SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal workplace safety regulators announced Monday that they have reached an agreement with Smithfield Foods to settle a contested citation of the company’s coronavirus safety measures during a massive outbreak [Read More…]
South Dakota lawmakers to press for Noem daughter’s records
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are pressing Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration to hand over a document that could prove whether a plan was in place to give her daughter another chance to [Read More…]
Sylvester Stallone: ‘Rocky IV’ director’s cut is “more profound” with fewer “cheap shots”
Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Leisure Opportunities It’s Rocky IV, reimagined. Sylvester Stallone has released a new director’s cut of the fourth Rocky film, now titled Rocky vs. Drago. It includes more than 40 new minutes, and Stallone tells ABC Audio that process gave him a “rude awakening.” “As a young man, you’re more interested in, let’s get down there and rush …
All aboard the Hogwarts Express: ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ turns 20 today
Peter Mountain/WireImage Twenty years ago today, Harry Potter fans flocked to theaters to see their favorite boy wizard come to life for the first time on the big screen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The movie, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and a host of the U.K. and Ireland’s finest actors, …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ 30: Another shocking elimination sends Suni Lee and Melora Hardin home
ABC/Christopher Willard After a season full of self-discovery, growth and, for some, overcoming COVID-19 — the four couples who made it into next week’s Dancing with the Stars season finale are JoJo Siwa, Iman Shumpert, Cody Rigsby and Amanda Kloots. Sadly, that meant Melora Hardin and Suni Lee‘s quest for the Mirrorball Trophy came to an end following another shocking double-elimination. While difficult to bid farewell to two talented dancers, judges Carrie Ann …
Dave Chappelle fundraiser rescheduled; Halle Berry’s directorial debut premieres; La La Anthony reveals she had emergency heart surgery
Mathieu Bitton/Netflix A fundraiser for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., featuring Dave Chappelle that was briefly canceled following the comedian’s controversial Netflix special The Closer, has been rescheduled for next year. The event, which was shelved after students protested Chapelle’s anti-transgender comments in the Netflix show, now will be held April 22, 2022, according …
Sesame Street introduces first Asian puppet as part of ‘See Us Coming Together’ special
Sesame Workshop Sesame Street has a new friend, and it’s the long-running show’s first Asian Muppet. Sesame Workshop announced that Ji-Young is a seven-year-old Korean American character, performed by Sesame Workshop puppeteer Kathleen Kim. The “spunky” character will make her first starring appearance opposite Shang-Chi star Simu Liu in See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special. “See Us Coming Together continues Sesame Street‘s proud …
“Hello, Master Chief”: Check out moody new teaser for Paramount+’s Steven Spielberg-produced ‘Halo’ series
Paramount+ As part of Monday’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of the XBox console, Paramount+ has dropped a teaser-trailer for its much-anticipated upcoming TV show based on the hit Halo game series. The new show, bound for the streaming service in 2022, was co-produced by Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Television company, and stars American Gods‘ Pablo Schreiber as the game series unstoppable super soldier …
Mel Gibson reportedly “in talks” to direct ‘Lethal Weapon 5’
L-R: Glover, Donner, Gibson in 2017 — VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images While series director Richard Donner died in July at 91 years old, his longtime friend and Lethal Weapon star, Mel Gibson, is reportedly looking to pick up the baton. The Oscar-winning filmmaker and star of Braveheart and Oscar-nominated director of Hacksaw Ridge is in talks to direct the in-development fifth film in …
New History Channel series offers ‘Star Trek’ fans a ‘Center Seat’ to the phenomenon
Narrator and Executive Producer Gates McFadden (Courtesy A+E Networks) The History Channel recently unveiled its new documentary series The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, which airs Friday nights and can also be streamed any time on demand. Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss, the series takes a deep dive into the iconic universe of Star Trek, which, the documentary …