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White House holds private screening of Amazon's "Melania "doc for guests including director Brett Ratner, Mike Tyson Ryan ColemanJanuary 26, 2026 at 5:25 AM 0 Amazon MGM Studios Melania Trump in 'Melania'Key Points The White House hosted an advance screening of Amazon MGM Studios' new documentary on Melania Trump on Saturday. The exclusive Melania screening was attended by the likes of Mike Tyson, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Brett Ratner, the film's director.

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The White House hosted an advance screening of Amazon MGM Studios' new documentary on Melania Trump on Saturday.

The exclusive Melania screening was attended by the likes of Mike Tyson, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Brett Ratner, the film's director.

The event held amid unprecedented civil unrest over violent immigration raids in Minnesota sparked widespread criticism, including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The White House hosted an advance screening of Amazon MGM Studios' new documentary on Melania Trump on Saturday that included several high-profile attendees.

MELANIA, which chronicles the life and times of the wife of Donald Trump in the 20 days before his recent re-election to the presidency, will have its official premiere at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, following the president's hostile takeover of the venerable cultural institution. But a select few were treated to an early look at the documentary directed by Brett Ratner, in his first film since being accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2017.

Ratner attended the White House screening alongside Mike Tyson, who has shared a friendly relationship with Donald Trump since his 2024 re-election, as well as Trump himself; Queen Rania of Jordan; Apple CEO Tim Cook; photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who shot the film's poster; self-help mogul Tony Robbins; Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk; and Amazon execs Mike Hopkins and Andy Jassy, per The Hollywood Reporter.

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Melania said she was "deeply humbled" by the screening in a Sunday post shared to X, the social media platform that Trump associate Elon Musk bought in 2022.

She praised the "friends, family, and cultural iconoclasts" who attended the event for bringing their "unique vision to the world, making a lasting impression." She continued, "Our personal stories endure time and serve as a reminder of our mutual obligation to one another. It was an honor to present my new film, Melania, ahead of its global launch."

Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for The White House and Amazon for comment.

Though the screening was planned months prior, the Trump administration and Melania in particular have faced intense criticism for holding the event amid staggering unrest following the murders of Nicole Renee Good and Alex Pretti during violent immigration raids by law enforcement agents in Minnesota.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted the president on X on Saturday, writing, "Today DHS assassinated a VA nurse in the street, [Attorney General Pam Bondi] is attempting to extort voter files, and half the country is bracing on the eve of a potentially crippling ice storm with FEMA gutted. So what is the President up to? Having a movie night at the White House. He's unfit."

CNN reported on Saturday that Amazon cut a $40 million check to produce Melania, and spent an additional $35 million marketing the film.

The trailer for the film to be released in theaters on Jan. 30 shows Melania putting together outfits, calling a red leather document holder "beautiful," and predicting that her husband will be remembered as a "peacemaker and unifier."

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make Sundance debut as they premiere Girl Scout documentary Ashley HumeJanuary 26, 2026 at 4:29 AM 0 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their debut appearance at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah as they celebrated the premiere of their documentary "Cookie Queens." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who executiveproduced the movie through their company Archewell Productions, stepped out for a special screening of the film on Saturday night before attending its premiere on Sunday morning.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their debut appearance at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah as they celebrated the premiere of their documentary "Cookie Queens."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who executive-produced the movie through their company Archewell Productions, stepped out for a special screening of the film on Saturday night before attending its premiere on Sunday morning.

Directed by Alyssa Nahmias, "Cookie Queens" follows four Girl Scouts through the organization's iconic cookie season, using their race to become top sellers to explore childhood ambition, entrepreneurship and the pressures of growing up.

The couple's dressed-down attire reflected the snowy festival environment. (Getty Images)

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The couple wore casual and cozy attire for both events in keeping with the laid-back, snowy festival environment of Sundance.

For the screening, Markle, 44, donned an all-black ensemble featuring a sweater with flared jeans and pointed toe boots. Harry, 41, wore green jeans with a long-sleeved black shirt and a matching puffer jacket along with brown suede boots.

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The couple posed for photos on the red carpet with Nahmias, the late actor and Sundance co-founder Robert Redford's daughter Amy Redford and Eugene Hernandez, the director of the Sundance Film Festival.

Markle was later pictured wearing a long brown coat over her outfit as she greeted some of the Girl Scouts featured in the documentary. The special screening and celebration of "Cookie Queens" was held at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City.

The following morning, Markle and Harry made their second festival appearance when they walked the red carpet for the premiere of the documentary, held at Park City's Eccles Center Theater.

