PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-controlled House on Monday signaled its lawmakers want more power to look into settlement agreements after parts of a legislative probe last year were hampered as it examined Gov. [Read More…]
House committee approves bill requiring teacher salary boost
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Monday approved a proposal to prod school districts to use most of their boost in state funding for teachers’ salaries. The Republican-dominated committee approved the [Read More…]
Amy Schneider now has second-longest ‘Jeopardy!’ winning streak in history
Jeopardy! Productions Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider is officially in second place for consecutive wins on the iconic quiz show with her 39th victory. Schneider, whose Jeopardy! run began Nov. 17, overtook Matt Amodio‘s 38-game winning streak with Monday’s victory. She is now about halfway to overtaking Ken Jennings‘ 74-game winning record, which he has held since 2004. Already the winningest woman in Jeopardy! history, …
Lady Gaga describes deleted ‘House of Gucci’ Salma Hayek love scene, “We started making out”
Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer © 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lady Gaga is spilling the tea on the House of Gucci love scene with Salma Hayek fans never got to see. While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday, the Oscar winner admitted that she’s not sure who’s responsible for cutting the scene from the film, but did reveal how the idea of …
In Brief: Duhamel in on ‘Mighty Ducks’; Academy highlights Latinx filmmakers, and more
Deadline reports Josh Duhamel has been tapped to star opposite Lauren Graham in season two of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. He’ll will play new character NHL player-turned-coach Gavin Cole in the hockey-themed sequel series. Duhamel replaces Emilio Estevez, who told the outlet he left the series over a contract dispute and creative differences after a bout with long-haul COVID. Duhamel …
‘The Bachelor’ recap: “The wicked witch is gone,” but not the drama
ABC/John Fleenor Monday’s episode of The Bachelor began with host Jesse Palmer telling Clayton he could “do whatever you want” with regards to taking back the rose he gave to Cassidy after hearing a rumor that she was dating a guy back home. When confronted with the rumor, Cassidy initially denied it, before clarifying that the man in question was “a friend” of hers who “does not want …
Kevin Hart’s got “more problems” in trailer for new season of ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’
BET+ Kevin Hart is returning to the small screen for a new season of the Real Husbands of Hollywood series that premieres February 10, and he’ll be joined by fellow cast members Duane Martin, JB Smoove, Nelly, Nick Cannon, Boris Kodjoe and Robin Thicke. The new trailer for BET+’s Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin, More Problems just dropped, and once again, Hart and his buddies — …
Sidney Poitier memorial service, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ to resume production, and more
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sidney Poitier‘s memorial service will be private due to the pandemic. “The Poitier family so appreciates the wonderful outpouring of love, support and affection for Sidney,” reads the family statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “There have been many inquiries about an event to honor his life. At this time, due to the …
Cap meets The Rock: Chris Evans teaming up with Dwayne Johnson for holiday action movie ‘Red One’
Marvel Studios — ABC/Randy Holmes Chris Evans is joining forces with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for the latter’s big holiday movie Red One. Marvel Studios’ Captain America has signed on to join the DC Universe’s Black Adam for the hush-hush Amazon Studios project, which was previously touted to Deadline by producer Hiram Garcia as, “Hobbs [& Shaw]-meets Miracle on 34th Street.“ Garcia, who is credited with coming …
Full scene from Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ shows Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne in conflict
TM & © 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. While the film doesn’t come out until March 4, a two-minute clip of the upcoming The Batman has hit the Interwebs. The snippet is a larger portion of a funeral scene glimpsed in the trailers: Robert Pattinson‘s Bruce Wayne is in a church, attending the funeral of a Gotham City official, …