In Brief: Prime Video cancels 'Peripheral' and 'A League of Their Own', and more

A League of Their Own won’t be getting a second season on Prime Video after all. The streamer has decided not to bring the comedy-drama, co-created and starring Abbi Jacobson, back, citing “the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes, which have delayed
Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in northern Baja California

Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall Sunday in the northern part of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, as National Hurricane Center warned “catastrophic and life-threating flooding” in that region , including across portions of the southwestern United States. The
1 killed, 8 injured after shooting at Philadelphia block party

Nine people were shot after multiple gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a block party in West Philadelphia on Saturday, killing one person and wounding eight others. The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in
Def Leppard celebrates 44th anniversary of their first record deal in new tour diary

Ross Halfin Def Leppard is sharing another behind-the-scenes look at their world tour, and this time it comes with a big celebration. Episode 12 of their video tour diary finds them kicking off the recent North American leg of their
'Blue Beetle' crawls past 'Barbie,' topping the box office with $25.4 million

DC Films DC Films’ Blue Beetle ended Barbie‘s four-week reign at the top of the domestic box office, despite falling short of expectations with an estimated $25.4 million debut. Blue Beetle, starring Cobra Kai‘s Xolo Maridueña [SHOW-low Mar-i-DWANE-ya] as the titular character, is the
Josh Groban to miss performances of Broadway’s SWEENEY TODD due to Covid

Josh Groban has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing him to sit out his next string of performances in Broadway’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ‘ Groban’s understudy, Nicholas Christopher, will go on stage in
Emmy-winning ‘This Is Us’ actor Ron Cephas Jones dies at age 66

Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy Awards for his role on the hit NBC television drama “This Is Us,” has died at age 66. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, confirmed the actor’s death in a statement: “Beloved