Connie Francis, the voice behind “Who’s Sorry Now?” and the freshly rediscovered “Pretty Little Baby,” died Wednesday aged 87, longtime friend Ron Roberts confirmed on Facebook, according to People. The New Jersey-born star had revealed on July 2 that she’d been hospitalized with “extreme pain,” as fans rallied around her. Her death comes just weeks after the 1962 B-side rocketed up TikTok’s Viral 50, logging billions of views and introducing her to a new generation. Francis was the first solo woman ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to sell an estimated 200 million records. She survived rape, botched vocal-cord surgery, her brother’s murder and four failed marriages, yet kept performing until 2018 and had hoped for a comeback appearance this month before her health faltered. Francis told People in 2017 that she hoped she would be remembered “not so much for the heights I have reached, but for the depths from which I have come.” She is survived by her son, Joseph Jr.

Retired NFL linebacker and Super Bowl champion Bryan Braman has died at age 38 after battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He played seven seasons in the NFL, from 2011 to 2017, with the Houston Texans and the Philadelphia Eagles, helping the Eagles win the 2018 Super Bowl for the first time since the 1960s. Since being diagnosed with cancer in February, Braman had undergone chemotherapy, immunotherapy and several surgeries, according to a GoFundMe that was created to help cover his medical costs. His former teammates helped contribute to the fund, which raised more than $88,000 for his treatment and living expenses. Qualified NFL players are eligible for health insurance for five years after they retire. Braman is survived by two daughters: Blakely and Harlowe, ages 11 and 8. He once described his seven NFL seasons, his Super Bowl championship and his daughter as “the three greatest accomplishments of my life.” On the field, he was known for his fearless play and his ability to block punts.

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Almost half of all those rounded up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June had no criminal convictions and faced no criminal charges, according to new data. Early last month, the White House delivered a diktat to Homeland Security demanding that the rate of migrant arrests be tripled, to 3,000 people a day. The pressure appeared to work, with ICE sweeping up 2,200 migrants in 24 hours, just days later. However, new data obtained by the UC Berkeley School of Law’s Deportation Data Project shows that 47 percent of people arrested by the agency in June had no criminal charges or convictions. This contradicts Donald Trump’s campaign promise to “use ICE to deport criminal aliens immediately and aggressively.” While the point about aggression might stand, the administration appears to be cracking down on non-criminals. The 47 percent figure is up from just 21 percent in early May, before White House aide Stephen Miller demanded officers make 3,000 arrests per day or be fired. Even ICE’s own data from June shows that 42 percent of its average 930 daily arrests involved people with no charges or convictions against them. “The media continues to peddle this FALSE narrative that ICE is not targeting criminal illegal aliens,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. As Axios noted, “Being in the U.S. illegally is a civil, not criminal, violation.”.

A lightning bolt tore through a Cub Scout event at an archery range Wednesday evening, striking a tree and fatally injuring their 61-year-old instructor Robert Montgomery. Thirteen others—at least four of them children—suffered burns, shock, or brief loss of consciousness in the incident at the Black Knight Bowbenders range around 7 p.m, CBS News reports. Rescuers used CPR and a defibrillator on two victims before ambulances were sent to three hospitals; one patient went to a burn center. Witness Gene Grodzk told ABC7 New York, “It was insanely loud, and the Earth… like the Earth exploded and it was dirt flying everywhere.” Gov. Phil Murphy called the strike “tragic” in an X post. The death is New Jersey’s second lightning fatality in eight days, following a golfer’s death on a Sussex County course last week, the New York Post reports. Lightning kills about 20 Americans each year, most in summer.

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The main stage at Tomorrowland, one of Europe’s biggest electronic music festivals, was “severely damaged” after it went up in flames just two days before the festival was due to start. Nobody was injured during the incident in Belgium, organizers confirmed, and the festival will still go ahead over the next two weekends with the focus now on “finding solutions” to replace the torched stage. The cause of the fire was not given, but was believed to be accidental. Around 100,000 people are expected to descend upon the town of Boom where the festival is taking place, with many attendees expected to camp onsite. Headliners include David Guetta, Charlotte de Witte and Armin Van Buuren, with the majority of acts split between the now-torched main stage and the nearby freedom stage. In an update on Thursday, organizers said: “It’s impossible to put into words what we’re feeling. The Orbyz Mainstage of Tomorrowland Belgium 2025, a creation born from pure passion, imagination, and dedication, is no more. This wasn’t just a stage. It was a living, breathing world.” They added: “We spent the night working on possible solutions for the Mainstage area. No other parts of the festival venue, stages or areas were impacted.”

