Rosie O’Donnell joins Season 3 cast of ‘And Just Like That’

Rosie O’Donnell has joined the cast off of Max’s ‘And Just Like That…’ for Season 3. On her Instagram, O’Donnell shared the front cover of the script for the upcoming season’s premiere episode of the Sex and the City sequel series. The photo reveals her character name is Mary, as well as the episode’s title, …

‘Cobra Kai’ to conclude with three-part final Season 6

Netflix announced that Cobra Kai will conclude with a three-part final season. Season 6 will be split into three parts, with each part to consist of five episodes.  Part 1 will premiere July 18, with Part 2 to follow Nov. 24 and Part 3 to be released in 2025. Cobra Kai, a sequel to the …

Melinda French Gates announces her resignation from the Gates Foundation

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced she is stepping down from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charitable organization that she co-founded in 2000 with her now ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Saying “this is not a decision I came to lightly,” French Gates, 59, wrote in a post on social media that under …

Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in 4 states across the U.S.

Smoke from wildfires in western Canada has led to air quality alerts in four U.S. states, with the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reporting that Canada has 146 active wildfires burning, including dozens in British Columbia and Alberta that are characterized as “out of control.” In the United States, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and …

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Hurricanes beat Rangers in Game 5, Stars defeat Avalanche in Game 4

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the NY Rangers in Game 5 with a 4-1 win on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in NY. The Hurricanes rallied in the third period to score four, led by Jordan Staal and Yevgeny Kuznetsov’s goals 3:06 apart in addition to goals by Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas, to help …

NBA Playoffs: Celtics defeat Cavaliers in Game 4; Thunder beat Mavericks to even series

The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 of the second-round, to take a 3-1 series lead. Jayson Tatum scored 33 points and Jaylen Brown added 27 to help seal the win against the Cavaliers, who were without point guard Donovan Mitchell who’s sidelined with a calf strain. The Cavs’ Darius Garland …

See Channing Tatum in trailer for ‘Blink Twice’ directed by Zoë Kravitz

Amazon MGM Studios shared the first trailer for Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut “Blink Twice,” featuring Channing Tatum and Naomi Ackie. The film, originally titled “Pussy Island,” follows Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) as they are charmed by tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) and lured to his private island for a weekend getaway. …

See Dakota Fanning in the trailer for Ishana Night Shyamalan’s feature debut ‘THE WATCHERS’

Warner Bros. Pictures is sharing the trailer for the upcoming horror-thriller film The Watchers, featuring Dakota Fanning. Per The Wrap, The Watchers is based on the novel of the same name by A. M. Shine, written and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and produced by her father, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan (‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘Signs’). Dakota Fanning …

Ohio police officer shot and killed after being ambushed by gunman

An Ohio police officer investigating a call of a disturbance at a home was fatally shot Saturday night in what authorities described as an “ambush” by an alleged gunman who was found dead Sunday. Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer said Sunday that Officers were dispatched to a home in Euclid, Ohio, just before 10 p.m. …

Duke University graduates walk out ahead of Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech

Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s graduation ceremony on Sunday in North Carolina, as actor/comedian Jerry Seinfeld was about to give his commencement speech. Seinfeld was met with boos, with some graduating students walking out, in what is the latest in a wave of anti-war protests that took place at college graduations across …