Will Smith resigns from film academy after Chris Rock slap

Sarah Jessica Parker tested positive for COVID-19 just days after her husband and co-star Matthew Broderick caught the coronavirus, as both stars are now forced to pull out of the Broadway show Plaza Suite.'With both Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker positive for COVID, tonight’s performance of ‘Plaza Suite’ is canceled,' the show’s producers said in a statement to Variety.'The producers apologize for the inconvenience this has caused audience members. Ticket holders should contact their point of sale to reschedule for a future performance or obtain a refund.' Feel better: Sarah Jessica Parker tested positive for COVID-19 just days after her husband and co-star Matthew Broderick caught the coronavirus , as both stars are now forced to pull out of the Broadway show Plaza Suite Red carpet ready: Only 10 days ago, Matthew and SJP stunned at the premiere of their long-awaited Broadway showProducers added: 'Everyone wishes Matthew and Sarah Jessica a speedy recovery.'The show had kept going despite Broderick's absence on Tuesday with an understudy, but with neither star now available — who play three couples over three acts in a hotel suite— producers had little options.

LANGHORNE, Pa. - A lot of sad news has happened in the area in the last week, so it’s always good to share a story with a happy ending. A Bucks County man needing a kidney donor has found a match, all thanks to social media."I felt like I won the lottery of life, I really did," Joe Fitch commented.It’s a rainy, gloomy April afternoon, but that could never dull the enthusiasm and gratitude oozing from 55-year-old kidney transplant recipient Joe Fitch of Langhorne."After the broadcast that you guys had done last year, I had a donor who watched the program and she started testing," Fitch explained.MORE HEADLINES:The donor who saw the shared social media post of Joe’s story on FOX 29 emerged.

Ryan Allen, Hatboro K9 officer and his K9 partner Louie HATBORO, Pa. - Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen passed away, after he was stung by a bee in October 2021. He was surrounded by family and friends.According to Hatboro Police, Allen worked his way to K9 handler after joining the force in 2013. He served as a patrol officer and was a member of the Montgomery County Drug Task Force.

Harnaaz Sandhu has been getting criticism from some media outlets and beauty pageants fans for her weight. According to some social media users, her alleged weight gain has been noticeable since she won the popular contest last December. To set the record straight and stop the negative energy aimed at her, Sandhu took to social media to address the situation and reveal that she is facing a health problem.

An observational Swedish study yesterday in BMJ reveals an elevated risk of serious blood clots and abnormal bleeding up to 6 months after recovery from COVID-19.

COVID-19 pandemic.The Healthy Smiles Ontario program reduces financial barriers to dental care for eligible children under the age of 17. Why some people are afraid of the dentist Services include teeth cleaning, sealants and oral health education, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health said in a news release on Thursday.The program also offers treatment for dental emergencies for families who cannot afford the cost of care.“Dental and Oral health is such an important part of our children’s healthy growth and development,” said Rita Isley, director of community health and chief nursing officer.“We know that over the last two years many children have not seen a dental professional and we want to make sure they get the care they need.”Residents seeking more information about Healthy Smiles Ontario or other dental services offered through public health can call the WDG Public Health Dental Line at 1-800-265-7293 ext.

The federal Liberals have more than $85 billion in new spending room from a booming economic rebound and plan to spend some of the windfall on a series of measures aimed at keeping the good growth going.

Pink Floyd salute an audience for the first time in 24 years at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London 02 July 2005. (Credit: JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP via Getty Images) LONDON - Pink Floyd is releasing its first new music in almost three decades to raise money for the people of Ukraine, the band announced Thursday."Hey Hey Rise Up" features Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason, with vocals from Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the band BoomBox.The track features Khlyvnyuk singing a patriotic Ukrainian song from a clip he recorded in front of Kyiv’s St.

The United States’ latest round of sanctions on Russia includes two new targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, who U.S. officials believe are hiding Putin’s wealth.

The Ukrainian government is warning people who live in the eastern part of the country to get out now, in advance of an expected major assault by the Russian military. That’s as western nations step up their economic pressure on Russia, including Vladimir Putin’s daughters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a possible reform to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during his address on Tuesday.

The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from its human rights body.

SWAT Officers converged on the property where the suspect was held up. PHILADELPHIA –Authorities say a SEPTA police officer is in stable condition after a double shooting lead to a shootout with police at a property in Frankford Wednesday night.Sergeant Eric Gripp told reporters that officers near the Arrott Transportation Center heard gunshot around 7 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A 13-year-old boy has died days after police say he was shot while sitting in a parked car in West Philadelphia.Officers responded to the 4900 block of Hoopes Street around 8:30 p.m. Monday for a report of a shooting. Responding officers found the teenage victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and arms.

Covaxin but lower than the breakthrough cases. However, those who had taken two doses of Covaxin had very low neutralizing titres demonstrating the waning immunity after three months of the second dose of Covaxin.

