Brenda Fricker, who became the first female Irish Oscar winner for acting with My Left Foot, has died aged 81. Her agent Phil Belfield told the BBC in a statement: “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her … I was honoured to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my heart and in the heart of so many film and TV fans the world over.” In My Left Foot, Fricker plays the mother of Christy Brown, whose cerebral palsy means he only has mus
Soleil will take to the skies on Saturday night during Awesome Championship Wrestling’s (ACW) Indypendence Day in a tag team match with Dante Casanova as they look to get one over on the duo known as The Righteous. Sidney Akeem, the former WWE star , is the man behind the mask. It will be his first appearance at ACW since 2025 at Mischief Night when he took on Casanova and AJZ in a triple-threat match. Casanova was the winner of that battle and now gets to team with Soleil. COMPLETE PRO WRESTLIN
Kayna Whitworth reports on a massive water main break that damaged vehicles and opened a sinkhole near the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
Rachel Scott analyzes President Donald Trump's latest prime-time speech, particularly his claims about foreign threats to U.S. election security.
Social media erupted on Thursday night during a Maine Senate debate to determine who will replace former Democratic nominee Graham Platner after one of the candidates highlighted being a songwriter as a qualification for Senate. "I ran for office several times, didn't win, but I did run and then, I'm a songwriter and then I write my own books," Senate candidate Ashley Webb said on the debate stage when asked, "What qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?" Webb, who is transgender
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Democrats and advocates sound alarm at Trump rehashing false claims about 2020 election in his primetime address Democrats and voting rights groups say Donald Trump’s primetime speech making unverified claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election are the clearest sign yet that the president is laying the groundwork to tamper with the results of November’s midterms. The upcoming elections to decide the balance of power in Congress and many state legislatures will be a major test of Trump’s
ABC News · Oct 8
Trump to give primetime speech on 2020 election: Sources Trump has pushed debunked claims that his 2020 election loss was fraudulent. President Donald Trump is set to deliver a primetime address Thursday evening, during which he is expected to detail information that he has recently received from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence related to the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. Trump has long pushed debunked conspiracy theories to claim that his 202
Fox News · Oct 8
The second half of the Major League Baseball season resumes tonight around the league, which means our three-day national nightmare without baseball is over. Whew. We made it. Felt like a lifetime! The resumption of the season also spells the beginning of the end for three of the worst umpires in the league. That's right. For Laz Diaz, Brian O'Nora and CB Bucknor, the second half of this MLB season is their final half ... ever. Three veteran umpires, all retiring at the end of the season. And, o
NBC News · Oct 8
Craig Melvin in 2024.
