Netflix and Nickelodeon Team Up as Disney+ Lands 10 Million Subscribers One Day After Launch

As the streaming wars continue, Netflix and Nickelodeon are getting in on the action with a brand new partnership deal. On Wednesday — just one day after thelaunch of the highly anticipated streaming service Disney+— the two entertainment platforms announced they have formed “a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series,” according to apress release. The coming additions to Netflix’s library will include a variety of already well-established Nickelodeon characters — keep an eye out for a musicalSpongeBob Squarepantsspinoffcentered on Squidward— while also adding in a slew of new intellectual property, according to Netflix....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Cynthia Hayes

Netflix's 'Our Universe' Explores How Animals Have Shaped the World — with Morgan Freeman's Help

“From the birth of the Sun to the birth of a sea turtle,Our Universeuses groundbreaking animation to dramatize the spectacular celestial forces that generated our solar system,” Netflix shared in a statement about the show. Netflix The series offers a wide range of lessons and knowledge about the universe designed for viewers of all ages. “Watch the changing seasons impact an Alaskan brown bear and her cubs; learn what a single blade of grass has to do with a hungry cheetah on the Serengeti; soar through the waters of the Southern Ocean as the romance of two penguins underscores the most powerful force in the galaxy,” Netflix added....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Caitlin Sullivan

New 'Bachelorette' Star Hannah Brown Reveals What She's Looking for in a Man: 'Just a Good Human'

The33 men vying for Hannah Brown’s heartonthe next season ofThe Bacheloretteshould take note: the 24-year-old former beauty queen isn’t looking for a guy who will only show her his best side.During a visit to Monday’sThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Brown opened up about what qualities she wants in her future husband — telling DeGeneres that it’s important that he show every part of himself, like she did while competing for Colton Underwood’s heart onThe Bachelor....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1491 words · Amber Manning

New COVID Variant EG.5 Now Makes Up Largest Proportion of New Infections Nationwide

A fast-spreading newCOVID-19variant called EG.5 is now the dominant strain in the U.S. EG.5 also is on the rise in several other countries globally, including China, South Korea and Canada. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization classified it as a"variant of interest." Getty EG.5 —which was first detected in the U.S. in the spring — is closely related to the XBB variants that have been circulating for the past six months....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Michelle Jones

New Details Emerge About Utah Mom Who Wrote a Children's Book on Grief After Allegedly Killing Her Husband

Photo: Kouri Richins/Facebook As the outlet reports, prosecutors called the phone searches “incriminating," as they allegedly include the following phrases and questions: “can cops force you to do a lie detector test,” “Luxury prisons for the rich in America,” “death certificate says pending, will life insurance still pay,” “If someone is poisoned what does it go down on the death certificate as,” and “How to permanently delete information from an iPhone remotely....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · David Lawson

New Hampshire Man, 86, Bitten by Rabid Bat That Crawled Out of His iPad Case

Photo: WMUR9 A New Hampshire man is lucky to be in good health after an unexpected visitor crawled out of his iPad case. Last Thursday, Roy Syvertson sat down in his living room to use his electronic device like usual, when he discovered a bat nested between the cover and back of his iPad, WMUR 9reported. After getting bit and removing the bat from his home, Syvertson, 86, learned that the creature had rabies....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Charles Medina

New Jersey Boy Has Surfed Over 700 Days in a Row to Raise Money for Various Causes

Photo: Dawn Doorley For the past two years, 11-year-old Carter Doorley has put on his wetsuit and hit the waves every day. The fifth-grader from Brigantine, New Jersey, uses his surfing to raise money for charity —often surfing a wave for every dollar donated to his fundraisers. “I’ve been trying to help a lot of people,” Carter tells PEOPLE. “It’s a lot of fun.” Carter told his mom he wanted to try to surf every day for 100 days in a row....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Christina Flores

New Mom Kylie Jenner Steps Out in San Francisco, Plus Hilary Duff, Michael Sheen and More

01of 218THE LONG WALKSMXRF/Star Max/GC ImagesSofia Richie, a.k.a.Scott Disick’s leading lady, wears a cropped sweater in L.A. on Tuesday. 01of 218 THE LONG WALK SMXRF/Star Max/GC Images Sofia Richie, a.k.a.Scott Disick’s leading lady, wears a cropped sweater in L.A. on Tuesday. 02of 218NEW COUPLE ALERTRich Fury/GettyBachelor In Paradisealums and new couple Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon lovingly reunite at NYLON’s Annual Young Hollywood Party on Tuesday. 02of 218 NEW COUPLE ALERT Rich Fury/Getty...

March 16, 2025 · 43 min · 9157 words · Thomas Weiss

New York Shelter Gives Update on 'Demon' Dog Ralphie After Outpouring of Love for 'Jerk' Pup

Ralphie remains a demon dog less than a week after going viral but is now a “full jerk” with thousands of fans. The 26-pound rescue dog was introduced to the internet on Jan. 17, when New York-based nonprofitNiagara County SPCAposted abrutally honest Facebook post about the adoptable pup, who the shelter’s staff described as “fire-breathing” and “a whole jerk — not even half.” The post went on to garner over 2,000 likes and caught the attention of national news outlets....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 553 words · Linda Huber

New York Sheriff Launches Database for Finding Lost Pets, Hopes it Will Become a National Model

Photo: Town of Islip/Facebook A New York sheriff is looking to make a nationwide impact with his new initiative for keeping pets in the community safe. On Tuesday, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. introduced a new database to help local pet parents quickly locate missing animals. The Lost Pet Networkwill enroll pets into a database and provide owners with a printed pet identification card. If an enrolled four-legged friend goes missing, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office will send an alert with the pet’s information to deputy sheriffs and local municipalities....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Carmen Potter

Newly Crowned Miss Universe Andrea Meza Reveals Promise She Made to Herself Before Winning

Miss Universe Andrea Meza.Photo: Rodrigo Varela/Getty Miss Mexico Andrea Mezais officially the newMiss Universe— but if you ask her, that triumph was far from certain. “Everything paid off — all those tiring days, working hard with lots of classes and being super focused on what I needed to do,” says Meza, who earned a degree in software engineering before her pageant success, according toher contestant biography. “I’m not going to lie: some days I would feel like it was too much....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · Susan Brown

News Bites: Chipotle Debuts Chorizo, There's a Possible Avocado Shortage & More

Photo: Craig Warga/Bloomberg/GettyNibble on this: 5 things happening in the world of food you should know.You can now order chorizo at Chipotle (depending where you live).Chipotle is bringing more fireworks to our taste buds, just in time for the July 4th. The menu is already diverse enoughfor a guy to eat Chipotle every day for a year, but now the chain isintroducing chorizo—a spicy Spanish pork sausage—to their menu. The burrito chain put their own spin on the sausage with an in-house recipe, which will be made from pork and white-meat chicken, paprika, toasted cumin and chipotle peppers....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1091 words · Tammy Briggs

NHL Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks Dies in Tragic Accident with Errant Firework

Matiss Kivlenieks.Photo: Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty The Columbus Blue Jackets are mourning the death of their goaltender in a “tragic accident.” On Sunday night, Matiss Kivlenieks died after attempting to jump out of a hot tub along with several others due to a firework malfunction. According toESPN, police in Novi, Michigan, said he slipped and fell during the flee, hitting his head on the concrete after a mortar-style firework caused a fire....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Dawn Hill