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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Christopher Atkins says drinking cost him the lead in 'Footloose' before he got sober Sun Jul 26 18:41:04 2026

Actor Christopher Atkins, who shot to fame in 1980's "The Blue Lagoon," revealed at a recent fan convention that his heavy drinking cost him the starring role in "Footloose", a part that launched Kevin Bacon's career instead. Atkins, now 65, made the admission during a panel appearance at Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee, a pop-culture […] The post Christopher Atkins says drinking cost him the lead in 'Footloose' before he got sober appeared first on American Almanac .

Actor Christopher Atkins, who shot to fame in 1980's "The Blue Lagoon," revealed at a recent fan convention that his heavy drinking cost him the starring role in "Footloose", a part that launched Kevin Bacon's career instead. Atkins, now 65, made the admission during a panel appearance at Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee, a pop-culture and nostalgia convention. He told the audience he was called in to meet with the filmmakers behind "Footloose" but tried to beg off because he had been drinking. They insisted he come anyway. The result was predictable. Atkins told the Knoxville crowd he walked in impaired and walked out without the job, a role he says was already his to lose. "I was a mess back then. I was partying it up way too much, and…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Netflix reboot revives interest in the original 'Little House on the Prairie' cast — here's where they are now Sun Jul 26 18:41:03 2026

A new Netflix adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie" has sparked fresh curiosity about the original cast, and their stories since 1983 range from quiet retirements to serious legal trouble. The streaming giant's new take on the beloved pioneer drama began streaming earlier this month, and it sent viewers back to a question that […] The post Netflix reboot revives interest in the original 'Little House on the Prairie' cast — here's where they are now appeared first on American Almanac .

A new Netflix adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie" has sparked fresh curiosity about the original cast, and their stories since 1983 range from quiet retirements to serious legal trouble. The streaming giant's new take on the beloved pioneer drama began streaming earlier this month, and it sent viewers back to a question that never quite goes away: whatever happened to the people who made the 1974 original a television institution? Fox News Digital published a feature tracing the post-show paths of the original cast, anchored by a new interview with former child star Sidney Greenbush and timed to the wave of renewed attention the Netflix version has generated. The answers cover five decades of Hollywood, reunions and rifts, quiet…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - David Jonsson: the RADA-trained Londoner Marvel just crowned as the next Black Panther Sun Jul 26 18:41:03 2026

Marvel tapped British actor David Jonsson to play the grown son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa in Black Panther III, handing a rising star one of Hollywood's most closely watched superhero roles. Director Ryan Coogler broke the news onstage at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, telling the packed hall that the child introduced in the […] The post David Jonsson: the RADA-trained Londoner Marvel just crowned as the next Black Panther appeared first on American Almanac .

Marvel tapped British actor David Jonsson to play the grown son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa in Black Panther III, handing a rising star one of Hollywood's most closely watched superhero roles. Director Ryan Coogler broke the news onstage at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, telling the packed hall that the child introduced in the 2022 sequel would take center stage in the franchise's next chapter. Jonsson, 32, walked out to a standing ovation and kept his remarks brief, Page Six reported . The casting ends years of speculation about who would carry the mantle after Boseman's death from cancer in August 2020 at age 43. With Black Panther III set for a December 15, 2028 release, Marvel is betting that a classically trained London actor…Open

NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - Prosecutor seeks more funding in Ohio 'House of Horrors' case Sun Jul 26 18:33:22 2026

The state recently approved $1 million to help care for the children.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Marcus Espinoza) - Rising energy costs could soon increase grocery and back-to-school prices Sun Jul 26 18:12:49 2026

Higher fuel costs don't just affect gas prices. They could soon make food and back-to-school shopping more expensive.

REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Speaker Johnson: Time Now to Choose America Over Communism Sun Jul 26 18:10:38 2026

DAILYCALLER (Dylan Kresak) - Homan Spars With Bash Over ‘Deadly Mistakes’ By ICE Sun Jul 26 18:05:51 2026

‘We will see. It’s all being reviewed. We will see where it lies’

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - NYC Spends $36K Per Student—Yet 400,000 Children Are Failing | America Right Now Sun Jul 26 18:01:56 2026

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New York City spends roughly $36,000 per student and poured approximately $40 billion into public education in 2024. So why are hundreds of thousands of children still struggling in math and reading? On NEWSMAX’s “America Right Now,” host Tom Basile speaks with Success Academy Charter Schools founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz about a new analysis commissioned by her organization examining performance across New York City’s public schools. Moskowitz says 43% of the city’s schools are “grossly failing” approximately 400,000 children despite spending more per student than nearly anywhere else. She argues that the central problem is not a lack of money, but low expectations, ineffective teaching methods and an entrenched education…

NEWSNATIONNOW (Jordan Perkins) - Study finds alarming level of microplastics in heart attack patients' blood Sun Jul 26 17:52:29 2026

Researchers found plastic particles in many heart attack patients' blood, raising new questions about health risks.