Juliet La Sala is a New York–based journalist and culture reporter for The Washington Times, where she covers events and issues shaping public life. She has written for Westchester Magazine, NYCity News Serivce and the Mott Haven Herald, and the Hunts Point Express, where she covered immigration, education and local government in the Bronx and greater New York area. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She can be reached at jlasala@washingtontimes.com.
Pop music star Taylor Swift has filed new trademark applications for two voice clips and one image to protect herself against artificial intelligence threats, multiple news outlets report.
Meryl Streep said she is happy to see an older woman leading a Hollywood movie during a press conference in Japan for "The Devil Wears Prada 2," multiple news outlets report.
Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met and prayed together Monday for the first time in a 17th-century chapel at the Vatican, multiple news outlets report.
The former owner of the famous "Home Alone" house in Illinois was found dead from suspected suicide at a nature preserve after being charged with seven felonies related to child pornography.
Lawyers for rapper Ice Spice say they are considering filing criminal and civil charges against a woman who slapped the performer at a McDonald's restaurant in Hollywood, multiple news outlets report.
Inmates at a federal prison in Atlanta are upset that the "Superman: Man of Tomorrow" film crew has taken over part of their facility and disrupted their daily routines, multiple news outlets report.
Hulu and Freeform have ordered a reality TV series that follows TikTok influencers who move to Spain to launch a nanny agency, multiple news outlets report.
The stage performer and master puppeteer who brought the space alien Rocky to life in the recent blockbuster movie "Project Hail Mary" could be eligible for an Academy Award for best supporting actor, multiple news outlets report.
Hulu confirmed that "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" will resume production on season 5, though it's unclear whether Taylor Frankie Paul will return with the rest of the cast, multiple news outlets report.
Madonna is offering a reward for the return of a costume she wore during her surprise performance at the Coachella music festival in California last Friday, multiple news outlets report.
A former finalist on Britain's "The X factor" was charged with attempted murder after crashing her car into a fellow social media influencer Sunday in London, multiple news outlets report.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama's Hollywood film production company is leaving Netflix to operate independently, multiple news outlets report.
Amazon MGM Studios is in the midst of a highly anticipated search for the next James Bond actor, but it offered no concrete casting news at this week's CinemaCon, multiple news outlets report.