Governor Kim Reynolds says next year she’ll ask legislators to set aside at least five-million dollars for new scholarships and grants to Iowans seeking a college degree or professional training beyond high school. These proposed “Last Dollar Scholarships” are among the recommendations from the 55-member “Future Ready” task force. Reynolds asked the group to address the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Authorities in northwest Iowa’s Plymouth County are investigating an accident that has left a pedestrian dead. The accident happened shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday near Hinton when a woman was walking along the side of a road and was struck by a passing pickup truck heading in the same direction. When emergency personnel arrived at […]Powered by WPeMatico
Getty Images for TIME/Kevin Mazur(NEW YORK) -- Margot Robbie reportedly has been telling a little white lie these past 12 months. A source tells the New York Post that the Suicide Squad actress and her husband, British film director Tom Ackerley, have secretly been married a lot longer. Robbie allegedly spilled the beans at the Hamptons International Film Festival, where the insider claims a guest congratulated her on her first-year wedding anniversary, and she replied, "It's been three […]
lberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Harvey Weinstein resigned from the board of the Weinstein Company during a conference call with the remaining board members, ABC News has confirmed. He's still pursuing a claim he was wrongfully fired from the company. In a statement, the Weinstein Company board of directors said, "The board today ratified its decision to terminate Harvey Weinstein’s employment with the Weinstein Co. Harvey Weinstein resigned from […]
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Game of Thrones star Lena Heady's the latest actress accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of inappropriate sexual behavior. "The first time I met Harvey Weinstein was at the Venice Film Festival," the actress writes on her Twitter, noting that the 2005 film The Brothers Grimm was showing there, in which she starred with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger. "At one point Harvey asked me to take […]
"Han Solo: A Star Wars Story" star Alden Ehrenreich; Gregg DeGuire/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- And the name of the forthcoming Han Solo stand-alone movie is -- wait for it -- Solo: A Star Wars Story. Director Ron Howard revealed the name in a video posted to his Twitter. He begins by announcing production has wrapped on the film, and thanking the cast and crew for their work. "And to the fans […]
WireImage/Karwai Tang(IBIZA) -- Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander reportedly have tied the knot, sources tell People magazine. The X-Men star and The Danish Girl actress exchanged vows over the weekend in Ibiza, surrounded by friends and family, according to the insiders. In photos from Sunday, obtained by Britain's Daily Mail, both Vikander, 29, and Fassbender, 40, are seen wearing bands on their ring fingers. The actors met in 2014 on the set of their film, The Light Between […]
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ELLE(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) -- Reese Witherspoon has shared her own story of assault in Hollywood, saying Monday night that she was a victim of abuse when she was 16 years old. Speaking at an ELLE Women in Hollywood event in Beverly Hills, the Oscar-winning actress said the events of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal over the past few days have reminded her about her own […]
WireImage/Gabriel Olsen(LOS ANGELES) -- A social media campaign highlighting and empowering victims of sexual assault and abuse has taken over Twitter and other social media platforms since it began Sunday afternoon. Actress Alyssa Milano was one of the first to share the call for a "me too" hashtag, writing, "If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet." She shared a note from a friend, which read, […]
