Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US embassy in Afghanistan on strict lockdown amid 'surging COVID cases, full ICU
PinkOmelet/iStock(KABUL) -- The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is suffering from a COVID-19 crisis as the virus sweeps across Afghanistan in a devastating third wave destabilizing the already fractured c...
Jun 17, 2021
Cher Cares: Singer funds mobile medical unit for free NYC COVID-19 vaccinations
Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesWhen there's a major crisis, Cher is usually one celebrity who leaps into action -- and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. The music legend co-...
Jun 17, 2021
Longtime Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle resigns
Nic Antaya/Getty Images(DALLAS) -- Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle has informed owner Mark Cuban that he will not be returning to coach the team next season, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojna...
Jun 17, 2021
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige hints there's more 'WandaVision' to come
Marvel StudiosAfter a recent conversation between WandaVision star Elizabeth Olsen and Big Bang Theory veteran Kaley Cuoco seemed to reveal there wasn't going to be a second season of Olsen's hit Disn...
Jun 17, 2021
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States -- just in time for Saturday's J...
Jun 17, 2021
House votes to repeal 2002 AUMF in effort to rein in presidential war powers
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, a nearly two-decade old war powers measure that gave clearance to then-President Geo...
Jun 17, 2021
Lawmakers react to Supreme Court decision upholding Obamacare
Timothy Epple/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers praised the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, in a case challeng...
Jun 17, 2021
Genesis adds first-ever show in Raleigh, NC, to North American leg of The Last Domino? tour
Credit: Will IrelandGenesis has just announced plans to play its first-ever concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, as part of the upcoming North American leg of the band's The Last Domino? tour. The show...
Jun 17, 2021
The Beatles documentary 'Get Back' to premiere as three-part event on Disney+ this November
©1969 Paul McCartney/Photographer: Linda McCartneyNew details and a new release date have been announced for the long-awaited Beatles documentary The Beatles: Get Back. The movie, directed by Lor...
Jun 17, 2021
'Thank You:' Diana Ross releasing first new original studio album in more than 20 years in September
Decca Records/Universal Music GroupShe's coming out...with her first studio album of new original songs in more than 20 years. Diana Ross will release Thank You on September 10. The l...
Jun 17, 2021