Jack Burns, Child Actor And Ballet Dancer, Passes Away At 14

Young ballet star and actor Jack Burns has died at age 14. Burns was found dead at his home in Greenock, Inverclyde in Scotland. The cause of death has not been disclosed, but police said that they are not treating it as suspicious. Burns appeared in the British miniseries In Plain Sight and One of …

Lizzo Named Time’s Entertainer Of The Year

Grammy-nominated singer Lizzo is Time’s Entertainer of the Year of 2019. Time unveiled its cover featuring Lizzo, 31, on Twitter. The image was taken by photographer Paola Kudacki. Lizzo celebrated the honor in an Instagram post: “ARE.. YOU.. NOT.. ENTERTAINED?!? thank you @time for naming me Entertainer of the Year,” she wrote.  In a profile for …

University of Phoenix To Cancel $141 Million In Student Loan Debt

The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt to settle allegations of deceptive advertisement brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The deal, settles a dispute over an ad campaign the for-profit college unrolled in 2012 touting partnerships with companies including …

Courts Block Trump Administration From Using Military Funds For Border Wall

Over the past two days, two federal courts have issued nationwide orders blocking the Trump administration’s use of $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall along the border of the United States and Mexico, declaring that repurposing those funds would be “unlawful.” In one case, brought on by the American Civil Liberties …

NY Jets Will Sit Out Ryan Griffin, Bilal Powell And Brian Poole Against Baltimore Ravens This Week

The New York Jets will be without some of their key players when they face the Ravens this Sunday in Baltimore. Running back Bilal Powell, tight end Ryan Griffin, cornerback Brian Poole and offensive linemen Chuma Edoga were all ruled out Wednesday for the game Thursday night because of injuries. Star safety Jamal Adams is …

Pitcher Gerrit Cole Signs Record-Breaking 9-Year Deal With New York Yankees For $324 Million

Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to massive nine-year deal worth $324 million, averaging out to $36 million a season. The 29-year-old pitcher is coming off an outstanding two-year stint with the Astros, where he went a combined 35-10 along with a 2.68 ERA and 5.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio in the regular season. …

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020: The Full List Of Nominees

The nominees for the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Wednesday.  The casts of “Bombshell,” “Marriage Story” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” led film nominations with four each. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” scored the most nominations among television series. The awards are a peer honor, with actors honoring fellow performers. Robert De …

New Taylor Swift Documentary To Debut At 2020 Sundance Film Festival

A new Netflix documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at Taylor Swift’s life will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020.  Titled Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, the film will track Swift through a “transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing …

President Donald Trump And House Democrats Strike Deal On Trade Pact With Mexico And Canada

President Donald Trump and House Democrats struck an agreement to revise a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the agreement at a news conference Tuesday, calling the revised trade pact “a victory for America’s workers.” She did not say when the House would vote on the agreement but suggested …

Multiple People, Including Police Officer, Killed In New Jersey Shooting

On Tuesday, a police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said one officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene. A …