…WINDY CONDITIONS, LOWER HUMIDITY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY… Humidity values of 30 to 40 percent and gusty strong winds will create an elevated fire risk across the region through sunset this evening. Gusty winds and relative humidities falling to near 30 percent Wednesday afternoon will once again create an elevated fire risk across the region.
Howard Stern breaks silence on resurfaced blackface video
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM(LOS ANGELES) — Howard Stern is taking accountability for his prior use of blackface and the N-word during a 1993 New Year’s Eve special. On his SiriusXM show on Monday, the 66-year-old eccentric radio host addressed the video, which resurfaced after it was posted by filmmaker Tariq Nasheed and retweeted by Donald Trump Jr. He chalked the …
Tyler Perry offers to pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral and his children’s college
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Tyler Perry is stepping up to help the family of the late Rayshard Brooks. During a press conference on Monday, Attorney L. Chris Stewart announced that the world-renowned producer would be handling the cost associated with the funeral for Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in Atlanta on the evening …
Wind Advisory issued June 16 at 2:31AM MDT until June 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota.
Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 3:38PM MDT by NWS
Humidity values of 30 to 40 percent and gusty strong winds will create an elevated fire risk across the region through sunset this evening. Gusty winds and relative humidities falling to near 30 percent Tuesday afternoon will once again create an elevated fire risk across the region.
‘Star Wars’ Celebration becomes the latest victim of COVID-19
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — The four-day fan expo Star Wars Celebration, which was set to blast off Aug. 27 at the Anaheim Convention Center, has been canceled. Like other events worldwide — including the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con — COVID-19 is to blame. In a statement, ReedPop, the company that organizes the annual Star Wars event, noted, “At Star Wars Celebration, the health and safety of …
Isiah Whitlock Jr. explains why his “mater-of-fact” character is the glue for ‘Da 5 Bloods’
David Lee/Netflix (NEW YORK) — Isiah Whitlock Jr. is bringing an unfamiliar narrative to the Spike Lee-directed Vietnam vet drama, Da 5 Bloods. The film, which centers on four black Vietnam vets played by Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis and Whitlock, follows the four men as they return to Nam in search of buried treasure and the remains of their former squad leader. …
Oscars 2021 officially postponed two months due to COVID-19 pandemic
AMPAS/ABC(LOS ANGELES) — It’s official: the 2021 Oscars have been postponed. The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met Monday to discuss the upcoming awards ceremony amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately decided to push it from Sunday, Feb. 28, until Sunday, April 25. Nominations will now be …
Petition grows for Disney to re-brand Splash Mountain over ties to “problematic” ‘Song of the South’
Todd Anderson/Disney Parks via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s CEO Bob Iger has admitted that the 1946 Disney animated film Song of the South is “just not appropriate in today’s world,” given its outdated racial and cultural stereotypes, which is why it’s missing from Disney+’s slate of offerings. However, the Disney ride Splash Mountain — which debuted in 1989 at …
‘Star Trek’ actor admits he nearly ran over ‘Star Wars’ star Harrison Ford
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — People of the geek persuasion occasionally debate which character would best another from a different fictional universe, but a real-life version apparently nearly happened years ago when a Star Trek actor almost struck a Star Wars star with his car. Although the conversation happened back in April, actor Garrett Wang is making headlines …