At least 7 people, including 2 children, killed by tornadoes near Des Moines, Iowa

Officials confirm that at least seven people were killed by tornadoes near Des Moines, Iowa, late Saturday as damage suggested possible tornadoes reached at least an EF-3 status.  Six deaths were reported, consisting of four adults and two children under the age of five, on Madison County. Diogenes Ayala, the director of the Madison County …

Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum scores season-high 54 points in 126-120 win against the Brooklyn Nets

The Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum dropped a season-high 54 points, shooting 16-of-30 from the field to lead the team to a 126-120 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Tatum tied Hall of Famer and Boston legend Larry Bird for the most 50-point games in Celtics history with four. The 24-year-old Tatum also earned his fourth 50-point …

Major League Baseball Lockout: MLBPA makes first proposal since cancelation; league claims offer ‘went backwards’

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met for more than 90 minutes on Sunday, which included the MLBPA making a proposal, the first since MLB commissioner Rob Manfred canceled the first two series on the 2022 schedule last week. The sides are still far apart on core economic issues, leading to the possibility …

Apple TV+ signs Michael Douglas to portray Benjamin Franklin in limited series

Michael Douglas has signed on to portray Benjamin Franklin in a limited series for Apple TV+. Douglas will also executive produce the series about Franklin and his diplomatic mission to France during the American Revolution. The still-untitled series is based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book ‘A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth …

Anthony Mackie to star in Peacock comedy series ‘Twisted Metal’ based on the video game series of the same name

Peacock announced a new comedy series Twisted Metal, a half-hour live-action comedy based on the PlayStation game series of the same name. Anthony Mackie (‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’) will star in and executive produce the series. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) will executive produce the series, along with Mackie, and Michael Jonathan Smith …

Representatives from MLB, MLBPA resume labor talks at informal NYC meeting on Thursday

According to ESPN, multiple sources confirm that representatives from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association held an informal meeting Thursday in New York to resume talks. Sources say that MLB deputy commissioner Dan Halem and union attorney Bruce Meyer — the lead negotiators for both parties — were joined by league senior vice …

White House asks Congress for $32.5 billion to support Ukraine, bolster Covid-19 response

The Biden administration asked Congress to immediately approve $32.5 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine, as well as to bolster the United States’ COVID-19 response. The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) requested $10 billion in new humanitarian, security and economic aid to Ukraine and its central European partners, saying that $22.5 billion would …

10 hospitalized after residential building explosion and fire in Silver Springs, Maryland

At least ten people were taken to hospitals, some with critical injuries, after an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning. Firefighters responded around 10:30 a.m. after 911 callers reported an explosion at the four-story building in Silver Spring, less than a mile north of Washington, D.C. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue …

NFL, NFLPA agree to suspend all COVID-19 related protocols and testing, effective immediately

The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend all COVID-19 protocols and testing, effective immediately.  In a memo sent to all 32 teams on Thursday, the league announced it arrived at the decision with the NFLPA “based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19” as well as “evolving guidance …

Jennifer Hudson to launch new daytime talk show this fall on Fox TV stations

Jennifer Hudson will launch a new self-titled daytime talk show,‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ for Fox Television Stations this fall. The one-hour daytime talk show is produced in Los Angeles by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The Jennifer Hudson Show will tape in Los Angeles, …