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UK PM signs letter to trigger Brexit

The UK voted to withdraw from the EU in a hotly contested and controversial referendum last June, but formal “divorce” proceedings cannot begin until the Prime Minister officially informs Europe that the government is triggering Article 50.

That is expected at 1.30 p.m. Wednesday (7.30 a.m ET) in Brussels, when Tim Barrow, the UK’s permanent representative to the EU, delivers a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk. May was photographed signing the letter on Tuesday night.

On Wednesday, at the same time across the channel in London, May will stand to deliver a statement to the House of Commons, confirming that the Brexit process has begun.

Formal notification will start the clock ticking on two years of talks between the UK and the EU to conclude the terms of Britain’s exit, and establish future relations between the two parties.

If no deal is reached, the UK will effectively “fall out” of the union on March 29, 2019, two years to the day after Article 50 was triggered.

In her speech to UK Parliament, the Prime Minister will urge Britons divided by the referendum campaign to come together and ensure “we are no longer defined by the vote we cast, but by our determination to make a success of the result,” according to extracts released on Tuesday evening.

May will pledge to “represent every person in the whole United Kingdom — young and old, rich and poor, city, town, country and all the villages and hamlets in between. And yes, those EU nationals who have made this country their home.”

And she will say she is determined to create “a truly global Britain that gets out and builds relationships with old friends and new allies around the world.”

The bitterly-fought campaign revealed a deep divide across the country, with strong support for the “Remain” campaign in London, Scotland and Northern Ireland, while “Leave” triumphed in Wales and the English regions.

There are renewed fears Brexit could lead to the break-up of the UK.

Scottish lawmakers have called for a fresh independence referendum, since Scotland voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining part of the EU. But May has indicated she will turn down the referendum request, insisting “now is not the time” for a vote.
Pessimism about the financial implications of Brexit appears to be spreading, too. Just 29% of British households believe leaving the EU will be good for the UK’s economy, according to a survey by IHS Markit — a drop of 10% since July 2016.

The EU is the UK’s biggest trading partner, and experts have warned that it may take more than two years to come up with a fresh trade deal.

European Council President Tusk is expected to issue a short statement upon receipt of May’s letter, but it is expected he will wait until Friday to make a full response.

The Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission, Antonio Tajani and Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel may address Brexit later Wednesday.

May spoke to Merkel, Tusk and Juncker by phone Tuesday, a day ahead of the official notification.

In separate calls, the four “agreed on the importance of entering into negotiations in a constructive and positive spirit, and of ensuring a smooth and orderly exit process,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.

“They agreed that a strong EU was in everyone’s interests and that the UK would remain a close and committed ally,” the spokesperson added.

CNN’s David Wilkinson contributed to this report.

Trump strips climate change rules

The order represents a clear difference between how Trump and former President Barack Obama view the role the United States plays in combating climate change, and dramatically alters the government’s approach to rising sea levels and temperatures — two impacts of climate change.

Trump said during the signing that the order will “eliminate federal overreach” and “start a new era of production and job creation.”

“My action today is latest in steps to grow American jobs,” Trump added, saying his order is “ending the theft of prosperity.”

A White House official briefed on the plan said Monday the administration believes the government can both “serve the environment and increase energy independence at the same time” by urging the EPA for focus on what the administration believes is its core mission: Clean air and clean water.

More important than regulating climate change, the official said, is protecting American jobs.

“It is an issue that deserves attention,” the official said of climate change. “But I think the President has been very clear that he is not going to pursue climate change policies that put the US economy at risk. It is very simple.”

Tuesday’s order initiates a review of the Clean Power Plan, rescinds the moratorium on coal mining on US federal lands and urges federal agencies to “identify all regulations, all rules, all policies … that serve as obstacles and impediments to American energy independence,” the official said.

Specifically, the order rescinds at least six Obama-era executive orders aimed at curbing climate change and regulating carbon emissions, including Obama’s November 2013 executive order instructing the federal government to prepare for the impact of climate change and the September 2016 presidential memorandum that outlined the “growing threat to national security” that climate change poses.

