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Theresa Braine

Theresa Braine has been at the Daily News since November 2018, having previously reported for newspapers in Connecticut, been a copy editor and copy chief for several national magazines, worked as a freelance correspondent based in Mexico City, and served as environment and Canada editor for an indigenous-focused news site.

Josh Grisetti, Broadway star and ‘Mrs. Maisel’ actor, dies by suicide at 44

July 13, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Broadway star Josh Grisetti, known also for his final-season turn in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” has died by suicide, leaving the theater community both blindsided and shocked.

Emmy-winning Iowa local-news anchor Dustin Nolan quit on live television Friday, bidding an abrupt, tearful farewell to viewers at the end of his morning newscast on KWQC-TV6 in Davenport, Iowa. (KWQC-TV6)

Iowa TV anchor quits on-air, saying ‘facts matter’

June 22, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

Emmy-winning Iowa local-news anchor Dustin Nolan quit on live television Friday, bidding an abrupt, tearful farewell to viewers at the end of his morning newscast on KWQC-TV6 in Davenport, Iowa.

Steven Spielberg, Jon Stewart and Bruce Springsteen are among the guests for the last week of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” (

Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, David Byrne, Bruce Springsteen to guest in Stephen Colbert’s final week

May 18, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, David Byrne, Bruce Springsteen and a smattering of surprise guests will grace the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater during the last week of “The Late...

Actor Patrick Muldoon, pictured in 2012, died Sunday.

‘Days of Our Lives’ actor Patrick Muldoon dies at age 57

April 20, 2026 at 11:18 a.m.

Actor Patrick Muldoon, known for a host of series and films from "Melrose Place" and "Days of Our Lives," to "Starship Troopers," died Sunday. He was 57.

FILE – Michael J. Fox arrives at A Country Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s in Nashville, Tenn., on April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Michael J. Fox is alive, rep says after CNN posts lookback memorial

April 9, 2026 at 9:14 a.m.

Contrary to rumors inadvertently started by an unfortunate CNN headline, actor Michael J. Fox is most decidedly not dead, his rep confirmed Wednesday.

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, left, and President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump lashes out at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman with slew of insults

March 16, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

President Trump resurrected a pet nickname for New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman in his latest salvo against female reporters, threatening to sue her and the newspaper while...

Bad Bunny (left) performs at the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Sunday. Kid Rock (right, performing at the 2024 Republican Convention) was the headliner of a Turning Point USA counterpart show.

Super Bowl halftime show: Bad Bunny nets 135M viewers to Kid Rock’s 6M

February 9, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

An estimated 135 million viewers made Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show the most-watched mid-game performance ever, while about 6 million tuned into the Turning Point USA counterpart on...

Trump vilifies Kennedy family hours after Tatiana Schlossberg’s death

December 31, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

The Kennedy family announced Tatiana Schlossberg’s death on Tuesday from a rare form of leukemia with the simple message, “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be...

CBS Mornings Co-Host Gayle King. (Michele Crowe/CBS News)

Gayle King may be out as host of ‘CBS Mornings’ next year

October 30, 2025 at 10:13 p.m.

Longtime “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King may not be greeting viewers with her signature smile next year, as the network ponders reassigning her elsewhere.

Dolly Parton postpones Las Vegas shows due to ‘health challenges’

September 29, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

Dolly Parton said Sunday she must postpone her December Las Vegas residency because of “health challenges” that require “a few procedures.”

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