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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ mid-season premiere blindsides viewers with an unexpected death

“Grey’s Anatomy” returned for its mid-season premiere Thursday night, but an unexpected death on the show is leaving fans of the long-running drama devastated. During a plotline on Thursday’s two-hour crossover episode with “Station 19,” Dr. Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti, attempted to pursue a sex trafficker and was stabbed. Deluca, a character on

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Britney Spears’ father defends himself as Republicans call for congressional hearing over her conservatorship

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears is firing back after Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, and Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida called for a congressional hearing on conservatorships. The two congressmen wrote a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler asking that a hearing take place to “examine whether Americans are trapped

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BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced, with huge rise in diverse talent featured

A notably diverse list of nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards were announced Tuesday following last year’s controversy over a lack of representation. More than half of the 24 nominees in the acting categories are from ethnic minority backgrounds, including Daniel Kaluuya for “Judas and the Black

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Airline industry pushes back on CDC guidance that vaccinated people still should avoid travel

The airline industry is pushing back against new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that fully vaccinated people should still avoid travel. In a new statement, industry group Airlines For America insists being on board a plane poses a low risk of coronavirus infection because of heavily filtered air and federally mandated mask wearing.

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BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced

Nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards have been announced. Last year’s nominations were heavily criticized for their lack of diversity — every person shortlisted for a 2020 acting award was White, while the lack of gender diversity among nominees was also stark. BAFTA announced in September some

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Your own private Patagonia

The condors gave it away. Instead of soaring in circles on thermals high overhead, a group of Andean condors was traveling low to the ground. Some even landed tentatively before lumbering back up into the air only to touch down again near the same spot near one of the dirt roads that run through the

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Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel remake ‘I’m Every Woman’ for International Women’s Day

It’s the remake of all remakes. Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel, two of music’s most powerful voices, have teamed up for a new version of Khan’s iconic 1978 single, “I’m Every Woman,” to celebrate International Women’s Day. The music video, in partnership with CARE, features leaders and activists Dolores Huerta, Sheryl Sandberg, Laverne Cox and

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‘WandaVision’ caps off Marvel’s version of a love story in an emotional finale

If “The Mandalorian” is the “Star Wars” version of a western, “WandaVision” was, finally, Marvel’s take on a love story. Yet in keeping with the company’s interconnected universe, the finale of the Disney+ show also planted seeds that will bear fruit in future movies, cementing the streaming service’s ability to effectively add to those building

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Chris Harrison says he’s sorry in ‘GMA’ interview but doesn’t explain why he defended contestant’s antebellum photos

Chris Harrison is speaking out in his first TV interview since temporarily stepping aside as the host of ABC’s “The Bachelor” following controversial remarks he made last month. Harrison spoke with “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan in a pre-taped interview in which Harrison was pressed to explain why he defended contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s antebellum

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‘Without Remorse’ trailer debuts

Michael B. Jordan is coming for the Russians. The trailer for Amazon’s “Without Remorse” has dropped and it features Jordan as a top-secret agent bent on revenge after a Russian assassination squad kills his family. The “Black Panther” star plays Sr. Chief John Kelly in the Amazon Prime film based on the Tom Clancy novel

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‘Boogie’ tells a basketball story, but Eddie Huang’s debut misses its shot

Chef/author Eddie Huang makes his movie debut as the writer-director of “Boogie,” a warmed-over collection of cinematic cliches that misses its shot what could have been a fertile premise, in don’t-quit-your-day-job fashion. Like “Fresh Off the Boat,” his autobiography that became the basis for an ABC series, Huang explores the immigrant experience through the eyes

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Maria Bello says goodbye to ‘NCIS’

Maria Bello is moving on. Bello, who played Dr. Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane on “NCIS” for three seasons, said goodbye to the CBS series following her final episode that aired Tuesday night. The actress posted a heartfelt tribute to her Instagram, writing: “And that’s a wrap for Jack Sloane @ncis_cbs !!! I’ve learned many things on

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