Michael Wright, actor known for ‘The Five Heartbeats,’ ‘Sugarhill’ and ‘Oz,’ dies at 70
Michael Wright, an actor best known for starring as Eddie King Jr. in the oft-quoted and beloved Motown-inspired movie “The...
Dakota Fanning Says Her ‘No Pressure’ ‘Twilight’ Role Let Her Enjoy the ‘Super Intense’ Fandom
Dakota Fanning knew what a big deal it was to land her small part in the “Twilight” film saga, recalling...
Simon Cowell’s sudden ‘America’s Got Talent’ absence comes with a painful backstory
Simon Cowell is stepping away from the judges’ table. The longtime “America’s Got Talent” judge will miss weeks of filming as...
Jeffries Defends Kushner Meeting, Vowing Tough Oversight of Trump
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, was forced to defend himself on Monday for taking...
Laptop Fire Causes Midair Scare on American Airlines Flight
A laptop computer caught fire on Friday aboard an American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth, injuring at least...
El-Sayed Joins Fox News for Some Light Verbal Combat and a Pitch to Republicans
“You’re filibustering.” “Pipe down one second.” “That’s a dodge, Abdul.” Through tense smiles and laughter, the Fox News host Jesse...
The Local: Walkie-talkies for grief
Good afternoon. It has been nearly a year since the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School that killed two children, injured...
Iran’s Winning Strategy: Avoid Losing
To the Editor: In “The New Physics of Power” (column, Aug. 21), Thomas L. Friedman examines recent events in the...
Kacey Musgraves divides fans with immigrant children’s plea, faces boycott calls to ‘shut up and sing’
Kacey Musgraves is facing backlash after asking fans to donate to an immigrant children’s rights group as her birthday wish while...
A Suspect Was Outrunning the Police. So the Officers Jumped in an Uber.
Anthony Baines, an Uber driver in Houston, was at a stop sign, on his way to pick up a rider...
