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Watch the latest trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi
A second trailer for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus series has been released to celebrate Star Wars Day, May the 4th. In it, we see Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan trying to convince a reluctant Owen Lars (Joel Edgerton) to let him train a young Luke Skywalker. “Like you trained his father?” Owen snaps back at Obi-Wan. …
Kailia Posey, ‘grinning girl’ in popular GIF, dead by suicide at 16
Kailia Posey, whose appearance on a reality TV show at the age of five made her one of the most recognizable faces on the internet, died by suicide at a park in Washington state, her family says. She was 16 years old. Kailia’s body was found on early Monday afternoon at Birch Bay State Park …
Dow Jones Futures: New Market Rally Awaits Fed Decision; AMD, Lithium Play Livent Jump Late
Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and lithium play Livent (LTHM) headlined another busy night of after-hours earnings. But investor focus is on the Federal Reserve meeting decision Wednesday. X It’s day two of a stock market rally attempt, but investors aren’t making …
Naomi Judd honored at Country Music Hall of Fame by Wynonna, Ashley Judd
Placeholder while article actions load Wynonna Judd appeared at the Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony Sunday evening in Nashville for a brief and emotional tribute to her mother and duo partner, Naomi Judd, who died the day before the Judds were scheduled to be inducted into the prestigious ranks. “I didn’t prepare anything tonight …
Kathy Boudin, Weather Underground member, Kathy Boudin dead at 78
Kathy Boudin, who spent decades in prison for her part in the deadly 1981 Brink’s armored truck heist as a member of the radical militant group Weather Underground, died of cancer at the age of 78 in New York on Sunday. In October, 1981, Boudin and members of the group teamed up with the Black …
Raging wildfire forces New Mexico mountain valley to evacuate
TAOS, N.M., May 1 (Reuters) – Thousands of residents of northern New Mexico villages were told to evacuate on Sunday as fierce winds drove the largest active U.S. wildfire towards their drought-parched mountain valley. Winds gusting over 40 mph (64 kph) blew embers a mile ahead of the blaze to start new fires as crews …
2022 NFL Draft winners and losers: Jets, Ravens, Eagles get top hauls, bumpy road for Patriots, Baker Mayfield
The 2022 NFL Draft has come to a close, and it was one for the books. Las Vegas saw NFL draft records broken, multiple star wide receivers traded in the first round and quarterbacks suffer historic falls into the third round. There were also punters being drafted as soon as the fourth round! There were …
Can I live without it?
A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Calla Kessler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sandy Magny plans to take her teenage daughter to West Palm Beach, Florida, this summer, even though airfares are surging. It won’t be cheap, but Magny doesn’t want to …
One dead, multiple shot at Mudbugs Festival at state fairgrounds
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones says multiple people were shot at the state fairgrounds Saturday night during the Mudbugs Festival.One person is dead and several injured. Police believe multiple shooters were involved. Jones says the scene is secured and two people are detained for questioning. The conditions of the shooting victims is not known. The …
Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Valdez fight prediction, undercard, odds, start time, preview, live stream
If there is any bad blood between unbeaten 130-pound champions Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez, it stems from Stevenson’s belief that he has long been avoided by the man he will square off with in Saturday’s unification fight from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs), a former featherweight titleholder who …
