TODAY family toasts Harry Smith as he moves on from NBC News: ‘Nothing but gratitude’ The TODAY family said goodbye after 12 years to beloved NBC News correspondent Harry Smith with an emotional champagne toast. |
Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Officer and a Gentleman' star who broke barriers in Hollywood, dies Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy for 'Roots.' He died Thursday night in Santa Monica, his nephew told the Associated Press. California restaurants crushed by $20 minimum wage: 'People need to wake up' Los Angeles restaurant owner Angela Marsden joins 'America's Newsroom' to explain the direct impact of California's fast food minimum wage increase on small businesses, including layoffs and store closures. Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87 Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. |