House passes Respect for Marriage Act to protect same-sex and interracial marriage

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that provides federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriage. Called the Respect for Marriage Act, the measure won bipartisan support in the Democratic-led House, after the lower chamber passed this summer a version of the bill with backing from 47 Republicans. The House vote to give …

Atlanta Falcons to bench Marcus Mariota in favor of rookie Desmond Ridder

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the Atlanta Falcons are set to bench veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota and start rookie Desmond Ridder. The quarterback switch comes after the Falcons have lost four of five games while scoring more than 20 points just once in that stretch, including Sunday’s 19-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Mariota had missed multiple open receivers during the …

WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in swap for convicted arms dealer

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison in a one-for-one prisoner exchange. Griner, the 32-year-old center for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after arriving in the country with cannabis oil in her luggage. She was found guilty …

WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in swap for convicted arms dealer

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison in a one-for-one prisoner exchange. Griner, the 32-year-old center for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after arriving in the country with cannabis oil in her luggage. She was found guilty …

LeAnn Rimes postpones concerts due to bleed on her vocal cords

LeAnn Rimes has been forced to postpone dates of her Joy: The Holiday Tour concerts due to a vocal cord injury. The most recent shows affected include her Friday (Dec. 9) concert at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa as well as her Saturday (Dec. 10) tour date in Nashville, Tennessee at The Ryman …

Bailey Zimmerman earns first No. 1 single on country airplay with “Fall In Love”

Bailey Zimmerman‘s song “Fall In Love” has become the fastest debut single to reach No. 1 at country radio since 2015. The Platinum-certified hit was co-written by Zimmerman alongside frequent collaborators Gavin Lucas and Austin Shawn, and marks the first debut to make it all the way to No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart this year. …

Céline Dion reveals struggle with rare neurological disorder

Céline Dion has shared her struggle with a rare neurological disorder, posting a video on Instagram with the caption: “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through…It hurts me to tell …

Netflix shares the trailer for ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3

Netflix shared the trailer for Season 3 of the romantic-comedy Emily in Paris, starring Lily Collins. Emily in Paris was created by Darren Star (Sex and the City, Younger), and follows Emily Cooper (Collins), a 20-something American who moves to Paris to work for a French marketing firm. Season 3 will see Emily face tough choices in her personal …

Atlanta police arrest two teens for Nov. 26 Atlantic Station murders of 12 and 15-year-old

Atlanta police announced two teens have been arrested in connection to the deadly shooting that killed a 12-year-old and 15-year-old, and wounded four others, near Atlantic Station on Nov. 26. The shooting happened after groups of juveniles were escorted off the Atlantic Station area property for disorderly behavior and violation of curfew. Gunfire broke out triggered …

Family of Black refugee Patrick Lyoya sues Grand Rapids police officer for fatal shooting

The family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and Congolese refugee shot and killed by a Michigan police officer in April, filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan on Wednesday against the city of Grand Rapids and the officer charged in the shooting. The 26-year-old Lyoya was fatally …