Friday Headlines

‘She is sparkling, she is shiny, she is not somebody to fear. Let her have her moment. Let her have her dance.’ - Anida Yoeu Ali 

Updated at 1 p.m. 5/29/2024 

The Seattle City Council postponed a planned vote Tuesday over a controversial proposal to roll back a gig worker minimum wage that was put in place earlier this year. 

After several delays due to the pandemic, Top Gun: Maverick is ready to take flight over the long Memorial Day weekend. A sequel that's been 36 years in the making is now available in theatres. Will you be watching? Every afternoon at 5:05pm, McCabe and Jenny play Trends in 10 on ... Show More

Donald Trump taps his second attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz bows out. Plus, Trump's plans to shake up the FBI. And Vladimir Putin sends a nuclear message to the West. Also, a punishing storm bringing record rainfall inches its way across the Northwest.  Learn more about y ... Show More

Information Morning's film reviewer Carsten Knox reviews some summer movies, including Asteroid City and Elemental. Plus the sequels Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 

Top Gun: Maverick is out soon! But can any movie with fast planes, Tom Cruise, and beach volleyball truly compare to the classic fighter pilot movie about, as writer Shirley Li puts it, "cute boys calling each other cute names"? Find out with Shirley, Megan Garber, and David Sims ... Show More

Summer fireworks return to Navy Pier tomorrow night. The highly anticipated Stranger Things 4 hits Netflix this weekend. National Road Trip Day kicks off the long weekend. 

It’s May, which means it is officially summer blockbuster season. Matt welcomes back Puck’s Scott Mendelson to run through each of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of the summer, then assign their confidence levels for each movie’s likelihood of exceeding expectations at ... Show More

Fifty years ago Steven Spielberg's Jaws was released in theaters, kicking off the summer blockbuster phenomenon. And you know a summer blockbuster when you see one: It's a film that's hugely popular and as a result, financially successful, and seen by lots of people. But not ever ... Show More

Alex and Jordan take a Mach 5 look at Tom Cruise's beloved ‘80s fighter-plane flick, currently enjoying a new moment in the spotlight thanks to its long-in-the-making sequel. They dive into the tale of the maverick production team that took the story from the pages of a magazine ... Show More