Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
Photo: Sam Shaw, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 8
Genealogy study links Sydney Sweeney to Marilyn Monroe through 17th-century ancestor
Genealogy platform MyHeritage traced the family trees of Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe to Ezra Perry, an English colonist who settled in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in the 17th century.
- Sep 17
María Elvira Salazar breaks with Donald Trump over immigration enforcement in Florida
Representative María Elvira Salazar warned that federal deportation raids alienate Latino voters as internal polling shows her tied with Democrat Elliott Rodríguez in Miami-Dade.
- Sep 14
Bob Mackie, costume designer for Cher and Carol Burnett, dies at 87
The nine-time Emmy-winning American fashion designer Bob Mackie died on Monday in California at 87, following a career that defined stage and television glamour for more than five decades.
- Aug 19
Meghan Markle's reported casting in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen is withdrawn
Discussions for Meghan Markle to appear in season three of Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen were dropped following public reaction in Britain as the Sussexes prepare their UK return.
- Aug 9
Trump names Will Scharf as White House counsel, replacing David Warrington on September 1
President Donald Trump named White House staff secretary Will Scharf as his next White House counsel on August 9, replacing David Warrington effective September 1, months ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Aug 6
Trump signs two executive orders to narrow birthright citizenship after Supreme Court rebuff
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on August 6 targeting birthright citizenship, expanding categories of ineligible parents and banning birth tourism, weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his broader attempt on June 30.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 16
Rubio rallies more than 60 nations against left-wing terrorism, unveils visa restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted officials from more than 60 countries in Washington on Thursday, urging a global crackdown on far-left political violence and announcing new visa restrictions targeting members of such groups.
- Jul 15
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups, alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to crush Palestine advocacy
The former Columbia University graduate student, detained for 104 days in 2025, filed a federal lawsuit in Manhattan on Tuesday accusing senior administration figures and private groups of coordinating to surveil, jail and deport him.
- Jul 14
Ellen Burstyn to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice Film Festival
The 93-year-old Oscar winner will be honoured at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2–12 September 2026) alongside previously announced recipient George Clooney, with the award presented during the screening of a new short film directed by jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal.
- Jul 3
Madonna releases 'Confessions II' to best reviews in decades
Madonna released her 15th studio album 'Confessions II' on Friday to widespread critical acclaim, with the sequel to 2005's 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' hailed as her best work in decades.
- Jun 4
Flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in Texas calf, first US cattle case in decades
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae consume living flesh, has been confirmed in a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, marking the first US cattle case since 1976 and triggering a quarantine zone.
- May 31
Marilyn Monroe Died of Medical Negligence, Not Suicide or Murder, Claims New Biography on Her Centenary
On what would have been her 100th birthday, a newly discovered prescription reveals that Marilyn Monroe's doctor lied about not prescribing the sedative that killed her, pointing to medical negligence rather than suicide or conspiracy.
