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Legendary sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live has added four new featured players to its cast ahead of season 48, which is scheduled to premiere Oct. 1, IndieWire reports Thursday.

The Justice Department has charged three Iranian nationals for facilitating a global computer hacking campaign "that allegedly targeted hundreds of victims for extortion, including local U.S. governments, power companies, and a domestic violence shelter," NPR reports.

Approximately 50 migrants unexpectedly arrived at Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday night. The two planes, which originated in San Antonio, Texas, were paid for by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). He responded, saying, "We are not a sanctuary state, and it's better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction, and yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures," reports CNN. 

Star Wars' return to movie theaters looks to be far, far away. 

Disney has officially removed the Star Wars film Rogue Squadron from its release schedule, meaning there are now no new movies in the franchise slated until 2025. 

Described as a fighter pilot film directed by Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins, Rogue Squadron was scheduled to be released in December 2023, marking the first new Star Wars movie since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. But Disney released an updated schedule on Thursday... Читать дальше...

California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against retail giant Amazon, claiming it is harming competition by forcing third-party sellers to sell only at their lowest prices in listings on the platform, CNN reports.

President Biden on Thursday is hosting a summit at the White House aimed at addressing and combating hate-based violence in the U.S. The event, titled "United We Stand," will honor communities recovering from hate-based incidents like the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub attack and the 2019 Walmart attack in El Paso, NPR reports.

CNN's morning programming is getting a makeover. 

The network has announced a "reimagined" morning news show that will be anchored by Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins. Lemon will headline it, ending his current 10 p.m. program, Don Lemon Tonight. 

"The last eight years have been an incredible ride," Lemon said of the news. "I've had the opportunity to work with one of the best show teams in the business, but it's time to shake things up."

The network in its announcement... Читать дальше...

And the apology goes to ... Quinta Brunson.

Jimmy Kimmel has apologized to the star of Abbott Elementary for a controversial bit during Monday's Emmy Awards. When Brunson accepted the award for best comedy writing, Kimmel was lying on the stage during her entire speech as part of a bit where he pretended to be passed out from drinking too much.

But some felt the gag was disrespectful and that Kimmel should have left the stage, so as not to steal Brunson's spotlight. So when Brunson was Kimmel's guest on his show Wednesday... Читать дальше...

President Biden said Thursday morning that a tentative labor deal has been hammered out between rail worker unions and freight railway companies to avert a strike that threatened to disrupt commuter and passenger train service and worsen supply-chain delays.

It was a tough week for the rail industry — but there's now a light at the end of the tunnel. Here's everything you need to know:

It's been a tough week for the rail industry — but it seems there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Here's everything you need to know:

Ken Starr, who once served as U.S. solicitor general but made headlines in the 1990s as the independent counsel whose investigations into President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment, died on Tuesday at age 76.

The current Supreme Court holds a conservative supermajority. What does that mean for the country? Here's everything you need to know:

Special Counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the investigation of Russia's ties to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign appears to be winding down after more than three years, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The grand jury Durham had been using to hear evidence has expired, and there are currently no plans to convene another one, three people familiar with the matter tell the Times.

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said she will resign on Thursday after near-complete election results Wednesday showed her center-left bloc narrowly losing to a group of right-wing parties. Andersson's Social Democrats won the largest share of votes — 30.1 percent — in last Sunday's election, but her coalition took 173 seats in the 349-seat Parliament, while the bloc of four conservative parties won 176 seats, according to preliminary results. 

This stray orange tabby kitten changed everything.

The feline, found walking the streets of Ellington, Missouri, inspired a company to completely reconfigure its packaging, making it safer for animals and the planet.

Laura Baker, a registered nurse and founder of the Itty Bitty Kitty City rescue in Ellington, said that in February 2021, an area resident called her and said she saw a kitten with what appeared to be a plastic ring around its body. The plastic was digging into the skin of the growing animal, and it needed help. Читать дальше...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday voted 5-4 that Yeshiva University in New York City must recognize an LGBT student organization, Y.U. Pride Alliance, while it appeals a state court judge's ruling in proper order. Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked the state court's order last week, giving the entire Supreme Court a chance to weigh in. Wednesday's ruling lifted that stay.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said global data is showing while "we are not there yet," the end of COVID-19 "is in sight."

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday of multiple sex crimes, including producing child sexual abuse imagery.

Patagonia founder and billionaire Yvon Chouinard has given his company away to a "set of trusts and nonprofit organizations" that will ensure the company's profits are used to "combat climate change and protect undeveloped land around the globe," The New York Times reported Wednesday.

Thousands of people lined up in London to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II as she was lying in state in Westminster Hall on Wednesday.