Abbott

Greg Abbott of Texas continues to make a strong case for being the nation’s most inept governor. The latest mass shootings in his state mark a shameful low point.It’s not just that he’s a gun owner and a Republican, because let’s face it, elected officials from both parties cash gun-lobby checks. It’s his very public mishandling of the gun-violence epidemic that sets him apart.Abbott is the governor who posted an infamous tweet Oct. 28, 2015, celebrating guns, and he has kept it online as it gets more and more…

Taraji P. Henson will be seen in a guest role in ‘Abbott Elementary’ ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Actress Taraji P. Henson has joined ‘Abbott Elementary’ and will be seen in a major guest role. The ‘Empire’ star Henson will be playing Vanetta on the hit comedy series, and fans are super excited about her appearance. The casting of Taraji P. Henson was revealed on Saturday at the Paley Center for Media’s annual PaleyFest LA event, as per Variety’s reports. An ‘Abbott Elementary’ panel, featuring stars Sheryl Lee…

It’s often said that publicists are the unsung heroes of Hollywood, executives who work tirelessly behind the scenes with minimal recognition when things go well and maximum blame when things don’t. However, once a year, thanks to the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600), publicists from all corners of Hollywood get a chance to bask in the spotlight of the Beverly Hilton’s international ballroom for the ICG Publicists Awards. Held on Friday, the 60th ceremony saw campaigns for Top…

Apple's top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter.The iPhone maker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Abbott, who joined Apple in 2018, heads the iCloud service and is in charge of the platform that powers features such as Emergency SOS and Find My on iPhones as well as new features including iCloud data encryption.He previously held top roles…

Apple Inc's top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Abbott, who joined Apple in 2018, heads the iCloud service and is in charge of the platform that powers features such as Emergency SOS and Find My on iPhones as well as new features including iCloud data encryption. He previously held top roles at Twitter and Palm, and was…

The 2023 NAACP Image Awards continued their week–long celebration Friday with a non-televised dinner where winners in a number of categories were honored. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary were among the top winners from night five, with each project winning three awards. The Best Man: The Final Chapters and P-Valley each won two awards. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leads this year’s NAACP Image Awards nominees with 12 nods, with Abbott Elementary landing nine nominations.…

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission are investigating Abbott Laboratories ABT 0.62% ’ baby-formula business, the company said. The SEC’s enforcement division sent a subpoena to Abbott in December requesting information about its powder infant-formula business and related public disclosures, the company said Friday in a securities filing. In addition, Abbott said it received a civil…

The Justice Department is investigating conduct at the Abbott Laboratories infant-formula plant in Sturgis, Mich., that led to its shutdown last year and worsened a nationwide formula shortage, people familiar with the matter said.Attorneys with the Justice Department’s consumer-protection branch are conducting the criminal investigation, the people said.  The branch, which has criminal as well as civil authority, was involved last year in a settlement with Abbott that allowed its Sturgis…

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Sony Pictures’ “The Woman King” led the 54th NAACP Image Awards nominations Thursday, scoring 12 and nine nominations, respectively. In television, ABC’s Philadelphia school-set comedy “Abbott Elementary” led the small-screen and streaming nominations with nine nods, including entertainer of the year recognition for star and creator Quinta Brunson.“Wakanda Forever” and “The Woman King” are up against Netflix’s “A Jazzman’s Blues,” Apple’s Will Smith drama “Emancipation”…

`Abbott Elementary` was named the Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama went to Kevin Costner for `Yellowstone` at the 80th Golden Globes. The winners were announced by actress Regina Hall, who quipped that the host got her name wrong and called herself `Mrs. Pitt`. `Abbott Elementary` was contending against `The Bear`, `Hacks`, `Only Murders in the Building` and `Wednesday`. For Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama, the…