Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago had been “raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents” — an account that, if accurate, would be a dramatic escalation in the various investigations into the former president.
The sugar-sweet performer with a string of No. 1 hits was also an advocate for cancer research.
(CNN)Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the ’70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie “Grease,” died on Monday, according to a statement from her husband. She was 73.
“Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time,” her husband, John Easterling, wrote in a statement on the singer’s verified Instagram account. “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.”
The singer revealed in September 2018 that she was treating cancer at the base of her spine. It was her third cancer diagnosis, following bouts with breast cancer in the early ’90s and in 2017.
The Oklahoma native appeared in television’s “Golden Age,” and last worked with Quentin Tarantino.
The Oklahoma-born actor got his start in television, starring as Billy the Kid on NBC’s The Tall Man in 1960 after appearances on Have Gun—Will Travel, Wagon Train, and other classics of the era. In the mid-1980s he appeared in The Return of the Living Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. His most recent acting role was in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood. He was 93 years old.
Gulagar, whose 165 credits on the IMDb made him ubiquitous enough to warrant his own alert on Mystery Science Theater 3000, was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and a cousin (once removed) of vaudevillian-humorist Will Rogers. Born William Martin Gulager, the nickname Clu, which he shared with an uncle, was in reference to the Cherokee word for the type of birds that nested near his home.
His early days in television included appearances on Playhouse 90, The Untouchables, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and a Gene Roddenberry-penned episode of Have Gun—Will Travel. This led to his first starring role, as Billy the Kid on NBC’s The Tall Man, for 75 episodes. He starred opposite Barry Sullivan, playing Sheriff Pat Garrett.
HAVANA — A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday.
Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, where the fire began during a thunderstorm Friday night, the Ministry of Energy and Mines tweeted. Authorities said about 800 people were evacuated from the Dubrocq neighborhood closest to the fire,
The government said it had asked for help from international experts in “friendly countries” with experience in the oil sector.
Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said the U.S. government had offered technical help to quell the blaze. On his Twitter account, he said the “proposal is in the hands of specialists for the due coordination.”
Minutes later, President Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked Mexico , Venezuela, Russia, Nicaragua, Argentina and Chile for their offers of help. A support flight from Mexico arrived Saturday night.
Roger E. Mosley, best known as the helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum P.I., died early Sunday morning. No cause of death was given.
Mosley was on the original Magnum P.I. for its eight-year run, appearing in 158 episodes, then came back to the rebooted CBS series for a cameo as a different character.
Born in Los Angeles, he lived in the Watts neighborhood and attended Jordan High School
In addition to Magnum P.I., he appeared on the television shows Love Boat, Night Gallery, Sanford and Son, Kung Fu, Kojak, McCloud, The Rockford Files, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Starsky and Hutch, You Take the Kids, Night Court, Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, Walker, Texas Ranger, Rude Awakening, Las Vegas, Fact Checkers Unit and many more.
(CNN)Anne Heche remains hospitalized and in intensive care after a car she was driving crashed into a residence in Los Angeles on Friday and became engulfed in flames.
“Anne is in the ICU, she’s lucky to be alive. She has severe burns and has a long recovery ahead. Her team and her family are still trying to process what led up to the crash,” a source close to Heche told CNN Saturday morning.
Overhead view of the scene
The vehicle was traveling at a high speed when it ran off the road and collided with a residence, Los Angeles Police Public Information Officer Jeff Lee told CNN on Friday.
Heche was taken to a hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in critical condition. It took firefighters more than an hour to “access, confine and fully extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure,” the LAFD said.
A 20-year-old Wilkinsburg woman was jailed in connection with the Aug. 4 shooting of two 18-year-old women in Homewood, Pittsburgh police said.
The detectives from the violent crime unit arrested Temani Lewis, 20, for shooting the women in the back in the 7400 block of Stranahan Street around 11:15 a.m., police said.
One victim was listed in critical condition, while the second’s condition was stable.
Both Pittsburgh paramedics and Penn Hills EMS transferred the victims to a local hospital, where one was rushed into surgery, police said.
Lewis was placed in the Allegheny County Jail, pending an arraignment on charges in connection with shooting. Police said they will charge Lewis with aggravated assault, criminal attempt at homicide, illegal possession of firearms and recklessly endangering another person.
Nine people were wounded when a shooting exploded in a crowd in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine early Sunday morning, police said.
Police have not made any arrests, but said they are searching for “at least two” people who fired weapons during the incident.
All of the people who were shot were treated and released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Sunday. The names of the injured have not been released. Officials said they range in age from 24 to 47, seven are men and one is a woman.
“I thank God there were no fatalities,” Mayor Aftab Pureval said in a press conference Sunday.
Senate Republicans are promising a vote-a-rama ‘hell’ for Democrats, who are advancing a social spending and taxation bill with the support of moderate Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
Democrats pass social spending and tax bill after marathon vote-a-rama
Democrats’ social spending and tax bill passed by a 51-50 vote Sunday, with Vice President Harris breaking a tie.
“I am confident the inflation Reduction Act will endure is one of the defining legislative feats of the 21st century,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said.
The Senate was in session since noon Saturday as Democrats worked to finalize then pass the bill.
