Bill Cobbs, a reliable character actor who played key roles in such films as Hudsucker Proxy, Sunshine State And night at the Museumhas passed away. He was 90 years old. Cobbs died of natural causes Tuesday night at his home in Riverside, his publicist, Chuck I. Jones, said. The Hollywood Reporter. Cobbs, a Cleveland native who excelled at comedy as well as drama, played Whitney Houston’s manager Bodyguard (1992), by Rob Reiner, Medgar Evers’ older brother Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), a jazz pianist in a Tom Hanks film that thing You Do! (1996) and the creator of the Tin Woodsman…
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Veteran character actor Bill Cobbs died Tuesday in Riverside, at the age of 90, TMZ reports. TMZ cited Cobbs’ publicist, Chuck I. Jones, as the source of the news that the Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for “Dino Dana” has died. The news was Confirmed by People Magazine, Cobbs’ brother, Thomas Cobbs, told TMZ that the suspected cause of death is pneumonia. “As a family we take comfort in knowing that Bill has found peace and eternal rest with his Heavenly Father,” Thomas Cobbs said. “We ask for your prayers and encouragement during this…
Memory-chip manufacturers Micron Technology Micron Micron (MU) easily beat Wall Street targets for its fiscal third quarter late Wednesday. But it disappointed investors with its in-line guidance for the current quarter. Micron stock declined in extended trading. X Now playing How these selling strategies can protect your portfolio from huge losses The Boise, Idaho-based company earned an adjusted profit of 62 cents per share on sales of $6.81 billion in the quarter ended May 30. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected Micron to earn 48 cents per share on sales of $6.67 billion. In the same period last year, Micron…
Christina Applegate’s daughter Sadie recently revealed she has been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, raising questions about the condition. According to the Cleveland Clinic, POTS causes your heart to beat faster than normal when you sit or lie down. “Your body’s autonomic nervous system balances your heart rate and blood pressure to keep your blood flowing at a healthy pace, no matter what position your body is in. If you have POTS, your body cannot coordinate the balancing act of blood vessel contraction (squeezing) and the heart rate response,” the clinic’s website explains. “This means your body…
The United States women’s national soccer team has released the list of players selected to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this summer. To the surprise of many fans, the list does not include Alex Morgan, a longtime U.S. national team member whose more than a decade of play has earned her global fame in addition to athletic accolades. Morgan, now nearly 35, emerged as a top prospect for the USWNT in 2008, and soon became known as a prolific goal scorer, playing for the U.S. in every Olympic Games since Beijing that year and every World Cup…
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a health alert about the risk of dengue fever transmission in the United States, including at least 13 cases in Palm Beach County.According to the CDC, the warning is due to an unexpected rise in dengue fever cases across the country. The agency said many countries are reporting more cases than usual this year because of warmer temperatures, which can create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to spread the disease.According to the CDC, most local transmission of dengue in the United States occurs in areas where…
The more than 60 products recalled include Chipwich Vanilla Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches, Jeni’s Mint Chocolate Truffle Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches and Hershey’s Cookies & Cream Polar Bear Ice Cream Sandwiches. Chipwich / Jeni’s Ice Creams / Hershey’s Ice Cream Hide caption Toggle Captions Chipwich / Jeni’s Ice Creams / Hershey’s Ice Cream As millions of Americans try to cool off during record-breaking heat, a Maryland-based food manufacturer has recalled several brands of ice cream products sold nationwide that may be contaminated with a deadly bacteria called Listeria. The list of more than 60 affected products made by Owings…
For the first time since 2008, the United States Olympic women’s soccer team will not include Alex Morgan.Morgan, a forward for San Diego Wave FC, was not one of the five forwards selected for the upcoming Paris Olympics, nor was she one of the four alternates. She played in the 2012, 2016 and 2021 Olympics, winning gold in London in 2012.Morgan, 34, has yet to score a goal in NWSL play with San Diego this season. She has played in just eight games because of an ankle injury.Morgan posted a message on social media, saying she was disappointed not to…
Where do you start with Donald Sutherland? For me, as a young film buff, it was his trench-coated health inspector in Philip Kaufman’s thrilling 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” The ending of that film kept me up at night for the better part of a week, giving me plenty of time to think about the pod people, but also about the actor who had so enchanted me. Wait … he played Hawkeye in “M*A*S*H”? There was a “M*A*S*H” movie? Who is this Robert Altman? News bulletin From Oscars to Emmys. Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive coverage…
Federal health officials have warned that the threat of dengue in the United States has increased this year, a worrying sign as global cases of the mosquito-borne disease reach record numbers.In the first half of this year, twice as many cases were reported in the U.S. as in all of 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an alert to health care providers on Thursday.The region has seen nearly 10 million cases of the virus so far in 2024, most of them originating from outbreaks in South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina.While local transmission of…