Mattea Roach, a 23-year-old Nova Scotian now living in Toronto, won $38,000 on Wednesday night’s episode — bringing her two-day total to $70,801.She correctly answered 35 out of the 60 clues during the episode — a feat host Mayim Bialik called “very impressive.”Going into the Final Jeopardy! round, Roach could not be caught: she had $28,800 while her two competitors had $2,200 each.She was the only contestant who answered the final clue correctly. ‘Beyond excited’ - Woman from Nova Scotia wins on Jeopardy! Roach told Global News on Wednesday being selected to compete on the show has been “surreal.”Since news of her appearance was made public, Roach said people near and far have reached out to wish her luck.“I want to reiterate again how much the support from people all over Canada means to me,” she said.“It’s been a while since there’s been a Canadian winner on Jeopardy! — I think a couple of years.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send "weapons, weapons, weapons" Thursday after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country's east.Russia’s six-week-old invasion failed to take Ukraine's capital quickly and achieve what Western countries say was President Vladimir Putin’s initial aim of ousting the Ukrainian government. Russia’s focus is now on the Donbas, a mostly Russian-speaking region in eastern Ukraine.In Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged NATO to provide more weapons for his war-torn country to help prevent further atrocities like those reported on Kyiv's northern outskirts.

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As the U.S. sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Western allies are being criticized for putting business needs ahead of human lives.

Covid from February 2020 to May 2021, with a control group of over four million who did not test positive.

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Russia’s ambassador over the reported massacre of civilians Kyiv’s suburbs, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says.Joly told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday that the ambassador will be shown photos of what happened in the Ukrainian capital’s outskirts.“Canada is very seized with what happened over the weekend, like mentioned. I instructed my deputy minister to summon the Russian ambassador in Ottawa to make sure he is presented with the images of what happened in Irpin and Bucha,” Joly said.“There’s a level of inhumanity in what we’ve seen in Bucha.” What happened in Bucha, Ukraine? Here’s what you need to know Oleg V.

Air Canada says it is suspending its direct service between Vancouver and Delhi, India, this summer due to multiple factors that will make the route temporarily “unviable.”The suspension will begin June 2 and run until Sept. 6.

Bruce Willis feels a "sense of relief" after going public about his aphasia diagnosis. The 67-year-old star recently announced he was stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia - which impedes a person's ability to speak and write - and Bruce feels like he's now "got that monkey off his back". The source told Us Weekly: "The closest members of his inner circle were all aware of his issue and had been for some time.

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A gym in the Phoenix area with a poster that was inspired by the Will Smith incident during the 2022 Oscars. PHOENIX - A gym in the Phoenix area has capitalized Will Smith's now-infamous slap of Chris Rock during the Academy Awards for a poster that appears to be aimed at those on their fitness journey.The poster was put up at a gym located near 24th Street and Osborn, and the gym is located near a fast food store in the area.

Police vehicles block access to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Wednesday several enforcement actions being taken against Russia, including the opening of an indictment against a Russian oligarch, charging Konstantin Malofeev for sanctions violations. He also announced the disruption of a global botnet he says is controlled by the Russian intelligence agency, known as the GRU.

A female firefighter with Leduc Fire Services resigned in front of city council on Monday, alleging harassment and a lack of action in response. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

recently published their study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Dogs were shaped during the course of domestication both in their behavior and in their anatomical features," the study’s authors said. Scientists said they noticed that the muscle responsible for raising the inner eyebrow is present in dogs but not as much as in wolves, which they descended from, according to the study. RELATED: Help needed: Ukrainian zoo continues evacuations after shelling amid Russian invasionThat movement produces what many call "puppy dog eyes." Scientists said humans produce the same movement when sad, which can trigger a similar response in dogs to show empathy. As part of the study, scientists compared and contrasted the facial features of gray wolves and domestic dogs. They found a difference in the levator anguli oculi medialis muscle immediately surrounding the eye.

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for breaking into multiple homes in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of D.C., binding and gagging male victims and raping them, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and DC Police on Wednesday.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherBryant Webster, 38, of Suitland, Maryland, pleaded guilty in July 2019 for a series of home invasions carried out over a 50-day period in 2016 in which he sexually assaulted three men.

The world reported about 9 million COVID-19 cases last week, with cases dropping across all regions for the second week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly update.

the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The national average gas price was $4.16 a gallon for regular on Wednesday, up from $2.87 a year ago, according to AAA.RELATED: Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control surging gas pricesBiden and other Democrats have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin and the U.S.

