Tyler Perry denies sexual assault claims in $260M lawsuit filed by actor in his shows

Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images Tyler Perry is being sued for $260 million over sexual assault claims, which he has denied. A lawsuit was filed against the actor and filmmaker on Friday, June 13, by Derek Dixon, who plays the character,
Lawmakers aim to stop U.S. from joining Israel's military campaign against Iran

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — As Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes in the Middle East, lawmakers are set to introduce bills and resolution aimed at preventing the United States from getting involved in Israel’s military campaign
Gary Lee Riggs, 84
Gary Lee Riggs, age 84 of Marlette, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Karen Barr, 66
Karen Barr, age 66 of Decker, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025.
Scott Lance Agar, 74
Scott Lance Agar, age 74 of Mount Dora, Florida (formerly of Marlette), passed away on March 25, 2025.
Kenneth Roberts, 72
Kenneth Roberts, age 72 of Marlette, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife personnel ready to apply lampricides to Cass River

Starting Tuesday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife personnel will apply lampricides to Tuscola County’s Cass River to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream’s bottom.
MSU Department of Animal Science seeking nominations for 2026 Dairy Farm of the Year

The Michigan State University Department of Animal Science is now seeking nominations for the 2026 Dairy Farm of the Year Award.
Southside Summer Pop-Up Market being held throughout the summer in Port Huron

Port Huron’s Southside Neighborhood Improvement Authority has announced the start of their Southside Summer Pop-Up Market, held every Tuesday throughout the summer.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services giving away gun locks during June

As part of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is giving away free gun locks this month.
Vietnam Moving Wall to be displayed in Caro from June 27 until June 29

The Vietnam Moving Wall will be making a stop in the Thumb area later this month.
Sen. Mike Lee deletes controversial Minnesota shootings posts amid backlash

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee deleted his controversial social media posts about the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband after several people criticized the Utah Republican for his comments. On Sunday night —
REO Speedwagon’s original frontman Terry Luttrell injured in car accident following band reunion

Terry Luttrell 1977/Paul Natkin/Getty Images REO Speedwagon’s original frontman Terry Luttrell is recuperating in the hospital after wrecking his car on the way home from an REO Speedwagon reunion event Saturday in the band’s hometown of Champaign,
The Police’s Sting & Andy Summers reunite for big band cover of 'Murder by Numbers'

Rick Diamond/WireImage The Police’s Sting and Andy Summers have reunited for a new cover of the band’s tune “Murder by Numbers.” The former bandmates, who last played together during The Police’s 2007-08 reunion tour, both appear on a
Nashville notes: Morgan Wallen's next hit + Johnny Cash's vinyl remaster

Big Loud Texas artist Jake Worthington will release his new track, “Not Like I Used To,” on Friday. McIntosh SESSIONS Volume 2: Pure Johnny Cash is out now on vinyl, featuring 18 remastered tracks the “Man in
Barbra Streisand on her 'extraordinary' experience collaborating with Bob Dylan

Matthew Baker/Getty Images Bob Dylan appears on Barbra Streisand’s upcoming duets album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, and apparently their collaboration was a long time in the making. Dylan previously said he wrote the song
Here's the name of Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly's baby

Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy We now know the name of Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly‘s daughter: Saga Blade Fox-Baker. The “cliché” artist, born Colson Baker, revealed the news in an Instagram post alongside a video
Tom Cruise to receive an honorary Academy Award

Jamie McCarthy/WireImage via Getty Images Tom Cruise is set to receive an honorary Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the entertainers who will receive honorary Academy Awards at the 2025 Governors Awards.
With Friends Like That, John Morgan's gotta hit the road

BBR Music Group Hot on the heels of his first #1 as an artist, John Morgan‘s ready to set out on his own headlining tour this fall. Of course, the Friends Like That Tour takes its name
Paul McCartney thanked by Beyoncé for writing 'one of the best songs ever made'

ABC/ Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney has gotten a shoutout from Beyoncé. Beyoncé wrapped up a six-night stand of her Cowboy Carter tour in London on Monday and took to Instagram to thank McCartney for writing The Beatles track
Trump meeting with advisers in Situation Room underway amid Israel-Iran strikes

Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s meeting with advisers in the Situation Room was underway on Tuesday afternoon, a White House official confirmed, as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes. The meeting came hours
Brad Lander, New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, arrested for alleged assault at immigration court

John Lamparski/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer while at an immigration court on Tuesday,
Sen. Padilla chokes up on Senate floor recounting removal from Noem press conference

Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla became emotional as he spoke on the Senate floor about being forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference
Senators call for more funds for member safety following Minnesota shootings

Steven Garcia/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators received a security briefing from U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms on Tuesday following the shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota that some senators called “troubling” and “disturbing.”
'Lilo & Stitch' actor David Hekili Kenui Bell dies at 46

Disney Lilo & Stitch actor David Hekili Kenui Bell has died, according to a Facebook post from his sister Jalene Kanani Bell. Bell was 46 years old. “It is with a heavy heart I share that my
The Country Music Hall of Fame proves Lainey Wilson is Tough as Nails

Sonja Flemming/CBS Lainey Wilson‘s the latest superstar to get her own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The collection, titled Tough as Nails, will open July 18 and run through June 2026. “These
Trailer for Bruce Springsteen biopic 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' coming Wednesday

Mark Seliger/20th Century Studios We’re finally going to get our first look at the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White as The Boss and Jeremy Strong as his manager, Jon
'Modern Family' star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons comes out as bisexual using quote from the sitcom

