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Caroll Spinney, the iconic “Sesame Street” puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch during his nearly five decades on the children’s show, died today at 85. According to the NY Daily News, his death was announced by the Sesame Workshop, which said Spinney had been living with Dystonia …

Rapper Juice Wrld was on an early Sunday flight from California to Chicago when he suffered a seizure after deplaning. According to TMZ, Juice was walking through the airport when he began having a seizure. Law enforcement says that he was bleeding from the mouth when paramedics got on scene. …

Despite Michelle Williams being an integral member of Destiny’s Child and playing a large part in the group’s later success, the singer has still struggled with harsh comparisons to her two former groupmates, Beyonce and Kelly Rowland, and criticisms about her singing voice. Michelle was recently revealed to be the …

A young graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy is being hailed a hero after he reportedly relayed crucial information about the identity of the gunmen in the Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting to first responders, despite having been shot several times, a family member revealed. According to Fox News, Joshua …

When megaproducers Pharrell and Rick Rubin sat down together to discuss their music-making process, who would’ve known select comments made by Pharrell during their conversation last month would land him in legal trouble once again. In 2018, a jury awarded Marvin Gaye’s estate $5 million after ruling that Pharrell and Robin Thicke …

After a climate change protest that took place last month between Havard and Yale Universities during the Ivy League school football games, students have been sentenced to community service. The act took place midfield of the Yale Bowl during the halftime show. Participants that consisted of students as well as …

Solange Knowles is set to receive the first-ever Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact. The honor is named after the singer, and “Cabin in the Sky” actress Lena Horne, who was also a civil rights activist. She passed away in 2010 at age 92. The 33-year-old singer and …

A woman who was a passenger on a United Airlines flight en route to Atlanta says she was stung by a scorpion on the plane from San Francisco on Thursday morning. According to TMZ, the woman says she felt a stinging sensation on her leg. When it continued, she went …

The wildly popular cult hit Comedy Central series Reno 911 that aired from 2003 to 2009 is being revived by Quibi, an upcoming American mobile video platform headquartered in Los Angeles. The streaming service has picked up the show’s seventh season, with co-creators Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Thomas …

Three men have been identified in the murder of Joshua Brown and are facing capital murder charges. Joshua Brown was shot multiple times at a Dallas apartment complex on Oct.4. Just a few days prior, Brown testified on the stand against former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. When Brown was …

In a recent interview with Esquire, 82-year-old “Mahogany” actor Billy Dee Williams opened up about identifying as gender fluid and using his/her pronouns. “I never tried to be anything except myself,” he shared. “I think of myself as a relatively colorful character who doesn’t take himself or herself too seriously. …

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the stabbing rampage in London that left two dead and three seriously injured, and named Usman Khan, 28, as the individual responsible for the attack. The terrorist organization said through its Amaq news agency that Khan is a convicted terrorist out on Britain’s equivalent of …

Barbara Hillary, who was in her 70s when she became the first black woman to officially make it to the North and South Poles, has died at 88. Ms. Hillary’s death was announced Saturday on her Twitter and Website account, which said she had gone through “significant health decline in …

Annalysa McMillan, 19, was shot and killed by a backseat passenger with an AR-15 style rifle while driving her car in Marion, Indiana on Tuesday. McMillan celebrated her 19th birthday just five days before her death. According to police, the gun discharged in the passenger seat behind her, striking her. …

NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor who is listed in critical condition after being stabbed in Pittsburgh overnight is also being charged with assault after a domestic violence incident with his girlfriend. Pryor was reportedly at his Heinz Lofts apartment complex has been arrested after an altercation at a Pittsburgh apartment, …