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Photo: Tamika Moore / Guardian / eyevine/Redux; Alamy The juvenile record of Claudette Colvin was expunged 66 years after her arrest for refusing to give her seat to a white person on an Alabama bus, PEOPLE confirms. Thecivil rights pioneer, 82, had her name cleared after an Alabama family court judge granted Colvin’s petition to expunge her record last month, her family said in a statement released Thursday. Montgomery Court Judge Calvin Williams signed the order for her record to be destroyed on Nov....

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Clark Gillies, a Hockey Hall of Famer and 4-time Stanley Cup champion with theNew York Islanders, has died. He was 67. On Friday, theNational Hockey League (NHL)announced Gillies' death in astatementfrom commissioner Gary Bettman. “The adoration and admiration of his teammates reflected the heart and passion he brought to our game,” he added. “We send our deepest condolences to his family and his countless friends and fans....

Photo: CBS Ted Turner has revealed hisLewy Body dementiadiagnosis. The 79-year-old media mogul, who founded CNN in 1980, opened up about his illness for the first time during an interview withCBS Sunday Morningin a clip that was released on Friday. “Thank goodness I don’t have that. But, I also have got, let’s — the one that’s — I can’t remember the name of it,” he said, pausing momentarily before adding, “Dementia....

Photo: Kasie Hunt Rivera Kasie Huntis recovering from a harrowing ordeal — and yet, she’s hopeful. The CNN anchor and chief national affairs analyst recently underwent a four-hour operation to remove what turned out to be a benign brain tumor. But getting to that diagnosis has been a long journey. “I had headaches a few years ago when I waspregnant with my sonthat we had checked out and that we were just making sure to monitor generally,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively....

Photo: Zade Rosenthal/MarvelCobie Smuldersis headed back to the MCU.The 39-year-old actress will reprise her role as Maria Hill in the upcoming new Marvel seriesSecret Invasion.As part of the Disney+ miniseries, theAvengersstar will reunite withSamuel L. Jacksonas Nick Fury andBen Mendelsohnas Skrull Talos.She confirmed the news on Instagram, Thursday, sharing a screenshot of aDeadlinestory about her casting. She captioned the image, “Let’s get after it @samuelljackson.“Secret Invasionwill also starOlivia Colman,Emilia Clarke,Kingsley Ben-Adir,Christopher McDonaldandKillian Scott....

Cody Simpson.Photo: Cody Simpson/Instagram Cody Simpsonis one step closer to the Olympics. On Saturday, the 23-year-old Australian singer — who is also anavid swimmer— revealed that he had qualified for his first Olympic trials. “I’d love to share this personal milestone and let you in on my current journey as an athlete that I’ve kept relatively low key until now,” hewroteon Instagram alongside a triumphant pool-side photo. Although Simpson was dedicated to swimming as a young child — evenwinning two gold medalsat the Queensland Swimming Championships when he was 13 — he said his career was cut short “when I was given an opportunity in music that I couldn’t refuse....

Coi Leray’s outfit honoring fellow female rappers at BET Awards 2023.Photo:Bennett Raglin/Getty Bennett Raglin/Getty Coi Leraypaid homage to the women in rap who paved the way for her success — and to those she shares the stage with today. At the2023 BET Awards, the 26-year-old rapper hit the stage during Busta Rhymes’ — who was beinghonored with the Lifetime Achievement Award— performance to rap her song “Players,” which she remixed with the “Break Ya Neck” rapper, 51, in March....

Photo: Facebook A freshman at Seattle Pacific University was among the four people who were tragically killed in a crane accident on Google’s new campus on Saturday afternoon, according to astatement from the university. Sarah Wong was intending on majoring in nursing and lived on campus, according to the school. “While we grieve the sudden and tragic loss of our precious student, we draw comfort from each other, our strong community of faith, and God’s presence with us in times of sorrow,” SPU said in a statement....

The first Danger HipTop with a vividness sieve has turned up , but the catch is that it ’s only going to be sell in Europe at first . Danger wants to sell more of its black and white HipTops before they introduce a color one here . parole is that the gloss HipTop should go on sale in Europe within six months , no Bible on when it ’ll show up in the US , probably sometime just before Christmas is a safe bet ....

Colton Underwoodis grateful for the outpouring of support he received aftercoming out as gay on Wednesday. In an emotional sit-down interview withGood Morning America’s Robin Roberts, the former Bachelor revealed publicly that he is gay, explaining that he came to terms with his sexuality while reflecting on himself over the past year. Now, Underwood says he’s the “happiest and healthiest” he has ever been. “I’ve ran from myself for a long time....

Photo: Mary Ellen Matthews/getty Punkie Johnson is still reeling after making history as the first out Black queer woman to be cast onSaturday Night Live. Johnson wrapped her first season on the show in May, and while she is not the first Black queer person to star in the show, her predecessor Danitra Vance was not publicly out when she appeared onSNLin the 1980s. “It wasn’t even a dream because I never thought that I would get there....

Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty. inset: FOX 5 Washington DC It’s not every day a congresswoman denies responsibility for letting a handful of zebras loose on her constituents. However, Eleanor Holmes Norton — a Democrat who represents Washington, D.C., as a non-voting delegate — made that exact declaration on Friday when sheissued an official statementsaying that she did not release the six zebras who have beenspotted running wild in a local suburb....

Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked in Philadelphia on Wednesday. In astatementposted to her official Twitter account, Scanlon’s office confirmed that the attack took place at around 2:45 p.m., and the congresswoman was “unharmed.” The politician was leaving a meeting in FDR Park at the time of the incident. “She thanks the Philadelphia Police Department for their swift response, and appreciates the efforts of both the Sergeant at Arms in D....