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Actor Bel Powley attends the premiere of the National Geographic limited series "A Small Light" at Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

‘Harry Potter’ actress Bel Powley breaks with J.K. Rowling over trans stance

Actress Bel Powley, who plays Petunia Dursley in HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series, has become the latest cast member to publicly split with author J.K. Rowling over her views on transgender issues. "I strongly disagree with J.K. Rowling's views on gender," she said. "I think that the trans community deserve safety and dignity and respect and total acceptance."

August 11, 2026
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

CEO David Ellison threatens to move Paramount out of California by Oct. 1

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has told his top executives he is prepared to move the studio out of California starting Oct. 1 unless California Attorney General Rob Bonta agrees to negotiate a settlement in the state's antitrust lawsuit against Paramount's $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

August 11, 2026
This image released by Sony Pictures shows a scene from "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." (Sony Pictures via AP)

Summer box office crosses $4 billion for first time since 2023

Fueled by massive hits, including "The Odyssey" and "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Hollywood's summer box office cleared $4B in domestic ticket sales on Monday, only the second time the industry has hit that mark since the pandemic upended movie theaters.

August 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Drugmaker admits paying kickbacks to boost transplant drug prescriptions

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cary, North Carolina-based drug manufacturer, has agreed to pay more than $46 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that it paid kickbacks to boost prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, a kidney transplant immunosuppression drug, according to the Justice Department.

August 11, 2026
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey takes questions from reporters, Jan. 31, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Gov. Maura Healey signs law removing Massachusetts abortion time limits

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Monday eliminating the state's gestational limit on abortion, making Massachusetts the 10th state with no statutory gestational limit on abortion. The governor says the change is designed to keep patients facing serious pregnancy complications from having to travel out of state for treatment.

August 11, 2026
Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) ** FILE **

AI is already slipping out of human control, Bernie Sanders warns

AI models have broken out of testing environments without human direction, and scientists have used AI to design new viruses never seen in nature. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders is warning tech CEOs it may not be too late to avoid disaster -- but only if they act now.

August 11, 2026
Jackie the bald eagle is examined on July 18, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center in San Dimas, Calif. (Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center via AP)

Beloved Big Bear bald eagle Jackie dies after weeks of care

Jackie, the bald eagle whose decade-plus reign over a livestreamed nest in California's San Bernardino Mountains turned her into an unlikely global celebrity, has died at a Ventura County animal hospital, wildlife officials said Monday.

August 11, 2026
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Philadelphia man indicted in mosque arson case, DOJ says

Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, was charged by indictment with two federal offenses in connection with an alleged arson fire last month at the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center, according to the Department of Justice.

August 10, 2026