The “Every Little Thing” singer has been tapped to perform the national anthem at game six of the World Series tonight. Carly will perform before the Atlanta Braves face off against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Her performance airs at 7:55 p.m. ET before the game begins at 8:09 p.m. ET on FOX.
“Honored and excited to have been asked to perform the National Anthem ahead of tomorrow’s @MLB#WorldSeries Game,” Carly wrote on Twitter Monday night.
Georgia natives Zac Brown and Lauren Alaina recently performed the national anthem during the World Series. The Braves are currently leading the series 3-2.
Lil Nas X recently revealed that he and his boyfriend have gone their separate ways. If you’re interested in stepping in, LNX also recently described his ideal partner.
“When the time is right, I want somebody who’s fun,” the Grammy winner told Entertainment Tonight. “Someone who’s always ready to try new stuff. Somebody’s who’s ready for me to become a different person every single year.”
Lil Nas X was last romantically linked to Yai Ariza, who costarred in his “That’s What I Want” music video. Although the two are no longer together, the rapper assured they are on “very good terms” and admits the two could reconcile “in the future.”
And while the “Industry Baby” star knows what he wants in a future relationship, he admitted he’s not ready to get involved with anyone at the moment. Lil Nas X said he is focusing on the success of his debut album, Montero, which allowed him to give back to the friends and family members who’ve supported him over the years.
“I do like spending money on myself too, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a greater feeling when you’re actually able to [give to] somebody that wouldn’t be able to buy something for themselves,” he said.
In addition, LNX said he was able to reconnect with his family when he visited his hometown in Lithia Springs, Georgia, and joked that “everybody’s actually into the music.”
“I’ll be honest, before this year my family was like, ‘OK, you make music that’s dope.’ But now they’re actually getting into the music and they love it as much as me. So that’s fire,” the 22-year-old explained, adding that when his family tries playing his new album, “I’m like ‘Turn it off. Not right now.'”
With Gwen Stefani about to wrap up her ultra-successful Las Vegas residency at the end of the week, the singer is making sure to leave a lasting remark on a local charity.
At the start of her three-year residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the No Doubt frontwoman vowed to donate a portion of her ticket sales to the Vegas-based Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, which helps children who are battling serious illnesses obtain life-saving medical treatment.
Stefani, 52, raised $185,000 for the charity and delivered the sizable check on October 23.
Prior to making her commitment to the charity, Gwen said, “Cure 4 The Kids, that has just been so inspiring… To actually be able to help children is just something I never thought I’d be able to do, and through music here I am. It’s just incredible. It’s easy, I just get up on stage and do my thing, and cut to, you know, we’re changing people’s lives, so that’s pretty crazy.”
Stefani’s connection to the charity goes back years. In 2019, the institution awarded her the Philanthropist of the Year Award. In addition, Cure 4 Kids dedicated a patient exam room in her honor.
Gwen’s Just a Girl residency, which was originally slated to end in 2020 but was postponed because of the pandemic, will close this Saturday, November 6.
(WASHINGTON) — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after he fell while protesting poor campus living conditions with students at Howard University on Monday.
Jackson, 80, has joined demonstrators several times since the protests started on Oct. 12.
In a tweet, Howard University said: “While meeting with various administrators, including Dr. Wayne Frederick, Rev. Jackson sustained an injury upon entering the Blackburn Center. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family at this time.”
The university said Jackson was taken to the hospital by a university administrator and was later joined by Frederick, who is the university’s president.
This is the third time Jackson has been hospitalized this year. In February, Jackson was hospitalized for gallbladder surgery, and in August, Jackson was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 case.
Students at the HBCU are sleeping outdoors in tents to protest “poor” and “unlivable” conditions in the college dormitories. Students told ABC News that the residential buildings are plagued with mold, insect and rodent infestations, leaks and flooding.
The Howard University Division of Student Affairs acknowledged in an email to students that select residence halls have been affected but claimed the problems were not widespread.
Deja Redding, a Howard University graduate student and director of racial justice student group The Live Movement, explained to ABC News what’s been taking place on campus.
“There are students whose belongings were lost, or have been destroyed by floods, by mold, by all types of insufficient living conditions and it’s hurtful,” Redding said. “Even if you’re not the person who is experiencing that, just listening and taking it in, with us being a community, it’s very hurtful to hear.”
