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Actor Tom Skerritt, pictured above in 2018, has died.
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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died
Neda Ulaby
Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.
People vote at a polling location at Los Angeles' Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary on June 2, 2026.
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Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters
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"I was really struck by how much I look like myself," Betty Gilpin says of her role as a public defender on The Lowdown. "It was very emotional for me in a really exciting way."
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Betty Gilpin seeks out 'anti-algorithm' projects, like 'The Lowdown' and 'Widow's Bay'
Ann Marie Baldonado
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves hosted a cocktail party at Duke Ellington's house for the surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. Our critic says the footage, now featured in Once Upon a Time in Harlem, is "like watching a 50th college reunion set on Mt. Olympus." Journalist Gerri Major, above, was one of the guests in attendance.
You're invited to a party at Duke Ellington's house in 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem'
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Texas Standard
Democrat Vikki Goodwin sees hope in ‘unprecedented’ race against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Polls show the Austin Democrat is neck-and-neck with the incumbent Republican.
Meta board cites ‘recurring enforcement failures’ after No Kings Instagram account suspension
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let Big Bend border wall construction continue
Today on Texas Standard: Texas women bring homegrown horror to ‘Beneath the Bluebonnets’
New PBS docuseries looks at grief through a ‘traumedy’ lens
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