Year: 2024
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted in Russia
[ad_1] Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted in Russia – CBS News Watch CBS News A Russian court sentenced Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a maximum-security prison. He was convicted of espionage charges in what the U.S. government has denounced as a sham trial. The White House says it…
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BSB Brands Hatch, Qualifying: Vickers Takes Pole –
[ad_1] Brands Hatch hosts round six of the 2024 British Superbike Championship, with Glenn Irwin reclaiming the championship lead at the latest Snetterton BSP race. On Friday, Ryan Vickers was fastest in first practice, and he built on that early pace on Saturday by taking pole position. Qualifying Ryan Vickers took pole position for the…
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Two Pompeii Victims Were Actually Killed by an Earthquake
[ad_1] In Peacock’s new Roman gladiator series from executive producer Roland Emmerich, Those About to Die, the games aren’t the only cause of death on screen. Toward the middle of the season, Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying the nearby cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, sending refugees flooding into Rome, and killing tens of thousands. The vast majority…
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Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
[ad_1] The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s giant leap. Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, headlines a gala at the San Diego Air and Space Museum on…
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Next moves in F1’s wild driver market after Magnussen/Haas split –
[ad_1] The next steps in Formula 1’s unpredictable driver market are expected to be taken after Kevin Magnussen and Haas confirmed their split before the summer break – but the bigger unresolved issues could stretch into August, if not beyond. Haas are now likely to decide on their driver line-up for 2025, with outgoing Alpine…
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Why Piranha 3D Is a Summer Horror Essential
[ad_1] The first 10 years of the 21st Century are a fascinating time in the history of horror films. Scream had confirmed the genre as box office gold once again in the late ’90s, setting off a new boom of slashers and beyond, and by the 2000s, cinemas were filled with reactions to the classic horror films…
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RNC Day 4 underway with Trump speech set to close out convention
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump will formally accept the Republican nomination for president on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, where he will deliver his first speech since narrowly surviving an assassination attempt over the weekend. The close of the convention comes as a new CBS News poll shows…
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Trump’s national lead over Biden grows — CBS News poll
[ad_1] When former President Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination Thursday night, he’ll do so with his largest national lead over President Biden in the campaign thus far. A slight majority, including some who aren’t voting for him, say Trump’s words in the days since the assassination attempt have been more unifying than divisive. Voters…
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Magnussen loses Haas seat as Ocon set for 2025 deal –
[ad_1] Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas Formula 1 at the end of the 2024 season, with Esteban Ocon expected to replace him. Ocon’s arrival from Alpine alongside Ferrari rookie Uli Biermann – whose 2025 contract was announced before the British Grand Prix – will give Haas a completely new line-up. Magnussen’s current team-mate Nico Hulkenberg…
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Alex Garland Explains Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Film Annihilation
[ad_1] Writer/director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War) knew a lot of folks weren’t going to understand everything about his 2018 film Annihilation (now streaming on Peacock). “Nothing really matters except being true to the film,” Garland told SYFY WIRE around the film’s release. “I’ve been working in film for about 20 years, and I’ve basically learned that…