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  Anderson Cooper has announced he is leaving CBS News’ 60 Minutes. However, his exit has nothing to do with any controversies or breaches of contract. Instead, there is a whole different reason for Cooper’s departure: And it spells family. On February 16, it was announced that 16-time Emmy Award-winning journalist is ending his tenure at CBS’s 60 Minutes. He spent nearly 20 years contributing to the program. “Being a correspondent at ’60 Minutes’ has been one of the highlights of my career. I got to tell amazing stories, and work with some of the best producers, editors and camera crews in the business,” Cooper said in a statement. “For nearly twenty years, I’ve been able to balance my jobs at CNN and CBS, but I have little kids now and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they want to spend time with me.” Cooper has also hosted a podcast centered on grief that has become increasingly popular, and hosts a Sunday long-form program called The Whole Story. CBS Ne...

  For more than five decades, Rev. Jesse Jackson stood at the center of America's civil rights movement. On Tuesday, his family confirmed the news that closes a historic chapter. The longtime activist, Baptist minister, and two-time presidential candidate died February 17, 2026, at 84, according to NBC News. A cause of death was not immediately given. He is survived by six children. A Family's Farewell He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family, the Jackson family said in an official statement. "His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity," the family said in a statement announcing his passing. The family confirmed that he is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; their children — Santita, Jesse Jr., Jonathan, Yusef, and daughter Ashley Jackson; and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Burns Jackson; father, Noah Louis Robinson; and stepfather, Charles H...

  For weeks, the teenage boy across the street flashed S.O.S. in Morse code from his bedroom window. I'm a former Marine, so I told him to quit playing around. The night he changed the message to "WE NEED YOUR HELP," I realized the boy had been desperately trying to reach out all along. My name is Harold. I'm a former Marine, though these days my battles are mostly fought with my own knees. I'd been living a quiet life in a small house for years, but that all changed when I got new neighbors. They moved into the house across the road one Saturday morning in June, a couple in their 40s with a teenage son and a young daughter. They looked like a picture-perfect family, but looks can be deceiving. They moved into the house across the road. A day later, the whole lot of them marched across the road to introduce themselves. "Good afternoon!" The man offered his hand the moment I opened the door. "We're new in town and wanted to introduce ourselves. I...

  The fallout surrounding Jeffrey Epstein continues to ripple through Hollywood. For an industry no stranger to controversy, new revelations in the Epstein files add another chapter to Tinseltown’s complicated past. According to the Department of Justice, the newly disclosed archive includes millions of emails, photos, and documents, many of which reference well-known figures from politics, business, and the entertainment world. Hollywood’s long history with scandal In a Feb. 14 update to Congress, officials said they had issued what they described as “a final list of 305 prominent figures,” spanning celebrities, political leaders, and decorated film stars. At the same time, the department stressed that simply appearing in the files does not indicate wrongdoing or criminal conduct. While certain individuals on the list have widely reported connections to the convicted sex offender, many others have no known record of ever meeting or interacting with Epstein. The names span a broad ...

  In 1975, the property sold for less than $100,000. Today, it is worth nearly $1.1 million, and after 50 years of memories made within its walls, it has become a crime scene. The Catalina Foothills home in Tucson, Arizona, is the house where "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie spent her childhood. It is also the last place her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, was seen before she was taken, and the details of the property itself tell a story that is hard to ignore. Where It All Began Savannah was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1971, where her father's work had taken the family. When they relocated to the U.S. in 1975, she was just a toddler. Her parents chose Tucson — and this house — and that was that. The one-story home became the setting for everything: Sunday services at Casas Adobes Baptist Church, kite-flying afternoons with her father, and the kind of rooted, unhurried family life Savannah still speaks about with pride. She would go on to attend the University of Arizona b...

  Actor and playwright Tom Noonan, whose haunting screen presence made him a go-to choice for villains and offbeat characters, has died at 74. According to reports, Noonan passed away on Feb. 14. The news was first shared by director Fred Dekker, who worked closely with the actor on the cult classic The Monster Squad, where Noonan memorably portrayed Frankenstein’s monster. In a heartfelt Facebook tribute, Dekker wrote, “It’s with great sadness that I share the passing of Tom Noonan … Tom’s indelible performance as Frankenstein in THE MONSTER SQUAD is a highlight of my modest filmography, doubtless aided by the masterful make-up designed by Stan Winston, sculpted by Tom Woodruff Jr., and applied by Zoltan Elek.” He ended his message with a final farewell, calling Noonan “the proverbial gentleman and scholar, and the world has lost a great talent. R.I.P. Tom. Thanks for the great work.” No cause of death has been publicly released. A career built on unforgettable characters Standing...