Season 1 of HBO’s original drama series The Last of Us will debut January 15, the cabler announced Wednesday. The series follows Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal as Joel, a smuggler ferrying teenaged Ellie, portrayed by Bella Ramsey, out of a dangerous quarantine zone and across a post-apocalyptic United States. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker — …
Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets to donate $500,000 each to Anti-Defamation League
Dustin Satloff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Brooklyn Nets and their all-star point guard Kyrie Irving have announced that each of them will donate $500,000 to the Anti-Defamation League after Irving tweeted a link to a film that critics say promotes antisemitic tropes. “The events of the past week have sparked many emotions within the …
Police arrest teen for shooting Washington Commanders player Brian Robinson Jr.
amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested for the attempted armed robbery and carjacking of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. back in August, according to Washington, D.C., police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Robinson was shot twice in the leg during the attempted robbery. Authorities don’t …
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder hires Bank of America Securities to consider ‘potential transactions’
John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, along with his wife, Tanya, and the team, has hired Bank of America Securities to consider “potential transactions,” they announced Wednesday. “The Snyders remain committed to the team, all of its employees and its countless fans to putting the best …
US women’s gymnastics clinches gold at world championships
Naomi Baker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. gymnastics fans can now officially book their trips to the Paris Olympics. The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold at the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tuesday in Liverpool, England, securing their ticket to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. It is the national team’s sixth consecutive …
‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ honors the man, the myth…the weirdo
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The Roku Channel It’s time to get weird! Weird: The Al Yankovic Story debuts streaming on the Roku Channel Friday, a very heightened version of the parody singer’s life story. Weird Al tells ABC Audio he had second thoughts about putting the word “weird” in his name when he first started, but it turns …
Scoreboard roundup — 11/2/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Houston 5, Philadelphia 0 (Series tied 2-2) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 121, Philadelphia 111 Atlanta 112, New York 99 Miami 110, Sacramento 107 Toronto 143, San Antonio 100 Cleveland 114, Boston 113 (OT) Chicago 106, Charlotte 88 LA Clippers …
Judge refuses to remove Alec Baldwin from ‘Rust’ negligence lawsuit
In Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, lawyers for Alec Baldwin were unsuccessful in trying to remove the star and producer of the Western Rust from a negligence lawsuit stemming from the film. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed, and director Joel Souza injured, when a Colt-style pistol brandished by Baldwin discharged a live round. According …
Jennifer Lawrence says Adele tried to keep her from boarding the sci-fi bomb ‘Passengers’
Getty Images for Netflix If it was up to Adele, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence would have never been rolling in the deep of space in the 2016 sci-fi bomb Passengers. That’s the word from the Don’t Look Up star, who told the New York Times that it was J Law’s bestie Adele — yes, that …