Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition

Doctors discovered Grant had a heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) during a routine checkup

Celebrities

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Music industry calls for Black Out Tuesday amid unrest

Several top record labels organized Black Out Tuesday as violent protests erupted around the world sparked by George Floyd’s death as well as the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor

Entertainment

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Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84

Kramer raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic

Obituary

NASA chief “all in” for Tom Cruise to film on space station

NASA is rolling out the International Space Station’s red carpet for Tom Cruise to make a movie in orbit

Business

Brian May reveals recent heart attack, says he’s good now

May said he found the experience shocking, because “I thought I was a very healthy guy.”

Celebrities

Loughlin, Giannulli plead in college scam but await fate

“Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty Friday to paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as part of a c

Nation

Loughlin, Giannulli to serve prison time for college scam

The couple agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in a plea agreement filed in Boston’s federal court

Nation

Oprah Winfrey gives grants to ‘home’ cities during pandemic

Oprah Winfrey is giving grants to the cities she’s called home through her $12 million coronavirus relief fund

Celebrities

Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition

Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of symptoms from Graves’ disease, a spokesperson said.

TV Plus

Telethon raises $115M for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19

Tina Fey joined A-list celebrities from Barbara Streisand, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Strahan to ask for donations to help relief and recovery efforts

Nation

Jerry Stiller, comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 92

His role as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show reinvigorated a long career in comedy

Entertainment

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

Tawny Strelic said in a statement that Horn died Friday in a Las Vegas hospital.

Entertainment

Judge refuses to dismiss charges against Loughlin, Giannulli

U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton rejected the defense’s bid to toss the indictment over allegations of misconduct by FBI agents

Nation

Court: ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ is Seinfeld’s show

Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” was his creation despite copyright claims by a one-time collaborator who helped direct the first episode

TV Plus

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73

Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony said that Schneider-Esleben had been suffering from cancer

Obituary

Harry and Meghan mark son’s 1st birthday with charity video

The three-minute video is for a fundraising campaign with the goal bringing food and learning resources to children and families struggling during the pandemic

World

Daniel Radcliffe kicks off a star-studded reading of the first Harry Potter book

The goodwill stunt is part of a larger #HarryPotterAtHome campaign launched by J.K. Rowling in an effort restore some magic amid the coronavirus crisis.

Books

Elon Musk puts two homes on market after vow to sell most possessions

Elon Musk listed two of his California homes for sale Sunday, seeking a combined $39.5 million for the Bel Air properties

Autos

New book aims to portray ‘real’ Prince Harry and Meghan

The publisher says the book will tackle “the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond.”

World

‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Stahl says she fought coronavirus

Lesley Stahl said she was “really scared” after fighting pneumonia caused by the coronavirus for two weeks at home before going to the hospital

Celebrities

Duchess of Sussex loses first round in newspaper lawsuit

Judge Mark Warby threw out some of the causes of action argued in her lawsuit, including the claim that the publisher acted “dishonestly”

World

Big Sean, Jeff Daniels, Hill Harper join telethon to aid local artists

The telethon will showcase local artists who have lost income due to canceled gigs because of the coronavirus

Entertainment

Man, 27, arrested in break-in at Eminem’s Clinton Township home

Matthew Hughes is accused of throwing a brick through window at 4 a.m. April 5 while rap star was at home

Macomb County

Harrison Ford piloting plane that wrongly crosses runway

Ford was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another plane was landing, and federal authorities are investigating

Celebrities

Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies

The veteran character actor died Wednesday after being admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection

Obituary

Reality TV star Ashley ‘Minnie’ Ross dies in Georgia wreck

Ashley Ross, who was known as “Ms. Minnie,” died of her injuries Monday at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta

Obituary

Brad Pitt portrays Fauci in SNL’s 2nd at-home edition

A bespectacled Pitt, speaking in Fauci’s raspy voice, tried to recast false assurances and misstatements pitched by President Donald Trump

Entertainment

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully home from hospital

Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is back home after falling and being hospitalized

MLB

Kanye West vaults from broke to billions with Yeezy in demand

The entertainer is looking to bring the Yeezy fashion name into other realms, including architecture, hospitality and urban design.

Business

Biden campaign rejects comedian Louis C.K.’s $2,800 donation

The 2020 presidential campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden has returned a $2,800 donation from disgraced comedian Louis C.K.

Politics

Whitney Houston biopic in the works

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” will follow Houston from obscurity to pop stardom

Movies

Judge tosses Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit

The lawsuit said Smollett had been the victim of a malicious prosecution that caused him humiliation and extreme distress

Celebrities

People makes history with Hawn, Hudson on anniversary cover

The cover story touches on several topics, including Hawn and Hudson’s style choices to parenting.

Entertainment

Families involved in Kobe Bryant crash file lawsuit against helicopter company

The lawsuit said the plaintiffs suffered a variety of damages because of the “careless, negligence and unlawful conduct” of the defendants.

NBA

Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with UK tabloids

The couple have written to the editors of several British tabloids saying they won’t “offer themselves up as currency for an economy of click bait and distortion.”

World