“The previous administration devalued workers by their policies,” the official said. “We are saying we can do both. We can protect the environment and provide people with work.”

The White House official went on to argue that the best way to protect the environment is to have a strong economy, noting that countries like India and China do less to protect the environment.

“To the extent that the economy is strong and growing and you have prosperity, that is the best way to protect the environment,” the official said.

The executive order also represents the greatest fears climate change advocates had when Trump was elected in November 2016.

“These actions are an assault on American values and they endanger the health, safety and prosperity of every American,” Tom Steyer, the president of NexGen Climate, said in a statement. “Trump is deliberately destroying programs that create jobs and safeguards that protect our air and water, all for the sake of allowing corporate polluters to profit at our expense.”

Andrew Steer, CEO of the World Resources Institute, said that the executive order shows Trump is “failing a test of leadership to protect Americans’ health, the environment and economy.”

Some environmental advocates have already said they plan to take legal action against the Trump administration.

But as much as Democrats and climate advocates will decry it, Trump’s executive order follows the President’s past comments about climate change. Though Trump told The New York Times during the election that he has an “open mind” about confronting climate change, he also once called it a hoax.

“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive,” Trump tweeted in November 2012.

“I will also cancel all wasteful climate change spending from Obama/Clinton,” Trump said in October 2016.
On Tuesday, ahead of the signing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer declined to say whether Trump still believes climate change is a hoax.

“He does not believe … that there is a binary choice between job creation, economic growth and caring about the environment,” Spicer said. “That’s what we should be focusing on.”

The changes, the official said, do not mean the Trump administration will not look to protect the environment any longer, the official said, but when pressed about the human impact on climate change and Trump’s beliefs, the official was reluctant to say whether all government officials in the Trump White House believe humans cause climate change.

“I think there are plenty of rules on the books already. We will continue to enforce that provide for clean air and clean water. And that is what we are going to do,” the official said. “The President has been very clear that he wants the EPA to stick to that basic core mission that Congress set out for it.”

The changes also reflect the view of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who routinely sued the organization he now leads during his time as the Attorney General of Oklahoma. In an interview with CNBC earlier this month, Pruitt argued incorrectly that carbon dioxide isn’t the “primary contributor” to climate change, a comment that goes against most scientific research.

This executive order is also an attempt by the Trump administration to make good on its promise to bring more coal jobs back. The official said that Obama’s regulations “were not helpful” to the coal industry and these reversals are the President honoring “a pledge he made to the coal industry.”

“We are going to put our coal miners back to work,” Trump said at a March 2017 event in Kentucky. “They have not been treated well, but they’re going to be treated well now.”

He added: “The miners are coming back.”

On Tuesday at the EPA, Trump welcomed a group of miners that attended the signing and said the order was “putting an end to the war on coal.”

It is unclear whether Trump’s order will actually bring back coal jobs, in part, because of market forces like the rise of clean energy that are already putting pressure on the coal industry.

Robert Murray, the CEO of Murray Energy, told CNN in January that coal employment “can’t be brought back to where it was before the election of Barack Obama” because of market pressure.

This story has been updated.

CNN’s Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.

Boy gives his Wii to grieving cops

Story highlights

  • A nearby department had just lost a detective in the line of duty
  • Brady wanted to give his Wii to officers “to make them feel better”

Brady loves reading, throwing around the football and — most of all — playing with his Nintendo Wii.

But after learning that the nearby Everest Metropolitan Police Department in Wisconsin lost one of its own when Detective Jason Weiland was killed last week in the line of duty, Brady donated his most prized possession to the Wausau Police Department. The departments’ headquarters are about 12 miles apart.
Brady Duke, 7, gave his Wii gaming system to officers after a detective was killing the line of duty.
“I knew I had to do something because their police brother died,” Brady told CNN affiliate WSAW. In a letter posted by the department to Facebook, Brady thanks the officers for their service and for protecting his family.
The Wausau Police Department in Wisconsin posted this letter from Brady.

