President Biden signs executive order expanding access to child care and long-term care

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing access to child care and to long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities. The White House said in a statement that Biden’s orders will immediately take effect and will direct federal agencies to identify which of their grant programs are capable of …

Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems settle for $787.5M in defamation lawsuit over election lies

Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News have reached a deal to settle the $1.6 billion defamation case brought against Fox by the electronic voting company. Dominion sued Fox over unfounded accusations from the cable news giant, in which they accused Dominion on-air of helping to rig the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. …

Buffalo Bills announce Damar Hamlin has been cleared to return to football

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said on Tuesday that safety Damar Hamlin has been medically cleared to resume football activities, just three months after going into cardiac arrest on an NFL field. Beane said that Hamlin had seen three separate specialists over the offseason, who all agreed that the player can return to play: …

Brett Young shares new song ‘Dance With You’

Brett Young has released his new love song “Dance With You,” written by Young alongside Jordan Minton and Jimmy Robbins. Young recently debuted the track while out on the road for his headlining 5 Tour 3 2 1 Tour, performing the song while the accompanying lyric video played in the background of his set. The …

Reba McEntire to release album and lifestyle book ‘Not That Fancy’

Reba McEntire shared news of the release her new lifestyle book, “Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots” on October 10th, as well as an accompanying album, also titled Not That Fancy, set to drop on October 6th. Reba revealed details of both projects during an appearance on NBC Today. …

‘Stranger Things’ animated series coming to Netflix

Netflix has ordered a straight-to-series, untitled animated series set within the Stranger Things universe. Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer say that the animated series will be in the vein of “Saturday morning cartoons,” but specific plot details for the series are being kept under wraps. It’s also unclear if any of the Stranger Things cast …

Ridley Scott’s ‘Napolean’ starring Joaquin Phoenix to open in theaters Nov. 22

Director Ridley Scott’s epic drama, Napoleon, starring Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix as the titular French emperor, is set for release in theaters worldwide on Nov. 22. Scott and Phoenix previously collaborated on 2000’s Gladiator. Writer David Scarpa (‘All the Money in the World‘, ‘The Last Castle‘) penned the script for Apple Studios and Scott Free Productions project. …

Kings beat Warriors, 76ers defeat Nets to take 2-0 series leads

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-106 to take a 2-0 lead over the NBA champions in their best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series on Monday. De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis led the Kings to victory with each scoring 24 points, in a heated game that saw the Warriors’ Draymond Green ejected after an …

U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy visits journalist imprisoned in Russia

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy made her first visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison.  Tracy’s visit comes over two weeks after Russia detained the journalist on espionage charges.  Tracy tweeted from the U.S. Embassy account: “I visited @WSJ’s Evan #Gershkovich today at Lefortovo Prison – …

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republicans will vote on raising debt ceiling

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that Republicans will move forward with a vote that would raise the debt ceiling, allowing the United States to avoid defaulting through 2024.  In a tweet, McCarthy said: “The House will vote on a bill to lift the debt ceiling into next year, save taxpayers trillions of dollars, make us less …