3 Illinois casinos move to the next stage
(The Center Square) – Illinoisans who want to gamble in a casino setting will have three more options. On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker was downstate in Carterville to break ground on a new gaming facility at the
Kim Potter trial Day 1: Key takeaways in Daunte Wright death case
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter kicked off on Wednesday. Potter is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a
Family of Florida Tech student fatally shot by officers wants answers on use of force
Kali9/iStock (MELBOURNE, Fla.) — The family of a Florida Institute of Technology student who was fatally shot on campus last week by police and school security officers is launching an independent investigation into the deadly use of
Study raises renewed alarm about missed cancer diagnoses during pandemic
iStock/gorodenkoff (NEW YORK) — Oncologists have been warning about dangerous gaps in cancer care since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a nationwide study based on data from Veterans Affairs hospitals is raising new alarms. Since March 2020, COVID-19
‘Dune’, ‘The Power of the Dog’ top for movies, ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Succession’ for TV with American Film Institute
“Dune” — Warner Bros. Pictures Once again, the American Film Institute has made its picks for the year’s best in TV and film, and among this year’s honorees are Emmy winners Ted Lasso and Succession on the TV side, and the films Dune, and The
Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Jamie Foxx united in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ “Return of the Villains” spot
©2021 CTMG Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Jamie Foxx, who played Spider-Man villains in three different films — respectively, 2002’s Spider-Man, 2004’s Spider-Man 2, and 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — have reunited for a new promotional spot for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Dafoe reprises his role of Norman Osborn/Green Goblin; Molina returns
Halle Berry receives Celebration of Black Cinema and Television Career Achievement Award, Kenan Thompson producing Mike Tyson live, and more
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association Halle Berry received the Career Achievement award Monday night at the Celebration of Black Cinema and Television in Los Angeles, and the 55-year-old actress was honored to be surrounded by
Elizabeth Holmes rests her case after testifying for 7 days in fraud trial
Getty/Justin Sullivan (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Elizabeth Holmes finished her testimony on Wednesday and her defense team rested their case in her criminal fraud trial. All that’s left now are closing arguments. Then the jury will begin
“Witness the return of the legend” — Disney+ unveils new teaser for ‘The Book of Boba Fett’
Disney+ Star Wars fans are just weeks away from the Mandalorian spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, and to keep them hanging on, Disney+ has released a new teaser. Truth told, there’s not too much new
Illinois task force looking at changing ‘qualified immunity’ stalls on recommendations
(The Center Square) – A task force with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority stalled out in trying to advance proposals to the General Assembly on whether people can bring lawsuits against individual police. The ICJIA’s Task