Another note that accompanied the gift says Brady wanted to give his Wii to officers “to make them feel better.”

The video games are helping the officers, Wausau Police Deputy Chief Ben Bliven said.

“We’re encouraging our officers to come in, take a break and de-stress,” he told WSAW.

The Wausau Police Department in Wisconsin posted this letter, which accompanied Brady's gift.

Brady’s big gesture also had its perks. His new friends in blue surprised him with an Xbox 360 so he can keep on gaming.

“Brady’s example is one we can all follow,” Wausau police said in a Facebook post. “Thank you Brady for your love and compassion and thank you for setting the example for others in our community at a young age of 7.”

‘Bones’ star breaks down series’ finale

It was around 5 a.m. on a day back in December when Emily Deschanel closed the door on a 12-year chapter in her life and finally hung up her lab coat as Dr. Temperance Brennan on Fox’s “Bones.”

The previous night was a lot more than a typical day in the lab, however.

The cast and crew of “Bones” were on location filming the climax of their series finale episode — an intense scene where Brennan and Booth (David Boreanaz) take on vengeful killer Mark Kovac (Gerard Celasco).

Boreanaz was at the helm, serving as director on the action-filled night, full of shoot outs, running, falling, and, eventually, a lot of tears.

Deschanel had planned to come back the next night for a few more scenes, but a half hour before they were set to depart set, Boreanaz told her that he could get everything he needed that evening.

“It was a little bit of a shock,” Deschanel said. “It was emotional. I burst into tears and choked up and said goodbye to people. It was really strange — and then it took two hours to drive home.”

How to say goodbye

It was a bit of a long goodbye for “Bones.”

Fox announced in February 2016 that the show was renewed for what would be a 12th and final season — “a good run,” Deschanel calls it.

The show’s final episode aired Tuesday.

Showrunners had time to plan one final arc and a proper farewell for loyal fans, who’d followed the show to 23 different time slots over the years.

Executive producer Jonathan Collier, who’s been with the show for six seasons, wanted to bring character stories full circle with something impactful. So he and fellow showrunner Michael Peterson looked to the past to find the show’s future.

In a Season 1 episode written by longtime executive producer Stephen Nathan they found their answer — a storyline that recalled Booth’s time as a sniper and a particular instance where he killed a boy’s warlord father during his son’s birthday party.

“We thought this would be a great way to show an emotional journey for Booth for the show,” Collier told CNN. “He finds healing and redemption.”

Kovac was killed in the series finale.

“[Booth] reached a place with Brennan where he’s no longer in pain,” Collier said of the finale. “Or he at least has the tools to deal with his pain.”

Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz in the series finale episode of "Bones."

For Brennan, the episode contained another twist. Following a lab explosion in the penultimate episode, she lost the scientific, crime-solving abilities for which she’s become famous. Doing this allowed the writers to show how much she’s grown, Collier said.

Though the character identified herself purely by her abilities in the early seasons, the last 12 years have proven to Brennan that she’s so much more than that.

“She defines herself by her abilities, by this enormous ability she has and this brilliance and this capability, and what happens when you strip that away?” he said. “Maybe something even more important remains….We wanted to have that emotional wholeness at the end.”

Deschanel was fascinated by the concept and encouraged the writers to explore the idea to its deepest depths.

The finale has an especially emotional scene where Booth and Brennan share a sweet conversation in the office about how much Brennan — with her abilities or not — means to Booth.

“I thought they did a great job coming up with a story that really kind of wraps up a lot of storylines and characters,” she said. “It’s dramatic but also satisfying in many ways. I thought they did an amazing job.”

Is this REALLY the end?

The finale also set up all of the show’s favorites for the future.

Camille (Tamara Taylor) and Arastoo (Pej Vahdat) adopted three children. She took a six month leave to help her children settle in.

In her absence, Hodgins (T. J. Thyne) was appointed temporary director — or “king of the lab,” one of the show’s running jokes.

Aubrey (John Boyd) got a promotion that would keep him in D.C. instead of moving across the country. And Angela (Michaela Conlin) wrote a children’s book.

