of the GOP’s lackluster pressure campaign to pass a “clean” continuing resolution. […]
Wichita Police Department (NEW YORK) — Police in Kansas are asking the public for help in identifying a man taking a woman by force seen on home surveillance footage in a “possible abduction,” authorities said. The incident happened early Sunday at approximately 2 a.m. in a neighborhood in Wichita, police said, though the circumstances that […]
YouTube personalities Dan Howell and Phil Lester attend the 7th Annual VidCon at Anaheim Convention Center on June 24, 2016, in Anaheim, California. (Tara Ziemba/WireImage/Getty Images) YouTube stars Dan Howell and Phil Lester, who make up the popular social media duo Dan and Phil, have confirmed that they are in a relationship. The pair confirmed their […]
Rachel McAdams stars in ‘Send Help.’ (20th Century Studios) Rachel McAdams is stranded on a deserted island with Dylan O’Brien in the official trailer for Send Help. 20th Century Studios released the trailer for the upcoming film on Tuesday. Spider-Man and Evil Dead director Sam Raimi helmed the new, original darkly comedic psychological thriller film. […]
Singer/Songwriter D’Angelo performs with his band The Vanguard at Club Nokia on June 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Earl Gibson Iii/WireImage/Getty Images Grammy-winning R&B artist and neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 51. The singer-songwriter and musician, who was born Michael Eugene Archer, was known for his songs “Brown Sugar,” […]
