Mississippi governor declares state of emergency due to water shortage

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency on Monday due to the state capitol’s water shortage. Reeves said the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is also working to prepare an emergency order due to little or no water pressure in the city of Jackson. The state of emergency declaration comes after Jackson Mayor …

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end the Cold War, has died at age 91

According to the Gorbachev Foundation, Mikhail Gorbachev — the final leader of the Soviet Union who helped end the Cold War and lead his country from communism to capitalism — died Tuesday at 91. The Interfax news agency said in a statement from the Central Clinical Hospital that “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious …

Megan Thee Stallion joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe with role on Disney+ series ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’

Megan Thee Stallion is officially joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Megan has been cast in ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,’ Marvel’s latest Disney+ TV series. The superhero legal drama follows Jennifer Walters (played by Tatiana Maslany), an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented cases who must navigate her personal and professional life as she becomes She-Hulk. She-Hulk premiered …

Actress Charlbi Dean, star of ‘Triangle of Sadness’ and ‘Black Lightning’, dies at age 32

Charlbi Dean, a South African actor known for her roles in Triangle of Sadness and Black Lightning, has died at age 32.  According to Deadline and Variety, Dean died in a New York City hospital on Monday following an unspecified illness. Dean, a native of Cape Town, South Africa, was discovered as a model at just six years …

U.S. Department of Justice finishes privilege review of Mar-a-Lago documents

The U.S. Justice Department has finished its privilege review of the documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago.  The disclosure that the review is complete was made in a court filing Monday regarding a request from Trump’s lawyers for the appointment of an outside expert known as a special master to review …

NASA scrubs launch of Artemis I after engine issues emerge at takeoff

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion capsule, which were slated to launch as ‘Artemis I’ on a test flight to the moon, was scrubbed on Monday when engine troubles thwarted the much-anticipated liftoff. Engineers detected an issue with one of the fuel lines as the rocket was being loaded with propellant. A liquid …

Joe Pesci to play Pete Davidson’s grandfather in new series ‘Bupkis’

Peacock announced that Joe Pesci has joined the cast of Bupkis, the new streaming series created and starring Pete Davidson. The 78-year-old Pesci will play Davidson’s grandfather in the show inspired by Davidson’s life. Edie Falco, 59, will portray Davidson’s mother. Davidson, 28, co-wrote the half-hour comedy with Dave Sirius, who also co-wrote Davidson’s movie The King …

Netflix’s ‘Resident Evil’ canceled after one season

The live-action Netflix series “Resident Evil” has been canceled after just one season. The eight-episode first season premiered on Netflix this July 14. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, the show followed Jade Wesker’s (Ella Balinska) fight for survival in a world overrun by blood-thirsty infected and mind-shattering creatures. Jade is haunted by …

Gunman still at large after Coney Island boardwalk shooting leaves one dead, four injured

Police are searching for the gunman who killed one person and injured four others at the Coney Island boardwalk in New York City late Saturday. The NYPD responded to the boardwalk and West 29th Street in Brooklyn after a 911 call reporting multiple people shot around 11:57 p.m. Saturday night. One 42-year-old man was killed after …

One child killed, 4 injured in multi-vehicle crash involving school bus on Arizona highway

Authorities say that one child was killed and four others were seriously injured on Sunday morning in a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus on I-40 in Arizona. Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jesus Gastelum said in a press release that the collision took place around 9:27 a.m. in Apache County, when the school bus was …