The writers solved a long-time mystery, as well — the meaning of “447,” a number that has popped up repeatedly on the series and has been the subject of fan speculation.

In the closing scene of the final episode, a scene between Brennan and Booth reveals the number is essentially a metaphor for perseverance.

“Oh, that was [decided] up until the end,” Collier said, laughing. “We were trying to figure it out. We all had different ideas for what it should be. All of us weighed in and it was going on for a long time.”

The goal was to leave viewers with a sense of peace and hopefulness, Collier said.

“The characters are okay; they’re well and good,” he said. “The big thing, too, is I really hope it’s a positive message that adversity can be overcome. Everyone has problems in their lives. These people have a problem every week, and a huge problem at the end. But they’re together and they overcome it.”

But is this really the end for “Bones?”

The cast and producers have been open about the fact that the decision to end the show was prompted by the network — but there’s no hard feelings. And no reason to close the door on a possible return of some kind in the future, said Deschanel.

“I would not rule it out,” she said.

Storm chasers die pursuing tornado

Story highlights

  • Three storm chasers were pronounced dead at the scene
  • Confirmed tornado was reported in Dickens County, according to CNN Weather

They were pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash about 5 miles west of Spur, officials said.

The crash occurred when a black Suburban traveling north on Farm to Market Road 1081 about 3:30 p.m. ran through a stop sign and collided with a Jeep traveling west on Farm to Market Road 2794, according to Sgt. John Gonzalez of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Authorities identified the driver of the Suburban as Kelley Gene Williamson, 57, of Cassville, Missouri. The Suburban’s passenger was Randall Delane Yarnall, 55, also of Cassville. The Jeep’s driver was identified as Corbin Lee Jaeger, 25, of Peoria, Arizona.

Authorities said Williamson was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Yarnall and Jaeger were wearing their seat belts.

Authorities inspect one of two vehicles involved in a crash that killed three storm chasers in Texas.
Williamson and Yarnall were contractors for the Weather Channel, the station said in a statement.

The two “were beloved members of the weather community. We are saddened by this loss and our deepest sympathies go out to the families and loved ones of all involved,” the Weather Channel said.

Lt. Bryan Witt of the DPS said the three were chasing a tornado in Dickens County.

There was a confirmed tornado reported about the same time, according to CNN Weather.

Spur is nearly 70 miles east of Lubbock.

Why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren

Lahren, a 24-year-old known for her video monologues delivered in a brash, self-aggrandizing tone, rose to quick prominence within right-wing media. She’s young, blond, opinionated and conservative, and unafraid to use sex appeal as a cudgel. “It seems feminists are all about freedom of expression so long as the females are overweight or transgender,” she says in one video.
Being a young, attractive, conservative woman also gave her cover to make the kind of startlingly cruel comments that would have sunk other careers — suggesting, for example, that Syrian refugees fleeing for their lives (and the lives of their children) were cowards who wouldn’t stay to defend their country. “Americans stand up and fight for faith, family and freedom,” reads the text overlaid on an image of herself, which she tweeted. “Syrians run away.”
But now, after a meteoric rise, Lahren has crashed to earth. She was suspended from the conservative website The Blaze, which features her videos. According to a report in the New York Post, she has been “banned permanently.” The reason: she came out on national television as pro-choice. “You know what? I’m for limited government, so stay out of my guns, and you can stay out of my body as well,” Lahren said.

Lahren, apparently, didn’t get the memo that the American right is happy with sexy women as long as those women appear sexy to appeal to men; women who have the nerve to think they have the right to their own sexual and reproductive choices, well, they are not so welcome in the GOP.

Conservative men used Lahren as the perennial example of the sexually appealing right-wing woman, as a way to imply or outright say that liberal women are ugly. That jab, of course, rests on the idea that women are only as valuable as they are hot, a standard that clearly doesn’t apply for men — Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, or most of the other Republican men populating the White House. But Lahren was happy to play along.

