Comedian Chris Rock will make history as the first artist to perform live on Netflix, the streaming service announced Thursday. Netflix said the stand-up special is set to premiere worldwide in early 2023. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Robbie Praw, …

A blind man in Florida was arrested after officers mistook his cane for a gun. Now, two officers with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office have been put on temporary administrative leave. Body camera footage shows an officer approach James Hodges as he walks down the street in Lake City, asking …

While eating out is typically more costly than dining at home, going to a restaurant could be a relative bargain this Thanksgiving compared with high grocery store prices.  Restaurant prices are also elevated, but they have risen at a slower pace. The cost of food at restaurants and other vendors …

Polling shows the economy is the top issue for registered voters in Georgia, where 66% say the condition of the country is on the wrong track. Only 19% believe it is headed in the right direction, according to a recent University of Georgia poll.   “You know, when it’s all …

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is back on Twitter after having his account restricted last month for posting an antisemitic tweet.  Ye on Thursday tweeted a black-and-white photo of NBA player Kyrie Irving, who, like Ye, is under heavy criticism for a social media post seen as promoting antisemitism. Ye’s Twitter suspension …

A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders has been released from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person, the Los Angeles County district attorney said Friday. The conviction of Maurice Hastings, 69, and a …

Disney has debuted its first plus-size female protagonist in a short film on Disney+. “Reflect” follows a young ballet dancer named Bianca who struggles with her body image.  The film started streaming on the platform Sept. 14, and is part of the studio’s Short Circuit Experimental Films series. The film …

Squirreling away money for a rainy day, much less one’s golden years, is not exactly America’s forte, and a survey shows that soaring inflation is making it even harder for people to put money away for retirement.  More than half, or 54%, of adults said they had stopped saving for retirement …

Elon Musk plans to cut most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post. Musk has told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that he plans to cut nearly 75% of Twitter’s employee base of …

Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been severely mentally ill. Cole was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m. at Oklahoma’s state penitentiary in McAlester. He was the sixth Oklahoma inmate to be executed since the state resumed carrying them out in October 2021. Cole …