AP wins 2 Pulitzers for photos of pandemic pain, US unrest

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has picked up a posthumous Emmy award for Outstanding Game Show Host.At the 2021 event, held on Friday (June 25), Trebek won his eighth Outstanding Game Show Host gong at the awards, from 31 total nominations.The Canadian-born game show host, who became a popular and much-loved figure in the US while presenting Jeopardy! from 1984 to 2020, passed away in November following a battle with pancreatic cancer.Trebek’s final Emmy was picked up on his behalf by his children

Gloria Estefan who just marked a very special occasion with some rare family photos. The Cuban-American singer celebrated her grandson’s birthday with a sweet tribute which she posted on Instagram, alongside a selection of photos. MORE: Jennifer Lopez shares photo of lookalike dad The images of the little boy ranged from him as a newborn all the way up to him today.

Last year, “Ted Lasso” was simply an under-the-radar comedy about a character invented for a TV commercial. But after turning into a surprise hit with critics and audiences alike, it returns to the pitch for a second season as one of Apple TV+’s headliners.

Photos have been released from the White House’s East Room, where President Joe Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth an official federal holiday.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I May Destroy You,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Killing Eve” were among the top winners as the Banff World Media Festival revealed the winners to this year’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Announced Tuesday via a live, streamed virtual event, this year’s Rockie Awards saw the United Kingdom take home the most kudos, with 11, followed by the United States with ten.

Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to get rid of his apartment in Trump Tower in New York City and he’s prepared to take a massive loss on the sale.

Soaking up summer! Thomas Rhett, Jade Roper and more celebrity parents have loved taking their little ones swimming this year.

Queen Elizabeth hosted US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for tea at Windsor Castle following the conclusion of the G7 summit. President Biden and Dr Jill Biden received a warm welcome at the castle along with a Guard of Honor formed of the Queen's Company First Battalion Grenadier Guards who gave the First Couple a royal salute.

coronavirus pandemic, the racial reckoning after the police killing of George Floyd and the U.S. presidential election.Erdrich has drawn on her Native American background for such acclaimed novels as “The Round House” and “The Plague of Doves.” In “The Night Watchman,” she looks back to her grandfather, a night watchman whose reservation in rural North Dakota is threatened in the 1950s by congressional legislation.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Flag Day,” a new drama from Sean Penn, has sold North American rights to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer weeks before it is scheduled to have its global debut at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was directed by Penn, with the Oscar-winner starring alongside his daughter, Dylan Penn.

MGM has taken North American distribution rights to Sean Penn’s upcoming Flag Day which is making its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this July. Penn directs, and also stars with his daughter Dylan Penn in what we’re already hearing is a sublime star-making role for the actress. The studio will release Flag Day via its marketing-distribution joint venture United Artists Releasing later this year.

Happy birthday, Sasha Obama!

Sasha Obama! Proud parents Barack and Michelle Obama took to Instagram Thursday to wish their youngest daughter a happy 20th birthday and share some sweet family throwbacks.«Happy birthday, Sasha! You’ve grown so much, and it’s been a joy to watch you become the person we always hoped you’d be,» the former president of the United States wrote next to a photo of him embracing a younger Sasha.

MADRID -- French author Emmanuel Carrere, popular for his non-fiction books in a high literary vein, has been granted this year’s Spanish Princess of Asturias Literature Award.The award is one of the eight prestigious prizes by the foundation named after the heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor.Its jury said Wednesday that Carrere, 63, was chosen among 33 candidates from 20 countries because of the ability of his works to straddle reality and fiction.Starting with his “The Adversary” in

Simone Biles just broke the record as the woman with the most wins at the all-around U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.

If there was any doubt about it, Simone Biles proved that she is the GOAT of U.S. Women’s Gymnastics. The Olympian, 24, won her seventh U.S. All-Around Championship during the United States Championships over the weekend. Simone executed each part of her routines with precision, and brought an effortlessness to her showcase, totally flooring her fans and loved ones.

Simone Biles has done something that no female gymnast has ever done before. Yet again, Biles is going to be representing U.S.