Battled

NORMAN, Okla. —  “Beer For My Horses” singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died. He was 62.Keith, who was battling stomach cancer, passed peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He was diagnosed in 2022.Sometimes a polarizing figure in country music, the 6-foot-4 singer broke out in the country boom years of the 1990s, crafting an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger and…

Home Alone has brought many of us joy for the holiday season, but some of its cast haven’t had it easy since the movies were released.Home Alone 2: Lost In New York’s actor, Tim Curry, worked as hard in real life as he did in the movie we so enjoyed, as he was left wheelchair-bound after a life-changing event.Those who have been watching the Home Alone series every year around Christmas time will undoubtedly remember Tim’s iconic role as Mr. Hector, New York’s Plaza Hotel resident concierge.In the movie, Mr. Hector was…

Jim Valvano, the former North Carolina State basketball coach whose life was a bittersweet mixture of triumph and controversy, died Wednesday morning after a yearlong bout against bone cancer. He was 47.With his family by his side, Valvano died at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., said his attorney, Woody Webb.“We all lost a dear friend today,” Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. “Jim was a dreamer, motivator and a fighter. He did all those things to the last day. Our hearts go out to his…

Zuul crurivastator in battle. Credit: Illustrated by Henry Sharpe. © Henry SharpeZuul shows that ankylosaurs may have also used their tail clubs for social dominance.Scientists have found new evidence for how armored dinosaurs used their iconic tail clubs. The exceptional fossil of the ankylosaur Zuul crurivastator has spikes along its flanks that were broken and re-healed while the dinosaur was alive—injuries that the scientists think were caused by a strike by another Zuul’s massive tail club. This suggests ankylosaurs…

Anthony Fauci, the renowned physician-scientist who has led the $6.3 billion National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for nearly 4 decades and since early 2020 has been the U.S. government’s voice of scientific reason during the COVID-19 pandemic, will step down from government service in December. Fauci, 81, had said in recent interviews that he planned to retire from the government by the end of President Joe Biden’s administration, but did not give a…

Joey King has recently revealed that she battled imposter syndrome while filming her new movie Bullet Train alongside Brad Pitt. The actress also insisted that she was like a ‘fish out of water next to the Hollywood star. The actress, who stars as Prince in the latest movie while Brad plays Ladybug in the film which is set for release on August 3, shared she didn’t feel competent enough for the role despite her experience. The In-Between star explained in a recent interview with Digital Spy, “I’ve been acting for almost…

Photos by Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images and Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue. Remix by Danny Peterson. A court-submitted declaration from a woman describing herself as the friend of Amber Heard’s sister, Whitney Henriquez, claims Heard’s mother told her the Aquaman star and Tesla founder Elon Musk were in a court battle over embryos and that the billionaire once gifted her a bugged Tesla. This has all come to light amid Heard’s legal battle with Johnny Depp, in a trial of dueling…