Hurricane Ian picks up strength as it makes its way towards South Carolina

As of early Friday, Hurricane Ian has continued to grow in strength, with forecasters expecting it to make landfall along the Carolina coast later in the day. Ian strengthened back to a Category 1 hurricane overnight as it moved west over the Atlantic toward the U.S. eastern coast, after making landfall in Florida as a major …

Former President Trump argues that he should not be required to comment on accuracy of Department of Justice inventory

In new court filings. former President Donald Trump argued that he should not have to declare in court whether or not the Justice Department’s updated inventory of the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago is accurate.  In response to Trump’s suggestion that the FBI planted evidence during its search on Aug. 8, Special Master Raymond Dearie said …

New Orleans Saints QB Jameis Winston held out of practice for a second day in London due to back injury

Despite being held out of practice for a second day in London for the NFL’s first international game of the season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston is still expected to play on Sunday. Winston has been playing through four fractures in his back since the start of the season, and has also been dealing …

L.A. Chargers’ Joey Bosa placed on injured reserve with groin injury

LA Chargers head coach Brandon Staley told reporters that defensive end Joey Bosa will have surgery to repair the groin injury he suffered in last Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars. Bosa is expected to return to action this season, but will go on injured reserve and miss at least four games.  Bosa’s surgery performed by …

Hollywood Foreign Press Association adds new television acting categories for 2023 Golden Globes

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has added new supporting acting TV categories for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards. The HFPA also announced the timeline for the 2023 show, with submissions due on Nov. 7. The new categories are:  best supporting actor in a television series/musical-comedy or drama, best supporting actress in a television series/ musical-comedy …

Paramount releases trailer for ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5

Paramount released the first full-length trailer for Season 5 of its hit series Yellowstone, posting on social media: “It’s happening! #YellowstoneTV season 5 premieres Nov. 13, only on @ParamountNet” The 90-second preview shows John Dutton (Kevin Costner) being sworn in as the governor of the state of Montana, firing existing staff and appointing his hot-tempered …

Millions without power in Florida after Hurricane Ian makes landfall, causing life-threatening storm surges, catastrophic flooding and devastating winds

Hurricane Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday morning after leaving a path of destruction across Florida with life-threatening storm surges, trapping people in flooded homes and knocking out power to 2 million people. Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa around 3 p.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds; the storm is …

Justice Department seizes 10 million fake fentanyl-laced pills

The Justice Department’s Drug Enforcement Agency announced that between May 23 and Sept. 8, federal agents seized about 10.2 million fentanyl-laced pills and 82 pounds of fentanyl power in more than 100 investigations over the past five months, across all 50 states. The DOJ said those responsible for trafficking it into the U.S. are the Mexican …

New York Jets QB Zach Wilson cleared to play Week 4 against Pittsburgh Steelers

NY Jets head coach Robert Saleh said on Wednesday that quarterback Zach Wilson has been cleared to make his season-debut after missing the season’s first three games.  The second-year quarterback will start Sunday’s road game against the Steelers as long as all goes well for Wilson during this week’s practices.  Pending confirmation from Wilson’s Los Angeles-based …

NY Yankees Aaron Judge hits 61st home run to tie Roger Maris for American League Record

61 years since Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961, his all-time American League record has been tied by a fellow NY Yankee slugger. 30-year-old Aaron Judge went deep for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night, hitting his 61st home run of the season and tying Maris’ long-standing …