WASHINGTON — Help is on the way for hundreds of thousands of veterans suffering from 9/11-like toxic exposure illnesses after the U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the most significant expansion of the Veterans Administration in modern time…
Camille Vasquez to represent Johnny Depp again in new case
Camille Vasquez, who garnered a big following as Johnny Depp’s attorney in his defamation trial, will again represent the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor in an upcoming case, court documents show. Depp faces a lawsuit from a location manager, Gregory …
Baby formula production at Michigan plant delayed by severe flooding
Barely two weeks after production restarted at a Michigan plant that supplies baby formula, flooding in the area has shut down the work as supply continues to dry up nationwide. Severe storms in southwestern Michigan Monday wreaked havoc in the area, i…
‘Sherlock’ alum Louise Brealey on rewiring robot ‘cult’ hit ‘Brian and Charles’ for the COVID-era
When Louise Brealey first joined the cast of “Brian and Charles,” she had no idea what a sensation the deadpan “love story” of sorts about a depressed inventor and his new “7-foot cabbage-loving robot” happened to be. The movie, which opens in theaters…
‘Game Change Game,’ documentary about NBA in lockdown and Black Lives Matter protests, premieres at Tribeca Fest
NEW YORK — Put 300 NBA players and their outsized personalities in a bubble, give some of them cameras to record themselves, add the tension of social justice unrest, and you get “Game Change Game,” a Tribeca Festival documentary that gives viewers a r…
Dr. Fauci tests positive for COVID
Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID on Wednesday morning. The nation’s top infectious disease expert is battling mild symptoms, according to the National Institutes of Health. He tested positive on a rapid antigen test. Unsurprisingly, Fauci, 8…
‘Wendy Williams Show’ airs finale this week
NEW YORK — “The Wendy Williams Show” will take its final bow Friday, with Sherri Shepherd hosting its last week on the air, following a season without host Williams. “The final original episode of The Wendy Williams Show will air on Friday, June 17th, …
Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ reportedly banned in over a dozen countries over same-sex kiss
“Lightyear,” the much-anticipated “Toy Story” spinoff, has reportedly been banned in 14 countries over a brief same-sex kiss. The Disney-Pixar computer-animated adventure film starring Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz Lightyear features a kiss between …
‘Sherlock’ star Louise Brealey on the one way the show could get a reboot
Is a reboot afoot? Fans of the BBC’s “Sherlock,” which propelled Benedict Cumberbatch, as the titular detective, into the zeitgeist both in and out of the U.K., might still be seeking one last adventure for Holmes and Watson (Martin Freeman). But for L…
Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins London tribute concert to include Brian May, Liam Gallagher, Chrissie Hynde
The Foo Fighters are compiling an A-list roster for a London tribute concert to late drummer Taylor Hawkins. The guest list for the Sept. 3 Wembley Stadium show includes Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Chrissie Hy…