Unionized journalists at the New York Times are heading into a critical negotiating session with management on Tuesday that will determine whether more than 1,000 members of the NewsGuild will make good on their threat to stage a one-day walkout Thursday. The two sides are feuding over pay hikes, health care and pension plans as they head … Read more
SAN DIEGO — “Let me tell you,” Brent Strom says. “Justin is obsessed.” And then Strom — the Diamondbacks pitching coach now, but Justin Verlander’s pitching coach with the Astros from 2017-21 — takes you into the world of the newest Met. Because the question that Strom is asked about a pitcher he arguably knows … Read more
The man who shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker and stole her French bulldogs last year has been sentenced to over two decades behind bars. James Howard Jackson accepted a plea deal on Monday, per the Associated Press, and will spend the next 21 years in prison in Los Angeles County. According to the LA County District Attorney’s … Read more
In a list of the 50 most visited countries in the world ranked for their safety, 12 of the 25 deadliest destinations were Asian countries. Despite dominating various guides and lists of must-visit travel destinations, Asian countries did not fare well in a recent safety index published by insurance comparison website The Swiftest. The ranking … Read more
The NBA fined Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson $15,000 on Monday afternoon after he threw his headband into the stands in the final seconds of their loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. The Jazz set up a play for Clarkson in the final seconds to try and tie the game up, but … Read more
The stock market’s bounce off the October lows is running out of room, and it is time to take profits, according to Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson. The chief equity strategist who correctly predicted this year’s stock-market selloff, now expects the S&P 500 SPX, -1.79% to resume declines from the beginning of the year, after the … Read more
Victoria Beckham, seen here on Dec. 1 in England, opens up about the joys of raising an active family. (Photo: Kate Green/Getty Images for BoF) Victoria Beckham has a very busy life. When the fashion mogul isn’t working around the clock for her beauty line, the former Spice Girl, 48, is working just as hard … Read more
The 2022 People’s Choice Awards will be a star-studded affair. NBC and E! announced the list of celebrity presenters for the Dec. 6 ceremony, including Amy Poehler, Billy Porter, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jameela Jamil, Ana Gasteyer, David Spade, Dwyane Wade, Heidi Klum, Laverne Cox, Lil Rel Howery, Sarah Hyland, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Colin Hanks, Nikki Glaser, Niecy Nash-Betts, … Read more
“Black Adam” has hardly been given a hero’s welcome in its box office run, generating just $387 million globally after seven weeks on the big screen. That may seem like a lot of coinage, especially in COVID times when movies of all shapes and sizes are struggling to reach pre-pandemic grosses at the box office. … Read more
Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed today that Snowpiercer and The Host writer-director Bong Joon-ho is currently shooting his follow-up to his Best Picture-winning 2019 class satire Parasite. The film, a science fiction story called Mickey 17, will star Robert Pattinson in the title role. No summary of the movie’s plot was immediately available, but Warner Bros. … Read more