Even as COVID-19 Cases Rise, Mask Mandates Stay Shelved
contact@hellonews.website NEW YORK — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of…
‘Doctor Strange 2’ Director Sam Raimi Discusses Kevin Feige’s Early ‘Spider-Man’ Genius and How Zoom Became One of His Greatest Filmmaking Tools
Twenty years ago, Sam Raimi first saw the makings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when a budding young executive producer by the name of Kevin Feige wanted to add superhero…
US Begins Issuing First Visas in Cuba in More Than 4 Years
Havana, CUBA — The US embassy in Cuba began issuing visas on Tuesday for the first time since alleged sonic attacks against diplomatic staff more than four years ago. Washington…
See Thom Browne’s Met Gala Class Photo (Exclusive)
Before the Met Gala started on Monday, May 2, seven A-list guests of New York-based designer Thom Browne gathered at The Pierre Hotel for an elegant group photo, spotlighting their…
US Says WNBA Star Wrongfully Held in Russia
The Biden administration on Tuesday said an American professional basketball player being held in Russia on charges she had illegal marijuana vaping cartridges in her luggage is being wrongfully detained.…
Abortion in Film: THR Critics Recommend 12 Movies to Revisit
When Happening won the Venice festival’s Golden Lion in September of 2021, the timing could not be ignored. Audrey Diwan’s drama centers on a young French woman’s illegal abortion in…
Program Aims to Help Ukrainian Refugees Come to US
Washington’s Uniting for Ukraine program aims to streamline how Ukrainian refugees come to the United States. From the U.S.-Mexico border, Genia Dulot reports for VOA on what the plan means…
Ukrainian Diaspora in LA Holds Weekly Flash Mobs in Support of Ukraine
Every week, the Ukrainian diaspora in Los Angeles get together to support their home in Ukraine. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story of the two women behind one unique show of…
Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and ‘Spring Awakening’ Team on Reuniting for Doc 15 Years Later
Lea Michele says the idea to reunite the original Broadway Spring Awakening cast came in a dream. While talking to The Hollywood Reporter on the New York premiere carpet for…
Australian Man Sentenced in 1988 Murder of Gay American Student
An Australian man who admitted to killing a gay American student in 1988 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Scott White pleaded guilty in January to the murder…
David Birney, Actor on ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’ and ‘St. Elsewhere,’ Dies at 83
David Birney, who starred with his future wife Meredith Baxter on the CBS sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie, a ratings hit that nonetheless was canceled after one season, has died. He…
Mariupol Mayor Says 100,000 Citizens Remain
The mayor of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol said Tuesday 100,000 citizens remained in the city, while Ukrainian officials awaited the arrival of the first group of people who were…
Pope Wants to Meet with Putin in Moscow
Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he has asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in…
What is Roe v Wade?
The U.S. Supreme Court recognized a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion in a 1973 decision in the case Roe v. Wade. How did the case arise? A…
Sikhs of Virginia Celebrate End of Ramadan
NTRO)) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported there was a spike in Islamophobia and a surge in hate crimes against Muslims in the United States last year.