Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode keyboardist and founding member, dead at 60

Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboardist and one of the founding members of the British electronic band music” target=”_blank”>Depeche Mode< “Fletch had a true heart of gold, and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh, or a cold pint,” the statement continued. Fletcher formed “Depeche Mode” with bandmates Dave Gahan, Martin…

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Priscilla Presley moved to tears as 'Elvis' biopic receives 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes

The audience at the Cannes Film Festival was trembling for Austin Butler as the King in Baz Luhrmann’s world premiere of “Elvis.” The film received an uproarious 12-minute standing ovation, the longest of this year’s festival so far. As the cheers went on and on, a teary-eyed Butler hugged an equally-emotional Priscilla Presley, who flew…

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US not interested in 'Cold War' with China, plans to increase direct communication: Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the U.S. was not interested in entering into a “Cold War” with China and vowed to increase Washington’s world-regions.  “We are not looking for conflict or a new Cold War. To the contrary, we’re determined to avoid both,” Blinken said speaking at George Washington University in D.C. foreign-policy said…

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Indy 500 winners: The complete list

The 2022 Indy 500 has the potential to be historic. Four-time winner Helio Castroneves returns with a shot at becoming the first five-timer. A win for the Brazilian would also make him the first two-time back-to-back winner, having already done that with wins in 2001 and 2002. Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is also making…

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New Jersey Woodbridge Township finds no link to cancers among residents who attended local high school

The town of us-regions, announced Thursday that they found no indication of a radiation threat or cancer cluster despite more than 120 people linked to a local high school developing brain tumors. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said his department recommended no further testing or remediation and claimed citizens can…

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Uvalde, Texas shooter entered school undisrupted through unlocked door, DPS official says

Texas officials said on Thursday afternoon that the alleged school shooter was inside a education” target=”_blank”>Uvalde, Texas elementary school< regional director for South Texas said Thursday that Salvador Ramos, the alleged school shooter, was inside for one hour before being shot and killed. Ramos allegedly killed 19 students and two teachers during the shooting on…

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Late-night hosts Colbert, Meyers, mock conservatives for proposing ‘grotesque’ idea of arming teachers

Following the Tuesday school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, liberal late-night show hosts Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers took to mocking Republicans after they proposed heightened security measures at American schools. Reacting to a comment from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who recently asserted that arming teachers and implementing new school security strategies was something that…

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