The couple posed with Robert Redford's daughter Amy Redford at a screening of the movie.

The former "Suits" actress sported a navy blue trench coat over a white sweater with black wide-leg jeans and black boots. Meanwhile, Harry opted for a black puffer jacket layered over a white button-down shirt with navy blue jeans.

Harry and Markle beamed as they posed for photos with Nahmias as well as Archewell's Head of Nonfiction Film & TV, Chanel Pysnik and Sundance director of programming Kim Yutani. The Sussexes were also joined by members of the cast and crew for a group photo.

Markle later surprised the audience when she took the stage to speak ahead of the screening. After being introduced as a "very special guest" by Yutani, Markle walked out and stepped behind the podium, per a video shared by a fan on Instagram.

Markle and Harry were also joined by Sundance festival director Eugene Hernandez.

The documentary follows four Girl Scouts as they compete to be top sellers during the organization's iconic cookie season.

"Good morning everybody," Markle began with a smile. "Thank you guys so much for being here bright and early. I know some of you probably had late nights last night, so extra thanks for the effort. Nothing that little cookies and coffee can't help."

"Look, my husband and I and our Archewell Productions, we are so proud and privileged to be able to support and uplift 'Cookie Queens,'" she continued. "Yes, it's probably the cutest at the festival, but I'm also going to go out on a limb and say it is one of the most powerful and meaningful depictions of something that is an American tradition and rooted in nostalgia, but is now put through this lens from the incredible creative vision of Alysa to show something modernized about the girlhood experience and all the layers and complexity that come with that,"

"So yes, it's cute and yes, these young ladies are fantastic and adorable, but they are also layered beautiful girls who are about to become very strong leaders and young women," Markle added. "So thank you for supporting that."

Markle was seen greeting some of the girls featured in the film.

The former "Suits" actress is a former Girl Scout.

Markle went on to thank her team at Archewell and the documentary's producers. "This film is such a labor of love they have worked on for a couple years, and with all of the hundreds of hours of trusted fly on the wall material that they were able to capture with these families that let them in and allowed them to show and share their lives and their loves," she said.

"I think the editorial in this that you'll see is also something pretty outstanding," Markle added. "That is all testament to the talent and expertise of the director, Alysa Nahmias, who is here today."

Markle then introduced Nahmias and the two shared a warm embrace onstage. "Cookie Queens," which is screening in Sundance's Family Matinee category, received one of the longest standing ovations at the festival, according to Deadline.

Markle and Harry also walked the red carpet at the movie's premiere Sunday.

During an interview with People Magazine on the red carpet ahead of the premiere, Markle weighed in on her favorite Girl Scout cookie.

"I'm a Thin Mints," said Markle, who is a former Girl Scout.

"It's such a classic," she continued. "And as a Girl Scout, it was always the one that sold the fastest, so I think you remember it for that reason too."

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The duo posed for a group photos with members of the cast and crew.

While speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Markle reflected on how she and Harry felt about being part of the project.

"I'm just privileged that they gave me an opportunity and said yes to us and our Archewell Productions to come on," she said. "And for the past two years, my enthusiasm for this has finally come to light."

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"What's so special about the film is whether you were a Girl Scout or not, there is so much you can connect to and relate to, that is the beauty of how Alysa put this film together to tell a story of family, community, parenting and also just the complexities of girlhood," Markle told the outlet.

Markle surprised the audience when she took the stage to introduce the film in a rare move for an executive producer.

"There are pieces of it that aren't easy and there are pressures on young girls, and I think all of us can see that. [I recognize it] both from my experience of being a young girl, but also now as a mom," she added. "This is very universal."

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Markle, whose Netflix lifestyle show "With Love, Meghan," was reportedly not renewed for a third season, also shed some light on her future Hollywood goals.

"Finding more projects like this with creators like this that have really strong points of view, and finding ways that we're able to support as best we can," she said.

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Timeline of the year since an Army helicopter and plane collided over Washington JOSH FUNKJanuary 26, 2026 at 6:01 AM 0 1 / 5Aviation SafetyFILE A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Investigators have uncovered numerous factors that contributed to an Army helicopter and a passenger airplane colliding over Washington, D.

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1 / 5Aviation SafetyFILE - A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Investigators have uncovered numerous factors that contributed to an Army helicopter and a passenger airplane colliding over Washington, D.C., last January, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

The National Transportation Safety Board will discuss the investigation's findings Tuesday and recommend changes to prevent similar tragedies. Thursday marks one year since the crash.