LOS ANGELES - More disciplinary actions could be taken against Will Smith over his on-stage slap of Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday it is expected to meet this Friday, sooner than the originally scheduled date of April 18 to discuss possible disciplinary action against Smith. The meeting was moved up after Smith announced his resignation from The Academy last week.Academy President David Rubin sent a letter to board members saying that in light of Smith's resignation, "suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies."Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android."It is in the best interest of all involved for this to be handled in a timely fashion," Rubin wrote.  A statement was released by Smith's spokesperson following the actor's decision to step down from The Academy.The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so."I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct.

The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a new package of sanctions on Wednesday, including banning Americans from investing in Russia, in response to what President Joe Biden condemned as Russian “atrocities” in Ukraine.

Public Heath Scotland is investigating the cause of a small number of cases of hepatitis in young children across the central belt of Scotland, including in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Police are searching for three suspects they say fired dozens of shots at a man in a Southwest Philadelphia shooting that was caught on video late last month.The shooting occurred on the 2500 block of South Shields Street on March 18. Police say the 61 shots that were fired only damaged unattended vehicles. No people were reported to be injured. In a doorbell camera video that captured the shooting, three males are seen running down South Shields Street, firing gunshots at a fourth male.

The 2021 (L-Zane) and 2020 (R-Magnolia) Gerber Spokesbaby winners are pictured. (Credit: Gerber) Could your child be the next Gerber baby? The company has officially launched its 2022 photo search. Gerber announced this week that it has opened the call for entries into its 2022 photo search to find its next adorable baby to represent the brand.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Roughly $20 million worth of cocaine was recently seized by the U.S. Coast Guard on patrol near Puerto Rico, resulting in the arrest of two male smugglers, the agency said. The seized cocaine was offloaded on Monday at the U.S.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s intelligence unit on Saturday claimed that Ukrainian civilians in the Kharkiv region gave poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers, killing two of them and sickening 28 others. The Ministry of Defense’s intelligence agency shared a Facebook post on April 2 stating that civilians in the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine baked poisoned cakes for troops from Russia’s 3rd Motor Rifle Division."As a result, two invaders were killed at once, another 28 went to intensive care," the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s intelligence unit said, according to the English translation. It noted how the conditions of the hospitalized soldiers were unclear. "Ukrainians resist the occupiers by all available means," the intelligence unit added. FILE IMAGE - A man drives a car past the rubble of a destroyed building in the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on April 2, 2022. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) The Ukrainian agency also claimed that about 500 more Russian soldiers were hospitalized "due to heavy alcohol poisoning of unknown origin." It said the Russian command had written off these cases as "not combat losses," according to the translation. The claims come as grisly images of civilians apparently killed by Russian forces in towns on the outskirts of Kyiv before they withdrew have caused a global outcry.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Spac CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A series of technical issues that popped up during the dress rehearsal for the Artemis I moon rocket program has forced NASA to put a hold on the test until at least the weekend.On Sunday, a problem with a fan system on the rocket’s tower delayed the dress rehearsal by several hours, and on Monday, a problem with a vent triggered crews to stop the rehearsal out of concern for safety.During a briefing on Tuesday evening, NASA officials weren’t overly concerned with the technical issues and labeled the incidents "nuisance" and stressed they have found no design flaws with the rocket or the mission itself.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVThe postponement of the dress rehearsal will allow the Axiom-1 mission to become the main focus for NASA with the hopes that the SpaceX rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday.The mission will mark another first in space travel, with three members aboard the SpaceX rocket being the first paying customers to do dock at the International Space Station.Once the rocket lifts off from launchpad 39A, that will give the green light for experts to restart Artemis' wet dress rehearsal if the technical issues have been worked out.Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said the next wet dress rehearsal would not start from scratch and would take around 36 hours to complete.The Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it

Ed Sheeran has detailed the stress and ‘cost on [his] mental health’ caused by the Shape Of You copyright battle.  The 31-year-old singer won the High Court case on Wednesday alongside Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, also known as Steve Mac.   Two songwriters, Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, had alleged that Sheeran’s 2017 hit single infringed on ‘particular lines and phrases’ from their track, Oh Why.

After three weeks stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, the massive container ship Ever Forward still isn’t free.

KYIV, Ukraine - Western governments prepared Wednesday to toughen sanctions against Russia and send more weapons to Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pointedly accused the world of failing to end Moscow’s invasion of his country and what he said was a campaign of murders, rapes and wanton destruction by Russian forces.In scarred and silent streets of ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital, investigators collected evidence documenting what appeared to be widespread killings of civilians. Specialists cleared mines from devastated towns near Kyiv that Russian troops have left, as Moscow regrouped its forces for a new assault on Ukraine’s east and south at the end of the war's sixth week.In Andriivka, a small village about 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of the capital, two police officers from the nearby town of Makariv came to identify a dead man, whose body was left in a field, next to tracks of a Russian tank left in the area.Capt.

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Matthew Broderick will not be stepping onstage for the Tuesday, April 5 Broadway performance of “Plaza Suite”.