(NEW YORK) — As climate change takes center stage with global leaders, it’s a perfect time to take a look around our own homes to see what small changes can help reduce one’s carbon footprint.
ABC News’ technology and consumer correspondent Becky Worley kicked off “This Green House” on Monday to share tips to help the planet and cut costs on energy bills.
Home Swaps by Room
Swap a gas range for an electric option. Gas cooking can waste 34% more energy than cooking with electricity.
Opt for an energy star-certified fridge that cuts the energy use down by nearly 50%.
Change out old incandescent light bulbs in favor of LED bulbs that cost less and use 90% less energy.
Water heaters can make up 30% of a household’s total energy cost, more than all other major appliances like the fridge, dryer and dishwasher combined, so seek out a new energy-efficient model made with new technology.
Worley spoke with a contractor who recommended a budget and planet-friendly project like adding weather stripping around windows to keep the draft out and heat inside the house.
Especially with older windows, weather stripping can help with energy savings as a whole.
“If you don’t weatherstrip, with all the leaks, it can be, like, having a window open all winter long,” Worley explained. “Home heating is one of the highest costs and the biggest energy sucks in a home.”
Other Energy-Efficient Swaps and Hacks
In order to save without swapping out each appliance, Worley shared some additional tips to save on electricity with larger appliances.
First, if replacing any appliance from a dishwasher or refrigerator to a television, Energy Star media manager Brittney Gordon told GMA to look for the blue energy star label “to get those savings that you’re looking for.”
There are also yellow energy guide labels on appliances that Worley said list the FTC’s annual cost of running that particular appliance so you know what you should be spending.
Another important swap is the hot water heater, which Worley said “cost about $600 a year to operate” and according to Lowe’s, the average life span is just 10 years.
When a hot water heater needs replacing, Gordon recommends switching to a heat pump, which she said “is the best-kept secret” and “the number one most efficient way to heat water.” Plus, homeowners with the heat pump will receive a rebate upwards of $1,000 to save even more on their home.
For folks not ready or not looking to immediately upgrade their refrigerator, Worley shared a trick to reduce the energy consumption by 30%.
“Cleaning the coils at the back. All you need is a screwdriver and vacuum cleaner and you are good to go,” Worley said. “That’s a tip for those at home who aren’t planning to upgrade.”
Worley also suggested adding a smart thermostat to the house to help regulate heat use and cut down over 20% on heating costs.
Hailey Bieber said she will never abandon husband Justin Bieber, no matter the obstacle or challenge.
When speaking to the In Good Faith podcast, the couple discussed the various struggles they’ve faced during their three-year marriage and how they survived them.
Hailey opened up about watching the pop star struggle with his mental health during their first year of marriage, saying she called her mother, Kennya Baldwin, and admitted to her through tears, “I just can’t do it. There’s no way that I’m going to be able to do this if it’s going to be like this forever.”
The model recalls the encouraging words her mother had for her, which helped her realize “we had a lot of support.”
“I feel like if I didn’t have support, it would’ve been 10 times harder, and it was already the hardest thing in my life,” Hailey continued. “I made a decision. I know for a fact that I’ve loved this person for a very long time and now would not be the time to give up on him. I just wouldn’t do that to him.”
“Imagine abandoning somebody in the middle of the worst time of their life,” continued Hailey, 24. “I’m not that type of a person. I was going to stick it out no matter what the outcome was going to be.”
Even so, she admitted that watching her husband struggle “was really hard.” But she credited their mutual stubbornness — as well as love their for one another — as the reason why they chose to stay together, saying, “I think neither of us were going to be the person to say, ‘I quit.'”
“Hailey accepted me as I was,” added Justin. “I could cry thinking about it, to be honest.”
Cardi B is set to host the 2021 American Music Awards, airing later this month on ABC.
It marks the five-time AMA winner’s first time hosting the event. She previously took the AMAs stage to perform “I Like It” in 2018 with J Balvin and Bad Bunny. She’s also the first female rapper to win the AMA for Favorite Hip Hop Song twice.
“When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited,“ Cardi B says in a statement. “I’m ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage! Thank you to [executive producer] Jesse Collins, ABC and MRC for making this happen.”
The AMAs air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and will be streaming the next day on Hulu.
After rumors of his positive diagnosis swirled last week, the Dune star confirmed the news on Friday. Taking to his Instagram Story, which was captured in a TikTok, Momoa said, “I got hit with COVID right after the [Dune] premiere.”