The NTSB has said the helicopter was flying higher than it was supposed to and the altimeter the pilots relied on was faulty. Plus, the Federal Aviation Administration failed to act on warnings about the risks around Washington that the NTSB said should have been clear years earlier.

The FAA is making temporary changes it imposed after the crash permanent. The rules say helicopters and planes can't share the same airspace around Reagan National Airport, and they prohibit air traffic controllers from relying on visual separation and require all military aircraft to broadcast their locations.

Here's a timeline of events related to the crash:

Jan. 29

Around 8:15 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342, with 64 people on board, begins its initial descent into Reagan National Airport.

At 8:43, from the airport's tower, a controller asks the plane's pilots to switch from landing on Runway 1 to Runway 33. Nearby an Army Black Hawk helicopter, referred to as PAT25 by air traffic control, is flying south over the river. The skies are clear.

As the helicopter approaches the airport, the cockpit voice recorder captures the pilot saying it is flying at 300 feet (91 meters) and the instructor pilot says it is at 400 feet (122 meters). The discrepancy isn't explained and the helicopter continues to descend. The helicopter route's allowed altitude decreases the closer it gets to the airport, capping at 200 feet (61 meters).

At 8:46, the controller radios the Black Hawk crew to say a passenger jet, referred to as CRJ, is at 1,200 feet (365 meters) and circling to Runway 33. The helicopter's pilots say they see the jet and ask to maintain visual separation — to fly closer than if the pilots didn't see the plane. Controllers approve the request.

At 8:47 — 20 seconds before impact — the controller radios: "PAT25, do you have the CRJ in sight?" while a conflict alarm sounds. Then, again: "PAT25, pass behind the CRJ." But the NTSB said the helicopter's recorder shows the pilots may never have heard that instruction.

One second later the plane's crew gets a collision avoidance alert declaring "Traffic! Traffic!"

A few seconds later, a crew member on the helicopter replies that the aircraft "is in sight" and again requests "visual separation."

Just after the plane descends past its last recorded altitude of 313 feet (95 meters), the pilots pull up the nose sharply in an evasive maneuver one second before impact.

Then a commotion is heard on the tower audio. A flash appears in the sky, and both aircraft fall into the river. Moments later someone says over the radio, "Tower, did you see that?"

In the ensuing hours and days, crews search the chilly Potomac for survivors.

Jan. 30

In the morning, Trump tells reporters there are no survivors. By midday the bodies of all three soldiers in the helicopter have been recovered.

About 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) downriver, Dean Naujoks, who patrols the Potomac for the Waterkeeper Alliance, finds pages from the flight manual, a piece of the plane's cabin wall and dozens of sugar packets stamped with the American Airlines logo.

In the evening, the airplane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders are sent to the NTSB lab.

Jan. 31

Officials announce that the Black Hawk's black box has been recovered and the flight data is being reviewed, along with the actions of the military pilot and air traffic control.

By the afternoon, the remains of 41 people have been recovered.

The Army names two of the dead soldiers: Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, the crew chief; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland.

Feb. 1

Investigators say they are trying to work out a discrepancy in the altitude data between the helicopter and the airliner. They hope the helicopter's black box can help reconcile the difference. The box is waterlogged, delaying data retrieval.

The Army identifies the third soldier: Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach. She is described by friends as "brilliant and fearless."

Feb. 2

Officials say the remains of 55 victims have been recovered. Salvage crews prepare to lift wreckage from the Potomac.

Feb. 3

Crews recover parts of the airliner as families gather along the Potomac.

Feb. 4

Crews working in choppy conditions raise a number of large pieces of the jetliner.

Authorities say the remains of all 67 victims of the collision have been recovered.

Feb. 5

Memorials for the victims begin. A flight attendant is remembered in North Carolina as a loving family member who loved his career.

Feb. 6

Crews finish removing major components of the helicopter and jet from the river. NTSB investigators examine the wreckage at a secure hangar.

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says NTSB officials told senators that the helicopter's ADS-B system — the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast that transmits location and other data to traffic controllers and other aircraft — was off.

Feb. 14

The NTSB offers another update that raises doubts about whether the helicopter pilots had accurate information on their altitude.

Investigators finish their work at the crash, but continue interviewing, testing and examining the wreckage of both aircraft.

March 2

Some of figure skating's biggest stars raise $1.2 million in Washington for the victims' families. The victims included 28 members of the figure skating community, some of whom lived and trained in the Washington area. They died coming home from a camp for elite junior skaters that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas' largest city.

