Daytime Emmy-winning actor Billy Miller dies at age 43

3x Daytime-Emmy winning actor Billy Miller, who starred the soaps The Young & the Restless, All My Children and General Hospital, has died at the age of 43. Miller’s 44th birthday would have been on Sunday. Miller’s manager confirmed the news to Variety in a statement, which read: “The actor was struggling with manic depression …

‘The Talk,’ Jennifer Hudson join Drew Barrymore in pausing production amid strikes

As Drew Barrymore announced she had changed her decision to resume her talk show amid the writers strike, ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ and ‘The Talk’ also have delayed their returns. A CBS spokesperson told Variety in a statement Sunday: ‘The Talk is pausing its season premiere scheduled for September 18. We will continue to evaluate …

Los Angeles deputy shot and killed in patrol car after being ‘ambushed’

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy said that an on-duty officer was “ambushed” and killed Saturday night while driving in his police cruiser by an unknown suspect. Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters at a late night press conference that Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was found unconscious in his car at 6 p.m. Saturday night by …

Two charged with murder in death of 1-year-old at NYC day care due to fentanyl exposure

Police confirm that two people have been arrested on murder charges after a 1-year-old died and three other children were hospitalized following suspected exposure to opioids at a Bronx, New York daycare on Friday. The 1-year-old, Nicholas Dominici, died; and three other children were hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl at the daycare. A spokesperson …

Dan + Shay announce 2024 ‘Heartbreak on the Map’ tour

Dan + Shay announced their new 2024 North American ‘Heartbreak on the Map’ tour, posting on social media: “So excited to announce THE HEARTBREAK ON THE MAP TOUR with special guests @ben_rector + @haileywhitters! Pre-sale begins Tuesday September 19th at 10 AM local time and official on-sale begins Friday September 22nd. Pre-register at danandshay.com/tour now to …

Maren Morris reveals she’s leaving the country music industry

Maren Morris released two new songs – “The Tree” and “Get the Hell Out of Here” — and announced she’s leaving the country music industry. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Morris revealed that she’s leaving the country music genre, and moving forward will release music on Columbia Records, instead of Columbia Nashville. …

Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness separate after 27 years of marriage

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness are separating after 27 years of marriage, confirming the news in a statement to People.  Their statement reads: “Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth. We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a …

Comedian Russell Brand refutes allegations of rape, sexual assault in new report

Russell Brand is refuting allegations in a new report published by The Sunday Times of London, accusing him of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.” The joint investigation between The Times of London and Channel 4’s documentary team “Dispatches” was published over the weekend in the U.K.  According to The Sunday Times, the British comedian …

Hunter Biden indicted by special counsel on felony gun charges

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden has been indicted by special counsel David Weiss on felony gun charges. The four-page indictment returned by the grand jury convened in Delaware charges Hunter Biden with three felony counts stemming from his possession of a Colt Cobra 38 special revolver in October 2018. The first count of the indictment …

Suspect in shooting of Iowa police officer is captured in Minnesota after manhunt

A northern Iowa police officer was shot Wednesday night, prompting a manhunt that ended with an arrest in Minnesota. Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said that police officer Kevin Cram was on patrol in Algona, a town of about 5,300 residents, when he learned of an active arrest warrant …