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Who Was Valerie Perrine? 5 Things on the ‘Superman’ Actress Who Died – Hollywood Life

View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Valerie Perrine, the actress known for her roles in Superman and Superman II, died following a battle with Parkinson’s disease on March 23, 2026. She was 82. Valerie documentary short director Stacey Souther was the…

Ex-Puerto Rico bank CEO pleads guilty to $24.9M fraud, Venezuela sanctions evasion

The former chief executive officer of a Puerto Rican international bank pleaded guilty Thursday to leading a scheme that fraudulently obtained at least $24.9 million from the institution and to conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions tied to Venezuela’s state-owned oil…

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow ‘Organ Sacks’ to Replace Animal Testing

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks.” Bay Area-based R3 Bio has been quietly pitching the…

Padres Nearing Deal With Jose Leclerc

The Padres are close to a deal with veteran reliever José Leclerc, as first reported by journalist Mike Rodriguez. It’ll be a minor league deal for the Munger English Sports Management client once it’s complete, Jon Heyman of the New…

Tax refunds are up from a year ago. Will that help the burn of higher gas prices?

The average tax refund amount is up nearly 11% from a year earlier, totaling $3,623 for the week of March 13, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service. The total amount the government has refunded, meanwhile, is up 12%…

Boxer Isis Sio in Medically Induced Coma After Knockout

America’s Next Top Model’s Miss J Alexander Spent 5 Weeks in a Coma After Suffering Stroke Isis Sio is in the hospital after a scary injury. The 19-year-old boxer has been placed into a medically induced coma after suffering a knockout during…

Colombian Air Force plane crashes with scores of soldiers on board

Colombia’s defence minister says it was a “tragic accident” but the cause is not yet clear. Source link

The simple questions cracking the hard problem of consciousness

A few years ago, I took a zombie test. I had flown to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit neuroscientist Giulio Tononi and learn about his much-debated theory of consciousness, integrated information theory. The most tangible outcome of Tononi’s work is a…

Mets cut longtime Dodger Austin Barnes days before Opening Day

The New York Mets released catcher Austin Barnes from his minor league contract March 23, two days before the first game of Major League Baseball‘s regular season. MORE: Dodgers cut World Series champion three days before Opening Day Barnes, 36,…

Adeia CEO Highlights Patent Growth, OTT Deals and “Seminal” AMD License at Roth Conference

Adeia logo Adeia has expanded its patent portfolio from about 9,500 assets at separation to roughly 13,750 today, positioning the company as an R&D-led patent-licensing business focused on media and semiconductors. Media still generates over 90% of revenue but the…