Kate Winslet Deliberately Didn’t Thank Harvey Weinstein in Her Oscar Speech
Kate Winslet has confirmed that she intentionally didn’t thank Harvey Weinstein when she accepted her Oscar for best actress in 2009. Winslet won the award for her performance in The Reader, a post-World War II drama set in Berlin that was distributed by the Weinstein Company. Infamous for being an aggressive and successful Oscar campaigner,…
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings seeks husband's seat in Congress
BALTIMORE — The widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings has resigned as Maryland’s Democratic Party chair to run for her late husband’s congressional seat. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, 48, is expected to formally announce her campaign at her Baltimore home Tuesday morning, news outlets reported. Congressman Elijah Cummings died last month at age 68. “I am, of…
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit against gun-maker go forward
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms that argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law preventing…
Republican Mark Sanford ends his 2020 presidential bid
CONCORD, N.H. — Mark Sanford dropped his challenge to President Trump for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, saying the focus on impeachment has made it impossible for his campaign to gain traction. “You’ve got to be a realist,” Sanford said outside the New Hampshire statehouse. “What I did not anticipate is an impeachment.” The former…
Mick Mulvaney declines to sue over impeachment inquiry — he just won't cooperate
WASHINGTON — White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday that he no longer plans to sue over the House impeachment proceedings and will instead follow President Trump’s directions and decline to cooperate. It’s the latest reversal in position by Mulvaney, who last week asked to join the lawsuit of another Trump advisor before…
Geno Smith said 'tails.' Or was it 'heads'? It's really a coin flip
Geno Smith clearly said “tails” before the coin toss. No, wait. He clearly said “heads.” Actually, the only thing clear about the matter is that the Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback didn’t say anything clearly as his team’s game against the San Francisco 49ers went into overtime Monday night. Click Here: West Coast Eagles Guernsey In…
Orange Lutheran investigates allegation of fans assaulting officials after game
A spokesman for Orange Lutheran issued a statement on Tuesday responding to allegations that Lancer football supporters assaulted officials last Friday night after the Lancers’ overtime loss to Long Beach Poly in the Southern Section Division 2 playoffs at Veterans Stadium. Several members of the officiating crew from the South Bay were allegedly pushed as…
Dead infant found at San Francisco golf course, and police are worried about the mother
Police are investigating the death of an infant who was found at a San Francisco golf course over the weekend, authorities said. Click Here: st kilda saints guernsey 2019 Officers responded about 2:19 p.m. Saturday to the Lincoln Park Golf Course and found the child’s body, according to a news release from the San Francisco…
'Creep Catchers' name and confront adults who chat with minors online
SAN DIEGO — They call themselves the Creep Catchers Unit. For the last year, this small group of 20-somethings has run citizen stings in the region, particularly North County, posing as young teens on dating sites, and agreeing to meet with the people they suspect are trying to lure them for sex. “CC_Unit” records the meetup…
Atmosphere infuses the 'particularly photographic' black-and-white 'Lighthouse'
From the first frame of director Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse,” you find yourself immersed in something different. Something you can’t quite put your finger on yet, but your eyes blossom as you slowly sink into your seat. The allegory is set in 1890s New England and follows lighthouse keepers Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), a verbose…