Robert De Niro is calling on people to vote in light of the series of bombs mailed to targets of right-wing anger. In a statement released by his publicist on Friday, the actor says “There’s something more powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. People must vote!” A suspicious package …
Read More »XXXTentacion killing: Surveillance video shows deadly ambush of rapper in Deerfield Beach, Florida
MIAMI – Surveillance cameras captured the ambush of rapper XXXTentacion as he prepared to leave a Deerfield Beach motorsports dealership last June. CBS Miami reports the cameras show a vehicle blocked the rapper’s exit around 3:55 p.m. on June 18. As XXXTentacion stops his car, two men jump out of …
Read More »Jemele Hill announces departure from ESPN
BRISTOL, Conn. — Outspoken ESPN personality Jemele Hill has announced she is leaving the company. Hill attracted attention last year and was briefly suspended for posting opinionated messages on social media, including a reference to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.” Hill took to Twitter Friday to say it …
Read More »Steve Ditko, artist who co
Steve Ditko, the artist who co-created Spider-Man in 1962 with Stan Lee and the surreal Doctor Strange, has died, the NYPD confirmed to CBS News. He was 90. Lt. Paul Ng says Ditko was found on June 29 in his Manhattan apartment and was pronounced dead at the scene. No …
Read More »CBS expanding “Star Trek” with five
For CBS, “Star Trek: Discovery” is just the beginning. CBS Television Studios on Tuesday announced a five-year deal with “Star Trek: Discovery” show-runner Alex Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout production company, who will oversee the production of new Star Trek series. The deal, which runs through 2023, is said to …
Read More »Obama Netflix deal: Barack and Michelle Obama sign film, series production agreement with Netflix
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have signed a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, the streaming service announced Monday in a tweet. The deal potentially includes scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features. Netflix said in a statement that the content …
Read More »More people claiming injuries from David Copperfield magic tricks to come forward
LAS VEGAS — Celebrated magician David Copperfield will be back on the stand in a Las Vegas courtroom today. He’s being sued by a British tourist, Gavin Cox, who said he was seriously injured while participating in one of Copperfield’s famous tricks in 2013. Now the plaintiff’s attorney tells CBS …
Read More »Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of indie pop’s Lucius on their “vocal kinship” and look
Jess Wolfe from Los Angeles and Holly Laessig of Cleveland — the frontwomen of indie pop band, Lucius — met in Berklee College of Music in Boston. The first time they sang together, there was an instant connection. “It was an automatic musical, vocal kinship,” Wolfe said. “We have very …
Read More »Omarosa, critical of former boss Trump, compliments first lady Melania Trump as “amazing,” “sharp”
Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former White House aide who is now a reality TV contestant on “Celebrity Big Brother,” described Melania Trump as “amazing” in Wednesday night’s episode. Newman, a former “Apprentice” contestant, has been critical of President Trump when discussing her tumultuous year in the White House to other …
Read More »James Corden on hosting the Grammys, the royal wedding and what makes America so great
“The Late Late Show” host James Corden is perhaps best known for his hugely popular segment “Carpool Karaoke” in which he invites musical guests to sing along to their songs with him as they drive. This Sunday, he’ll join some of the world’s biggest musicians as host of the 60th …
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