Paramount to Layoff 3 Percent of U.S. Workforce as Cord-Cutting Continues, Amid Skydance Merger
June 10 (UPI) — Paramount Global is making another cut into its U.S. workforce by 3.5% in the next round of layoffs.

June 10 (UPI) — Paramount Global is making another cut into its U.S. workforce by 3.5% in the next round of layoffs.

National Institutes for Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, June 10.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, June 10.

A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation.

Kentucky businessman and potential Senate Republican candidate Nate Morris sounded off in response to the riots that erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend in opposition to the enforcement of immigration laws.

President Donald Trump holds a roundtable on investing in America on Monday, June 9.

Tensions flared again Monday among jurors in the sex crimes retrial of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, raising the risk of a deadlocked jury and a mistrial.

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two public companies by next year, calving off its cable operations from its streaming service.

In the box office showdown between a deadly assassin and a chaotic CG alien, “Lilo & Stitch” still had the edge. The Disney juggernaut celebrated a third weekend at the top of the charts, while the John Wick spinoff “Ballerina” did not jeté as high as expected.

“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” star Tom Cruise earned a Guinness World Record during filming when he completed six jumps out of a helicopter with his parachute on fire.

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ recent ex-girlfriend described enduring drug-fueled sex marathons until the hip-hop titan’s arrest in September as the key witness began testimony Thursday soon after the judge threatened to expel Combs from the courtroom for “nodding vigorously” at jurors during a sharp cross-examination of another witness.

HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the sexual orientation of “King of the Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in his shooting death in Texas, authorities said Thursday, walking back a previous statement about the potential motive.

President Donald Trump holds a roundtable discussion with the Fraternal Order of Police on Thursday, June 5.

Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rand Paul (R-KY) discuss the continuing negotiations to get President Trump’s one Big Beautiful Bill passed by the Senate.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, June 5.

A woman told US jurors Wednesday that hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs dangled her over a 17th-story balcony before throwing her onto furniture in an attack that left her traumatized and bruised.

Deficit hawk and Texas Rep. Chip Roy believes the budget battle for President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is a moment of truth for the nation and demands spending cuts that “meet the moment.”

The lawyer defending fallen Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein from rape and sexual assault charges called those testifying against his client “women with broken dreams” as he made his final pitch to jurors.

June 4 (UPI) — The Sean “Diddy” Combs criminal trial continued Wednesday as prosecutors continue to attempt to fully demonstrate how Combs desperately worked to conceal the crimes of which he’s accused.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday, June 4.

June 3 (UPI) — Closing arguments got underway Tuesday after former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s legal defense team rested in the retrial of his vacatedrape conviction in New York.

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the actions of rogue judges blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda on Tuesday, June 3.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.”

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, June 3.

Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) joins host Mike Slater to discuss his legislative efforts to limit the number of student visas issued to Chinese nationals.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, June 3.

NEW YORK (AP) — A former personal assistant who accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape testified Monday that she continued sending the hip-hop mogul loving messages for years after her job ended in 2017 because she was “brainwashed.”

Hundreds of Walt Disney Co., employees, in television, film and corporate financial operations, were notified Monday that their jobs are being cut amid declining TV ratings and revenue. It is the fourth round of layoffs for Disney in a year.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic and actor Marc Maron said Monday that he’s ending his popular and influential podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” after nearly 16 years.

Disney’s family-friendly “Lilo & Stitch,” a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film, won the North American box office for a second week in a row, taking in another $63 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

May 31 (UPI) — A popular Mexican band named Grupo Firme was scheduled to play the La Onda Fest on Sunday, but it has canceled due to work visa-processing issues. The festival is being held in Napa Valley, Calif., but

Actress Loretta Swit, perhaps beloved most for her character Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, which she played from 1972 to 1983 on the long-running hit sitcom “M*A*S*H,” has died. She was 87.

Conservative author Michael Savage cited Breitbart News’ Joel Pollak this week on his Newsmax show, Savage Nation, in evaluating the question of whether there is in fact a “genocide” in South Africa.

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), is cleaning out the politicized division with a focus on ending the DOJ’s George Floyd-era agreements with police departments that have turned several cities

President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Elon Musk as the Tesla and SpaceX founder departs the White House on Friday, May 30.

Keith Heaton, the executive director of the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, discusses his group’s victory in a Supreme Court ruling that limits the scope of reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act.

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight-year tenure.

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters at the White House on Thursday, May 29.

May 29 (UPI) — Smokey Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, filed a defamation suit against a group of women who have accused him of sexual assault.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flaunted safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
