โVirginia Woolf,โ โGoldbergsโ star George Segal dies at 87
Actor George Segal appears in a portrait from 1965. โThe family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery," Sonia Segal said in a statement. George Segal was always best known as a comic actor, becoming one of the screen's biggest stars in the 1970s when lighthearted adult comedies thrived. But his most famous role was in a harrowing drama, โWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In โVirginia Woolf,โ he played Nick, one half of a young couple invited over for drinks and to witness the bitterness and frustration of a middle-aged couple.
From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King
George W. Bush jokes with CNN's Larry King after finishing the "Larry King Live" show from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn. King, who interviewed presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes during a half-century in broadcasting, has died at age 87. For 25 years until 2010, โLarry King Liveโ was a fixture on CNN's weeknight schedule, and that was after a lengthy career as a late-night radio host. So did โLarry King Live.โ He was busy. โLarry King Liveโ was a type of show that would feel foreign on cable news today, given its obsession with hard-nosed political combat. โMy dad always asked me, 'Did you see who Larry King talked to last night?'"
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. In its early years, โLarry King Liveโ was based in Washington, which gave the show an air of gravitas. โDo you know who I am?โโAlways loved Larry King and will miss him,โ Seinfeld tweeted Saturday. Originating from Washington on the Mutual network, โThe Larry King Showโ was eventually heard on more than 300 stations and made King a national phenomenon. โLarry King Liveโ debuted on June 1, 1985, and became CNNโs highest-rated program.
2020 Watch: Trump navigates chaos after his Oklahoma rally
President Donald Trump points during his campaign rally at the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, June 20, 2020. The political world was genuinely surprised to see thousands of empty seats at Trump's comeback rally in Oklahoma over the weekend. And perhaps more importantly, the finger-pointing inside Trump's campaign will intensify ahead of a possible staff shakeup. ___2020 Watch runs every Monday and provides a look at the week ahead in the 2020 election. ___Catch up on the 2020 election campaign with AP experts on our weekly politics podcast, Ground Game.
Report: State Dept official quits over Trump race response
WASHINGTON A State Department official resigned Thursday over President Donald Trump's response to racial tensions sweeping the country over the killings of black people by police, The Washington Post reported. Mary Elizabeth Taylor, the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, said in her resignation letter that Trump's actions cut sharply against my core values and convictions." The State Department declined to comment in response to a question from The Associated Press. We do not comment on personnel matters, the State Department said in an emailed response to a request for information about Taylors resignation. There was no immediate explanation for why the State Department officials, including Pompeo and other top aides, had chosen to comment extensively on the decision to fire the departments Inspector General Steve Linick in May.