The Reflecting Pool goes green, a Disney actor dies, and Messi can’t stop scoring: The news quiz

The U.S. and Iran make an interim deal, Vice President JD Vance makes an apology, and the New York Knicks get a ticker-tape parade. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Source link

Peabo Bryson, singer known for Disney hits

Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” has died, his family told CBS News. He was 75. Bryson died Tuesday, surrounded by family, after suffering a stroke Sunday and being under medical care.  Singer Peabo Bryson performs at The Aretha … Read more

Disney sued over facial recognition technology at California parks

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against The Walt Disney Company over Disneyland’s use of facial recognition technology at park entrances. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The suit, filed Friday on behalf of lead plaintiff Summer Christine Duffield, alleges that the company does not adequately … Read more

Disney to close its

Walt Disney World is closing its Star Wars-themed hotel one year after the space adventure attraction opened in Florida.  Disney announced the closing of Halcyon on its website late Thursday, saying the final guest stay will be September 30. Anyone who previously booked a stay for after September 30 should contact Disney to modify their … Read more

Investigation found 27 cruise ship workers, including from Disney, engaged with child pornography, CBP says

SAN DIEGO — Twenty-seven cruise ship workers, including some from the Disney Cruise Line, were deported after having engaged with child pornography, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The discovery was made last month, after CBP officers boarded eight cruise … Read more

Democratic FCC commissioner tells Disney it is the target of a ‘censorship’ campaign

Disney and ABC are the targets of a “sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control” orchestrated by the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, the lone Democrat on the regulatory panel said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a remarkable letter to Disney CEO Josh … Read more

FCC orders Disney to file for early license renewal after Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it has ordered the Walt Disney Co. to file for early license renewal applications for its ABC television stations.  The FCC said in its order that it is investigating ABC stations for “possible violations” of the Communications Act of 1934 and the agency’s prohibition on unlawful discrimination.  An … Read more

FCC expected to order Disney stations to file broadcast license renewals early

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing FCC expected to order Disney stations to file broadcast license renewals early 03:20 UP NEXT Federal agents conducting raids tied to alleged welfare fraud in Minnesota 01:57 Kimmel says Trump joke was ‘obviously’ about age gap after calls … Read more