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From Walter White to… Zordon?! Bryan Cranston joins ‘Power Rangers’ cast

Bryan Cranston has been cast in the role of Zordon, the disembodied head in charge of the "Power Rangers," producers of the forthcoming motion picture movie announced on Twitter on Wednesday.

June 22, 2016

Mark Rober, former NASA engineer, says he’s built the world’s largest NERF gun

Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer with a popular YouTube channel, has designed what he says is the "World's largest NERF gun."

June 22, 2016

Elizabeth Hurley posts sultry photo in tweet urging Britons to vote in Brexit referendum

Elizabeth Hurley took to Twitter on Wednesday to ask fellow Britons to vote to leave the European Union in the June 23 Brexit referendum. The English actress appears to have also left her clothes behind for the patriotic pitch.

June 22, 2016

Charlie Sheen admits in interview he didn’t tell sex partners he was HIV positive

In an interview on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday, actor Charlie Sheen, who is HIV positive, admitted that he didn't tell all of his partners of his diagnosis before having sex with them.

June 22, 2016

Lynda Carter, 1970s ‘Wonder Woman’ icon, to play president in CW’s ‘Supergirl’

Lynda Carter, best known as Wonder Woman from the 1970s superhero TV series, will play the president of the United States in season two of "Supergirl" on CW.

June 22, 2016

Trump: It’s ‘politically correct’ to say Christians should ‘pray for all of our leaders’

In an appearance Tuesday before evangelical leaders in New York City, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared to dismiss a biblical command for Christians to pray for leaders in government -- regardless of their ideology -- as political correctness, according to the Christian Post website.

June 21, 2016

Charlie Sheen named as LELO condom pitch man; feminists raise objections

Feminists are crying foul as Hollywood bad boy Charlie Sheen has been named as the spokesman for a new line of condoms by a Swedish sex-toy manufacturer.

June 21, 2016

Queen Elizabeth tweets her thanks to well-wishers after 90th birthday celebrations

Queen Elizabeth II personally tweeted a message of thanks this morning for all those who wished her a happy 90th birthday.

June 21, 2016

Michael Jackson’s estate was stocked with disturbing, violent images: report

A police search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch estate in 2003 uncovered a cache of disturbing, violent photographs allegedly used by the pop star in an effort to sexually entice young boys, Radar Online reported on Monday.

June 21, 2016

‘Ferris Bueller’ to finally get a movie soundtrack 30 years later

Thirty years after its release in theaters, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" will finally have an official soundtrack, Salon reported on Monday.

June 21, 2016

Don McLean, ‘American Pie’ singer, finalizes divorce

Singer Don McLean has come to a $10 million settlement with his wife Patrisha to finalize their divorce, the BBC reported Tuesday.

June 21, 2016

Family of alleged shoplifter seeks $20 million for drowning death outside Baltimore-area mall

The family of an alleged shoplifter is seeking $20 million in damages from a security company for the drowning death of Tavon Talley two years ago outside a mall in the Baltimore suburbs, the Annapolis Capital reported Friday evening.

June 18, 2016

Uber offering free rides to, from LGBT centers this weekend

Ride-sharing service Uber announced Friday that this weekend it will offer "free rides to and from places that are important to the history and culture of local LGBT communities in cities across the U.S. and Canada."

June 17, 2016

Tyrel Marhanka, U.S. man convicted of growing marijuana, kills himself in Taiwan courtroom

Using scissors that he somehow got past metal detectors, a 41-year-old American convicted of growing marijuana killed himself at his sentencing hearing in a Taiwan courtroom, the Taipei Times reported Friday.

June 17, 2016

Jerry Lawler arrested for domestic violence: Report

Wrestling legend Jerry "The King" Lawler was charged with domestic assault after an incident Thursday night with his fiancee at his East Memphis, Tennessee, home, a local newspaper reported.

June 17, 2016

Jo Cox, murdered British MP, had been target of threats: Report

Jo Cox, the British lawmaker who was murdered Thursday in a shooting and stabbing outside a constituency event, had reportedly been the target of numerous threats in the months prior and authorities had been readying additional security measures for her protection.

June 17, 2016

A sad day for sweets: Soda tax hits Philly while M&Ms leave McDonald’s

While the company that makes M&Ms announced Thursday that it may stop licensing the colorful chocolate candies for use in sundaes at McDonald's and Dairy Queen, the city of Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to enact a sin tax on soda.

June 16, 2016

Paul Raushenbush, gay Baptist preacher: “F—k ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’”

In a Facebook posting on Tuesday, gay Baptist preacher Paul Raushenbush announced he was "done" when it comes to "accommodating religious hatred towards queer lives," including from "'respectable' religious denominations."

June 16, 2016

Tyler Hoechlin to play Superman on CW’s ‘Supergirl’ series

Tyler Hoechlin has been cast for the role of Superman in season 2 of the CW's "Supergirl" series, entertainment news site ComingSoon.net reported Thursday.

June 16, 2016

Lam Wing-kee, Hong Kong bookseller, describes captivity in China, refuses to return to mainland

Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by Chinese authorities for eight months, held a press conference on Thursday in which he charged the mainland's communist government with various violations of his rights, Time magazine is reporting.

June 16, 2016