A Latino actor has never won an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series, and “Will Trent” star Ramón Rodríguez hopes he’ll be the one to break that barrier. “It’s a sad and unfortunate reality,” the Puerto Rican actor said. “It’s not why I do what I do, obviously. But does it matter? Of course it does. Because …
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Tech tycoon Lynch’s doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surface
Salvage experts lifted Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to the surface and began pumping seawater out of it on Saturday, 10 months after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others. Work resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe having been used to haul …
Read More »Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistan said on Saturday it would recommend U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade that he has said he craves, for his work in helping to resolve the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. Some analysts in Pakistan said the move might persuade Trump to think again about potentially joining Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities. …
Read More »What the explosive growth of ‘blowout counties’ means for U.S. politics
Look at a few national election results and it’s easy to think of the United States as a 50/50 nation overall, split down the middle between Republican red and Democratic blue. But that’s not the reality in vast and growing swaths of the country, where political competitiveness at the local level is being replaced by landslide loyalty to a single …
Read More »How a high heel entrepreneur is handling tariffs before the other shoe drops
The company’s shoes are manufactured in China, and Pavone said they can’t be made elsewhere — though it’s not for lack of trying. “I’ve tried talking to manufacturers in Vietnam, Brazil, India and even one very small factory I was able to find in the U.S.,” she said. “All of them have unanimously said that China is the only supply …
Read More »Bassist Carol Kaye says she’s declining Rock Hall of Fame induction — permanently
Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand, told The Associated Press on Friday that she wants no part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I’ve declined the rrhof. Permanently,” the 90-year-old Kaye said in an email to …
Read More »Wisconsin pair charged in alleged plot to stalk, poison and kill dating app liaisons
A Wisconsin boyfriend and girlfriend who have been charged with attempted murder are accused of trying to poison two women the man previously dated after he met them online, authorities said. Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, have each been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, recklessly endangering the public and stalking, according to criminal cases filed in …
Read More »Accusations of plagiarism, AI use and author bullying: ‘BookTok’ rocked by recent scandals
A scandal over allegations of plagiarism is rocking the book community on TikTok, becoming the latest drama to unfold in a pocket of the internet that was once considered a safer space from online toxicity. “Beverly,” a romance novel by indie author Laura J. Robert, had picked up recent buzz on the social media platform, where readers and authors often …
Read More »Pilot killed in North Carolina crash was trying to avoid hitting turtle on runway
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The pilot of a small plane that crashed near a North Carolina airport this month had raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report. The pilot of the Universal Stinson 108 and a passenger were killed in the June 3 crash near Sugar …
Read More »‘Justice will prevail’: Khalil speaks out after release from detention center
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing ‘Justice will prevail’: Khalil speaks out after release from detention center 04:04 UP NEXT Iran foreign minister speaks on U.S., Israel tensions 08:22 Meet the Press NOW — June 20 49:29 Judge says Mahmoud Khalil is not a flight risk or national security …
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