Virgin Group founder Richard Branson announced Virgin Voyages, the company's new cruise line, laid down the keel for its first ship. The line has three ships costing $2.55 billion and holding 2,800 guests and 1,150 crew. Cruises begin in 2020.
New York Democratic senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill to federally decriminalize and regulate marijuana, taking pot off of the Controlled Substances Act while still allowing states to determine their own laws. It’s “simply the right thing to do,” he said.
African-American physicist and astronaut Ronald McNair was one of the seven crew members killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle 'Challenger' explosion.
A former Department of Energy photographer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he lost his job after leaking photos of a private meeting between Energy Secretary Rick Perry and a Trump donor who heads a large U.S. mining company. A DOE spokesperson calls the accusations "ridiculous."
Stevie Wonder is an American musician and a former child prodigy who became one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. His multi-generational hit songs include "My Cherie Amour," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Superstition," "Living in the City," "Boogie on Reggae Woman," "Sir Duke," "That Girl" and "Part-Time Lover."
The ‘Boston Globe’ published an exposé with multiple guests claiming TV psychiatrist Dr. Phil McGraw staff members enabled their substance addictions to boost ratings. Dr. Phil declined to comment; a spokesperson said the claims were “unequivocally untrue.”
William H. Macy is an actor known for his diverse characters in films such as 'Fargo,' 'Boogie Nights,' 'Air Force One' and 'Shameless.'
In the new Biography documentary special, 'David Cassidy: The Last Session,' which airs Monday at 9/8c on A&E, Cassidy admitted to lying about having dementia to hide the fact that he had a drinking problem. The former teen idol died in November 2017 from organ failure. “I did this to myself,” he said.
Actor Bill Murray is a comedy icon best known for his popular 'Saturday Night Live' characters and movie classics such as 'Meatballs,' 'Caddyshack' and 'Ghostbusters.' He was nominated for an Oscar for his seriocomic role in 'Lost in Translation.'
Jack Unterweger was an Austrian serial killer who murdered several women before committing suicide in 1994.
Steve Wozniak is an American computer scientist best known as one of the founders of Apple and as the inventor of the Apple II computer.
Journalist, television personality and author Joan Lunden is best known for being one of TV's most popular co-hosts, appearing on Good Morning America for nearly two decades.
From Three Amigos to Saturday Night Live to Broadway, Canadian comedian Martin Short has amused audiences both on screen and on stage.
English musician Peter Frampton began his career with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. He is best known for his hit album Frampton Comes Alive!.
Arianna Huffington is a prolific author and international media mogul who started the award-winning news platform The Huffington Post.
Tom Vilsack has served as mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, state senator and governor of Iowa. He became the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in 2009.
A founding member of prog rock band Genesis, Peter Gabriel is a British singer and songwriter who has had such smash hits as "Games Without Frontiers," "Sledgehammer" and "In Your Eyes."
Karen Carpenter, half of the 1970s pop duo the Carpenters, sang such hits as "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun."
Paul Watkins, a member of Charles Manson's "family," was not involved in the infamous Tate/LaBianca murders, but testified for the prosecution in the Manson trial, specifically about Manson's theory of "Helter Skelter."
Debbie Allen is a choreographer, director, and dancer who has worked on such projects as Fame, West Side Story and Sweet Charity.
American singer-songwriter Natalie Cole, daughter of mid-century crooner Nat King Cole, is best known for her Grammy Award-winning album Inseparable.
