Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne says if investigations find President Trump abused his power, she’ll support moving forward with impeachment even if it damages her bid for re-election in 2020. “If the facts point that the president did put our country in jeopardy and violated the constitution, then we need to move forward,” Axne said last […]Powered by WPeMatico
State officials have frozen tax incentives for a Sioux City pork processing plant due to an investigation of alleged mistreatment of foreigners recruited to work at the plant. Seaboard Triumph Foods was awarded $16.5 million in tax credits and sales tax breaks for the Sioux City facility which opened in 2017. “We’ve put a hold […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday said it’s too early to say whether it was improper for President Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. “We can’t determine that yet,” Ernst said during a town hall meeting in Templeton. “We have information that will be presented […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) -- Tyler Perry is sharing details on his tumultuous childhood that included surviving sexual abuse from those close to his family, violent beatings from his father, and suicidal thoughts. “I don’t think I ever felt safe or protected as a child,” Perry told People, adding that his alcoholic father had at one time beat him so bad with a vacuum cord that it ripped the skin off his […]
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Eddie Murphy is making sure his comeback to Hollywood is more than just a drop in the bucket. In an interview with Collider, Murphy said that he's planning to revive more than one of his popular films. “Yeah that’s what we’re doing after Coming to America 2,” Murphy said. “We’re doing Beverly Hills Copand then the plan is to get back on stage and do stand up. That’s what I’ll be doing […]
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) -- Robert De Niro's former assistant has filed a lawsuit against the Oscar-winner, alleging he subjected her to “verbally abusive” and “sexually-charged” behavior, including leaving her voicemails filled with vulgar language.“Robert De Niro is someone who has clung to old mores,” the lawsuit, filed by Graham Chase Robinson, says. “He does not accept the idea that men should treat women as equals. He does not care that […]
iStock/CatLane(NEW YORK) -- Alyson Hannigan landed just about every red-blooded American's dream job. She will host Food Network's upcoming show that's all about Girl Scout Cookies: Girl Scout Cookie Championship. Deadline reports that the series challenges professional bakers to take their favorite Girl Scout cookie to new heights by transforming it into a fantastical dessert. Alyson, who starred in How I Met Your Mother and American Pie, will host the competition while Nacho Aguirre and Katie Lee will serve as judges. […]
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC(BRITISH COLUMBIA) -- Variety reports that several safety errors that were to blame for the 2017 motorcycle crash that killed stunt rider Joi Harris on the set of Deadpool 2, according to a British Columbia workplace safety investigation. Among the failures for which Twentieth Century Fox was cited for include failing to assess the risks of the stunt, failing to allow Harris to wear a helmet, and failing to set […]
ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) -- Weeks after the spat between Sony and Disney-owned Marvel Studios left their Spider-Man partnership "100 percent dead," the deal is now back on. Fans rejoiced, and one of those celebrating is writer-director, comic book writer, and overall comic geek Kevin Smith. "Good Lord. I mean, what a week that was," Smith recalled to ABC Audio. "Thank God it was very quick -- it seemed like the end of the universe. […]
