Albert Ruddy, who won Academy Awards for producing “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” has died. He was 94 years old. The Canadian producer, who made more than 30 movies during his long career and is credited with co-creating both “Hogan’s Heroes” and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” died peacefully at UCLA Medical Center on Saturday, a spokesperson said. One of the …
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'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor's ex-fiancée pleads for officials to 'make changes' after star's murder
Days after “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was brutally shot and killed in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, his ex-fiancée Tessa Farrell is speaking out and pleading with LA officials to “make changes” and put an end to the rising crime in the city. “It’s not OK. This can’t keep happening,” the actress said in a video posted on social …
Read More »'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor's killer at large, LAPD shares new details about three suspects
The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating the individual responsible for fatally shooting “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor on Saturday. In a press release obtained by Fox News Digital on Tuesday, the LAPD said Wactor was “confronted by three individuals” in the early hours on May 25. Wactor had just ended a bartending shift and …
Read More »13 confirmed dead, 16 missing after stone quarry collapse in India’s northeast
A stone quarry collapsed Tuesday in India’s northeast due to heavy rains triggered by a tropical storm, killing 13 quarry workers, officials said, while 16 remain missing. Senior police officer Rahul Alwal said rescuers recovered the bodies of those killed from the quarry in Melthum, about 3.7 miles from the state capital Aizwal, and were able to pull out two …
Read More »'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor's death leaves cast 'sickened': 'He was truly one of a kind'
After Johnny Wactor’s sudden death, tributes started to pour in for the “General Hospital” alum. Wactor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning, Fox News Digital confirmed. He played Brando Corbin for 164 episodes on “General Hospital” from 2020 to 2022. The official social media account for the soap opera wrote: “The entire General Hospital family …
Read More »‘General Hospital’ star Johnny Wactor killed in Los Angeles: ‘They took a great human being,’ mother says
“General Hospital” alum Johnny Wactor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning, Fox News Digital has learned. His mother, Scarlett Wactor, spoke with Fox News Digital on the phone and confirmed the news. According to her, he and a co-worker were asked to stay late at a rooftop bar where he was bartending to clean and …
Read More »‘Mary Poppins,’ 'It’s a Small World’ songwriter Richard M. Sherman dead at 95
Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific songwriting duo with his brother Robert Sherman, has died at 95. The Walt Disney Company announced the news on their website on Saturday. “Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, half of the Academy Award-winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers (with his late brother, Disney Legend Robert B. Sherman), passed away Saturday, May …
Read More »Hundreds reportedly dead after severe landslide strikes Papua New Guinea village
Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide leveled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early on Friday, a resident said. More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village around 3 a.m., villager Ninga Role told Reuters by phone. The …
Read More »Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me' director, dead at 53
Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian behind the Academy Award-nominated “Super Size Me,” has passed away due to complications from cancer. He died Thursday in New York. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” his brother Craig Spurlock said in a statement. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has …
Read More »14 confirmed dead in Vietnam after fire burns apartment building
An overnight fire in an apartment building in a narrow alley in Vietnam’s capital killed 14 people and injured six others, state media said Friday. The apartment building in central Hanoi could only be accessed through an alley just 6.5 feet wide, preventing firetrucks from reaching it, and firefighters eventually contained the fire by using hoses, state media said. The …
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