Osman (center) with cast — Netflix/Giles-Keyte Netflix has announced that production on Thursday Murder Club, a movie adaptation of Richard Osman‘s bestseller of the same name, has gotten underway — and a killer cast of senior stars are aboard the whodunnit. Academy Award winners Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley, as well as Oscar nominee Jonathan …
Woman Allegedly Stole From Same TJ Maxx Store 30 Times
Prosecutors are calling it the largest case of shoplifting in the history of Long Beach, California. Florence Leslie Miller, 27, is facing 30 misdemeanor theft charges after police accused her of shoplifting handbags, jeans, and other items from the same TJ Maxx location over a ten-month period. The value of each alleged theft was less than $950, …
Woman Delivers Baby In Gas Station Cooler With Help From 911 Dispatcher
In the early hours of Father’s Day last year, 911 dispatcher Stephanie Brito in Henry County, Georgia, received a call about a woman in labor at a gas station. Initially, Brito thought it would be a routine call where she would help manage contractions until the ambulance arrived. But when the store employee informed her that the …
“I Pledge Project” Gives Kids Free Ice Cream For Reciting Pledge Of Allegiance By Heart
To encourage children under 12-years-old to learn to recite the Pledge of Allegiance from memory, Savannah, Georgia, based ice cream chain Leopold’s Ice Cream launched the “I Pledge Project” back in 2010. Now in its 14th year, the initiative has expanded to include hundreds of ice cream shops in 42 states across the country. The …
Kate Middleton receives standing ovation at Wimbledon amid cancer treatment
Karwai Tang/WireImage Kate, the Princess of Wales, attended the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday, July 14, amid her ongoing treatment for cancer, and was honored with a standing ovation. Kate, a longtime tennis fan and royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club sat in the Royal Box at center …
In Brief: ‘The Daily Show’ changes RNC plans after assassination attempt on Trump, and more
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show has scrapped its plan to film from Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention as a result of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13. “The Daily Show will not broadcast Monday (tomorrow) but we’ll be back up Tuesday through Thursday from our NYC studio,” the satirical news show …
‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at the box office with $44.6 million weekend
Illumination Despicable Me 4 topped the North American box office for the second straight week with an estimated $44.6 million weekend, bringing its two week total to $211 million. Overseas, the movie earned an estimated $88.9 million, bringing its worldwide tally to $437.8 million. The Despicable Me films are now the first animated franchise in …
Scoreboard roundup — 7/14/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEOakland 18, Philadelphia 3Detroit 4, LA Dodgers 3Pittsburgh 9, Chi White Sox 4San Francisco 3, Minnesota 2Toronto 8, Arizona 7 AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore 6, NY Yankees 5Tampa Bay 2, Cleveland 0Boston 5, Kansas City 4Texas 4, Houston 2LA Angels 3, Seattle …
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ and ‘Charmed actress,’ dead at 53
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Actress Shannen Doherty, best-known for her roles on TV’s original Beverly Hills 90210 and on Charmed, has died at 53. In a statement to ABC News, her publicist said, “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost …
Richard Simmons, iconic fitness guru, dead at 76
C Flanigan/FilmMagic Richard Simmons, the exercise guru who became a pop culture icon, has died, his rep confirmed to ABC News. He had just celebrated his 76th birthday on July 12. LAPD sources tell ABC News that they went to Simmons’ home after a 911 call from his housekeeper. He was found dead, apparently of natural …