Renowned tap dancing star Maurice Hines Jr., who also enjoyed a long career as an actor and choreographer, has died, his agent said Saturday. He was 80. Special counsel Jack Smith on Saturday asked an appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity in his federal election interference case. An undercover Oakland, Calif., police officer is dead after being shot while while responding to a break-in at a business in the city's waterfront entertainment district, authorities say. A former deputy fire chief in southern Massachusetts is dead after being shot and killed by police, local officials have confirmed. Authorities have identified three members of a Massachusetts family who were found shot to death this week inside a palatial, 27-room mansion in a wealthy section of suburban Boston. BAFTA-winning actor Tom Wilkinson has died at the age of 75. Convicted felon Sam Bankman-Fried won't face an additional federal trial accusing him of making illegal campaign contributions and five other federal charges, prosecutors say. Without mentioning any specific threats, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday security is being tightened in the Big Apple ahead of New Year's Eve festivities. Nearly 500 Polish troops were dispatched on Saturday to the eastern Lublin region to search for a Russian cruise missile that penetrated Polish airspace amid a massive barrage fired at Ukraine. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the Serbian capital of Belgrade Saturday, again protesting federal election results from earlier this month. A federal judge has granted a temporary injunction blocking Iowa officials from enforcing a new state law aiming to remove books discussing gender identity or sexuality from classrooms. Pop music star, dancer and TV personality Paula Abdul has sued "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" producer Nigel Lythgoe for alleged sexual assault. The Biden administration says it has allowed a $147 million emergency arms sale to Israel without congressional approval as Jerusalem ramps up its war efforts against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip. Arnold Schwarzenegger shared a photo on social media of him visiting his former "Twins" co-star Danny DeVito after a performance of DeVito's Broadway play, "I Need That." Thousands of travelers seeking to take the cross-channel Eurostar train from Britain to continental Europe were stranded in London on Saturday due to flooding in a tunnel in southeastern England. Pop star Taylor Swift's "1989 (Taylor's Version)" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Millions of revelers hit the road after New Year's Eve celebrations and the inevitability of impaired drivers make the holiday one of the nation's deadliest. Forecasters say more monstrous waves along California coast such as the ones that took onlookers by surprise earlier this week are likely to continue well into the weekend. Actor Sheryl Lee Ralph turns 67 and singer Ellie Goulding turns 37, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 30. On Dec. 30, 2013, four NFL coaches were fired on the league's so-called Black Monday: Mike Shanahan of the Washington Redskins, Leslie Fraiser of the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay's Greg Chiano and Jim Schwartz of the Detroit Lions. More Recent Articles |
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