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Karen M. Peterson For singer and songwriter Michael Franti, the road to “Champions” began with a text message during the pandemic. Franti and his long-time friend Woody Harrelson had talked of making a movie together, but the timing never worked. Once COVID hit, the musician found himself with a lot of time on his hands. “I had nothing to do except sit around and watch reels from the movie,” he tells Variety. In “Champions,” directed by Bobby Farrelly, Harrelson plays Marcus Marokovich, an assistant coach for a minor league basketball team in Iowa. After a DUI, he accepts a community service assignment managing players with intellectual disabilities. Working with his athletes over the course of his 90 days, they gradually break down his grumpy exterior and help reveal his empathetic side.

A successful relationship. Kieran Culkin and his wife, Jazz Charton, have been by each other’s sides for nearly a decade.

Katie Reul editor “Dear Coach Stringer,” a 30-minute documentary centered around the career of women’s basketball hall of famer C. Vivian Stringer, is coming to CBS and Paramount+ Mar. 25 at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT. In 2009, Stringer was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The seasoned coach is best known for leading the female ballers of Cheyney State to the NCAA Women’s Final Four — the first and only historically Black college to do so. Stringer went on to coach two other teams to the NCAA Women’s Final Four: Rutgers University in 2000 and 2007 as well as the University of Iowa in 1993. Produced by Coaches+ Media, “Dear Coach Stringer” chronicles the team’s groundbreaking victory during the 1981-1982 season and highlights Stringer’s legacy through interviews with family, friends, former players and other coaches.

During a campaign appearance in Iowa on Friday, Ron DeSantis coined a new phrase: “woke-ocracy.” And Seth Meyers is pretty sure he only did that to trip up twice-impeached former president Donald Trump in any future debates they might have.The term came during the Florida governor’s speech in Davenport, where he once again returned to his latest favorite talking point, and complained that “woke ideology has infected so many institutions.” He encouraged audience members that “You can’t just say ‘Let it go,’ because then we’re gonna be living under an oppressive woke-ocracy.”“Well that just rolls right off the tongue,” Meyers mocked on Wednesday night. “Woke-ocracy.

Trump spoke to reporters as he traveled to Davenport, Iowa, and responded to Pence’s contention that history will hold Trump accountable for the attacks on the Capitol. Trump went on the defense and said “Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn’t have had a problem with Jan.

like Alaska, Iowa, Montana, and Kansas, despite being led by Republicans the procedure. But residents of those states will nevertheless be unable to obtain abortion pills from Walgreens: The nation’s second-largest pharmacy said Thursday that it will not distribute the medication in those conservative-run states, seemingly bowing to pressure from 20 Republican state attorneys general who threatened to bring legal consequences against companies that provide . “There is currently complexity around this issue in Kansas and elsewhere,” Fraser Engerman, senior director of external relations at Walgreens, told Politico, which first  the move.

seven broad issues including schools and education, healthcare, free speech, access to accurate IDs, public accommodations, weakening of civil rights laws, marriage, and more. The number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced has more than tripled since mid-January, and far exceeded the total number of bills introduced in all of 2022, which was 278.Oklahoma has the most anti-LGBTQ bills so far at 35, followed by Missouri (34), Texas (29 bills), Tennessee (26), Iowa (28), Mississippi (24), Indiana.

Just the beginning? Brandon Routh weighed in on whether Quantum Leap viewers can hold out hope for a potential return from Addison’s (Caitlin Bassett) father, Alexander.

Fall Out Boy have announced two intimate UK shows and shared the tracklist for their upcoming new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’.The band will release their eighth studio album – and first in five years – on March 24, via Fueled By Ramen.Ahead of the record’s arrival, Fall Out Boy will return to the UK for two tiny shows in Manchester and London. The US band will play at Manchester’s Band On The Wall on March 15 and London’s Heaven on March 16.Fans who pre-order the new album from Fall Out Boy’s UK web store before 2pm GMT on March 7 will get exclusive ticket access to the special gigs.

