Are you searching for a strong, memorable name for your future little one? Consider looking to the Scandinavian culture for ...

James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died. He was 46. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office ...

The character actor had grown up in Maryland, where “The Wire” was set, and went on to star in horror films like “It Chapter Two.” By Jonathan Abrams Jonathan Abrams, a Times reporter, is the author ...

In 1973, Yale sociologist Kai T. Erikson got a phone call from an attorney, asking him to recommend a graduate student who could consult on a class-action lawsuit in West Virginia coal country. The ...

“Mighty Ducks” star Shaun Weiss posted on social media Monday that he is offering help to Tylor Chase, a former child actor who appeared on the Nickelodeon series “Ned’s Declassified School Survival ...

Actor James Ransone died Friday apparently by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. He was 46. Ransone, a native of Maryland, was best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in the ...

For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin, travels to ...

The box office has a new king. As 2025 draws to a close, Jonathan Bailey is the year’s highest-grossing actor, thanks to his roles in “Jurassic World Rebirth” (which made some $869 million globally) ...

An actor who spent five-decades in the television and film industries has died. She was 88. Helen Siff’s family confirmed that she died on Dec. 18 in Los Angeles due to complications from surgery for ...

Gil Gerard, the actor best known for playing alien-fighting astronaut Buck Rogers in the sci-fi film and TV franchise, died Tuesday. He was 82. Gerard's wife, Janet, announced his death in a post to ...