March 11

Federal investigators recommend banning some helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport, saying the setup "poses an intolerable risk." U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy adopted those recommendations.

Helicopters no longer will be "threading the needle" flying under landing planes, Duffy said.

The FAA also will use artificial intelligence to analyze airport data for similar dangers elsewhere. Duffy said the FAA should have recognized the hazards at Reagan airport earlier.

March 27

The acting head of the FAA told Congress that the agency has to do a better job of addressing safety risks.

The head of the NTSB and Congress members again questioned how the FAA hadn't addressed an alarming number of close calls near Reagan Airport before the crash.

"We have to identify trends, we have to get smarter about how we use data, and when we put corrective actions in place, we must execute them," said Chris Rocheleau, the agency's acting administrator at the time.

April 22

A federal review prompted by the Washington collision reveals dangerous flying conditions at the Las Vegas airport and leads the FAA to impose new restrictions on helicopter flights around Harry Reid International Airport.

The agency says the changes cut the number of collision alerts in Las Vegas by 30%. Rocheleau promised to take additional actions in Las Vegas and at any other airport where the FAA identifies concerns.

May 5

The Army pauses helicopter flights near Reagan after two commercial planes aborted landings because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter flying to the Pentagon.

The 12th Aviation Battalion pauses helicopter flights near the airport.

The unit had just begun a return to flight, with plans to gradually increase.

Two different airline jets were instructed by air traffic control to "perform go-arounds" because of a "priority air transport" helicopter.

May 8

Duffy announces a plan to overhaul the aging system that air traffic controllers use. Parts still rely on floppy disks and are no longer made by the manufacturer.

The plan calls for six new air traffic control centers, along with technology and communications upgrades at U.S. air traffic facilities before 2029. Congress approved $12.5 billion as a down payment. Duffy has said that another $20 billion will be needed.

The FAA has already committed more than $6 billion to the project. The agency upgraded some of the system to more modern connections. Peraton will oversee the rest of the overhaul.

July 30-Aug. 1

The NTSB questioned FAA, Army and airline officials over three days.

The hearings highlighted the fact that the helicopter's altimeter was faulty, and the pilots' night vision goggles made spotting the plane harder.

It also became clear that controllers warned the FAA years earlier about the dangers of helicopters in the crowded airspace around the nation's capitol, but changes weren't made.

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy scolded the FAA.

"Are you kidding me? Sixty-seven people are dead! How do you explain that? Our bureaucratic process?" she said. "Fix it. Do better."

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Suns' Devin Booker out at least 1 week with right ankle sprain, will be reevaluated Ian Casselberry January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM 0 Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will be sidelined for at least one week, after which his ankle injury will be reevaluated, The team announced Booker's status on Sunday. Booker suffered the injury during Friday night's 110103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. He turned his right ankle in the closing seconds of the third quarter while stepping on the foot of Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu. Booker didn't see Okongwu while watching Grayson Allen lose the ball out of bounds.

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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will be sidelined for at least one week, after which his ankle injury will be re-evaluated, The team announced Booker's status on Sunday.

Booker suffered the injury during Friday night's 110-103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. He turned his right ankle in the closing seconds of the third quarter while stepping on the foot of Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu. Booker didn't see Okongwu while watching Grayson Allen lose the ball out of bounds. With his head turned to the right, he didn't see Okongwu and ran into him.

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Booker was running back down the court with his head turned toward Grayson Allen trying to save a loose ball from going out of bounds. As a result, Booker collided into Okongwu and hit the deck in pain.

"Seems to be in a pretty good place," Suns coach Jordan Ott said, via the Arizona Republic, presumably referring to Booker not suffering a more serious injury.

"Anytime you get anyone down on the court like that, it's not great and it was so unlucky," he added. "He had been feeling so good at the end of that third quarter... We know he's an incredible healer and a guy that's going to do everything it takes to play the next one. That's encouraging news."

Prior to leaving the game, Booker had 31 points (shooting 5-of-9 on 3-pointers) with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. For the season, he's averaging 25.4 points, 6.2 assists and 4 rebounds while shooting 31% on 3s. The Suns are sixth in the Western Conference with a 27-18 record under first-year coach Ott.

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Phoenix also lost Jalen Green to a hamstring injury in Friday's game. The fifth-year guard was playing in his second game after missing 33 straight with a strained right hamstring. Green has only appeared in four games with the Suns since being acquired in a trade for Kevin Durant. He scored four points in four minutes before leaving the game.

Green missed Sunday's 111-102 loss to the Miami Heat after being listed as questionable on the NBA injury report leading up to game time.

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