BachelorNation might’ve been sad to see Clayton Echard go onlast week’s episodeofThe Bachelorette, but he’ll be back on the franchise as the Bachelor. ABC announced Tuesday that the former NFL player, 28, will step in as the lead when thenext installment ofThe Bachelorpremieres in January, ending months of speculation surrounding Echard nabbing the position. The reveal came at the end of Tuesday’sBacheloretteepisode in whichMichelle Youngembarked on hometown dates with her final four men, and narrowed it down to just three guys....

Clint Eastwood’sGran Torinowas a huge success upon its release in 2008, grossing over $148 million in the U.S., but Eastwood’s costar Bee Vang doesn’t look back on the film fondly. Amid the rising attacks against Asian-Americans, especially the elderly, the actorwrote a personal essay for NBC Newscondemning the repeated use of racial slurs in the Eastwood-directed movie for furthering discrimination. “At the time, there was a lot of discussion about whether the movie’s slurs were insensitive and gratuitous or simply ‘harmless jokes,’ " Vang writes....

Graylen Spencer Eastwood, Stacy Poitras, Alison Eastwood, Scott Eastwood, Christina Sandera, Clint Eastwood, Director/Producer/Actor, Maggie Johnson, Kyle Eastwood, Cynthia Ramirez.Photo: Eric Charbonneau/REX/ShutterstockClint Eastwoodhad some very special people supporting him on Monday night at the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie,The Mule.Joining the 88-year-old Oscar winner at the event was daughter Alison Eastwood, 46, and her husband Stacy Poitras, 51; sons Scott Eastwood, 32, and Kyle Eastwood, 50 (with his wife Cynthia Ramirez); granddaughter Graylen Eastwood, 24; first wife Maggie Johnson, 87; and girlfriend Christina Sandera, 55....

Worried about an crucial artificial satellite transmittal ? The UK ’s Meteorological Office will start offering daily space weather forecasts to warn against solar storms that can pink out major power grids , wireless , and orbiter - based tech like GPS . Solar storm activity follows a 11 - year oscillation , and we ’re approaching a maximum right now . [ BBC ] figure of speech courtesy of NASA...

On Monday afternoon, shortly aftershocking news brokethatTucker Carlsonwould not be returning to Fox News — effective immediately — CNN’s Lemon, 57, released a heated statement on Twitter announcing that he, too, was no longer employed. He continued: “At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play....

Coco Gauffis a Grand Slam champion.The 19-year-old American secured her first major women’s singles title at the 2023 US Open Saturday, defeating Belarus' Aryna Sablenka in a three-set slugfest and making her theyoungest American to win since Serena Williamsin 1999.“I feel a little bit in shock at this moment,” Gauff told the crowd after her win. “That French Open loss was a heartbreak for me, and that makes this moment even more sweeter than I could imagine....

Rejoice, coffee lovers — yet another study confirmed thatthe brew is good for your health.The study, from the National Cancer Institute, found that coffee drinkers — even those who pound back cup after cup — are less likely to die early than non-drinkers. And even better — this protection applies to coffee consumers of any kind, including decaf and instant coffee fans.The wide-ranging study evaluated ten years of data from more than half a million people in Britain, who elected to take part in a large genetic study....

Coldplay’s new music video features an otherworldly new band!On Wednesday, the British pop-rock group released the visual for “Biutyful,” a dreamy mid-tempo track from 2021’sMusic of the Spheresalbum, which sees the band members give up their spotlight to The Weirdos, an alien puppet band fromJim Henson’s Creature Shop.The clip takes place in a world built for “Humans Only” and finds the Muppets creator’s puppets Angel Moon, Sparkman, Donk, The Wizard and Bruce Cakemix down on their luck, as no one will take them seriously....

Colin Farrellhas some thoughts about his new action figure. The 45-year-old actor, who plays Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in the upcoming filmThe Batman, appeared onThe Late Late Show With James CordenWednesday alongsidePatrick Stewart. During the show, Farrell joked that his character’s action figure from the superhero movie looks nothing like him. For his role inThe Batman,the star is unrecognizable in the prosthetics and makeup worn to transform into the villain, which hostJames Cordencouldn’t resist teasing him about....

Colleen Hoover.Photo:Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan Time to catch up on your romance novels. Colleen Hoover, author of the inescapable dark-sided romanceIt Ends With Us, has published 26 books. While theBlake Lively-led film adaptationof her best-selling hitremains on hold for the writer’s strike, it’s time to catch up on Hoover’s works, dating all the way back to 2012. ‘Slammed’ Book Cover.Amazon Amazon Slammed (2012) In Hoover’s 2012 debut, she tackled the butterfly-filled period of confusion that is first love....

Photo: GVSU Football/Instagram A college football coach was suspended just a week into the job after he told his school’s student newspaper he’d like to dine with Adolf Hitler because he was a “great leader.” Morris Berger was hired as the offensive coordinator coach at Grand Valley State University in Michigan on Jan. 20. Three days later, the university’s student newspaper, theGrand Valley Lanthorn, published an interview in which Berger, who has a bachelor’s degree in history, discussed his new gig, as well as the three historical figures with whom he’d most like to have dinner....

Photo:Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Thanks to a teammate, Zack Conti won’t have to sell his plasma to pay for college anymore. The Eastern Michigan University offensive lineman, who made it onto the team as a walk-on in 2019 and has worked odd jobs throughout college, was surprised with a full scholarship, after teammate Brian Dooley gave up his own free ride. “We’re at 85 scholarships,” Creighton shared in a speech to his team,seen in a video that’s since gone viral....

Photo: Jeff Silva/Getty ImagesClemson Tigers defensive end Justin Foster is retiring from football due to complications with asthma after contractingCOVID-19.The football player announced his departure from the sport onTwitteron Wednesday.“With sadness but no regret, I have decided it is in my best interest to call it a career and hang up football,” he wrote. “During my four years as a Clemson Tiger, I’ve always pursued success in the classroom and on the field while preparing and training with the highest competition standards, passion, and perseverance....