Ben Jones, the actor and former Georgia congressman best known for playing the warm-hearted mechanic Cooter Davenport on the long-running CBS series "The Dukes of Hazzard," passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026, following a massive heart attack at his Virginia residence. He was 84. Alma Viator, his wife of more...

Laura Prepon, who played Donna Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show,” shared devastating news Wednesday, August 5, 2026: her brother Brad Prepon had died July 15 from a heart condition no one knew he had. He was 48. The 46-year-old actress turned her family’s tragedy into an urgent public health plea,...

President Donald Trump was captured on video apparently falling asleep during a State Department roundtable on August 8, 2026, marking the latest in a series of public incidents that have intensified scrutiny of the 80-year-old president’s health and stamina. The Friday event, which featured Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussing...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced a blistering confrontation from President Donald Trump during a Friday, July 31, 2026, Cabinet session at Camp David over weapons depletion that has limited America’s military capabilities against Iran, two sources with knowledge of the exchange told reporters. The 80-year-old president expressed belief that ammunition...

The indie rock community is mourning the loss of guitarist and vocalist John Douglas of the Trashcan Sinatras, who passed away in the early hours of August 3, 2026, at 62 years old after a short illness. Douglas’s death came mere days following the band’s release of “Ever The Optimist”...

Authorities identified a woman’s remains recovered from an Arizona desert location on August 2, 2026, as Debra Esarey, concluding a search that began when a family member reported her missing on July 31, two days after she was last seen on July 29. Sheriff’s officials in Pima County made...

British music producer William Orbit, whose work helped redefine pop at the turn of the millennium and earned him multiple Grammy Awards, has died at 69. In a statement posted Friday, August 7, to his social media accounts, his family and friends said he died at home on July...

NBC's decision to keep "Late Night with Seth Meyers" on the air through 2028 triggered an escalating clash with President Donald Trump, who called for the comedian's immediate termination and threatened to pull the network's broadcast license. The confrontation has drawn in federal regulators, with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan...