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The FCC has proposed $3.4 million in fines to 21 broadcast licensees for the airing of Hot Wheels Super Ultimate Garage during episodes of Team Hot Wheels.

Channing Tatum is opening up about how he's talking about and teaching inclusivity and acceptance with his daughter, Everly.The star spoke with ET at the KultureBALL Gala in Birmingham, Alabama -- a charity fundraiser presented by and benefiting KultureCity, a non-profit charity for those dealing with sensory and/or invisible disabilities — and he talked about how living in Los Angeles has helped facilitate open communication with his 9-year-old little girl about inclusivity.«I live in L.A., so there’s no version of that not being the conversation with my daughter in L.A.,» explained Tatum, who shares Everly with ex-wife Jenna Dewan. «L.A.

Thania Garcia Metal band Five Finger Death Punch and country rock singer Brantley Gilbert are joining forces for a 22-date tour. The unlikely pairing will also be joined by Canadian country singer Cory Marks.Although the genre-mashup might seem odd at first glance, the metal band fronted by Ivan Moody and Gilbert released a cover of Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s “Blue on Black” in 2019 that also featured Shepherd and Queen guitarist Brian May.Produced by Live Nation, the co-headlining arena tour will begin on Nov. 9 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and close on Dec.

A tragic accident. TikTok star Steven Hull Raley died at the age of 52 when his semitruck crashed in Colby, Kansas, on July 12.

, citing an incident report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, reports. According to the outlet, the crash occurred when Raley's 2019 Volvo semi-truck veered off the highway and through a fence. The truck continued for another quarter-mile before crashing back through the fence and crossing both sides of the interstate, eventually coming to a stop in a nearby ditch, the outlet reports.Following the crash, the social media star, who was wearing a seat belt according to officials, was taken to the Citizens Medical Center and pronounced dead, the outlet reports. Truckers Final Mile, an organization that works to reunite trucker families in times of crisis, is accepting donations on behalf of Raley's family to help get him home to Birmingham, Alabama, where he will be laid to rest, the charity said on Facebook.Getting home to his loved ones was the subject of Raley's last TikTok video, which he posted just hours before his death, the outlet reports.«All I care about is getting home,» he reportedly told his followers in his last post.

Mickey Rooney Jr., the eldest son of Hollywood star Mickey Rooney who went on to become an original Mouseketeer, musician and actor, has died. He was 77. Rooney Jr.’s death was announced by Paul Peterson, the former actor and founder of the advocacy group A Minor Consideration.The 76-year-old, who posted the news on Facebook, did not specify a cause of death.

Carson Burton Mickey Rooney Jr., an original Mouseketeer, musician and actor who was the first child of Mickey Rooney, has died. He was 77.Rooney Jr. died Saturday at his home in Glendale, Arizona, according to a Facebook post from friend and actor Paul Petersen.

confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter. She noted that the musician died from unknown causes at his home in Glendale, Arizona.Rooney Jr. was an original Mouseketeer who appeared on Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club” in 1955 alongside his brother Tim.He also was a born-again Christian, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, and performed in bands with singer Willie Nelson.The Birmingham, Alabama, native appeared alongside Nelson on the silver screen in 1980’s “Honeysuckle Rose” and 1984’s “Songwriter.” His first film role was in the 1966 movie “Hot Rods to Hell.”His former “Mickey Mouse Club” castmate Paul Peterson penned a tribute to Rooney Jr. on Facebook over the weekend.“I first met Mickey, the oldest of nine siblings sired by his famous father when he and Timmy were hired by Disney to be Mouseketeers in 1955,” Peterson began.

EXCLUSIVE: Dina Meyer (All American), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Julia Tolchin (Loveland), Colin Bates (Broadway’s Girl from the North Country) and Jason Wiles (Third Watch) will star in the comedy Katie’s Mom (formerly The Dropout), marking the feature directorial debut of Tyrrell Shaffner.

Sunny Day Real Estate have confirmed a headline tour of North America across September, October and December of 2022.The tour, announced yesterday (May 16), will serve as the band’s first headlining tour since 2010. Three of the band’s four founding members – frontman Jeremy Enigk, guitarist Dan Hoerner and drummer William Goldsmith – were all confirmed to be part of the band’s 2022 reunion earlier this year.Prior to the tour’s announcement, the band had announced two festival dates – Chicago’s Riot Fest and Furnace Fest in Birmingham, Alabama.

EXCLUSIVE: Garrett Hedlund, Noah Schnapp, Victoria Justice and Jonny Weston are set to headline the mystery thriller The Tutor. Jordan Ross is directing with Ryan King penning the script. The film is being produced by Joey Stanton, Robert Ogden Barnum, Eric Binns and Christopher Kopp. Ryan King, Ekaterina Baker, Greg Thompson, Luke Daniels, Allan Pao, Kyle Stroud, , Nadine De Barros, Ali Jazayeri and David Gendron are executive producing. Vertical Entertainment and Three Point Capital are financing the picture, with Fortitude International selling international rights.  Production is currently underway in Birmingham, Alabama.

The search for Cassie Carli has come to a heartbreaking end.

Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia are ready to hand out the roses! On Wednesday, ABC released the names, photos, ages and hometowns of 35 men who may appear on the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette”, which will feature two leading ladies for the entirety of their journey.

WWE wrestler Big E is recuperating in hospital after breaking his neck during a match aired during this week’s edition of “WWE Smackdown”.

Courteney Cox is the latest celeb to take on the “Hot Ones” wings of death gauntlet.

Off again. Sam Hunt‘s estranged wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, filed for divorce again after withdrawing her initial petition.

Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler have a tumultuous history. The married couple has been on-again, off-again for more than a decade, and they have the ups and downs to prove it.It's unclear exactly when Hunt met Fowler, an Alabama native, but many speculate that the two got acquainted when the country star was playing football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.After an NFL career didn't pan out for Hunt, he made the move to Nashville.

Pressing pause. Sam Hunt and his pregnant wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, have put their divorce plans on hold — at least for the moment.

Sam Hunt’s muse has had enough.

NEW YORK -- When the Irish dance troupe Riverdance kicks off its 25th anniversary North American tour later this year, someone special will be in its high-stepping cast: the troupe's first Black female dancer.Virginia-born Morgan Bullock, who says she's been mesmerized by the dance style since she first saw it at age 10, will be making her professional U.S. stage debut in the production.

Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86. Lay died Saturday of natural causes in Chicago, Alligator Records said Monday. Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86.

EXCLUSIVE: Having just wrapped the Gerard Butler thriller, The Plane, actor Oliver Trevena signed on to star in and Executive Produce the indie feature film, Wire Room, which began principal photography in Birmingham, Alabama last week.  

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Religion News Service.The approved language will now go before local church bodies, known as “presbyteries,” two-thirds of which must approve the overture before a second up-or-down vote is held at next year’s meeting, scheduled to take place in Birmingham, Alabama.

latest new movie releases out now in theaters!In a city as big and bountiful as Birmingham, AL, there are so many local movie theaters near you to choose from that it can be hard to know where to start.

Angelique Jackson For more than two decades, Gareth Jones had spent late January and early February in snowy Park City, Utah at the Sundance Film Festival. But on Thursday night, Jones didn’t have to get on a plane to attend the annual film festival.

confirmed to the New York Times that the actress lost her yearlong battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Luker, who was born in Birmingham, Alabama, was a mainstay of New York theater for more than 30 years, and her first Broadway show was “The Phantom of the Opera” in 1988.