Broadway star Rebecca Luker dead at 59 after battle with ALS
Rebecca Luker, the Tony Award-nominated star of Broadway musicals such as "Show Boat" and "Mary Poppins," died Wednesday at age 59.
Rebecca Luker, the Tony Award-nominated star of Broadway musicals such as "Show Boat" and "Mary Poppins," died Wednesday at age 59.
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San Francisco’s mayor blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom for appointing Alex Padillo to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling it an affront to African Americans and predicting there will be no more black women in the chamber. “This is a real blow to the African American community, to African American...
The "Real Housewives of Orange County" wrapped up Season 15, but Braunwyn Windham-Burke isn't done with the drama just yet.
In 2021, Amazon is poised to face a renewed challenge from groups it has long countered: unions. Energized by protests at Amazon’s US warehouses and a more labor-friendly administration assuming office, unions are campaigning at the world’s largest online retailer to see if its warehouse or grocery workers would like to join their ranks. A major test...
"A Texan playing a British character? It did seem like a stretch," the actor said.
A person died Wednesday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a Queens warehouse, officials said. The victim, whose sex and age were not immediately known, was found unconscious in the building on Flushing Avenue in Maspeth at 12:08 p.m., according to the FDNY. When firefighters arrived, they recorded high carbon monoxide readings, officials said. EMS...
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced Miguel Cardona as his nominee for education secretary.
The original Colosseum stage had trap doors which unleashed beasts on gladiators.
A veteran city EMT has succumbed to the coronavirus, becoming the 12th FDNY hero claimed by the pandemic, officials announced Wednesday. Evelyn Ford, a member of the Emergency Medical Dispatch unit with 27 years of service to her name, died late Tuesday. She was 58. “Very, very sad that just now, as we finally get...
Frank Ntilikina would also like to know if he’ll play in Wednesday’s season opener in Indiana. Ntilikina, the Knicks’ 2017 lottery pick, missed the final two preseason games with Achilles soreness. He’s in a dogfight for rotational minutes with the Knicks’ backcourt depth and coach Tom Thibodeau announcing he will have a 10-man rotation. “It’s...
Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal communications and interviews with researchers involved in the work. Google’s new review procedure asks that researchers consult with...
A top US general warned that Iran poses a “heightened risk” to America as the one year anniversary nears of the death of the Republic’s leading military commander in a drone strike, according to a report on Wednesday. Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, said Iran or its proxies may retaliate...
The season is over for one of the best players on the Jets. Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is heading to injured reserve with a neck injury, coach Adam Gase said Wednesday. Williams was injured in Sunday’s win over the Rams when a teammate’s knee hit him in the side of the head. Williams has a...
2020 has been plagued by a Ho-Ho-Whole lot of mischief. But one creative family is now turning all of that grief into Christmas comic relief. Doing away with the Yuletide tradition of crowning their Christmas tree with a halo-topped angel or a glistening decorative star, Stephen Schneider of Marysville, Washington, and his family crafted a...
More than 3 million people traveled through airports over the pre-Christmas weekend — the busiest three-day stretch since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total throughput at US airports on Friday, Saturday and Sunday stood at over 3.2 million, the TSA said — despite pleas from public health officials to stay home as cases and...
A coronavirus patient in California has been accused of beating his hospital roommate to death with an oxygen tank, according to a report. The man carried out the brutal attack on a fellow patient at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, a city in LA County, on Thursday morning, KABC reported. Neither the suspect nor the...
The sad saga of Josh Gordon’s battle against substance abuse has taken another wrong turn. As he was preparing to return to the field for the first time since he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL last year, the talented but troubled wide receiver suffered another setback, according to ESPN. The 29-year-old Gordon’s career may...
The late photographer Pete Turner’s East End home is now in contract. It was last asking $3.19 million — down from its original $3.87 million asking price last October. The home, in Wainscott, is at 32 Westwood Road. The traditional shingle-style home, built in 1988, is 5,800 square feet and sits on 1.4 acres. Inside, it...
Former Rep. Katie Hill has filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband and the owners of the Daily Mail and Redstate.com, arguing they distributed “nonconsensual porn,” according to reports. The 41-page civil lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by NBC News, seeks unspecified damages for emotional distress and violation of state law...
The Devils officially have their goaltending duo. Restricted free agent goalie Mackenzie Blackwood signed a new three-year contract with a $2.8 million average annual value, the team announced Wednesday. The 24-year-old will make $1.475 million in the first year of his deal before it increases to $2.8 million in 2021-22 and $4.125 million in 2022-23....
We hear that the buyer of a $33 million Miami penthouse triplex is a New York based financier — who paid all-cash for the sleek “pied à terre” after touring it for less than five minutes, sources tell Gimme exclusively. “He’s a New Yorker, and really busy. He flew in, walked in, spent three minutes,...
Tommy Kahnle is officially an ex-Yankee. The right-hander signed a two-year deal with the Dodgers, a source confirmed Wednesday. Kahnle underwent Tommy John surgery in August and will likely miss all of next season, so the Dodgers signed him with 2022 in mind. The 31-year-old Kahnle was originally a fifth-round pick by the Yankees in...
It’s a fresh, new look for the flagship at Americana Manhasset, where all that glitters is silver and gold.
Already reeling from a highly infectious new strain of COVID-19, the UK has detected a second new mutation — one that is potentially even more alarming, officials said Wednesday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that two recent tests came back positive for 501.V2, the new coronavirus variant that has driven a recent dramatic spike in...