Netflix is handing out casting corsages: Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, Awkwafina, James Corden and Andrew Rannells will headline the streaming giant’s film adaptation of Broadway’s “The Prom.” Streep is set to assume the lead role of Dee Dee Allen, Deadline reported, allowing her to utter the show-stopping line, “How do you silence a Read more about Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande to star in film of Broadway’s ‘The Prom’[…]

Let the battle royale begin! The 20 contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination will spend the next two nights clobbering each other on a Miami stage in what analysts predict will be a pair of knock-down, drag-out debates. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will be center stage Wednesday night, alongside former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, New Read more about What to expect from the first Democratic primary debates[…]

WASHINGTON – During an emotional meeting, a group of 9/11 first responders persuaded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday to commit to passing a bill in August to reauthorize the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. In a moving moment, the advocates handed McConnell the badge of gravely ill, cancer-stricken police detective Luis Alvarez, who testified Read more about McConnell pledges to reauthorize 9\/11 Victims Compensation Fund in August[…]

It was October 31, a balmy day in Brooklyn, and Alexander Arroyo was walking around his neighborhood dressed as an octopus, pushing his 2-month-old daughter in a carriage, as his wife chased their toddler through the after-school Halloween trick-or-treat crowd. As the family filled their bags with candy, Arroyo’s phone rang and he stopped to Read more about Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn[…]

Later this evening, SpaceX is expected to launch its massive Falcon Heavy rocket on its third and most complicated mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Previous Falcon Heavy launches each carried a single large payload—a Tesla roadster and an Arab telecommunication satellite—but this launch will carry two dozen satellites into Earth orbit. The entire Read more about Watch SpaceX Launch a Solar Sail the Size of a Boxing Ring[…]

SpaceX is taking on its most complicated mission yet; an illegal Airbnb ring has been unearthed in New York City; and WIRED wants to free you from streaming subscription hell. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an Read more about Space X's Launch Tonight, An Illegal Airbnb Empire, and More News[…]

Caffeinate the fat away. Scientists at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom have discovered that drinking a cup of joe may fight obesity and diabetes by helping the body burn fat. “This is the first study in humans to show that something like a cup of coffee can have a direct effect on Read more about Coffee and ‘brown fat’ could be the secrets to fighting obesity[…]

Times Square’s streets and sidewalks are turning uglier — but things are looking better higher up. The bollard-ization of the “bow tie” area that we reported a few weeks ago has claimed another “pedestrian” plaza — the one between West 42nd and 43rd streets, where big chunks are now impassable due to excavations for mushrooming Read more about New LED ‘light show’ panels adorn One Times Square[…]

It’ll be three years in prison for an Uber driver who kidnapped a female passenger he picked up in Midtown, allegedly groping her after she passed out, and then dumping her off in Connecticut without her phone while racking up a $1,047 fare. Harbir Parmar, 25, pleaded guilty in March to one count of kidnapping Read more about Creepy Uber driver who groped sleeping passenger gets 3-year sentence[…]

Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch are an item and WWE is making sure you know about it — but this wasn’t the way to do it. Lynch’s on-screen nemesis, Lacey Evans, was Baron Corbin’s special guest referee for his Universal championship match with Rollins. The decision and the result epitomized what you got from a Read more about WWE Stomping Grounds: Wrong spot for Becky Lynch-Seth Rollins romance[…]