Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper running for president

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has tossed his hat into the Democratic presidential ring. He announced his 2020 candidacy early Monday with a campaign video that hits the highlights of his career as a two-term governor and two-term Denver mayor. He addresses recession, droughts and floods, and the mass shooting in Aurora in 2012. Hickenlooper just finished his second term in the…

“Saint Judy”: The story of a tireless immigration lawyer’s crusade for justice

In the new movie “Saint Judy,” the true story of a crusading immigration lawyer who used the courts to help make it easier for women to seek asylum, Golden Globe-nominated actress Michelle Monaghan – who has steamed up the screen with the likes of Tom Cruise (“Mission Impossible III”), Robert Downey Jr. (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”) and Matthew McConaughey (“True…

Julianne Moore on dramatizing the immensity of a life

Actress Julianne Moore should be exhausted … not because of her 75-plus film credits – the cult classics (“The Big Lebowski”), the blockbusters (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay”), the comedies (“Crazy, Stupid Love,” “Suburbicon”), and lots of drama (“The Hours,” “The End of the Affair,” “Still Alice”). If she’s tired, it’s only because she’d had a bad night. “My little dog…

Giant spider eats opossum in Amazon rainforest

Researchers studying interactions between predators and their prey in the Amazon rainforest spotted one encounter with a giant spider that’ll leave arachnophobes trembling. Scientists stumbled upon a tarantula “the size of a dinner plate” dragging away an opossum for its own supper — and later discovered it was the first such documentation in recorded history, according to a press release….

Take a look at what will be in the new Tennessee Aquarium exhibit

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The jellyfish are gone.  Instead, we’ll get an introduction to Island Life. The Tennessee Aquarium is opening their new exhibit on March 15th. Island Life will take a visitors around the world to see island habitats from the Pacific Northwest U.S. to Madagascar. “We’re excited for guests to experience these new exhibits. They’ll feel like world travelers…

What does Bryce Harper have to do to make Phillies’ $330 million megadeal successful?

Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies on Thursday after a long standoff. The deal came just a week after Manny Machado’s 10-year, $300 million deal. Harper and Machado hosted some of the biggest agent sweepstakes since arguably Alex Rodriguez, and their waiting carried into spring training, but it paid off. Now, the Padres have Machado…

Preview: Oscar-winner Julianne Moore occasionally worries if she’ll get another job

  Actress Julianne Moore and “Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley. CBS News Actor Julianne Moore has earned an Academy Award and has a resume filled with critically-acclaimed roles most actors would envy. Yet she admits that she occasionally worries if she’ll get another part, she tells Jane Pauley, in an interview for “CBS Sunday Morning” to be broadcast March 3….

Mom found dead in trunk of kidnap suspect’s car, family says

The family of a missing Boston mother says her body was found Thursday in the car of the man accused of kidnapping her, reports CBS Boston. Jassy Correia was last seen early Sunday morning at a nightclub in Boston’s Theater District, where she had been celebrating her 23rd birthday with friends. Boston Police say she was seen getting into a…

Jonas Brothers drop new music video

The Jonas Brothers are back — but they’re not the young boy-banders they used to be. One is a married father of two, one is a newlywed, and one is engaged — and their new music video reflects that. The brothers’ significant others star with them in the video for the new single, “Sucker,” which was released at midnight on…

Review: “Transit,” a time-altering tale of refugees in wartime

For some reason, the directors of live performances of classic plays or operas are allowed the freedom to stage their works outside of their stated time period – we don’t blanch when a Shakespeare play features modern dress, or a Verdi opera is set in 1960s Las Vegas – yet film directors are usually not afforded that same prerogative. Audiences…

Inslee enters 2020 race with focus on climate change

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee entered the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, hopeful that his focus on sweeping efforts to mitigate climate change will resonate with voters and draw sharp contrasts with the environmental policies of President Trump. The popular two-term governor announced his White House bid with a campaign video published Friday morning that calls on Americans…

Lady Gaga responds to Bradley Cooper romance rumors

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s steamy Oscar performance of “Shallow” from their film “A Star is Born” got the world buzzing about the possibility of a real-life romance between the pair. The pop star set the record straight on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Wednesday night — to the dismay of many fans. “You had such a connection with Bradley that instantly,…

Lady Gaga responds to Bradley Cooper romance rumors

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s steamy Oscar performance of “Shallow” from their film “A Star is Born” got the world buzzing about the possibility of a real-life romance between the pair. The pop star set the record straight on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Wednesday night — to the dismay of many fans. “You had such a connection with Bradley that instantly,…

“Momo challenge” nearly deadly for family, mom says

Police have issued warnings to parents on social media after a popular WhatsApp challenge has resurfaced, sometimes infiltrating children’s YouTube videos. Now a California mother says her family is the latest to fall victim to the “Momo challenge.” Children who participate in the challenge contact a creepy stranger – “Momo” – who communicates primarily through the Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp. Momo…

Etsy to offset carbon emissions from shipping its products

Etsy, the online marketplace known for its handmade goods, wants to make up for the carbon spewed into the atmosphere when products bought and sold over the site are shipped around the globe. And to dramatize that mission, the internet company says it will cover the costs of mitigating the environmental damage of transporting packages on Thursday not only purchased…

Filmmaker Terence Nance has a vision you need to see for yourself

“Experimental artist, filmmaker, genius.” That’s how Ava DuVernay described Terence Nance at an Afropunk Solution Session last summer. He and I are sitting in a hotel lobby near Bryant Park when I ask him how it felt to hear DuVernay call him “genius.” Nance laughs bashfully. “I don’t even know what that means.” He’s a filmmaker you may not have…

Johnny Manziel is out of the Canadian Football League

Johnny Manziel is on the hunt for a new job after being released by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. In a release, the Alouettes said they severed ties with the quarterback, with the CFL’s backing, after they “found that Manziel had contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play in the league.” Moreover, the CFL is making…