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Laika to Debut ‘Wildwood’ Exhibition at Annecy, CEO Travis Knight to Attend
Annecy is getting the full LAIKA treatment this year. The Annecy International Animation Film Festival will be visited by LAIKA, the Portland, Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio behind such hits as “Coraline,” “ParaNorman” and “Kubo and the Two Strings.” The studio will unveil a new exhibition themed to its forthcoming fantasy epic “Wildwood,” with a special
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Ciara Miller and Ariana Madix have the last laugh after West Wilson, Amanda Batula romance bombshell
Girl power. Ciara Miller and Ariana Madix filmed a new ad for SONIC as they sipped on the brand’s new Frozen Refreshers after going through their respective reality TV romance scandals. “Anything new to talk about?” Madix asked Miller, referring to her “Summer House” co-stars West Wilson and Amanda Batula romance bombshell. Ciara Miller poked
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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use
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DOJ under investigation for dragging its feet on Epstein files
In a surprise announcement on Thursday afternoon, Department of Justice Inspector General William Blier is initiating a review of his department over complaints that the release of the entire Jeffrey Epstein files is not in compliance with the law signed by Donald Trump. Posted on the DOJ’s website, Blier stated, “The DOJ Office of the
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‘Clueless’ Sequel Series With Alicia Silverstone Dropped at Peacock
Alicia Silverstone’s “Clueless” sequel series won’t make it to air — at least not on Peacock. The proposed show, which was revealed to be in development at the streamer back in April 2025, would have seen Silverstone reprise the role of Cher and also serve as executive producer, along with the Amy Heckerling, who directed
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Us Weekly halves staff, ditches NYC digs to go fully remote: report
Celebrity magazine Us Weekly is reportedly gutting nearly half its workforce and abandoning its New York headquarters as insiders warn the onetime tabloid staple is in a “dire” situation — the latest layoffs to slam the struggling publishing industry. Staffers learned Monday of sweeping layoffs impacting close to half of the magazine’s more than 50
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Dementia patient beaten, set on fire and killed in downtown L.A., prosecutors say
A wandering dementia patient died Monday after a homeless man in downtown Los Angeles punched and kicked him in the head, slammed him to the ground and set him on fire, prosecutors said Thursday. Bang Cho, 84, died in a hospital the day after the assault. The suspect, Lavonta Wilder, 40, has been charged with
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‘Why did you lie?’ Dem smacks down Trump commerce secretary for dodging on Epstein
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) called out Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after he misrepresented his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. During a Thursday hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, Dean noted that Lutnick falsely claimed he had never spoken to Epstein again after a single meeting in which his wife was present. “After speaking with the survivors,
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How CBS Stations’ Jennifer Mitchell Is Reimagining Local News for the Streaming Era
As journalistic institutions face widespread cuts and shrinking linear audiences, CBS Television Stations President Jennifer Mitchell claims the business isn’t disappearing, it’s evolving. Mitchell worked her way up from a digital web producer role at a local station in the Bay Area to a top executive position, overseeing 27 stations across 15 markets. After two years
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FBI Investigating Series of Deaths Among Top Scientists With Very Specific Specialties
On February 27, retired Air Force Research Laboratory commander William Neil McCasland, who once worked at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, an Ohio base steeped in UFO lore, mysteriously went missing after leaving his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. By March, the FBI had joined the search for the general, sending conspiracy theorists into a