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Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment
By The Associated Press on January 28th, 2025
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from a disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with the derailment, but it also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deni Ellis Béchard on writing an AI-focused novel at the dawn of ChatGPT
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
TORONTO – When Deni Ellis Béchard started writing his new novel five years ago, the concept seemed far-fetched – even fanciful. These days, he said, the society he created for “We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine” – one that turns to artificial intelligence for salvation following a second U.S. civil war – doesn’t feel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ Oscar winner takes viewers back to Ukraine’s frontlines
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – The day Mstyslav Chernov won the BAFTA for his documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” was the day he learned two soldiers he knew had been killed in combat. They were primary subjects of his new film “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” a harrowing portrait of modern warfare that puts audiences on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘2000 Meters in Andriivka,’ Oscar winner takes viewers back to Ukraine’s frontlines
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – The day Mstyslav Chernov won the BAFTA for his documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” was the day he learned two soldiers he knew had been killed in combat. They were primary subjects of his new film “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” a harrowing portrait of modern warfare that puts audiences on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok
By Will Weissert And Haleluya Hadero (), The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April. “I would say yes,” Trump told reporters when asked if Microsoft was one of the companies interested in helping to bring about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) – The president and chairperson of Japanese network Fuji Television have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities. The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beyoncé, Kendrick, Sabrina and more: AP predicts who will win at the 2025 Grammys
By Maria Sherman And Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight. Beyoncé is up for 11 awards thanks to “Cowboy Carter,” tying Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” record for most nominations for a single album.” She’s also the most awarded artist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newbery medal for best children’s book is given to Erin Entrada Kelly’s ‘The First State of Being’
By The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Erin Entrada Kelly’s “The First State of Being,” a coming-of-age story that blends time travel and the approaching millennium of the year 2000, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s outstanding children’s book. The Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture story went to “Chooch Helped,” a tale of Cherokee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ musical with Jennifer Lopez dazzles at Sundance
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – A lavish, MGM-style musical is not typical Sundance Film Festival fare. But Sunday night Bill Condon brought such a creation – well, part of one – to Park City, Utah, with his adaptation of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” starring Jennifer Lopez. Audiences broke out in spontaneous applause during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sterling K. Brown finds ‘Paradise’ after a few years of focusing on film and an Oscar nomination
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025
As an executive producer and star of the new Hulu series “Paradise,” Sterling K. Brown put the hours of TV he watches to good use and cast actors he admires. “I got a chance to hire people that I am a fan of,” said Brown in a recent interview. “I remember meeting Julianne Nicholson at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Condon, Jennifer Lopez unveil musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ at Sundance
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2025
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – A lavish, MGM-style musical is not typical Sundance Film Festival fare. But Sunday night Bill Condon brought such a creation – well, part of one – to Park City, Utah, with his adaptation of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” starring Jennifer Lopez. Audiences broke out in spontaneous applause during the ... Read More »
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