After nearly a decade at CBS News, correspondent Nikki Battiste is taking her skills back to NBC. On Friday, the Emmy and Peabody-winning journalist announced that she’s taking on an anchor role at Early Today, in addition to contributing to Today, more than 20 years after her time as an NBC…

Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. The veteran actor was found dead in his Bronx residence today, Aug. 1, by a neighbor after he had not been heard from for the past three days…

Nirmal Purja, the British-Nepali mountaineer whose renowned career was featured in the 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan on Thursday, July 30, his company has confirmed. He was 43. Purja was one of 10 people killed in the…

UPDATE, with Trump statement: President Donald Trump is sticking with his go-to explanation of vandalism for the peeling lining of the Reflecting Pool that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has concluded was the result of the no-bid contractor’s botched installation. On Truth Social today, Trump…

Richard L. O'Connor, an Emmy-winning TV producer and a studio executive in charge of production on such films as On Golden Pond, The Muppet Movie and Raise The Titanic, died July 22 in Palm Desert. He was 96. His death was announced by his family. A cause was not disclosed. A long-time…

Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea for information on Saturday, after authorities released two ransom notes received in the days after her mother Nancy’s disappearance six months ago. Guthrie wrote on Instagram, “We are begging for help. We are desperate. We need someone to come forward. Someone…

Although any hopes of an onscreen reunion might be pointless, the cast of Home Improvement appears to be keeping close in real life. Patricia Richardson, who starred as matriarch Jill Taylor in the ABC sitcom for its eight-season run from 1991 to 1999, reunited with her onscreen sons Jonathan…

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Cape Fear, Season 1 finale episode “The Executioners” With another twisty-turny ride down Cape Fear reaching an end, Juliette Lewis was thrilled to have a chance to return to an important title from her youth, from a new perspective. The…

Sheriff’s officials have released two ransom notes allegedly sent by those who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home earlier this year. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released the notes in hopes of generating new leads in the case. The first note was sent a day after her…

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points for Starz's Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 5 Episode 7. With only one episode to go for the series finale of the hit Starz crime drama Power Book II: Raising Kanan, there’s no doubt that there are plenty of bodies yet to be piled up…

John Oliver is sticking with HBO's Last Week Tonight for at least another year. Oliver has signed a 12-month deal with the cable network, keeping Last Week Tonight on air until the end of 2027. His previous deal was up this year. The interesting element is that it's only a one-year…

Max Greenfield is sharing an update on the New Girl reunion, and fans can rest assured about the development. In a new interview, the Running Point actor revealed that he has seen scripts for the reunion. “As far as I know, it’s happening,” Greenfield said on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle…