Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's long-awaited sequel opened with an estimated $30 million domestically, ending "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"'s six-week reign atop the charts. Warner Bros. rolled the dice on nostalgia, and the bet paid off, at least for opening weekend. "Practical Magic 2" debuted at No. 1 across 4,146 North American theaters, pulling in […] The post 'Practical Magic 2' takes No. 1 at the box office 28 years after the original appeared first on American Almanac .
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's long-awaited sequel opened with an estimated $30 million domestically, ending "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"'s six-week reign atop the charts. Warner Bros. rolled the dice on nostalgia, and the bet paid off, at least for opening weekend. "Practical Magic 2" debuted at No. 1 across 4,146 North American theaters, pulling in $30 million Friday through Sunday and another $16 million from 77 international markets for a $46 million worldwide launch. The original 1998 film earned just $46 million during its entire domestic theatrical run before finding a devoted audience through home video and streaming. The sequel, directed by Susanne Bier and produced on a reported $75 million budget, reunites Bullock and…Open
Actress Tatyana Ali, best known as Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is using her own harrowing 2016 delivery-room experience to press for better maternity outcomes for Black and Indigenous mothers, a cause backed by sobering federal data on maternal deaths and vanishing hospital wards. Ali, now 47, told NPR that the birth […] The post Tatyana Ali channels traumatic birth into push for Black and Indigenous maternal care appeared first on American Almanac .
Actress Tatyana Ali, best known as Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is using her own harrowing 2016 delivery-room experience to press for better maternity outcomes for Black and Indigenous mothers, a cause backed by sobering federal data on maternal deaths and vanishing hospital wards. Ali, now 47, told NPR that the birth of her first son, Aszi, in 2016 turned from joyful anticipation into what she calls "obstetric violence." Doctors performed the Zavanelli maneuver, a rare, last-resort procedure in which the baby is pushed back into the birth canal, before rushing her into an emergency cesarean section. Ali says she was physically restrained by about four people, convulsed on the delivery table, and watched the room fill…Open
A teenage cancer survivor in remission lost her Medicaid disability coverage after Montana officials reclassified her eligibility without consulting her treating physicians, exposing the bureaucratic chaos states face as federal work requirements roll out nationwide. Taya Hailstone was ten years old when doctors diagnosed her with Hodgkin lymphoma. During treatment, her intestines tore and had […] The post Montana stripped a 19-year-old cancer survivor's Medicaid coverage — without calling her doctors appeared first on American Almanac .
A teenage cancer survivor in remission lost her Medicaid disability coverage after Montana officials reclassified her eligibility without consulting her treating physicians, exposing the bureaucratic chaos states face as federal work requirements roll out nationwide. Taya Hailstone was ten years old when doctors diagnosed her with Hodgkin lymphoma. During treatment, her intestines tore and had to be partially removed. She has been in remission for five years. She still sees doctors roughly three times a week, driving nearly two hours round-trip from Roundup, a central Montana town of about 2,000 people, to specialists in Billings. The federal government classified her as disabled as recently as 2024. Then Montana's Department of Public…Open
A software flaw in Georgia's statewide voting equipment, first exposed in 2022, can allow voters to be matched to their ballots, and state officials have refused to apply the manufacturer's recommended fix before this fall's elections. Security researchers at the University of Michigan and Princeton University are raising fresh alarms about the vulnerability in Georgia's […] The post Georgia's known voting software flaw still unfixed ahead of November midterms appeared first on American Almanac .
A software flaw in Georgia's statewide voting equipment, first exposed in 2022, can allow voters to be matched to their ballots, and state officials have refused to apply the manufacturer's recommended fix before this fall's elections. Security researchers at the University of Michigan and Princeton University are raising fresh alarms about the vulnerability in Georgia's Dominion Voting Systems equipment, now sold under the name Liberty Vote. The flaw allows electronic ballot records that are supposed to be randomized to be restored to their original casting order. Combined with publicly available data, early voting lists, scanner audit logs, and precinct check-in records obtainable through open records requests, that sequence can be used…Open