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Joan Weldon, the actress and singer dubbed "filmdom's fairest exterminator" after her turn as a young scientist investigating giant, radiation-mutated ants in the 1954 sci-fi classic Them!, has died. She was 90.

Natalie Oganesyan editorJoan Weldon, an opera singer and actor who starred in the 1954 sci-fi film “Them!,” died on Feb. 11 in her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., her family announced Thursday.

Joan Weldon, stage actress and a Warner Bros. contract player in the 1950s who achieved lasting sci-fi fame in the creature feature giant ant classic Them!, died Feb. 11 at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was 90.

NEW YORK -- Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows on Broadway, including “Dreamgirls,” “A Chorus Line,” “Follies” and “Miss Saigon,” has died.

Bob Avian, the dancer-turned-choreographer who played an integral role in such pivotal Broadway musicals as A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Company, Follies and Miss Saigon, died of cardiac arrest yesterday at a hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was 83.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Los Angeles-based real estate investor has purchased the six-bedroom South Florida home that belonged to the late teen idol David Cassidy, and hopes to give it a fresh look on television.Amy L.

Lil Pump has reportedly been banned by the US airline JetBlue after refusing to wear a mask.The rapper reportedly boarded a plane bound for Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale on Boxing Day (December 26) and not only removed his mask, but also apparently became verbally abusive with the flight attendants when asked to put it back on, says TMZ.He is also said to have coughed and sneezed into a blanket during the flight.Pump eventually reportedly calmed down and put his mask back on but

Authorities in Mississippi found four bodies Tuesday after a sheriff’s department received calls about people not showing up for work.  Investigators said a person believed to be the only suspect in the case later died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot after leading police on a chase.  WTOK-TV reported that the bodies were found in Lauderdale County in east Mississippi.Three were in one home and one was in another.  Lauderdale County Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun said deputies went

Jeff Vasishta With President Trumps’s voter-fraud court cases being tossed out, his former staffers are selling up and moving on.

Former New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was cleared of robbery charges in Florida on Monday after his alleged victims' attorney was arrested on extortion charges. The Broward County State Attorney's Office announced it was dropping all charges against Baker shortly after the county sheriff's office arrested attorney William Dean, 50, and charged him with extortion.

Alan Metter, who directed several big-screen comedies, includingBack to School, starring Rodney Dangerfield, has died. He was 77.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, under plans approved Wednesday by a city task force.

Like many people around the world, Captain Lee Rosbach is adopting several measures to stay safe and healthy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and he's imploring others to do the same.

Justin Flippen died of a brain aneurysm.

It’s a new year and Ozuna is ready for a new round with his Nibiru Tour. The Puerto Rican star has confirmed the dates for his third consecutive run throughout the United States.

Lady Gaga got about as real as as a person can get this weekend during an appearance at Oprah Winfrey and WW's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Lady Gaga’s post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) manifested itself as “intense pain” all over her body after she failed to process the horror of a teenage rape ordeal.

Oprah Winfrey is ready to share her wisdom with her fans.