Students at Oklahoma’s Owasso High School staged a walkout Monday, with 40 students leaving class to protest the death of former student Nex Benedict —and the bullying polices students believe caused Benedict’s death, NBC News reports. Previous reporting used they/them pronouns following statements from Benedict’s family that said the teen …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The U.S. Albumsis one of the most celebrated releases for fans of The Beatles, with the box set containing remastered versions of all 13 American albums released by …

Normani’s debut album is finally coming! Fans went into a frenzy on Feb. 21 when the R&B star announced that she’ll be releasing her debut album. It’s called Dopamine. While an exact release date has yet to be announced, the singer teased that fans can expect the new music at …

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is asking a judge to impose a gag order on Donald Trump in the leadup to the former president’s trial regarding hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The request, filed on Monday, seeks to prevent Trump from speaking out against witnesses, …

Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in the accidental 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins will begin this summer. In a memo issued Monday, Feb. 26, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer scheduled jury selection for July 9 and the tentative trial start date for July 10. Sommer said she expected …

Ryan Gosling will bring his Kenergy to the 2024 Oscars ceremony. After months of speculation over whether the actor would take the stage to perform the Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken” at the awards ceremony, Variety reports that Gosling is officially set to perform. The Academy has yet to comment. …

Oh, the humanity. An eight-foot bronze statue of Willie Nelson in Austin, Texas, was vandalized over the weekend, Austin’s Fox affiliate reported. Much of the base of the statue was covered in bright pink spray paint on Friday — to which we can only ask, “Why?” Local cleanup crews were …

The 96th Academy Awards ceremony will have its fair share of stars in the crowd — and on stage. On Monday, the Oscars announced that Zendaya, Nicolas Cage, Michelle Yeoh, and Michelle Pfeiffer are among the actors confirmed to present trophies at the March 10 awards ceremony. The first cohort …

The internet could look vastly different depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the question of whether tech companies’ curation of posts and users can be protected under the First Amendment. The court heard oral arguments Monday for a pair of lawsuits challenging laws passed in Texas and …

As anyone familiar with Hollywood could tell you, remakes are hard. Other than bringing something old to a new audience, many remakes struggle to bring anything fresh enough to justify the double dip. In the world of video games, it’s a little different. Based solely on the tech aspect, remaking …