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Florida police name boyfriend as person of interest in case of missing woman Gabby Petito

On Wednesday, police in Florida named the boyfriend of a missing woman as a ‘person of interest’ in her disappearance during a road trip taken by the couple. The North Port Police Department said Brian Laundrie, the...Read More

U.S. Olympic Gymnasts testify as congress investigates FBI’s handling of Larry Nassar sexual abuse case

U.S. Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified before Congress Wednesday about what they say were failures in FBI’s handling of the sexual abuse case against Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics...Read More

Justice Department restricts use of chokeholds and ‘no-knock’ warrants

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department will tighten restrictions on when its agencies can use chokeholds, carotid restraints and no-knock entries. Garland said: “Building trust and confidence between law enforcement and the...Read More

Senate Democrats introduce new voting rights bill

On Tuesday, a group of eight Senate Democrats introduced their latest version of a sweeping election reform bill to counter the record-number of voting restrictions that have passed in GOP-led states, which they say make it harder...Read More

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Take a look at Jeremy Renner & Hailee Steinfeld in the trailer for Marvel’s Disney+ series ‘Hawkeye’

Marvel Studios has shared the trailer for its ‘Hawkeye’ series, which will air exclusively on Disney+. In the trailer, the story unfolds during the holiday season and centers on Hawkeye’s burgeoning partnership with Kate Bishop, played by...Read More

The official trailer for Steven Spielberg’s first movie musical ‘West Side Story’ is released

Disney and 20th Century Studios have debuted the official trailer for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The project, based on the iconic Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name, casts “Baby Driver” star Ansel...Read More

Saturday Night Live’s Norm Macdonald dies at age 61 following private cancer battle

Comedian Norm Macdonald has died at 61 after a private nine-year battle with cancer. Macdonald’s longtime friend Lori Jo Hoekstra told Deadline that the former Saturday Night Live cast member died Tuesday morning, adding that the comedian...Read More