Cowboys’ QB Dax Prescott to play in Sunday’s game again the Lions

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott told reporters on Thursday that he play this Sunday for the team’s Week 7 game against the Detroit Lions, marking his first return to the field since injuring his thumb in Week 1. Prescott was injured during the team’s 19-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prescott is coming off his …

Netflix shares the trailer for ‘The Crown’ Season 5

Netflix has released the trailer for Season 5 of The Crown, which foreshadows the fate of Princess Diana. Martin Bashir (Prasanna Puwanarajah) declares in the trailer “The royal family is in genuine crisis,” while Diana (now played by Elizabeth Debicki) says “People will never understand how it’s really been for me, I never stood a chance.”  Diana’s untimely …

ABC special ‘Beauty and the Beast’ adds David Alan Grier, Shania Twain and Martin Short to cast

ABC’s live Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Anniversary special celebrates the 30th anniversary of the film’s best picture nomination; the film was the first animated feature to earn that honor. The special will feature a mix of live action and animation and new musical performances along with sets and costumes inspired by the movie. Jon …

MLB Playoffs: Padres beat Phillies to even series, Yankees lose to Astros in Game 1

The San Diego Padres came back from behind to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies with a score of 8-5 in Game 2 of the NLCS, evening the series 1-1 . The Phillies held a lead for nearly half of the game, but the Padres rallied in the bottom of the fifth, scoring five runs to retake …

Biden administration announces $2.8 billion in grants for electric vehicle battery manufacturing

President Biden is awarding $2.8 billion in Energy Department grants from his bipartisan infrastructure law to 20 manufacturing and processing companies in 12 states. The White House said that the Biden Administration is also launching the “American Battery Materials Initiative,” described as a new effort to mobilize government to help industry create a reliable and sustainable …

FDA advisory panel recommends revoking sale of preterm birth drug

On Wednesday, advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended taking Makena, a drug for preventing premature births, off the market due to doubts about the drug’s effectiveness. Makena was fast-tracked 11 years ago to cut the risk of preterm birth, a leading cause of infant mortality. The 14-1 vote by the FDA’s Obstetrics, …

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa shares details regarding his concussion

On Wednesday, Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa spoke to the media for the first time since he sustained a concussion on Sept. 29. Tagovailoa shared more details about the night he sustained a concussion against the Cincinnati Bengals, saying that while he remembers up until the point when he was tackled, he lost consciousness after he took …

Michael B. Jordan releases the trailer for his directorial debut ‘Creed III’

The trailer has been released for Creed III, the third film in the Rocky spinoff franchise which also marks star Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut.  Jordan tweeted: ‘My directorial debut?! Still sounds crazy to say but there’s no film that has been more personal to me and no film I’ve felt more ready to steer. …

Harrison Ford to take on the role of General Ross in ‘Captain America: New World Order’

Harrison Ford is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, taking on the role of General Ross in Captain America: New World Order.  The role was previously played by the late actor William Hurt. Captain America: New World Order stars Anthony Mackie reprising his longtime Marvel character of Sam Wilson. The movie will take place after the events of …

Air Force fighter jets intercept pair of Russian bombers near Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement that the U.S. Air Force dispatched two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian bombers that flew close to Alaska on Monday.  The two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, however, NORAD said that it “detected, tracked, …