Where she went wrong was in thinking it was only fair that she had some say over her sexuality. As an attractive young woman, Lahren was a useful tool for the old white men who run the right-wing media when she said all the right things — when she was a vicious ideologue, cute as a college cheerleader.

That she’s not following the playbook of “sexy young thing” looking to transition to “sacrificial pro-life mother” surely enrages the men who only want to hear women talk as long as they want to have sex with them — or as long as they’re making excuses for misogyny while putting a pretty face on brutal policies.

Let’s compare: Donald Trump was pro-choice before he was anti-abortion; it’s hard to imagine this level of outrage at a right-wing man who says he thinks freedom extends to women. But men on both sides of the aisle are given more freedom to be iconoclasts. Perhaps Lahren thought her status gave her a little more freedom to speak her mind and assert her basic rights. It’s clear now that she didn’t know her role, and the same men who helped usher her to fame are now keen to shut her up.

Lahren is a successful young woman who probably realizes that the right to decide for herself when to have children will shape the course of the rest of her life — her professional future, her economic prospects, her education, her romantic life, her health. So it is for every woman, which is why legal and accessible contraception and abortion are crucial, nonnegotiable pillars of women’s freedom. Lahren notes that her support of abortion rights comes from her commitment to freedom — “I can’t sit here and be a hypocrite and say I’m for limited government but I think the government should decide what women do with their bodies,” she said.

It turns out that for all their talk about freedom and liberty, conservatives aren’t willing to fully extend those values to women. And for all their talk about free speech and all the complaints that liberal institutions shut down conservative views, they’ve been awfully quick to try and muzzle Lahren for the crime of saying she thinks a safe, legal medical procedure that has revolutionized women’s rights in America should remain legal.

Imagine the howling on the right if a liberal publication suspended a commentator for saying they morally opposed abortion — it would be used as further proof of leftist intolerance. It turns out that when it comes to free speech being used to support women’s rights, the right is pretty closed-minded.

That there’s room in the Republican Party and in conservative media for a man who has bragged about sexually assaulting women, another who was charged with domestic violence, and a whole room full of men who are happy to take away health care for pregnant women (and the list goes on), but not for a woman who says she gets to decide what happens inside her own uterus, tells you everything you need to know about conservatives and women. If only Lahren had figured out sooner that it’s not feminists who are the problem — it’s the whole conservative ideology she pushes.

Charges in alleged NYC mafia crime wave

The charges stem from what prosecutors claim was almost 20 years of organized criminal activity in and around Queens — including participation in gun battles, beatings, extortion, and arson.

“The Mafia hasn’t stopped operating and the crimes these members are charged with today prove that,” the FBI’s William Sweeny Jr. said in a statement.

The 10 defendants — Ronald “Ronnie G.” Giallanzo, Michael Padavona, Nicholas “Pudgie” Festa, Michael Palmaccio, Christopher “Bald Chris” Boothby, Evan “The Jew” Greenberg, Richard Heck, Michael Hintze, Robert Pisani and Robert “Chippy” Tanico — were arrested Tuesday and arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn.

Giallanzo, identified by the Department of Justice as an acting captain in the Bonnano family, stands at the center of the alleged crime wave.

A reputed Bonanno soldier for nearly two decades, Giallanzo used the proceeds from fraudulent stock market schemes to fund a loan-sharking business with more than $3 million, court documents state.

In the course of running his loan-sharking operation — and while awaiting trial for securities fraud — prosecutors claim Giallanzo ordered members of his crew, including Palmaccio and Padavona, to kill a suspected rival in the Howard Beach section of Queens.

The man was believed by Giallanzo to have been behind multiple robberies of Festa’s drug-dealing and loan-sharking operation, court papers state. The vendetta resulted in at least four shootouts in Howard Beach over a three-month period, according to prosecutors.

Defendants could face up to 20 years in prison

Giallanzo pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and was sentenced in 2007 to more than seven years in prison. Prosecutors allege, however, that he continued to run his loan-sharking operation from behind bars, instructing his associates to beat up borrowers who were in arrears.

