Disney+ has decided not to continue with its planned TV series based on Louis Sachar’s novel Holes. The project had received a pilot order earlier this year but will not move forward. The 1998 novel, which earned a National Book Award and a Newbery Medal, inspired Disney’s 2003 film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Shia LaBeouf as Stanley Yelnats. (Story URL)
King Charles III says early diagnosis has enabled doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year. In a recorded message aired on British TV Friday, the 77-year-old monarch urged people to use screening programs that can find cancer early. “Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives,” he said, adding that it allowed him to “continue leading a full and active life.” (Story URL)

