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The film and TV industry is on the verge of a shutdown after contract negotiations failed. RELATED: WGA writers strike continues, media CEO gives commencement speech https://tinyurl.com/2v62x6yn The Hollywood actors’ union is on the verge of a virtual shutdown of the American film and TV industry. After a month of tense negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the major studios, talks collapsed …

Rep. Matt Gaetz claims the FBI has “lowest level of trust in the FBI’s history” in a tense exchange with FBI Director Christopher Wray. RELATED: FBI Director Chris Wray testifies before House Judiciary https://tinyurl.com/25atf48b Wray faced a hostile audience. Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has led criticism of the FBI for influencing social media companies to censor posts and investigating …

Extreme heat smashes Phoenix’s 49-year record for consecutive days over at least 110 degrees. RELATED: Expect ‘more intense heatwaves’ as a result of climate change https://youtu.be/62jwGzoozgE The city smashed its record for most consecutive days at 110 degrees or higher as a historic temperature inferno tightened its grip across much of the nation’s southern tier Wednesday. The city also set …

Florida homeowners pay more than three times the national average for home insurance, and residents fear that could increase as providers leave the state. RELATED: Weather events could impact your home insurance rates. Here’s why. https://youtu.be/v7Uoro0Avo8 Another property insurer is dropping coverage in Florida. Farmers Insurance will stop writing new business and not renew its existing “Farmers-branded” automobile, home and …

Over 15 former Northwestern athletes are suing the Big 10 school and are speaking out about hazing allegations. RELATED: Fraternity hazing tied to decades of deaths https://youtu.be/tcbdtYHgtGs The hazing scandal that has rocked the Northwestern football program continues to deepen with troubling allegations, including claims that some coaches were involved. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, members of his legal team …

Beachgoers panicked as a shark swam close to swimmers in Navarre, FL. RELATED: Endangered whitetip sharks’ courtship ritual caught on camera https://tinyurl.com/5a672vay » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38Tzndx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos …

A Virginia police officer spring into action to save three dogs from a burning townhouse. The pups made it out safely without any injuries. RELATED: Muffins just saved the day! Officers rescue pup with baked goods https://youtu.be/9bA4sReVTq4 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/4ucas3f8 » USA TODAY delivers current …

Rent increases are fueling a rise in evictions across the U.S. Here’s how evictions can affect Americans. RELATED: ‘Shame on you!’ Hotel workers striking for better pay, benefits. https://bit.ly/44ahXAJ In New York − one of the country’s most expensive housing markets − the panel that sets rent rates for rent stabilized apartments last month approved increases of 3% for one-year …

Hundreds of golden retrievers met in the Highlands, Scotland, where the dogs were first bred to mark the 155th anniversary of the breeds founding. Adorable golden retrievers gather in Golden, Colorado https://tinyurl.com/msn4mm74 This must be what doggy heaven looks like. Hundreds of golden retrievers gathered at the Scottish Highlands Thursday to celebrate the breed’s 155th anniversary, BBC News reported. The …

Bailey Point Investment Group is suing 93-year-old Josephine Wright over her property that’s been passed down through her family since the Civil War. RELATED: Reparations may be coming for Black Californians https://tinyurl.com/2yk29e84 Ninety-three-year-old Josephine Wright’s home has been in her family since the end of the Civil War. Now more than 150 years later, developers who tried to buy her …

An FBI special agent announced the body of missing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith was found in Detroit, Michigan. RELATED: Police arrest man for shining green laser towards helicopter https://bit.ly/448yDsq The discovery of the child’s remains, about a half mile north of Interstate 94, confirmed the worst fears of investigators, along with those of hopeful volunteers who searched the child’s neighborhood …

The Hollywood actors’ union will join writers on strike. Here’s what we know about the impacts on the film and TV industry. https://tinyurl.com/mphhwn82 RELATED: Actors on SAG strike: ‘Greed is going to be the end of humanity’ https://youtu.be/PAaa3gFUnDE The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), the union that represents American film and TV actors, announced plans for a strike beginning at midnight …

Republican Rep. George Santos might be facing censorship as House Democrats condemn him for lying to voters and fabricating parts of his background. RELATED: Rep. George Santos calls federal charges against him a ‘witchhunt’ https://youtu.be/sC0BOQ4bcbw House Democrats are planning to file a long-shot resolution aimed at formally censuring Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., for fabricating parts of his background and lying …

An Alabama woman vanished after calling 911 to report a child walking along an interstate last week, only to reappear two days later, but police still haven’t said what exactly happened to her during that time. Police in Hoover, Alabama, the city of over 90,000 residents just outside of Birmingham where Carlethia “Carlee” Russell disappeared, released new details about their …

American soldier Travis King was returning to the U.S. to be released from the Army when he “willfully and without authorization” ran into North Korea. RELATED: Russian court denies appeal for detained Wall Street Journal reporter https://tinyurl.com/56uprs9n King is the latest person during Biden’s first term in office to be taken into custody by a hostile nation. While the bizarre …