Piers Morgan quits talk show after comments about Meghan
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 file photo, Piers Morgan arrives at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. British talk show host Piers Morgan has quit the show Good Morning Britain after making controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)LONDON โ British talk show host Piers Morgan on Tuesday quit โGood Morning Britainโ after making contentious comments about Meghan following her bombshell interview about the royal family. AdMorgan, 55, said Monday on โGood Morning Britainโ during a discussion about Meghan's revelations that "Iโm sorry, I donโt believe a word she says. That drew criticism from many, including the mental health charity Mind, which said it was disappointed and concerned by Morganโs comments on not believing Meghanโs experiences about having suicidal thoughts. He joined โGood Morning Britainโ in 2015.
Billie Jean King memoir 'All In' to be published in August
This combination photo shows the cover of "All In: An Autobiography" by Billie Jean King, left, and King posing for a portrait on June 4, 2015, in New York. Alfred A. Knopf announced Thursday, March 4, 2021, that the book will be published Aug. 17 and will cover the highlights of King's celebrated and groundbreaking tennis career. (Knopf via AP, left, and AP)NEW YORK โ Billie Jean King has a memoir coming this summer, and she calls it a journey to her โauthentic self.โAlfred A. Knopf announced Thursday that โAll In: An Autobiographyโ will be published Aug. 17. She was married to Larry King (no relation to the late broadcaster) for more than a decade before being outed in 1981. King published a memoir in the early 1980s, โBillie Jean King: The Autobiography,โ but says she rushed it out at the urging of her then-manager, who was concerned about her finances in the wake of her outing.
From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King
George W. Bush jokes with CNN's Larry King after finishing the "Larry King Live" show from the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn. King, who interviewed presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes during a half-century in broadcasting, has died at age 87. For 25 years until 2010, โLarry King Liveโ was a fixture on CNN's weeknight schedule, and that was after a lengthy career as a late-night radio host. So did โLarry King Live.โ He was busy. โLarry King Liveโ was a type of show that would feel foreign on cable news today, given its obsession with hard-nosed political combat. โMy dad always asked me, 'Did you see who Larry King talked to last night?'"
World remembers broadcasting legend Larry King as โmasterful interviewer and storytellerโ
Larry King, a titan of the broadcast industry, died Saturday at the age of 87, his family and media corporation confirmed. According to a report by the Associated Press, King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/Di0aw7LZ5R โ Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) January 23, 2021Oh no!!! Rest well๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ pic.twitter.com/m8gQWgRR0I โ Viola Davis (@violadavis) January 23, 2021Thank you Larry King for giving us the greatest scene in the history of animation. pic.twitter.com/LEICEOVkUe โ Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 23, 2021RIP to an absolute legend, Larry King pic.twitter.com/CLJCMecoNY โ JOE MANGANIELLO (@JoeManganiello) January 23, 2021RIP to the one and only Larry King.
Reaction to the death of Larry King
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Larry King arrives at Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Reaction to the death of Larry King, whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century. Larry King. ___โRIP Larry King!!!! ___โIโve had the honor of being interviewed by Larry King multiple times in my life.
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton, in New York. In its early years, โLarry King Liveโ was based in Washington, which gave the show an air of gravitas. โDo you know who I am?โโAlways loved Larry King and will miss him,โ Seinfeld tweeted Saturday. Originating from Washington on the Mutual network, โThe Larry King Showโ was eventually heard on more than 300 stations and made King a national phenomenon. โLarry King Liveโ debuted on June 1, 1985, and became CNNโs highest-rated program.
The Latest: China's Hebei toughens virus rules over outbreak
State health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey urged residents to continue wearing masks, practicing social distancing and washing their hands frequently. Health care officials are currently vaccinating health care workers, first responders and those living in long-term care facilities โall people in the highest-priority groups for getting doses. In the first phase, priority was given to health care workers and residents and staff at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Cuomo says hospitals need to do a better job of vaccinating the health care workers who are eligible now. Only health care workers and nursing home residents and staff members are currently being vaccinated in New York.
Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU
FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton, in New York. Former CNN talk show host King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. CNN reported the 87-year-old King contracted the coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. King was moved to the ICU on New Year's Eve and was receiving oxygen but is now breathing on his own, said David Theall, a spokesman for Ora Media, a production company formed by King. King, who spent many years as an overnight radio DJ, is best known as host of the โLarry King Liveโ interview show that ran in prime time on CNN from 1985 to 2010.
Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19
FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton, in New York. Former CNN talk show host King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. CNN reported the 87-year-old King contracted the coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Son Andy King died of a heart attack at 65 in August, and daughter Chaia King died from lung cancer at 51 in July, Larry King said then in a statement.
Talk show host Larry King hospitalized with COVID-19, ABC reports
LOS ANGELES, Calif. โ Talk show host Larry King, 87, is hospitalized with the coronavirus in Los Angeles, according to a report from ABC News. King hosted โLarry King Liveโ on CNN for over 25 years and had been treated for lung cancer previously. The talk show host has had some health struggles over the years, including a major heart attack in 1987 and an angioplasty in April 2019, ABC News reports. He is being treated for COVID-19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to ABC News. RELATED: Larry King mourns the loss of two of his children who died weeks apart, ET reports
KSAT Kids: Today in History, Nov. 19
Today is Thursday, Nov. 19, the 324th day of 2020. Todayโs Highlight in History:On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. 1919: The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, bringing fighting to an end in between Germany and the Allies of World War I exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. (Public domain)In 1942, during World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front. Actor Reid Scott is 43.