Tag: devastating
Remembering the Lives Lost in the Devastating Kobe Bryant Crash
Not even four weeks into January, we were hit with the news we all assumed would be among the worst we’d hear in 2020. And even after more than a year of loss and grief, isolation and anxiety, the events of Jan. 26, 2020, still feel overwhelmingly heartbreaking. The devastation came in waves on that Sunday morning 24 months…
Will Rogers’ Historic Home Destroyed in Devastating Palisades Fire
Actor Will Rogers’ historic home, along with other historic buildings in the Will Rogers State Historic Park, was destroyed amid the raging Los Angeles wildfires. The historic home of late actor Will Rogers was lost in the Los Angeles fires. As the fire in the city’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood—one of several wildfires engulfing Southern California—spread…
Critics Choice Awards Postponed Amid Devastating Fires
The 2025 Critics Choice Awards, originally scheduled for Jan. 12, are being postponed as Los Angeles battles a series of wildfires. Hollywood is pressing pause as the community navigates heartbreaking wildfires. The 2025 Critics Choice Awards, originally set to air on E! Jan. 12 with host Chelsea Handler, have been postponed until Jan. 26. The…
Devastating Palisades Fire Force SAG Awards Nominations to Be Canceled
The 31st Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, which was set to be announced live by Joey King and Cooper Koch Jan. 8, have been canceled due to the ongoing Palisades fires in California. The SAG Awards are putting safety first. Amid the ongoing wildfires and devastating winds in Pacific Palisades, Calif., the Screen Actors Guild…
9 countries said goodbye to a devastating disease in 2024
By Gabrielle Emanuel What does it take to wipe out a human disease? That’s only happened once in the history of the world: smallpox, which had killed hundreds of millions, was officially eradicated in 1980. But it happens on a smaller scale every year. In 2024, nine countries eliminated a disease. “These are great accomplishments…