Actor Mamie Laverock has been on life support after a five-story fall, but she has since opened her eyes, her family says. The “When Calls the Heart” actor’s mom, actor Nicole Rockmann, told the Los Angeles Times that Laverock is “doing well” and hoping for a “turnaround” on her health. “Mamie just opened her eyes,” Rockmann said. … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla — Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. The … Read more
FLORENCE, Italy — Amanda Knox will seek to finally clear her name and beat a 16-year-old slander conviction on Wednesday when she appears in an Italian courtroom for the first time in over a decade. Knox, wearing a pink dress and accompanied by her husband, Christopher Robinson, and her legal team, entered the courtroom in … Read more
A wealthy American benefactor and graduate of Columbia University who served in World War II has given a $260 million donation to an Israeli university, as the fallout from months of protests and police operations on U.S. campuses continues. The news comes as pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment in front of Los Angeles … Read more
Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife, Kallie, are mourning for their 3-year-old son, Levi, after deciding to remove him from life support following a drowning accident. On May 21, Levi drove his toy tractor into a Utah river near his home. Rescuers found the toddler unresponsive about a mile downstream. Though Levi opened his … Read more
ESPN host Pat McAfee apologized Monday for dropping the b-word in his off-color praise of WNBA star Caitlin Clark. McAfee was pushing back at the notion that the recent surge in WNBA popularity can be traced to not only Clark’s emergence, but the play and personalities of fellow rookies like Angel Reese and Cameron Brink. … Read more
Amanda Knox says she will “defend myself yet again” in an Italian courtroom — the same one in which the American was convicted in a retrial of her British roommate’s 2007 murder before being exonerated — as a verdict may be reached Wednesday in her related slander trial. Knox, then an exchange student in the … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars’ worth of fraud. Kingston, 34, was booked into the Broward County jail on Sunday, according to jail records. He was arrested May 23 at Fort Irwin, an Army training base in … Read more
Katy Perry kicked off Pride Month by posting a heavily edited version of Harrison Butker’s viral commencement speech, changing key messages of the controversial address. Butker made headlines for a speech he delivered at Benedictine College May 11 that highlighted his views on gender roles, birth control, surrogacy, Pride Month and more topics. TODAY.com published a full transcript of the … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. — A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Monday that would allow judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration after the person has … Read more