Police: Off-duty Detroit medic faces 9 charges after firing shots in Redford Township road rage incident
The 34-year-old Detroit Fire Department medic was on the road and apparently didnโt like the actions of another driver during the morning rush. Police say she made displeasure known by firing shots.
Nice try but no potato for New Zealand couple's giant find
A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the worldโs largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness World Records wrote to say that scientific testing had found it wasnโt, in fact, a potato after all.
Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows
Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed back boisterous audiences to โWicked,โ โThe Lion Kingโ and โHamiltonโ for the first time since the start of the pandemic, marking Tuesday as the unofficial return of Broadway.
The Latest on Selection Sunday: Virginia delays trip to Indy
Virginia was forced to withdraw from the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday because of a single COVID-19 case. They were already missing David McCormack and Tristan Enaruna, who both tested positive before the conference tournament. Pitino is the fifth coach to lead five teams to the NCAA Tournament, joining Lon Kruger and Tuby Smith. The Cougars routed Cincinnati in the AAC final, ending the Bearcats hope of slipping into the NCAA Tournament field of 68 as an automatic qualifier. 7 Houston and Cincinnati, which needs to win to get in the NCAA field.
'The Bachelor' host stepping away after racial controversy
In a new statement posted Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 Harrison apologized again for defending the actions by a contestant that many consider offensive. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)Chris Harrison, host of โThe Bachelor,โ says he is stepping down from his TV role and is โashamedโ for his handling of a swirling racial controversy at the ABC dating show. In a new statement posted Saturday, Harrison apologized again for defending the actions by a contestant that are considered offensive. Harrison came under fire after an interview on โExtraโ when he was asked about racially insensitive past behavior from current โBachelorโ contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. โWe all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion," he said in the interview.
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.'
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world โeven as we grieved, we grew." Did you catch the 2 @HamiltonMusical references in the inaugural poem? โThat day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem,โ Gorman told the AP. Two other books come out in September โ the illustrated โChange Singsโ and a volume of her inaugural poem and other works.
WATCH: Fallon, Rannells absolutely nail โ2020: The Musicalโ on โTonight Showโ
If the year 2020 was a musical, it would be long and jam-packed with huge performances and numbers. โThe Tonight Showโ tried to bring all of this together in an 8-minute music titled โ2020: The Musical.โJimmy Fallon and Andrew Rannells recap the year 2020 through Broadway songs like โDefying Gravityโ from Wicked, โMemoryโ from Cats and โMy Shotโ from Hamilton. And of course a bit of โThe Book of Mormon.โWatch it below:
Child care crisis pushes US mothers out of the labor force
Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added burden of navigating distance learning. In the long-term, the crisis could stall if not reverse decades of hard-fought gains by working women who are still far from achieving labor force parity with men. Overall, the drop translates into 1.3 million women exiting the labor force since February. Between February and April, labor force participation fell 3.2% among mothers with children younger than 6, and 4.3% for those with children 6 to 12. We already knew there was a large gender inequality in the labor force, and the pandemic just makes this worse, Landivar said.
Michigan State Police investigate possible shooting on Lodge Freeway between Davison, Hamilton
Michigan State Police investigate possible shooting on Lodge Freeway between Davison, HamiltonPublished: August 16, 2020, 6:56 pmPolice said two victims are treated for non-life threatening injuries following a possible shooting on Lodge Freeway
5 musicals that should be filmed for a streaming network since Broadway is still closed
Considering Disney+ saw a 72% increase in downloads of its app over the weekend, itโs safe to say that bringing musicals filmed on stage to a mass audience is a pretty good idea. Some will argue that theater is meant to be consumed live, but with so much uncertainty about when Broadway will return, itโs not a bad idea to start filming more Broadway musicals and plays for streaming networks. While itโs still a wildly popular musical, fans have been begging for some sort of movie version for years. Disneyโs most popular and long-running show on Broadway is โThe Lion King,โ and itโs hard to imagine the people wouldnโt love to watch a filmed version of this production. Do you plan to watch โHamilton?โ Are there any musicals youโd like to see from the comfort of your home?
What you need to know before streaming โHamiltonโ on Disney+ over the weekend
Since thereโs likely to be a good chunk of people who will watch โHamiltonโ over the weekend whoโve probably never seen it before, here is a quick rundown of what you need to know before experiencing the phenomenon. The โHamiltonโ on Disney+ is a filmed version of the show, not a movie. Itโs easy to call the version of โHamiltonโ coming out on Disney+ a movie, but technically, itโs the stage version, filmed. An actual movie version of โHamiltonโ will probably happen eventually, but this is a great way to really capture the magic of the stage version of the show. And because the people at Disney are incredibly smart, free trials of the streaming service have ended, so if you want to watch, youโre going to have to sign up.