David Becker/Getty Images Happy Pride Month to Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. The actress, who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family, has come out as bisexual. She shared the announcement to her Instagram on Monday. Her announcement video used audio
Madonna reacts to 'New York Times' report that she's the pope's distant cousin

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation While Madonna was once condemned by Pope John Paul II, to the current pope, she’s family — and she’s pretty excited about it. As previously reported, the New York Times conducted a deep dive
Rod Stewart says he 'liked' Donald Trump, but not anymore: 'He became another guy'

Ethan Miller/Getty Images As a Brit, Rod Stewart can’t vote in U.S. elections, but that doesn’t stop him from having an opinion about his former friend, President Donald Trump. Speaking to the U.K. publication Radio Times, Rod
Catch Parker McCollum on TV before his weekend date with George Strait

Disney/Scott Kirkland Parker McCollum‘s putting in a little TV time to promote his upcoming album. He’s set to play on the syndicated The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday, before singing on Today with Jenna & Friends on
Vance defends Trump amid attacks from his base over US involvement in Israel-Iran conflict

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a lengthy post on X on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance came to the defense of President Donald Trump after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base have
Minnesota shootings latest: Witness recalls moment she spotted suspect

Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested near his farm in Green Isle, Minnesota. Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN ISLE, Minn.) — Wendy Thomas was on the phone with her father when she saw someone in a field in
'Clayface' role goes to Tom Rhys Harries in upcoming DC Studios film

Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for British Vogue DC Studios has found its Clayface. Relative newcomer Tom Rhys Harries has been cast in the titular lead role in the upcoming film Clayface. DC Studios head James Gunn announced
IDF shooting near aid truck kills dozens in southern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says

Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Almost 60 people are dead after two incidents near locations where people were trying to get food aid in Gaza Tuesday, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said. Fifty-one people
Here's the complete rundown of ABC's 3-hour CMA Fest special

Disney/Robby Klein The 52nd CMA Fest took place earlier in June in Nashville, but on June 26 it will come to life again on ABC. You can watch a brief preview of the three-hour special hosted by Cody
On This Day, June 17, 1972: The Rolling Stones hit #1 with 'Exile on Main St.'

On This Day, June 17, 1972 … The Rolling Stones hit #1 with their double album Exile on Main St., which went on to spend four weeks on top of the chart. Recorded mostly in a villa
Riley Green takes the 'Worst Way' to the top

Disney/Randy Holmes Riley Green‘s officially #1 in the “Worst Way,” topping the country airplay charts not only in the United States, but in Canada and the United Kingdom as well. The Alabama native wrote his fifth #1
David Byrne appears in new documentary series exploring 'The Art of Sound'

Credit: David Byrne. Courtesy of L-Acoustics for “The Art of Sound: Sound is Fundamental.” Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is featured in a new three-part documentary series The Art of Sound, from L-Acoustics, a creator of professional audio
Doctor in Matthew Perry ketamine overdose case agrees to plead guilty: DOJ

Michael Buckner/Getty Images One of the two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry‘s ketamine death case has agreed to plead guilty to distributing the drug, the Department of Justice said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia is expected to plead
West Virginia death toll rises amid devastating flash flooding

Ty Wright/Getty Images (NEW YORK)– The death toll has climbed to seven in the wake of heavy rains and devastating flash flooding in West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said on Tuesday. Two people were unaccounted for as
Trump denies reaching out to Iran, threatens to 'come down so hard' if Tehran strikes US assets

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump denied early on Tuesday having had contact with leaders in Iran, saying he hadn’t reached out about a potential ceasefire and that he was “not too much in the
14 dead in massive overnight Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine says

Kyic Oleksandr Gusev/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — A massive overnight Russian strike on Kyiv killed 14 people and wounded more than 100 others, local officials in the Ukrainian capital said early Tuesday, as
Federal appeals court set to hold hearing over Trump National Guard deployment in California

David McNew/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The legal battle over the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard in California heads to a federal appeals court on Tuesday. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will preside over
In brief: 'The Naked Gun' official trailer and more

The official trailer for The Naked Gun has arrived. Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the upcoming reboot of the franchise on Monday. It finds Liam Neeson‘s character, Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., following in his father’s footsteps.
Scoreboard roundup — 6/16/25

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONThunder 120, Pacers 109 (NBA Finals – Game 5, OKC leads series 3-2) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLPhillies 5, Marlins 2Rockies 6, Nationals 4Angels 1, Yankees
Move over, McCollum + Streisand: Tim McGraw's got a dream duet in mind

ABC Tim McGraw‘s latest single, “Paper Umbrellas,” features a guest vocal by Parker McCollum, and he also has a duet coming out with none other than Barbra Streisand. But the country superstar doesn’t hesitate when asked who
George Takei boldly goes into his own gay history in new memoir 'It Rhymes with Takei'

Top Shelf Productions Set phasers to “read.” To coincide with Pride Month, Star Trek icon George Takei has documented his journey as a gay man in a new memoir in graphic novel form called It Rhymes With Takei. As
Sting's debut solo album, 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles', turns 40

UMG Recordings After a hugely successful career as frontman of The Police, Sting launched his solo career 40 years ago Tuesday with the release of his debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The album, named
Slaughter to Prevail share video for “Russian Grizzly in America” from new album

Slaughter to Prevail announced their upcoming album Grizzly is set to arrive on July 18th; and ahead of the release, the band have shared the video for their latest track, “Russian Grizzly in America.” Grizzly marks the
Breaking Benjamin’s Keith Wallen shares video for “Us Against The World”

Breaking Benjamin guitarist Keith Wallen has released a music video for the track, “Us Against The World,” taken from his most recent solo album Infinity Now. The black and white visual sees Wallen and the band in