The Senate passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding in the early hours of Thursday morning, with all but two Republicans voting against it. The upper chamber eventually cleared the package in a 51-48 vote, with GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining all Democrats in voting against the measure. Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota missed the vote after being hospitalized and kept in overnight “out of an abundance of caution,” reported Politico. The two Republican senators also backed numerous Democratic amendments to remove some cuts to areas such as global health funds and the international disaster assistance account, which were ultimately voted down. Collins and Murkowski are longtime critics of Trump, having voted to impeach the president for his actions around the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021. Murkowski was previously criticized for flipping and voting for Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill, thus helping it pass, after previously voicing concerns about it. The rescissions package with the Senate’s changes will now be sent back to the House for approval, with a vote expected on Thursday.

The Steve Miller Band have cancelled their entire U.S. tour a month before it was due to start citing “instinct” over extreme weather events potentially impacting on travel, audience experience and concert production. The band, famous for hits including “The Joker,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Jet Airliner”, had 31 dates scheduled between August and November with a mix of indoor and outdoor shows. In a statement on their website, the band and their crew said they were trusting the same “instincts” they used create their music and live their lives to cancel all their tour dates. “The combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires make these risks for you our audience, the band and the crew unacceptable,” the statement read. “You can blame it on the weather… The tour is cancelled. Don’t know where, don’t know when… We hope to see you all again. Wishing you all peace, love and happiness." Led by 81-year-old Steve Miller, the band formed in 1966 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Their music reached a new audience last year when Eminem sampled their 1982 smash “Abracadabra” on his No.1 hit “Houdini.”

Sen. Tina Smith was admitted to a Washington, D.C. hospital Wednesday amid Senate Democrats’ effort to block DOGE-inspired cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. “While at work at the Capitol today, Sen. Smith started to not feel well,” the Minnesota lawmaker’s staff announced around 5:30 p.m. “She went to the Capitol physician who recommended she undergo more thorough examination at GW hospital. Out of an abundance of caution, they are keeping her overnight for observation. She expects to be back at work very soon.” Meanwhile, Smith’s Democratic colleagues are tasked with trying to make changes to a rescissions package that slashes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR, as well as $8.3 billion in foreign aid. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 51-50 to take up the legislation that originated in the House, with Vice President JD Vance having to cast the tie-breaking vote. Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Maine’s Susan Collins and Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell sided with Smith, 67, and all other Democrats.

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Reality TV star Lindsie Chrisley has revealed she has dropped her famous surname from her Instagram account, where she is now Linsdie Landsman. In the latest episode of her podcast, The Southern Tea, the reality star said she “battled” with the Chrisley surname as it came with “assumptions” and “weight that I truly feel like I never asked for.” Lindsie also claimed the surname “did not create income or opportunity for me” outside of the reality TV show. She clarified the surname “became very problematic with me being associated in any capacity, in business.” Despite her new Instagram name–referencing boyfriend David Landsman–she clarified there was no secret wedding and she was not “erasing” her past. “He and I built a safe and loving relationship... that name feels like home to me.” Lindsie took her ex-husband Will Campbell’s name, and when they split in 2021 she reverted to Chrisley. “It was a name that I was born with, and it did no longer feel like mine. But what am I supposed to do?” She has a son, Jackson, with Campbell. The 35-year-old first appeared on screens in Chrisley Knows Best, which followed her family’s life in Atlanta. The show was cancelled when her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley were jailed on charges of tax evasion and bank fraud. They were both pardoned by President Trump in May.

Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader let his inner super fan get the best of him when Martin Scorsese made an appearance in a 2012 sketch, ending with him being escorted out of the director’s dressing room by the shirt. Hader told the story to Ari Aster on the latest episode of the A24 Podcast. “‘Oh my god, Scorsese is doing a bit,’” Hader recalled thinking when Scorsese made an appearance in a sketch during his SNL tenure, on the show’s 37th season. “And he was so nice, but I just went into his dressing room and just immediately, just was like, ‘I’m going to go see a Shirley Clarke movie tomorrow, blah blah blah blah blah,’” Hader said. “I just wanted to rap with him so badly about movies,” he continued, adding that he “could tell” he was wearing out his welcome. “He was like ‘Good.’ He’s like, ‘Oh yeah, you’re great. Yeah, you’re great.’ And then the producer just pulled my shirt like, ‘Bill, get out of his dressing room, please.’” Hader has earned recognition for his own directing skills, securing several directing Emmy nominations and DGA Awards. “I’ve seen him since then and it was great,” he added, “but that’s one of those things, like for two weeks, “I’m like, ‘What the was wrong with me? Why did I do that?’”