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Hulk Hogan helps rescue teenage girl trapped after car crash

Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida, according to Hogan’s social media posts.

Alec Baldwin, specialist face charges of involuntary manslaughter

Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies filed the charging documents naming the actor and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who supervised weapons on the set of the Western “Rust.”

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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89.

R. Kelly sentenced in sex trafficking case

Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.

Mickey Gilley, helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

“He passed peacefully with his family and close friends by his side,” said a statement from Mickey Gilley Associates. One of three remaining Gilley’s nightclubs is in Las Vegas.

Family: Bob Saget died after accidental blow to the head

The comedian and “Full House” star was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room. He’d performed in the area the night before as part of a stand-up tour.

 
‘Nomadland’ wins top picture at a social distanced Oscars

Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a portrait of itinerant lives across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director.