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'Everwood' actor John Beasley dies at 79

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

John Beasley, best known for his role as school bus driver Irv Harper in The WB's "Everwood," has died. The 79-year-old actor passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, his son Michael told The Hollywood Reporter. "He had been undergoing tests on his liver before taking an unexpected turn for the worst," according to the site.Michael posted a message to his father on Facebook."I lost my best friend today," he wrote. "They say you shouldn’t ever meet your heroes because they don’t turn out to be who you thought they were. That is so wrong. My hero was my father. Thank you for everything.”Beasley starred in films like the "Walking Tall" remaek alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "The Mighty Ducks," "Losing Isaiah," "Rudy," "The Apostle" and "Crazy in Alabama."He played Cedric the Entertainer's father in TV Land's "The Soul Man."Beasley's success in Hollywood came later in life. He worked as a railroad man with the Union Pacific Railroad and didn't start acting until he ...

How to Get Presale Code Tickets for Kesha The Gag Order Tour — Everything You Need to Know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

Who’s ready to turn up? Kesha is going on a tour dubbed “The Gag Order” Tour and we can let you know how to get presale code tickets, and everything else to secure your spot. Presale code tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 31, at 10 am local time, while general on sale tickets will start Friday, June 2 at 10 am local time. You can find the Kesha The Gag Order Tour presale codes and passwords below.The Grammy-nominated musician announced the 20-date tour in North America to support her recently released album Gag Order. The tour starts in Dallas on 15th October and makes stops at multiple cities including New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Toronto, Detroit, and Chicago before the final show on 18th November in Los Angeles. Jake Wesley Rogers, the special guest, will accompany Kesha on the tour. This will be a triumphant and defiant return for the artist who continues to battle her former collaborator Dr. Luke in court.Here’s how to get presale code ...

Presale Code Tickets for Dominic Fike Don’t Stare at the Sun Tour, and Everything You Need to Know to Get Tickets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

Dominic Fike is going on a tour dubbed “Don’t Stare at the Sun” and we have everything you need to know to on how to get presale code tickets. Presale code tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 31, at 10 am local time, while general on sale tickets will start Friday, June 2 at 10 am local time. You can find the Dominic Fike Don’t Stare at the Sun Tour presale codes and passwords below.The tour is in promotion of his upcoming sophomore album Sunburn. The album is set to release on July 7 via Columbia Records. This announcement follows the release of his new song “Ant Pile” and a preview of Sunburn for fans last week. The debut of the video for “Ant Pile” also heralded the news of the upcoming tour. Directed by Reed Bennett, the video offers a glimpse into Dom’s upbringing and captures the essence of his formative years. It complements the previously released “Dancing In The Courthouse” music video.Dom already gave fans a t...

Gorillaz The Getaway Tour – Presale Codes and Everything You Need to Know to Get Tickets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

The Gorillaz are going on tour and we have everything you need to know to on how to get presale code tickets. Presale code tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 31, at 10 am local time, while general on sale tickets will start Friday, June 2 at 10 am local time. You can find the Gorillaz presale codes and passwords below.The tour is called “The Getaway,” four fall shows set to take place in the US with support from KAYTRANADA, Lil Yachty, and Remi Wolf. These shows will mark the final run of US dates in support of their latest album, Cracker Island. The band will start their tour in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 10 at BMO Stadium and will continue to Q2 Stadium in Austin on September 13 and the Credit 1 Union Amphitheatre in Chicago on September 16, with the final show wrapping up on Tuesday, September 19, at Fenway Park in Boston.Gorillaz consists of 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel, who have been on the run in the US via their van since Coachella performances and their 20...

Jury convicts San Francisco man of murder for burning roommate alive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

A San Francisco jury convicted a 63-year-old man Tuesday in the brutal killing of his 79-year-old roommate in 2020, according to an announcement Tuesday from District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.Min Jian Guan attacked his roommate with a bat on June 14, 2020, before lighting her on fire while she was still alive in her home in the 400 block of 16th Street in the city’s Richmond District, Jenkins said.The beating was partially captured on Zoom and seen by a witness participating in a virtual class with the victim. The witness reported seeing the victim get knocked down and hit.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Suspect in Livermore teen’s 2019 shooting death arrested in Mexico Crime and Public Safety | One dead as gunfire breaks out in East Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested on suspicion of groping teenager at Bay Area coffee shop Crime and Public Safety | Two San Jose men arrested, Cowell’s Beach e...

