A few of the many artists R. Kelly collaborated with over the course of his 30 years in the music industry are taking action to distance themselves from the R&B singer, following the January 2nd release of Lifetime’s docuseries Surviving R. Kelly. The six-part, three-day documentary examines the sexual abuse allegations that have been leveled […]
New top story from Time: Why Sunday’s AFC Championship Game Is a Bigger Deal for Patrick Mahomes Than Tom Brady
It’s been a bounce-back season for the NFL. Scoring is up, with the four most offensively potent teams in the league — the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots — reaching the conference championship round. Pro football feels fun again. Defense wins championships? Bollocks. After […]
New top story from Time: Heavy Rain and Snow Hitting California Set Off Accidents and Highway Closures
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Rain and snow falling across California have forced the closure of a major freeway, snarled commutes and triggered deadly wrecks on slick roads Wednesday as wildfire-ravished communities braced for dangerous mudslides and mountain residents faced a “potentially life-threatening” blizzard. A series of storms have hit this week, and the latest one could […]
New top story from Time: John Bogle, Vanguard Group Inc. Founder, Dies at 89
(Bloomberg) — John Bogle, who popularized the low-cost index-based mutual fund as founder of Vanguard Group Inc. and insisted that most stock-picking money managers weren’t worth the fees they charged, has died. He was 89. He died Wednesday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, citing his family. The cause was cancer. He suffered the first of […]
New top story from Time: Jason Reitman Has Been Chosen to Direct the Next Ghostbusters Movie
(LOS ANGELES) — Ivan Reitman is passing the Ghostbusters torch to his son. Four-time Oscar nominee Jason Reitman is set to direct a new installment in the Ghostbusters series for Sony Pictures set to come out in the summer of 2020. Reitman tweeted Tuesday night that he’s “finally got the keys to the car.” Ivan […]
New top story from Time: ‘Hello, Dolly’ Star Carol Channing Dies at 97
(NEW YORK) — Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly” on Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California. Boll […]