William Frawley, the Iowa-born vaudevillian whose quick-witted comebacks and grumpy but lovable portrayal of Fred Mertz on the legendary sitcom "I Love Lucy" endeared him to millions of Americans, died on this day in history, March 3, 1966. He was 79.

Bon Iver have announced a fresh slate of tour dates in the United States this August.The band took to social media on March 27 to break the news, announcing a total of 12 shows. Justin Vernon and co.

Say what now? Ashton Kutcher revealed that he doesn’t like creamer in his coffee — and spikes it with orange juice instead.

If you needed a reminder for why it’s always a good idea to double check things — look no further.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House press secretary and newly elected governor of Arkansas, will deliver the GOP response after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

We’ve seen some pretty heinous scams in the past, but any that steal money meant for charity definitely place pretty high… It’s hard to believe people are still doing this!

An unexpected revelation. Ashton Kutcher claimed that he didn’t initially plan on coming forward with his vasculitis diagnosis.

Putting his partying days behind him. Ashton Kutcher reveals that he gave up cannabis after having a bad experience during a friend’s wedding festivities.

Never “Mr. Irrelevant” to her! Brock Purdy has had girlfriend Jenna Brandt by his side on his unexpected journey in the NFL.

might be . But if you’ve taken a scroll online in the past week, you already know the bad news: Eggs, the , are still doggedly expensive. By the end of last year, a dozen would set you back —120% higher than the same time in 2021. That figure doesn’t reflect the reality in states like California, the most expensive US market, where shoppers were paying  for 12 large Grade A eggs in December.

A storm is ravaging the coast of California, and evacuation orders are in effect.

Feeling the need for speed! Ever since its debut almost four decades prior, Top Gun has been considered an American classic — and it finally got a sequel.

Jen Shah might be spending a whole decade behind bars for her telemarketing fraud…

A local television broadcaster in Iowa is getting a TON of viral attention on Twitter right now after having the funniest on-air meltdown we’ve seen in years!

“I didn’t realize that there was a 3:30 also in the morning — until today,” said KWWL-TV sports reporter Mark Woodley doing a live remote in the middle of a blizzard for the channel’s morning show.

Ho, Ho, Oh No! LeAnn Rimes was forced to cancel two of her upcoming holiday concerts after doctors discovered bleeding on her vocal cords. 

Sharing his story. Ashton Kutcher is opening up about overcoming a life-threatening health scare in 2019 which resulted in him suddenly losing the ability to walk, hear or see.

Four young college students were found dead Sunday in Idaho.

became the first woman and first person of color (she is Black and South Asian) to occupy the office of vice president, barriers have been broken on the state level: New York, Massachusetts, and Arkansas elected their first female governors.Believe it or not, the United States has never had a Black female governor, but two made it to the ballot this : Georgia's and Deidre DeJear in Iowa. Both lost their races, but will continue to fight for the Democratic party. "I may no longer be seeking the office of governor, but I will never stop doing everything in my power to ensure that the people of Georgia have a voice," Abrams said after conceding to incumbent Governor Brian Kemp, per .

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A teenager who killed her alleged rapist has escaped from a US correctional facility. Pieper Lewis was 15 when she killed alleged rapist Zachary Brooks, having escaped from an abusive trafficking scheme.

Before she made her debut on Bachelor in Paradise season 8, Victoria Fuller fell for former Bachelor Chris Soules amid the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Getting in shape! Ashton Kutcher is gearing up to race in the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon — and he’s spilling his training secrets.

Two Iowa teens are being accused of the brutal murder of their Spanish teacher — apparently over grades??

in sartorial solidarity with . Four years later, the move was replicated (though less ubiquitously) with . Like democracy, is inextricably tied to capitalism.

Matthew Perry gets texts telling him how much he's still making from 'Friends'. The 53-year-old actor - who rose to fame as Chandler Bing in the classic sitcom - has admitted he's still getting residuals from his work on the show, and he explained how he finds out the amount. Asked whether the paydays are "bountiful" during an appearance on SiriusXM's 'Andy Cohen Live', he quipped: "Well, yesterday I bought Iowa.

Could he be any more successful? Nearly two decades after Friends came to an end, Matthew Perry opened up about his residual income from the popular sitcom.