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4 mins ago in Entertainment
Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, dies
Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, died Thursday.
35 mins ago in Entertainment
Mick Jagger gets some shelter, buying Florida mansion
The Rolling Stones front man recently purchased a mansion south of Tampa as a Christmas present for his girlfriend, ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick.
20 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Billboard: Interscope Geffen A&M named No. 1 label of 2020
Interscope Geffen A&M — the home to Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga — has been named the No. 1 record label of the year by Billboard.
2 days ago in Entertainment
On a mission: Tom Cruise insists on social distancing on set
Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest "Mission: Impossible" movie, after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to respect social distancing rules.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on
When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at London's Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol," he looks out on an empty auditorium. The spectators are beyond the theater walls, in houses and apartments, staring at screens.
Sports
9 mins ago in Sports
Raiders lose QB Carr, fall in overtime to Chargers, Herbert
Justin Herbert scored on 1-yard plunge to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 30-27 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night.
12 mins ago in Features, Sports
From father to son, Tiger Woods looking only for enjoyment
Tiger Woods and his 11-year-old son were on the practice range together Thursday at the PNC Championship, and social media was blazing with how good Charlie's swing looked, right down to the club twirl.
14 mins ago in Sports
Rays sign pitcher Michael Wacha to $3 million, 1-year deal
The American League champion Tampa Bay Rays signed right-hander Michael Wacha to a $3 million, one-year contract on Friday to fill a void in the rotation with the departure of Charlie Morton.
17 mins ago in Sports
Kremlin happy Russians will be able to compete at Olympics
The Kremlin voiced regret Friday about the ruling that banned Russia from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics, but emphasized that the verdict would still allow the country's athletes to compete.
20 hours ago in Olympics, Sports, Trending
Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics
Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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2 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties, UVA
State getting fewer December vaccine doses than initial allotment
The state health department has learned Virginia will not be receiving as much of the COVID-19 vaccine as first told.
21 hours ago in Charlottesville City, Local, UVA
Charlottesville Police warn of scam from criminals posing as law enforcement
Both Charlottesville Police and the sheriff's office are warning residents of a scam where someone calls you posing as a law enforcement officer who wants to speak to you about an "urgent legal matter".
21 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties, UVA
Area power companies work to restore power from worse-than-expected ice storm
Looking at roughly 15,000 still without power in the area this afternoon from icing that developed overnight from yesterday's storm.
21 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Local Sports, Sports, UVA, UVA Sports
Hoos men’s basketball schedules game with top-ranked Gonzaga
Having had to postpone a game with national power Michigan State, and cancel it's scheduled game against similar national power Villanova -- Tony Bennett's hoops squad has just set up a game with the top-ranked team in the nation.
2 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties, UVA
Scattered Wednesday night power outages in the area
Some 6000 Dominion Energy Virginia customers were without power around 11 Wednesday night — along with some 2000 in and around Lake Monticello.
News
26 mins ago in National, Trending
Pence, wife Karen, surgeon general get COVID-19 vaccines
Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the shot is safe.
28 mins ago in Features, Trending
Jupiter, Saturn merging in night sky, closest in centuries
Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo's time in the 17th century.
31 mins ago in Coronavirus Updates, National
More than 13K vaccinated in Puerto Rico; new doses en route
More than 13,000 people in Puerto Rico have received the COVID-19 vaccine since the first dose was administered earlier this week, with the U.S. territory expecting tens of thousands of additional vaccines to arrive in upcoming weeks, officials said Friday.
39 mins ago in Coronavirus Updates, National
Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks
Bearing down on a midnight shutdown deadline, top negotiators on a must-pass, almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package are committed to sealing an agreement Friday as they resolve remaining differences in hopes of passing the legislation this weekend.
20 hours ago in Olympics, Sports, Trending
Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics
Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
























