James Burrows, the Emmy-winning co-creator of “Cheers” and director of more than 1,000 television episodes, has died at 85. His career included landmark work on “Will & Grace,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Taxi” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation has encountered algae blooms and peeling blue sealant after a project whose cost rose above $14 million. The Interior Department says crews are using hydrogen peroxide, vacuums and nanobubble ozone technology to clear the water.
Trump unveiled a Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 that will serve as a new Air Force One and lead a July 4 flyover marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. The aircraft has drawn bipartisan criticism over security and ethics concerns, while retrofit cost estimates vary widely.
A federal judge rejected Joe Biden’s effort to block the Justice Department from releasing redacted recordings and transcripts of his conversations with biographer Mark Zwonitzer to the Heritage Foundation. Biden’s lawyers sought an emergency order to pause disclosure while they appeal.
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire, U.S. and regional officials said, but strikes and shelling continued in southern Lebanon after the deadline. Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli attacks Friday killed at least 47 people and wounded 97.
Two trains collided near Bedford, north of London, prompting a major emergency response and suspending rail services in and out of London on the affected route. Authorities had not confirmed injury details, though British media and a passenger reported multiple injuries.
Roman Lavrynovych was sentenced to seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc to two years for arson attacks on property and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The men were recruited through a Russian-speaking Telegram account that promised payment, prosecutors said.
British actress Emaa Hussen has been charged in Australia with attempting to import 320kg of meth hidden in charcoal bags from Ghana. Police said the drugs were worth A$296 million and could have supplied 3.2 million street deals.