LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer has died at age 65. The versatile actor played flying ace Iceman opposite Tom Cruise in “Top Gun,” Batman in “Batman Forever” and singer Jim Morrison in the biopic “The Doors.” Kilmer’s daughter says he died Tuesday in Los Angeles from pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer…… MORE
Nintendo Direct To Unveil Switch 2 Details As Release Date, Price Have Yet To Be Announced
NEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo is set to provide a closer look at its Switch 2 gaming console. The 60-minute Nintendo Direct presentation will be live-streamed at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday. A release date and price have yet to be announced, but Nintendo said earlier this year the console will hit the market in 2025.…… MORE
Cory Booker Sets A Record With Marathon Senate Speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted more than 25 hours. He set the historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions. Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening and finished Tuesday evening. He broke a record…… MORE
Mass Layoffs Are Underway At The Nation’s Public Health Agencies
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health. The cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and senior leaders, leaving the government without many of the…… MORE
Survivors Still Being Found From Myanmar Earthquake, But Hopes Begin To Fade As Deaths Exceed 2,700
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers have saved a 63-year-old woman from earthquake rubble in Myanmar’s capital. But hope is fading of finding many more survivors. The earthquake that rocked the country Friday is compounding the humanitarian crisis caused by a bloody civil war. The Myanmar fire department in Naypyitaw said the woman was successfully pulled…… MORE