Trevor Noah returning to host 2025 Grammy Awards

Trevor Noah is set to host the upcoming 67th Annual Grammy Awards for his fifth consecutive year as emcee of the awards show, airing on CBS. The recording academy announced: “ Returning as host, the GRAMMY nominee @TrevorNoah is set to take us into Music’s Biggest Night to honor music and amplify support for the …

See Leo Woodall in the new Apple TV+ series ‘Prime Target’

Apple TV+ recently debuted the new series Prime Target, a conspiracy thriller featuring Leo Woodall (The White Lotus) and Quintessa Swindell (Trinkets). Prime Target had a two-episode premiere Jan. 22 on Apple TV+, with subsequent episodes released each Wednesday. Created by writer Steve Thompson, the eight-episode drama follows Edward Brooks (Woodall), a young math genius …

Federal judge temporarily blocks President Trump’s freeze on all federal foreign and domestic aid

During a virtual hearing on Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s freeze on all federal foreign and domestic aid. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a brief administrative stay, which came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect.  Judge  AliKhan said that the stay preserves federal …

White House says mystery drones in Northeast were “authorized to be flown by the FAA”

In the first White House press briefing of President Donald Trump’s second administration on Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the mystery drone sightings over New Jersey and along the East Coast late last year were “authorized to be flown by the FAA.   The drone activity was first reported on Nov. 19 by the …

WNBA’s Connecticut Sun trade All-Star forward Alyssa Thomas to Phoenix Mercury

ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reported Tuesday that longtime Connecticut Sun All-Star Alyssa Thomas has been traded to the Phoenix Mercury. Philippou wrote: “Thomas was an unrestricted free agent but the Sun cored her, meaning the only way she could leave the team was to be traded. Thomas also had to sign off on her ultimate trade …

Tiger Woods explains decision to keep Genesis Invitational in California after wildfires

Tiger Woods is sharing details of the ‘difficult decision’ to move the Genesis Invitational, which takes place annually at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Woods made his PGA Tour debut at Riviera in 1992 at 16-years-old; he has never won the Genesis, but has played the event in each of the last two …

Laverne Cox and George Wallace to star in new Prime Video series ‘Clean Slate’

Clean Slate, a series starring Laverne Cox and George Wallace, is set to premiere on Prime Video Feb. 6. Telma Hopkins, D.K. Uzoukwu, Jay Wilkison and Norah Murphy also star in the series. An official synopsis reads: “This heartfelt comedy follows Harry (Wallace), an old-school car wash owner in Alabama who has a lot of soul …

See the Season 6 teaser for ‘The Kardashians’ premiering Feb. 6 on Hulu

Hulu has shared a teaser and February premiere date for The Kardashians Season 6, the reality series starring Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner and their mom, Kris Jenner. Season 6 will follow the family as they experience “a year full of challenges, milestones, and new adventures …with uncertain futures and …

3.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Maine strikes off coast of New England

After initial reports of a magnitude of 4.1. – and then 3.9 – earthquake striking the area, it was later confirmed that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning. A USGS map showing that the shaking was felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and an hour away …

AI chatbot DeepSeek limits registrations after being hit with ‘large-scale’ cyber-attack

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek said on Monday that its new, popular app was hit with a cyber-attack, forcing the company to temporarily limit registrations. The attack came after the DeepSeek AI assistant app skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s App Store, taking over rival OpenAI’s coveted spot as the most-downloaded free app in the …