Daniel Beatty 
The runaway success on Max of the docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has underscored what appears to be a core strength of HBO’s streaming service at the moment: True crime content, as well as crime-adjacent content, is utterly dominating the platform. Take, for example, the five-part Quiet on Set, which … Read more
House speaker faces removal bid as articles of impeachment for Mayorkas delivered to Senate – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure from far-right members of his own party, who are threatening to remove him. Meanwhile, articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were delivered to the Senate, … Read more
Leah Nylen | Bloomberg News (TNS) The Justice Department may file an antitrust complaint as soon as next month aimed at forcing Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to spin off its Ticketmaster ticketing business, according to three people familiar with the matter. The agency has been investigating the entertainment giant for years amid concerns Live Nation … Read more
Mike Johnson’s mini-vacation is over. The House speaker—who sojourned to Mar-a-Lago last weekend to bolster his alliance with Donald Trump—returned to work Monday to put his clout to the test, announcing that he would set up votes on his complicated plan to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite the motion to vacate … Read more
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. Hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot also are at stake. The justices are … Read more
Canada’s inflation rate went up slightly in March compared to February, with Statistics Canada pointing out gasoline prices are partly behind the increase. The federal agency’s consumer price index for March 2024 saw a 2.9 per cent increase compared to the year before. In February, that measure was at 2.8 per cent, so while March saw an … Read more
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) told Hannity Monday night that President Joe Biden is “on the side of the people” who yell “Death to America,” and should be tried for treason. Gingrich’s comments came following a day of mass demonstrations across the United States against Israel’s war in Gaza. “Way back in 1984, Ambassador … Read more
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will return to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover … Read more
If you are willing to download a few unfamiliar apps and watch some ads along the way, there’s more free (and legal) content to watch right now than ever before. Adding to the list this week is Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), which has teamed up with Turner Classic Movies (TCM) to bring dozens of … Read more
The historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump kicked off in a Manhattan courtroom Monday — the first time a former president in U.S. history has stood trial on criminal charges. The proceedings before Judge Juan Merchan moved forward after Trump made multiple attempts to delay them, resulting in a string of losses that failed … Read more
