Nearly a year after being freed from prison, Bill Cosby is facing yet another sexual assault allegation in a court case kicking off in California Wednesday. The embattled 85-year-old actor is not expected to appear in the Santa Monica courtroom to face…
Yankees beat up on Noah Syndergaard, get solid start from Jordan Montgomery in win over Angels
NEW YORK — The Yankees’ hitters played catch up with Jordan Montgomery on Tuesday night. After leaving the lefty hanging with minuscule run support, they owed him and seemingly paid up all his runs for May in his last start of the month. His catcher, J…
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas breaks silence on criticism: I transitioned to be happy, not to gain athletic advantage
Swimmer Lia Thomas, who became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship earlier this year, is responding to criticism against trans women competing in sports. “Trans people don’t transition for athletics,” Th…
Johnny Depp surprises crowd on stage at Jeff Beck concert in England as jury deliberates in Amber Heard trial
While a jury in Fairfax, Virginia, deliberates whether Amber Heard defamed him, Johnny Depp is killing time on stage in England with his first love: music. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star jumped on stage Sunday night in Sheffield to join Jeff Beck …
How ‘Pistol’ highlights the height of the punk movement in 1970s London
A tiny shop in 1970s London, in neon pink letters, shouted to passersby: SEX. The shop, covered in graffiti and barbed wire, sold fetish gear and bondage kits. But it also collected people: Vivienne Westwood, who would go on to become one of the most i…
Star Wars defends ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ star Moses Ingram from racist fan attacks
Like John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran before her, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Moses Ingram is facing attacks from fans who think the fictional “Star Wars” universe should be all white. Ingram, who plays Reva, a Jedi hunter Inquisitor, in the new Disney+ seri…
The Sex Pistols rock again in Danny Boyle’s FX show ‘Pistol’
Anson Boon got so into playing Johnny Rotten that he hurt himself rocking too hard. “If you look at frontmen, they hold the microphone and they stand still. It’s beautiful. It’s great. But Johnny Rotten never stood still. He never retreated from the au…
Hepatitis A outbreak may be linked to organic strawberries, FDA says
Several U.S. and Canadian agencies are investigating whether two brands of organic strawberries may be to blame for a Hepatitis A outbreak that’s so far hit two states and Canada. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control a…
Here are the key moments in the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard defamation trial as the jury deliberates
The six-week defamation trial between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has been filled with graphic allegations, contentious moments and differing accounts of what transpired during their relationship. The seven-person jury at the Fairfax County Circ…
Biden says ‘you couldn’t buy cannons’ under Second Amendment in swipe at guns after Texas school massacre
President Joe Biden said Monday that gun rights are not absolute, claiming that ordinary American citizens “couldn’t buy cannons” when the Second Amendment was drafted. Taking another swipe at extremist gun supporters after the Texas school massacre, B…