Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill” and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” has been hospitalized after falling at her home. The actor had mistakenly been reported dead by her publicist earlier Monday. Roberts’ publicist Mike Pingel later told The …
Read More »Tara VanDerveer sets record for women’s college basketball coach with most wins
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer won her 1,099th game Tuesday as the Cardinal defeated Pacific 104-61, passing the late Pat Summitt for the most coaching victories in women’s college basketball. “I really hope Pat Summitt is looking down and saying, ‘Great job Tara, keep it going,'” VanDerveer said after the historic …
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New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday night held a virtual get out the vote event that involved her playing the popular online game “Among Us” with fellow Representative Ilhan Omar and popular streamers. The session was streamed on Twitch — a platform that allows people to broadcast themselves playing …
Read More »Bird watcher Christian Cooper shares message on systemic bias in new comic book: “Let’s not get distracted”
Christian Cooper, a Black writer and bird watcher who filmed a White woman calling the police on him in Central Park earlier this year, is sharing a message on systemic racism in his new comic book, “It’s a Bird.” The book follows a Black teen bird watcher named Jules who …
Read More »Search for “Glee” actress Naya Rivera continues for fourth day
Authorities said Saturday the search for Naya Rivera continued for the fourth day. The 33-year-old “Glee” actress went missing while on a lake with her 4-year-old son in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County this week. CBS Los Angeles reports search crews were expected to continue to use …
Read More »Cirque du Soleil, theatrical high flyer, files for bankruptcy protection
Cirque du Soleil has filed for bankruptcy protection just three months after temporarily canceling dozens of its flashy acrobatic shows worldwide because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Canadian company said it plans to fire about 3,500 circus workers and back-office employees as part of a restructuring plan. A group of investors …
Read More »Brian Dennehy, prolific stage and screen actor, dies at 81
Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller, has died. He was 81. Dennehy died Wednesday night of natural causes in New …
Read More »Courteney Cox says she doesn’t remember “Friends”
Could Courteney Cox BE any more forgetful? Appearing via video call on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday, Cox said she doesn’t remember much about playing the “mother hen” of the group, Monica Geller, on the hit TV show “Friends.” Blaming her “bad memory” Cox laughed, adding, “I remember obviously loving …
Read More »Disney actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies aged 15 from brain tumor
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, a 15-year-old rising star from Uganda who was featured in Disney’s “Queen of Katwe,” has died after a brain tumor diagnosis, according to local media. The 2016 film starred Waligwa alongside Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, who described the young star as “a ball of …
Read More »Take Five (February 7): Check out the “Sunday Morning” listings of events this coming week
Check out these events around the country this coming week: LOS ANGELES: 25th Annual L.A. Art Show (through February 9) The most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America officially kicks off the city’s 2020 art season. This year marks a milestone both for the art show and the entire …
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