Mar. 15, 2025
Jerry Springer.Photo: Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty
Born in London on Feb. 13, 1944, Springer and his family moved to the United States in 1949. He would later venture into law, thensubsequently politics, becoming the mayor of Cincinnati in 1977. He ran for governor of Ohio in 1982 and turned to broadcasting after losing the campaign. The rest is history.
TheJerry Springer Showpremiered on Sept. 30, 1991, and would become an instant success, rivaling the likes ofThe Oprah Winfrey ShowandThe Phil Donahue Show.
Mar. 15, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family.Photo:Bettmann Archive/Getty
Bettmann Archive/Getty
To many of us,Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a prolific speaker whose talent for oration and passion for equal rights for all resonates to this dayAt home, however, the late prolific leader was simply known as dad. A doting father, Dr. King sharedfour childrenwith his wifeCoretta Scott: daughters Yolanda Denise, 69, and Bernice Albertine, 61, as well as sons Martin Luther III, 67 and Dexter Scott, 63.
Mar. 15, 2025
(L-R) SZA in 2013 and 2024.Photo:Neilson Barnard/Getty;Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty
Neilson Barnard/Getty;Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty
SZA’s latest recordLanahas landed.Two years after her hit second studio albumSOS, SZA has revealed new tracks with the deluxe version, titledLana. But the “Snooze” singer has put in the work since coming onto the scene over a decade ago, collecting collaborations withRihanna,Travis Scott,Kendrick Lamar,Doja Catand more during her rise to hitmaker status.SOSspent ten weeks atop theBillboard200, and “Kill Bill” became her first No.
Mar. 15, 2025
After a six-year legal battle, a Nebraska man will get his home back after initially losing it over just a $600 debt.
According to theAssociated Pressand NBC affiliateWOWT, Kevin Fair and his wife had lived in their Scottsbluff, Neb., house for nearly 30 years.
However, Fair lost title to the home when he was unable to pay $588 in overdue property taxes, after his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2013, the AP reported.
Mar. 15, 2025
Menghan Zhuang.Photo:Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
A 23-year-old student at the California Institute of the Arts died shortly after her roommate found her unresponsive on Feb. 4 — and now there’s been an arrest in her killing.
Jack Minh Terry was arrested in Garden Grove, California, on February 16, according to astatementfrom the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was charged with Menghan Zhuang’s murder on February 19.