New First U.S. Omicron Case Traced To Nebraska Man On November 24

The Sundance Institute has been named as the recipient of the American Cinema Editors’ 2022 Golden Eddie Award—breaking ground as the first film organization ever to earn the ACE Eddie Awards’ top honor.

“We’ll get through this last surge,” promised California Governor Gavin Newsom today at a Southern California vaccination site.

California Governor Gavin Newsom offered details about the impact of Omicron during a press conference about his 2022-2023 budget proposal.

“I think for the next two weeks, we’re going to continue to see our case rates rise,” said Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Thursday. That statement was made more ominous by the fact that, on that very day, the county recorded a record number of new daily cases for the pandemic. At 37,000, the new tally was 10,000 cases higher than the previous record. It’s hard to imagine where two more weeks of increases will lead.

Los Angeles County’s 43,712 new Covid infections today is the highest daily total of the entire pandemic, breaking a record set just 24 hours before, when 37,215 new cases were announced. Thursday’s number had, in turn, skyrocketed up over 10,000 cases from 26,754 the day before.

California is seeing a surge in hospitalizations, up 59% in a little over a week, and the state’s latest ensemble forecast says it’s only the beginning.

Growing their family! Nicolas Cage‘s wife, Riko Shibata, is pregnant with the pair’s first child together, a rep for the couple confirms to Us Weekly.

At first sight, flurona is as it sounds - a mix of flu and coronavirus - but what does it mean exactly?

American Cinema Editors today revealed that the 72nd annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in film and television, will be pushed from February 26 to March 5—taking place at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, with an after-party to be held at the nearby Clifton’s Republic. The event will take place at 50% capacity, amid the surge in Covid in California and beyond, with strict health and safety protocols in place.

Switching coasts calls for switching clothes! Just ask Busy Philipps. The 42-year-old actress has had some difficulty redefining her personal style since making the move from California to New York City. 

A first look at the new series The Kings of Napa is out, spotlighting the drama before its season premiere on January 11 at 8 PM ET/PT on OWN.

“Fifty percent of all of the sequenced genomes identify themselves as Omicron,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. He was speaking of the positive Covid tests and wastewater in the state that have been examined for new cases of the variant. Newsom then hinted that numbers to be released today would be even higher.

Happy for her. Chase Stokes’ reaction to Madelyn Cline and Zack Bia dating after their breakup shows that he supports his ex-girlfriend and Outer Banks co-star no matter what.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are giving fans a rare look inside their family life with their adorable 2021 Christmas card.

left the family home and moved in with dad Charlie Sheen after expressing her unhappiness about her living situation with her mother.DISCOVER: Denise Richards' family home after fleeing California fires - photosAlthough Denise has remained relatively silent over the allegations, on Tuesday she shared her first family photo since Sami's claims. In the snap, Denise, her husband Aaron and her daughters Lola and Eloise were all gathered in the living room preparing to play some Hasbro games.

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the state had recorded nearly 11,000 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. That marks a 100% increase from the daily number of 5,400 new cases recorded just one week ago.

Moving on? Madelyn Cline and Zack Bia were recently spotted out on what may have been a date, just weeks after the Outer Banks actress sparked rumors that she was getting back together with her ex Chase Stokes.