- Associated Press
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' reigns at box office with $56.5 million opening
The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built on the rebooted “Apes” trilogy of the 2010s had the third highest opening of the year, after the $81.5 million debut of “Dune: Part Two” in early March and the $58.3 million domestic opening of “Kung Fu Panda 4” a week later. The strong performance for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” comes a week after a tepid start for Ryan Gosling's “The Fall Guy” signaled that the summer of 2024 is likely to see a major drop-off after the “Barbenheimer” magic of 2023. “Planet of the Apes” easily made more than the rest of the top 10 combined.
- The Independent
Extraordinary stars send message to UK government over ‘total inaction’ on Palestine
Extraordinary stars Luke Rollason and Bilal Hasna wore pins calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as they walked the 2024 Baftas red carpet in London on Sunday, 12 May. The Artists4Ceasefire group is a collective of artists who have come together “to amplify the global call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the safe return of all hostages, and the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.”
- Associated Press
Rescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
Two horses stuck deep in mud for hours in Connecticut were pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers Saturday, emerging messy and tired, but safe. A trio of horses were walking from a pasture to a barn though swampy woods in Lebanon, Connecticut, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Hartford when they became mired in the muck. Workers were able to walk one horse out, but suction trapped the two, according to a Facebook posting by Stirrup Fun Stables Rescue, Inc.
