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Cannes unveils jury including Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong
Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film ...
Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s and prolonged fasting
The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, ...
Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a double jeopardy appeal filed by Karen Read, who is on trial for the second time ...
Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won’t seek reelection as cancer returns
Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced on Monday he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and will not be seeking reelection next year ...
63-year-old Catahoula Parish man dies in house fire
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, around 11:45 PM, the Sicily Island Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire on Peck ...
JB Pritzker calls for mass protests, says GOP ‘cannot know a moment of peace’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Sunday called for mass protests against the Trump administration and blasted “do-nothing Democrats” who have failed to mount a stronger opposition to the ...
The women of ‘Andor’ see their roles get bigger, and go deeper, in Season 2
Mon Mothma was first introduced to “Star Wars” fans as the rebel leader who appears only long enough to move the plot forward ...
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 ...
Lack of staffing forces Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge to not conduct guided field trips
On April 23, 2025, the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge announced that the park will not conduct guided field trips until further notice because of a lack ...
New law raises Medicaid dental reimbursement rates in Arkansas for first time in 18 years
A new Arkansas law will require the Arkansas Medicaid Program to increase reimbursement rates for certain dental services.
Broadway’s Andrew Durand, who plays a corpse in ‘Dead Outlaw,’ reveals the secret to stillness
One of Broadway’s more impressive performances this season is by Andrew Durand, who is a kinetic force in the first half of “Dead Outlaw” and absolutely motionless in the ...
A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again
A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, ...