Apple TV+ shares the trailer for new comedy ‘Loot’ starring Maya Rudolph

Apple TV+ released the trailer for ‘Loot,’ a new comedy series starring Maya Rudolph. Rudolph stars as a billionaire who decides to focus on her charitable foundation — one she never knew existed — after her husband (Adam Scott) humiliates her by cheating with a younger woman.  The series also stars Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Ron …

Tim Allen and Richard Karn reunite for new show ‘More Power’ on History Channel

The History Channel announced that Tim Allen and Richard Karn will host the unscripted series ‘More Power,’ premiering June 29 at 10 p.m. EDT. “More Power” was a catch phrase of Allen’s character on the hit sitcom ‘Home Improvement,’ which also co-starred Karn. The 10-episode series explores the origin of useful tools. Some of the …

President Biden calls on Congress to ban assault weapons and implement stricter gun laws

President Joe Biden delivered a prime-time nationwide address from the White House on Thursday evening, calling for Congress to ban assault weapons and implement stricter gun laws in the wake of several mass shootings in the United States.  Biden said in part: “We need to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. And if we …

Tulsa police say hospital gunman targeted doctor who performed his back surgery, blaming him for pain

Tulsa, Oklahoma police say that the motive of the alleged hospital shooter was to kill the doctor who performed back surgery on him “and anyone else who got in his way.”  Tulsa police Chief Wendell Franklin said during a live-streamed press conference Thursday that the gunman, Michael Lewis, blamed Dr. Preston Phillips for continuing pain …

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick retiring after 17 years playing for nine NFL teams

Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, 39,  is retiring from the NFL after 17 seasons in the league. Fitzpatrick played for nine NFL teams — he began his career as a seventh-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2005, and went on to play for the Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Washington Football Team. …

USA’s Coco Gauff clinches first Grand Slam final appearance at 2022 French Open

At the French Open on Thursday, American Cori “Coco” Gauff clinched her first appearance in a Grand Slam final with a straight-sets victory over Italian Martina Trevisan in the women’s singles semifinal.  The 18-year-old Gauff, who hails from Delray Beach, Fla., failed to advance past the quarterfinals in her previous 10 main-draw Grand Slam appearances. …

Disney+ releases trailer for ‘Trevor: The Musical’ as part of Pride Collection

Disney+ released a trailer for the film version of “Trevor: The Musical,” based on the off-Broadway production. The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor,” which eventually inspired the founding of The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that has grown into the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for …

Take a look at Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in the trailer for the Netflix film ‘The Gray Man’

Netflix shared a trailer for the action-thriller The Gray Man, featuring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The preview shows CIA operative Court Gentry (Gosling), aka Sierra Six, face off with his unhinged former colleague, Lloyd Hansen (Evans).  The Gray Man is based on the Mark Greaney novel of the same name, and is directed by …

N.Y. Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference final

The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to take a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers’ Chris Kreider scored to give New York an early 1-0 lead, while Lightning captain Steven Stamkos tied the game six minutes later. New York’s Frank …

John Hinckley Jr., man whot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, to be unconditionally released from court-ordered psychiatric supervision on June 15

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered that John Hinckley Jr. — the attempted assassin of former President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — will be released from psychiatric supervision later this month. Hinckley completed a nine-month observation period ordered in September, and at that time U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said the 67-year-old …