Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman John T. Davis told the Associated Press. “He had battled throat cancer for many years, and some other health issues,” Davis said …

Those hanging around the heavily restricted stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course this week joked around that Authentic would stare down filly Swiss Skydiver whenever she walked past. “He got a good look at her today,” jockey Robby Albarado said. Swiss Skydiver added one final memorable moment to cap off …

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appeared virtually at an LGBTQ+ themed fundraiser on Monday that was headlined by music icon Cher.  The 30-minute virtual fundraiser featured openly-gay politicians including Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who announced at the beginning of the event that …

Some of entertainment’s biggest names are set to appear at next week’s Democratic National Convention. John Legend, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Billy Porter, The Chicks, and more will perform during the four-day event that will make the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket official. The entertainment heavyweights will be joining some …

NBA star Kyrie Irving announced Monday that he has created a $1.5 million fund to help pay the salaries of WNBA players who are sitting out of the 2020 season. The league allowed players who were deemed high-risk by a panel of doctors to sit out the season and still …

Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks‘ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died. He was 98. Reiner’s …

Jamaican music producer and former Olympic team member, Sam Clayton Jr. died at the age of 58 from coronavirus, The New York Times reports. Clayton was a member of the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Since the team was from a tropical …

Remember walking through a crowded park on a beautiful day? Just three weeks ago, before there was no place but home, actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick showed “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley one of their favorite spots.  “We’re in the famous, no-other-park-in-New-York-like-it Washington Square Park, the heart of …

Bethenny Frankel’s bstrong initiative has provided real-time emergency assistance during natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes, and now the group is taking on a new challenge: Coronavirus. She says bstrong is currently putting together coronavirus kits to help prevent the spread and ease the burden in the New York City …

Dylan Farrow issued a scathing statement on Twitter in response to the news that her adoptive father Woody Allen will be releasing a memoir in April. Farrow has alleged Allen sexually assaulted her when she was a child — allegations the actor and director has always denied. Farrow took aim at …