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TMZ said the Golden Globe winner -- who appeared in nearly 200 films and TV shows in his decades-long career -- died Saturday at California's UCLA Medical Center after a short hospitalization during which he suffered unexpected complications.
The former newspaper cartoonist famously turned down the role of Mr. Spock on Star Trek, but found success in the films Pork Chop Hill, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Crimes and Misdemeanors, City Hall and Rounders, as well as in the TV show, Mission: Impossible, The Hollywood Reporter noted.
'Ed Wood' star Martin Landau dies at 89
Unarmed ustralian woman shot dead by Minneapolis police after calling 911 for help
Minneapolis police shot and killed an unarmed Australian woman who had called 911 to report a suspicious noise in the alley behind her home.
Justine Damond, 40, was killed Saturday night in Minneapolis' Fulton neighborhood. The police officer who shot her was wearing a body camera, but officials said the camera was not on at the time of the shooting.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Damond called 911 to report a suspicious noise. Police arrived and Damond went to meet the officers. As she spoke to the officer in the driver seat, the officer in the passenger seat pulled out his gun and shot her. Police have not explained what prompted the shooting. Damond did not have a weapon.
TVNL Comment: This is totally insane. No cameras activated to show how this happened. Just so sad and so bizarre.
8 dead, 2 missing after flash flooding in Arizona, authorities say
At least eight people are dead and two others are missing after a flash flood hit an Arizona swimming hole on Saturday afternoon, CBS affiliate KPHO-TV in Phoenix reports.
The Gila County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a search and rescue call at about 3 p.m. after heavy rains caused flash flooding near the Cold Springs swimming hole north of Payson.
Authorities said 14 people were swimming in the area and were swept away in the flash flood. Multiple agencies responded to aid the department's search and rescue efforts.
Three killed in Honolulu high-rise fire
Three people died in a fire that started on the 26th floor of a 36-story apartment building in Honolulu, officials said.
The high-rise blaze began at 2:15 p.m. Friday in the 538-unit Marco Polo Apartments on Kapiolani Boulevard, the Honolulu Fire Department said. The fire spread to the 27th and 28th floors, KHON reported..
Two women and a man were found dead in two apartments, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins said. Investigators are looking into the fire's cause.
Nearly 3,500 Colorado voters cancel registration over Trump voter fraud probe
Nearly 3,500 voters in Colorado as of Friday have canceled their voter registrations over the state's decision to turn over public information to President Trump's voter fraud commission.
Thousands of Colorado voters have withdrawn their registrations since January, citing distrust of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and an unfamiliarity with how much voter information is already public under law, The Denver Post reported Friday.
More Than 400 People Charged for $1.3 Billion in Medicaid and Medicare Fraud
The Justice Department charged more than 400 people across the country in a major crackdown on health care fraud, officials said Thursday. The accused individuals cost the federal government $1.3 billion in false Medicare and Medicaid billings, according to authorities
The investigation focused on opioid-related crimes as the government continues to try to address the public health crisis that has been sweeping the country. Many of the health care providers charged had billed Medicaid and Medicare for drugs that were never purchased, while others took advantage of addicts by giving out unnecessary opioid prescriptions for cash or charging for false treatments, according to the Justice Department.
DeVos civil rights chief apologized to sexual assault survivors in meeting
The Education Department's acting civil rights chief, Candice Jackson, apologized directly to campus sexual assault survivors Thursday for a comment she made that appeared to discredit such claims, according to advocates in the room.
The meeting was the first of three that Jackson and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are having on campus sexual violence as they decide whether to change controversial Obama-era guidance on how colleges and universities should handle the issue. They are also sitting down with those accused of assault and higher education leaders as they weigh the department's approach to the hot-button issue.
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