After dropping record rain in South Florida, a system remains on track to become the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season this weekend. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the deaths of two women whose bodies were found Wednesday under a north Georgia bridge has been ruled a homicide. Georgia police are searching for a car that belonged to Vanita Richardson, 19, who was found dead this week with Truvenia Campbell, 31 under a bridge in Rome, Ga. Director Lynn Shelton, known for the films "Humpday" and "Your Sister's Sister," as well as directing a number of acclaimed television shows, died Friday of a blood disorder. She was 54. Former President Barack Obama is set to give two virtual commence addresses Saturday, celebrating the 2020 graduates unable to walk across the stage due to the coronavirus. U.S. Rep. Justin Amash said Saturday he won't run as a third-party presidential candidate after announcing late last month that he had launched a committee to explore doing so. Actor Fred Willard, rock 'n' roll icon Little Richard, singer-songwriter John Prine, New Orleans jazz legend Ellis Marsalis, soul singer Bill Withers, jazz icon Manu Dibango, country music icon Kenny Rogers, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, Oscar-winning actor Kirk Douglas, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and WWE wrestler Rocky Johnson are among the famous people who have died in 2020. "Modern Family" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Fred Willard has died at age 86, his family said Saturday. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that horse racing tracks and the Watkins Glen International auto racing track would open June 1 for televised events with no stadium audience. NBC has ordered a fourth season of its crime dramedy, "Good Girls." SeawWorld pass holders have sued the park over monthly fee collection while it is closed due to COVID-19. The release date for the Universal-Blumhouse horror picture "The Forever Purge" has been delayed indefinitely. The state of California has enacted a shelter-in-place order in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, urging residents to stay in their homes except for essential travel and closing non-essential businesses. Red carpet events have been canceled. The production of many films and TV shows has been suspended. Iran sentenced a French-Iranian academic to six years in prison Saturday on national security and propaganda charges. A special episode of "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet" called "Mythic Quest: Quarantine" is set to air on Apple TV+ on Friday. ABC has announced it renewed "American Idol" for a fourth season. Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck are set to star in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," CBS All Access announced. President Donald Trump informed Congress in a letter that he fired U.S. State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, offering no specific reason for the ouster. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday temporarily put on hold an expansion of voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. "Trading Spaces" designer Frank Bielec has died of complications of a heart attack. He was 72. Italy published a decree Saturday to lift travel restrictions June 3, three months after they were put in place in response to the coronavirus. Country music star Kenny Chesney's "Here and Now" is the No. 1 album in the United States. French authorities arrested suspected Rwandan war criminal Félicien Kabuga on Saturday after decades on the run, The Hague announced. The House has passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill that, if President Donald Trump hadn't promised to veto, would be the largest such package in U.S. history. A new study finds that aerobic exercise can improve older adults' thinking and memory, even if they're longtime couch potatoes. Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster turns 30 and actor David Boreanaz turns 51, among the famous birthdays for May 16. |
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