Transylvania-bound King Charles will miss Harry’s London return after car chase drama

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

Once again, King Charles has a reason for not spending time with his renegade son Prince Harry, who returns to London next week to testify in one of his court cases — two weeks after he and his wife Meghan Markle were embroiled in a PR controversy when they were accused of exaggerating the danger they were in when paparazzi followed them around New York City.Charles will be hiking in Transylvania next week during the same period that Harry will be in London to testify against the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) in his lawsuit over phone hacking, The Telegraph reported.It turns out that Charles has property in Transylvania, a mountainous region of Romania that’s steeped in the lore of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Charles, in fact, owns a picturesque nature retreat that has been transformed into a guest house for travelers. In line with Charles’ known interests, the guest house promotes traditional crafts and architecture and sustainable food practices.But the kingR...

‘The Shining’: Opera based on Stephen King’s horror masterpiece comes to SF

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

A few years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec was thinking about subjects for a new opera. He considered a number of sources — and then friends suggested “The Shining.”“I thought, ‘Oh my God,’ what an idea,’” Moravec said in a recent call from New York. He knew the Stanley Kubrick film, but hadn’t read the Stephen King novel that was Kubrick’s source. Once he did, he and award-winning librettist Mark Campbell went to work; the opera made an acclaimed world premiere at Minnesota Opera in 2016, and has since been produced to rave reviews at Opera Colorado and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.Now “The Shining” is making its West Coast premiere, in a new Opera Parallèle production directed by Brian Staufenbiel, conducted by Nicole Paiement and starring baritone Robert Wesley Mason in the leading role of Jack Torrance. Performances are June 2-4 at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.“The Shining” follows Torrance and his family as they spend a winter in ...

Suspect in Livermore teen’s 2019 shooting death arrested in Mexico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

A man suspected of shooting a 16-year-old Livermore High student to death in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant nearly four years ago has been arrested in Mexico and extradited to the United States, authorities said Tuesday night.Authorities in Mexico arrested Jorge Luis Tellez in October on a warrant and detained him for several months ahead of his extradition, Livermore police spokesperson Azenith Smith said in a statement. He was being held at Santa Rita Jail on Wednesday without bail on suspicion of murder and other charges, Smith said.Authorities believe Tellez fatally shot 16-year-old Emanuel Moseby on July 8, 2019, in the parking lot of a Taco Bell restaurant on Stanley Boulevard.Attempts to reach Moseby’s family early Wednesday were not successful but in Smith’s statement, his father, Earl Moseby Jr., thanked Livermore police “for never giving up and for bringing us into the next chapter of closure.” He called it “a long process.”Po...

Driver dies after entering Northern California highway roundabout ‘at high speed’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

A driver was killed when he crashed his pickup in a roundabout on a highway in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the California Highway Patrol said.The single-vehicle crash was reported at 5:07 p.m. Sunday on Highway 49 south of Jamestown.A GMC Yukon southbound on the highway entered the roundabout “at high speed” and “made an unsafe turning movement,” the CHP report said. The truck hit a light pole and overturned more than once, ejecting the driver.He was taken to a Modesto hospital, where he died. The CHP identified him as Jesus Rubio, 40, of Modesto.A tire that came off the pickup as it flipped struck a northbound vehicle, and its driver — a Stockton man — suffered minor injuries.Both lanes of the highway remained closed until 8 p.m. The CHP said alcohol or drugs are suspected as a factor in the crash.The roundabout, near the Chicken Ranch Casino, has been open since September. The speed limit on the two-lane Highway 49 is 55 mph, but signs at the r...

49 people have been killed at Dollar General stores since 2014. Workers are protesting for safer conditions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:56 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNDollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections.Workers and their allies are rallying Wednesday outside Dollar General’s headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, ahead of the company’s annual shareholder meeting to protest conditions. They say the company is failing to take basic precautions to prevent violence in its stores.Since 2014, there have been 49 people killed and 172 people injured at Dollar General stores, according to data from non-profit group Gun Violence Archive. A CNN investigation in 2020 found that at least six store employees died during armed robberies from 2016 to 2020.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited unsafe conditions at dozens of Dollar General stores in recent...