Five people were killed after a small plane crashed at an airport in North Carolina on Saturday near the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, the National Park Service said. Four adults and one child were killed in the crash, according to Mike Barber, a spokesman for the Park Service, said on Sunday. It was…
Prince Harry making a show for Netflix about himself playing polo always seemed a curious idea. Isn’t the long term goal of Harry and wife Meghan Markle to encourage us to identify with them? And wouldn’t a film about playing polo—a famously expensive sport, requiring access to multiple pricey “ponies”—merely confirm suspicions that they live fabulous, millionairey lives…
Barbara Leigh-Hunt, the Olivier Award-winning British actress known for her roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy and the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice, has passed away at the age of 88. Leigh-Hunt died peacefully on September 16 at her home in Warwickshire, England, according to a statement from her family. A respected figure in British theater, Leigh-Hunt’s…
The beloved Days of Our Lives star who played John Black for 38 years, has died. He was 70. The actor, Drake Hogestyn, was just one day shy of his 71st birthday when he died on Sept. 28, 2024. The popular soap opera shared a statement from the actor’s family on social media. “It’s with heavy hearts…
Shelby Daniele, a standout college track star and record-breaking athlete at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), has tragically died. Daniele, who made an indelible mark on the track and field community, was only 23 years old. In a heartfelt message shared via Instagram on Friday, Cal Poly’s athletic department expressed deep sorrow over her…
Actor Ted Danson has shared an insight into how his relationship with ex-wife Casey Coates was affected by her stroke. Cheers star Danson and producer Coates wed in 1977. Two years later, while giving birth to the couple’s first daughter Kate, Coates experienced a “massive” stroke that left her paralyzed on her left side. While Danson…
Popular Greek singer Marinella was in stable but critical condition in an Athens hospital Thursday, the hospital said in a statement, a day after she collapsed on stage during a concert in the ancient Herod Atticus theater. Marinella, 86, suffered a stroke and was being treated in the intensive care unit for extensive brain bleeding,…
In a tearful announcement on Thursday, Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb revealed her decision to leave the program after six years. Her departure signals a major shift in morning television, as networks begin to move away from the high-dollar salaries that once defined the industry’s top talent. Kotb, who signed a $7 million-a-year deal in…
Here’s a story about a man named Barry Williams … who hooked up with his TV siblings. Williams, 69, played Greg Brady, the eldest Brady son, on the ABC sitcom The Brady Brunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974. He spoke with Us Weekly on the 55th anniversary of the show’s premiere on September 26. And, yes, he says the…
Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships. “Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement. Furrer was competing in the junior women’s event on rain-slicked roads Thursday morning when she crashed in a…