“There’s a lot of people I met in England,” he explained. “Got a lot of aloha from people, and who knows. Either way, I’m doing fine.”
The Aquaman actor shared that he’s been “camped out in his house.” He also panned to show his current roommate, professional skater Erik Ellington, zipping through their home on a skateboard and laughed, “We’re having a ball!”
(ATLANTA) — The Atlanta Braves are one win away from potentially securing their fourth World Series title, but their name and a gesture used by fans have come under scrutiny from Native American advocates around the country.
The gesture is known as the “tomahawk chop” and has been used by fans of various teams — from the high school level to the pros — to cheer on teams with Native American names or mascots. The tomahawk is an axe that is native to the indigenous people of North America and at Braves games many fans hold up red foam tomahawks or wear Braves gear displaying the image.
Former President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were among the fans who did the chop at Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week that the Native American community in the Atlanta region “is wholly supportive of the Braves program, including the chop. For me, that’s the end of the story.”
But views on the gesture are varied and some Native American tribes in Georgia pushed back on Manfred’s claim.
ABC News’ request for comment to the MLB and the Atlanta Braves were not returned.
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the country’s oldest and largest American Indian and Alaska Native tribal government organization, issued a response on Wednesday that disputes Manfred’s statement.
“In our discussions with the Atlanta Braves, we have repeatedly and unequivocally made our position clear – Native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the ‘tomahawk chop’ that dehumanize and harm us have no place in American society,” NCAI President Fawn Sharp said.
Heather Whiteman Runs Him, a law professor and director of the Tribal Justice Clinic at the University of Arizona in Tucson, told “Good Morning America” that using Native American imagery in sports dehumanizes the community and behavior like the tomahawk chop “indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of who Native Americans are.”
“I think the team needs to condemn that behavior,” Whiteman Runs Him said, “and to begin the process of educating and taking a lead in raising awareness about our actual identities, the actual complexities of our cultures, our present-day reality, as well as the many problems in our mutual history.”
Although the Braves dropped Chief Noc-A-Homa as its mascot in 1985, the team’s name originates from a term that is used to describe a Native American warrior.
Sundance, a member of the Muskogee tribe, is the director of the Cleveland branch of the American Indian Movement — one of the organizations that has been urging national and local teams with indigenous names and mascots to change their names for more than 50 years.
He told “Good Morning America” that appropriating Native American imagery in sports is “a way for the dominant culture to pretend that atrocities against native peoples did not happen.”
“We are a marginalized and victimized population. And that appropriation is being done by the same culture that marginalized and victimized [us],” he added.
The Cleveland branch of the American Indian Movement was one of the groups that was instrumental in advocating for the name change of the Cleveland Indians — now known as the Cleveland Guardians.
Following decades of backlash from the Native American community, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team announced in December 2020 that the franchise will change its name and revealed in July that the new name is now the Guardians.
This came after Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, said in July 2020 that the team would change its name to the Washington Football Team, after FedEx, which has naming rights to the stadium, requested a change.
Sundance previously told ABC News that the movement to remove Native American imagery from sports teams has been going on for decades but gained new momentum over the past year amid nationwide protests and an energized civil rights movement sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.
According to a FiveThirtyEight analysis, hundreds of schools across the country still use Native Americans as their team mascots.
“We would like to see [the Atlanta Braves] step up to the plate, change the team name, get rid of that logo and, I figure, the Tomahawk chop will chop will itself,” Sundance said.
The big cat rights activist and her husband, Howard Baskin, filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming that their contract was breached by Royal Goode Productions for using the couple in the Netflix sequel to the Tiger King documentary series when, according to the suit, they signed releases for the first installment only, according to documents obtained by Variety.
As described by Netflix, “… the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with Tiger King 2 as newfound revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories, and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners. Old enemies and frenemies, including Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson return for another season of murder, mayhem, and madness. Thought you knew the whole story? Just you wait.”
Carole wants the streamer to remove all “unauthorized” footage of herself from the sequel, including the trailer. She and her husband also sought to delay the sequel’s premiere, but a federal judge late Monday denied that request, according to Deadline.
Tiger King 2 is set to debut on November 17, which is just days after Carole Baskin’s new series, Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight, debuts on November 13 on competing streamer Discovery+. The new two-part docuseries will showcase Baskin’s life as a big cat activist and her investigation into the G.W. Zoo, which previously belonged to fellow Tiger King star Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic.
