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Actor Demond Wilson, best known for playing Lamont Sanford in the popular 1970s TV show “Sanford and Son,” has died at the age of 79, his publicist confirmed to CBS News on Sunday.”The family of Demond Wilson is deeply saddened by his passing,” Mark Goldman told CBS News in a statement. “At this time, they ask for privacy as they grieve.”He said no further details were available.Wilson’s son, Demond Wilson Jr., told TMZ that his father died Friday of complications from cancer at his home in Palm Springs, California. Demond Wilson attends the 2016 Chiller Theater Expo at Parsippany Hilton…

The S & P 500 closed lower on Friday but slightly higher for the week. It briefly topped 7,000 for the first time ever Wednesday. There was no storage of news: Ten portfolio names, including three of our megacaps, reported earnings throughout the week; the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday; software stocks got crushed Thursday; and President Donald Trump on Friday announced his pick to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Fed. .SPX .IXIC mountain 2026-01-26 S & P 500 vs. Nasdaq since Jan. 23 close For the week, the S & P 500 advanced 0.34%…

A United Airlines airplane at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Nov. 6, 2025.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines on Tuesday said it could generate record earnings this year thanks to strong travel demand, with sales of premium seats, business travel and no-frills tickets robust in recent weeks.The carrier expects adjusted earnings per share of between $12 and $14 this year, in line with the $13.16 analysts expected. For the first quarter, United forecast per-share earnings of $1 to $1.50, while analysts had estimated $1.13 a share. United joined its rival Delta Air Lines in forecasting potential record earnings…

Tributes have poured in for beloved Canadian actress Catherine O’Hara, the Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek star who died this week at age 71.US media outlets reported on Friday that O’Hara died at her Los Angeles home after a brief illness.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBorn and raised in Toronto, O’Hara began her acting career in the 1970s at The Second City improvisational theatre and later performed on iconic Canadian comedy show SCTV.Her break into movies came in 1980 with Double Negative, alongside her longtime collaborator Eugene Levy, as well as John Candy.But she became widely known to…

Federal judge Kate Menendez denied Minnesota’s motion for a temporary restraining order to halt “Operation Metro Surge” on Saturday. The court documents, filed on Saturday, say that Minnesota and its cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have not met their burden of proof.   The argument to halt operations, in part, stated that the federal operation is “causing harm to the Twin Cities and State themselves, as well as their residents.” Lawyers with the U.S. Department of Justice have called the lawsuit “legally frivolous.”In the court documents, Menendez cited another recent case where the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge has denied Minnesota’s request to immediately halt the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) –led Operation Metro Surge.Saturday’s ruling said the state and two cities failed to meet the high legal bar required to block a federal law enforcement operation at this stage of the case.U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez signed the order and said the plaintiffs “have not met their burden” for the “extraordinary remedy” of a preliminary injunction. Left: Protesters gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the death of Renee Good, who…

The Albanese government has declined to sign up to an international statement expressing concern about Israel demolishing an aid agency’s headquarters.

Local fire official says gas leak likely caused blast that ripped through residential building in Iranian port city.Published On 31 Jan 202631 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn explosion that rocked a residential building in the Iranian port city Bandar Abbas was likely caused by a gas leak, the local head of the fire department told Iranian media.The Bandar Abbas fire chief said residents were evacuated from the building in the city’s Moallem Boulevard area, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The initial cause of the building accident in Bandar…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, appear to have rounded a corner. The president brushed off their previous conflicts in July 2025 that stemmed from their rivalry in the 2024 election, and the two have since publicly appeared to chart a new course for their relationship as Florida backs Trump policies. For example, DeSantis has endorsed several agenda items from the Trump administration, including embracing the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services has launched. As a result, DeSantis’ state kicked off its “Healthy Florida First”…

American Express announces the new platinum business card.Courtesy: American ExpressAmerican Express is finding that even for a provider of credit cards to the affluent, it pays to focus on the highest of high rollers.The company recently shifted marketing dollars to its refreshed Platinum card, which carries an $895 annual fee, and away from no-fee cash back cards, CEO Stephen Squeri told analysts Friday after the company reported fourth-quarter results.Doing that helps to boost overall spending levels as high-end consumers continue to thrive, a tactic that leads to both rising fee revenue from premium cards and lower loan defaults, executives said.”We have…