Kanye ‘Ye’ West agrees to buy conservative social media platform Parler

Conservative social media app Parler said in a statement on Monday that Kanye ‘Ye’ West has agreed to buy the platform, this coming after other social media platforms suspended him in recent weeks over antisemitic posts. Parler is one of several right-wing-friendly social media platforms to emerge in the Donald Trump era. Ye said in …

Suspect is in custody after the shooting of 8 people near Virginia’s James Madison University

Police confirm that 20-year-old man is in custody as of Sunday on suspicion of shooting eight people at an outdoor gathering near the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. According to a statement Sunday afternoon from the Harrisonburg Police Department, the suspect, identified as Tyreaf Isaiah Fleming of Harrisonburg, was arrested about 15 …

Coast Guard confirms that the nearly 100 migrants rescued from boat off Florida coast had no food or water

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, nearly 100 migrants who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted the 96 Haitians, as well as a passenger each from Uganda and the Bahamas, about 20 miles east of Boca Raton, Florida, …

ALDS Game 4: NY Yankees force decisive fifth game after 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians

The NY Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the American League Division Series to even the series 2-2, and force a decisive fifth game as the series heads back to New York. The Yankees pulled off the 4-2 win over Cleveland, with the Guardians losing their chance to clinch the series by …

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robbie Anderson kicked out of game by head coach Steve Wilks

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robbie Anderson was kicked out of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams by interim head coach Steve Wilks. Wilks sent Anderson to the locker room after Anderson had multiple tense exchanges with members of the Panthers’ staff. Anderson first got heated in the third quarter of Sunday’s game, when the …

Sydney Sweeney to star in new ‘Barbarella’ film

Sydney Sweeney is set to star in a new “Barbarella” movie for Sony Pictures. Adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series and directed by Roger Vadim, the original 1968 “Barbarella” starred Jane Fonda as the space-traveling heroine. The film has garnered ‘cult film’ status over the years, with Barbarella widely seen as …

Kenneth Branagh’s ‘A Haunting in Venice’ to star Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and more

20th Century Studios announced the ensemble cast of director Kenneth Branagh’s third film in the Hercule Poirot series based on Agatha Christie novels, titled “A Haunting in Venice.”  Branagh reprises his role as Poirot, with Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly and Riccardo …

Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify under oath about Capitol riot

During Thursday’s public hearing, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump about his actions surrounding the insurrection. The committee has been tasked with probing the facts and causes of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, when a violent mob of Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol and …

Jury sentences Parkland High School shooter to life in prison without parole after death penalty is rejected

On Thursday, a Florida jury recommended life in prison without parole for 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz, the shooter who pleaded guilty to carrying out the murders of 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day 2018 at Marjory Stone Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  While jurors found Cruz was guilty of aggravating factors that …

MLB ALDS Game 2: Astros defeat Mariners to take 2-0 series lead; Yankees vs. Guardians postponed

The Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez once again was the hero of the ALDS, hitting a go-ahead, 2-run homer in the 6th inning of Game 2 to bring the Astros to victory over the Seattle Mariners with a final score of 4-2. The Astros now lead the division series 2-0. The series now moves to Seattle, …