Day 1 of hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

President Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, addressed senators on the first day of confirmation hearings on Monday, telling the lawmakers she would “decide cases from a neutral posture” if they approve her nomination to the high court.  Jackson told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Members of this committee: If …

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda will co-host 2022 Met Gala

This year’s Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night, will be hosted by actors Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Oscar winner Regina King.  According to Vogue, the quartet will serve as the event’s official co-chairs, set to be held on May 2. Reynolds, Lively, Miranda and King will preside over the annual gathering on the …

Travis Barker, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, Sheila E. and more announced as Oscars 2022 performers

The 94th Academy Awards announced an all-star lineup featuring the show’s music director Adam Blackstone, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and singer Sheila E. as among those who will perform at the ceremony. Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS have also been confirmed to perform their Oscar-nominated song “No Time to Die,” from the James Bond film …

U.S. Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with infection

The Supreme Court announced in a statement that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection.  Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said that Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He was diagnosed with an infection after undergoing tests and is being treated with …

Mike Myers comedy ‘The Pentaverate’ coming to Netflix in May

Mike Myers’s new Netflix comedy series, ‘The Pentaverate,’ will debut on the streaming service May 5. The Pentaverate centers on The Pentaverate, a secret society formed by five men in 1347 during the Black Plague. Myers created the series and plays eight roles, including Ken Scarborough, a modern-day Canadian journalist who finds himself on a …

Kanye West is banned from performing at the Grammys due to ‘concerning online behavior’

A representative for Kanye ‘Ye’ West said that the rapper has been barred from performing at the Grammy awards next month due to “concerning online behavior.”  The decision came shortly after Ye was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours; the platform said content on Ye’s account was in violation of its policies on “hate speech …

House passes legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus

In a move designed to further isolate Moscow’s economy in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the House passed a bill on Thursday that will suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus.  Biden is expected to sign the trade suspension measure into law when it reaches his desk. The House-passed bill now …

Federal judge allows Capitol riot suspect to plead guilty for assault of a police officer

A federal judge has allowed a Texas man accused of assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to plead guilty in an unusual move from the court.  U.S. District Judge Randy Moss repeatedly asked the defendant, Lucas Denney, if he was aware of his rights and if he wanted to proceed with …

Take a look at the trailer for the Netflix series ‘Our Great National Parks’ hosted by Barack Obama

Streaming service Netflix shared a trailer for the docuseries ‘Our Great National Parks’ featuring former-President Barack Obama. Our Great National Parks celebrates and explores “the power of our planet’s greatest national parks and wild spaces,” with Obama serving as narrator. The five-episode series will span five continents and highlight Monterey Bay, Calif., Tsavo National Park in …