Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 9-15.
Aug. 9: Actor Cynthia Harris (“Mad About You,” “L.A. Law”) is 86. Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette is 78. Comedian David Steinberg is 78. Actor Sam Elliott is 76. Singer Barbara Mason is 73. Actor Melanie Griffith is 63. Actor Amanda Bearse (“Married...With Children”) is 62. Rapper Kurtis Blow is 61. “Today” co-host Hoda Kotb is 56. Actor Pat Petersen (“Knots Landing”) is 54. Read More...
Explore More Harry Whittington, the Texas attorney and prominent state GOP power broker who was shot in the face nearly two decades ago by then-Vice President Dick Cheney, has died. He was 95.
Whittington’s wife, Mercedes Baker, confirmed to the New York Times Monday that her husband died peacefully at home early Saturday following a short illness.
Whittington, a longtime Austin-based lawyer, made international headlines in February 2006 when Cheney accidentally shot him in the face and body while hunting quail at a sprawling South Texas ranch. Read More...
More than 100 women might have heartbreakingly lost the chance of becoming mothers because of a fault with the egg freezing process at a top fertility clinic.
Eggs and embryos being stored at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust in Londonare now feared to have been destroyed by the error. Cancer patients who went on to have their wombs surgically removed are among the 136 women affected, it was revealed today.
Treatment for some types of cancer can render women infertile, meaning they can be recommended to get their eggs frozen beforehand. Read More...