Officials with Live! Casino Pittsburgh are gearing up to host their first car cruise, festival and fundraiser next week, rounding out their summer event series. The car cruise will run from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, in the casino parking lot at Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Four teenagers were found with gunshot wounds at a housing complex in Duquesne on Saturday night.
All four were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Just after 9:30, Allegheny County Police, Duquesne Police, and Allegheny County Housing Authority Police responded to a call for shots fired and injured persons at the Orchard Park Housing Community.
A man who ran a red light Friday morning in Downtown Pittsburgh could face charges after the collision ended with seven damaged vehicles, according to police. Authorities said the man, who police did not name, was driving a black Jeep when he ran a red light at Cherry Way
Just after midnight on Friday, a passerby noticed smoke coming out of Bonafide Beer Co. at 21st Street between Penn Avenue and Smallman Street, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI.
The passerby called the fire department, which responded promptly and extinguished the flames.
No one was inside the building. The fire is now under investigation.
In September 2021, Bonafide said it was working on efforts to open soon, according to its Facebook account. The brewery has not yet opened.
The devices reportedly were found during a search of the Penn Manor Road home of Roger N. Williams, 61. Police said they seized three handguns, a shotgun, a rifle and ammunition during the search. The IEDs were found in a box near the guns, according to troopers.
The $206.9 million ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 9-21-56-57-66, and the red Powerball 11, to win the jackpot. The Pennsylvania Lottery says the cash option is valued at $122.3 million.
The ticket was sold at the Sheetz on North Center Avenue in New Stanton. The store earns a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
“The Pennsylvania Lottery congratulates the big winner and our retailer for selling this big Powerball jackpot-winning ticket,” Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko said in a statement. “Thanks to our network of almost 10,000 retailers and players across Pennsylvania, over the past 50 years the Lottery has been able to fulfill its mission of responsibly generating funds for programs that benefit older Pennsylvanians.”
The last time the Powerball jackpot was won in Pennsylvania was back in March 2018 when a $456.7 million jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Lancaster County.
PITTSBURGH — Two teenage girls were rushed to a hospital Thursday after someone shot them. One of the teens is in critical condition.
Two bullet holes show part of the aftermath of the late morning shooting in Homewood.
One of bullet holes was on a power pole, and the other went into a window of a nearby home.
Thursday, a spokesperson from Mayor Gainey’s office addressed the violence in Pittsburgh, specifically in Homewood.
Press secretary Maria Montano said they had implemented a rapid response learning session in Homewood by working with community groups to examine social conditions that lead to violence.
A quick-thinking Pennsylvania teen helped save his neighbors from a raging apartment fire early Tuesday by moving a trampoline underneath the windows so they could jump to safety, according to local reports.
The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. in Bentleyville and trapped multiple people inside, Bentleyville Fire-Rescue said.
Falon O’Regan, 17, jumped out of a window from the burning building and without hesitation looked for a way to help those still trapped in the blaze, WPXI-TV reported.
“Me and Robert, my neighbor downstairs, had to move the trampoline from the side of the house to the three bedrooms on the last part of the house because they would’ve gotten hurt if we didn’t,” O’Regan told the station.
Sorry, DC universe fans: the movie, which starred ‘In The Heights’ actress Leslie Grace in the title role, will not be released theatrically or on HBO Max.
In a move that shocked Hollywood observers for the amount of money wasted, Warner Bros. Discovery announced Tuesday that it is shelving all plans to release the nearly finished film Batgirl, starring actress Leslie Grace.
The film had originally been planned with a $75 million budget that had rocketed up to $90 million, due to COVID-related delays. It was directed by the duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose credits include the 2020 Will Smith and Martin Lawrence vehicle Bad Boys for Life as well as the recent Disney+ series Ms. Marvel.
In a statement reported by multiple media sources, a Warner Bros. spokesperson wrote: “The decision to not release Batgirl reflects our leadership’s strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max. Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance.”
Warner Bros. has not replied to requests from NPR for comment.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — Allegheny County police have made two arrests after a burglary in Fox Chapel.
According to a release from investigators, 27-year-old Robert Gizler and 27-year-old Zachary Zeise were responsible for a burglary on Woodbrook Drive on July 22.
The two men allegedly pawned several of the stolen items at different locations in Allegheny County.
Arrest warrants were obtained for both men last Thursday.
Crews from multiple Johnstown-area departments are on scene of a building fire at a popular Johnstown restaurant.
First responders were dispatched to the Baker’s Loaf, located along Franklin Street, Tuesday afternoon for reports of “heavy smoke” coming from the building.
Debris could be seen scattered around the building.
The incident happened at the old YWCA building in the 400 block of 9th Street. It’s now known as the Common Ground Building, and is owned by the city of McKeesport.
The vehicle was traveling at a high speed when it ran off the road and collided with a residence, Los Angeles Police Public Information Officer Jeff Lee told CNN on Friday.Heche was taken to a hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in critical condition. It took firefighters more than an hour to “access, confine and fully extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure,” the LAFD said.
A quick-thinking Pennsylvania teen helped save his neighbors from a raging apartment fire early Tuesday by moving a trampoline underneath the windows so they could jump to safety, according to local reports.