Highland Park City Hall to be closed Thursday due to building problem
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. โ The Highland Park City Hall will be closed again Thursday due to a building problem. City Hall and the 30th District Court were both closed Wednesday. Court cases that were initially scheduled for Wednesday will go forward Thursday as scheduled, but at the Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center. The center is at 10 Pitkin Street, between 3rd and Hamilton streets. NEW: Highland Park City Hall to be closed Friday due to building maintenance
Seniors at California complex 'abandoned' during blackout
At least 20 seniors with wheelchairs and walkers were essentially trapped, in the dark, in a low-income apartment complex in Northern California during a two-day power shut-off aimed at warding off wildfires. "We were surprised by how dark it was," said Pamela Zuzak, 70, who uses a walker to get around. By PG&E's estimate, more than 900,000 people were without power Wednesday, some of them since Saturday, while crews battled fires in Northern and Southern California. She visited the three buildings that make up the complex and found apartments without heat and electric stoves that did not work. "I thought it was particularly upsetting that they knew the power outage was coming," she said of management.
Disabled, infirm at senior complex were 'abandoned' in dark
At least 20 seniors with wheelchairs and walkers were essentially trapped, in the dark, in a low-income apartment complex in Northern California during a two-day power shut-off aimed at warding off wildfires. "We were surprised by how dark it was," said Pamela Zuzak, 70, who uses a walker to get around. She visited the three buildings that make up the complex and found apartments without heat and electric stoves that did not work. "I thought it was particularly upsetting that they knew the power outage was coming," she said of management. She was climbing the stairs, in the dark, when she tripped over another woman who had fallen on a landing.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's new show opens on Broadway
Lin-Manuel Miranda is coming back to Broadway. "Freestyle Love Supreme" is set to hit the Great White Way in the fall. NEW YORK - Lin-Manuel Miranda's new improvisatory hip-hop musical show opens today on Broadway. "Freestyle Love Supreme" was co-created by Thomas Kail, Anthony Veneziale, and Lin-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton" fame. Other occasional performers for the Broadway run include Christopher Jackson, Wayne Brady and Daveed Diggs -- who played George Washington, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson in "Hamilton," respectively.
James Cameron teases possible 'Terminator' trilogy
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(CNN) - "Terminator: Dark Fate" picks up after James Cameron's "Terminator: Judgment Day," and a new trailer for the franchise's latest installment is here. Fans shouldn't expect this latest movie, produced by Cameron and directed by Tim Miller of "Deadpool," to wrap up the "Terminator" saga. Cameron told Deadline this week he is thinking of an entirely new trilogy. "We spent several weeks breaking story and figuring out what type of story we wanted to tell so we would have something to pitch Linda (Hamilton, aka Sarah Connor)," Cameron said. "If we get fortunate enough to make some money with 'Dark Fate' we know exactly where we can go with the subsequent films," Cameron said.
Her software put men on the moon
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The first footsteps on the moon belonged to two men, but they may never have made it there if not for Margaret Hamilton. The software engineer developed the onboard computer programs that powered NASA's Apollo missions, including the 1969 moon landing. Who is Margaret Hamilton? The software's emergency preparedness is thought to have helped save the mission, Hamilton wrote. Hamilton never left the Earth's atmosphere, but without her groundbreaking software, it's unlikely that the American flag would've been planted on the moon in July 1969.
Detroit mother claims Detroit Police Athletic League coach stole children's personal information
A mother on Detroit's east side claims her son's identity could have been stolen by a man she trusted. Denise Hamilton said a youth football coach with the Detroit Police Athletic League left with multiple children's personal documents. When she asked why she hasn't gotten the sensitive documents back, she said the league told her an ex-coach stole the documents. She said when she asked why she hasn't gotten the sensitive documents back, the league told her an ex coach stole the documents. PAL said they protect the personal information of the children that play, but in this case, the coach of the team was fired and hasn't returned the sensitive information.
Detroit mother claims Detroit Police Athletic League coach stole childrens' personal information
A mother on Detroit's east side claims her son's identity could have been stolen by a man she trusted. Denise Hamilton said a youth football coach with the Detroit Police Athletic League left with multiple children's personal documents. When she asked why she hasn't gotten the sensitive documents back, she said the league told her an ex-coach stole the documents. She said when she asked why she hasn't gotten the sensitive documents back, the league told her an ex coach stole the documents. PAL said they protect the personal information of the children that play, but in this case, the coach of the team was fired and hasn't returned the sensitive information.