When conditionally released in April 2013, Giallanzo took a personal role in the shakedowns, prosecutors contend. He allegedly beat someone who owed $250,000 until the man “soiled himself,” court documents state.

He also met with several ranking members of the Bonanno crime family in violation of the conditions of his release. Those meetings earned him another stretch in prison, from March until December 2016. Elizabeth Macedonio, Giallanzo’s attorney, could not be immediately reached for comment Tuesday.

If found guilty of racketeering or loan sharking, the defendants face up to 20 years in prison.

What’s on Netflix and Amazon in April

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

Bill Nye the Science Guy tackles various topics from a scientific perspective in his new Netflix series “Bill Nye Saves the World,” debuting in April. Here’s at look at more of what’s new in the streaming world.

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“The Get Down” Season 2: Baz Luhrmann and his team take on the emergence of hip hop in New York City in the 1970s in this musical series returning for its sophomore season. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On”: Actress Rashida Jones is one of the producers of this series based on the documentary about the porn industry. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Chelsea” Season 2: Chelsea Handler returns with a new season of her comedy and culture talk show.(Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Louis C.K. 2017”: The comic and TV star talks religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights and more in a live performance from Washington, D.C. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“An American Tail”: Fievel Mousekewitz and his family immigrate to the United States from Russia in this beloved animated film. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Kubo and the Two Strings“: This Academy Award-nominated animated film follows a young boy searching for a magical suit his father wore. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Dear White People” Season 1: Based on the movie of the same name, this series revolves around a diverse group of students trying to navigate life at a predominately white university. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Tropic Thunder”: A group of actors filming a war movie end up having to become soldiers in this comedy. (Netflix)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Bosch” season 3: Titus Welliver plays LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch in this drama. (Amazon Prime)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Almost Famous”: Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit star in this film about a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Chaplin”: Robert Downey Jr. won critical acclaim playing silent movie star Charlie Chaplin in this 1992 movie. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Eddie Murphy Raw”: Eddie Murphy’s epic stand up special is still a fan favorite years later. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Tommy Boy”: David Spade and Chris Farley star in this 1995 comedy about a slow-witted auto parts company heir trying to save his company. (Amazon Prime,Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Election”: Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon star in this 1999 dark comedy about a high school election. (Amazon Prime)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Mulholland Falls”: John Malkovich, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Treat Williams star in this thriller about a special crime squad of the LAPD investigating the murder of a young woman in the 1950s. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Saturday Night Fever”: Donna Pescow and John Travolta both want a better life for themselves beyond their New York City neighborhood in this classic film that gave the world a killer soundtrack. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Kiss the Girls”: Ashley Judd stars as a woman abducted by a serial killed in this 1997 thriller. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo”: Rob Schneider and Marlo Thomas star in this comedy about an aquarium cleaner who becomes a gigolo. (Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Days of Thunder”: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were still a real life couple when they starred in this race car driving film. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” : Matthew Broderick found stardom in this now iconic comedy about a high school student who plays hooky. (Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“RoboCop” : Peter Weller stars in this 1987 thriller about a wounded police officer who returns to the force as a cyborg. (Amazon Prime, Hulu)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” : Rose Byrne and Oprah Winfrey star in this drama based on the best-selling nonfiction book about a woman whose cells are still being used in medical research. (HBO Now)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” : Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders reprise their roles as Patsy and Edwina in this comedy based on Saunders hit TV show. (HBO Now)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Kicks” : Christopher Jordan Wallace, Christopher Meyer, and Jahking Guillory star in this drama about a teen on a mission to get his beloved sneakers back. (HBO Now)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“War Dogs”: Miles Teller and Jonah Hill star as unlikely arms dealers in this crime drama which was based on a true story. (HBO Now)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“Suicide Squad” : Will Smith and Margot Robbie are part of an ensemble cast in this comic book adaptation. (HBO Now)

What streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in April

“French Fields”: This lighthearted empty nester Brit-com stars beloved actors Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers about a couple who decide to move to France. (Acorn TV)