Bill Cobbs attends TV Guide Magazine's 2012 Hot List Party at Skybar at the Mondrian Hotel, Nov. 12, 2012, in West Hollywood, Calif.
Wendell Pierce, who acted alongside Cobbs in “I'll Fly Away” and “The Gregory Hines Show,” remembered Cobbs as “a father figure, a griot, an iconic artist that me by the way he led his life as an actor," he wrote on the social media platform X.Wilbert Francisco Cobbs, born June 16, 1934, served eight years in the U.S. Air Force after graduating high school in Cleveland. In the years after his service, Cobbs sold cars. One day, a customer asked him if he wanted to act in a play.
Canadian businessman Frank Stronach is facing eight new charges after police say they've identified additional victims as part of an investigation into historical sexual assault allegations.Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup, insisted he stands firm and urged people to mobilize.
The wildfire that forced the evacuation of Churchill Falls remains three kilometres from the community as the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador signalled cautious optimism.Appearing in Mississauga on Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford dodged reporters' questions about the abrupt closure of the Ontario Science Centre last week.Mounties say it could take months for investigators to determine what caused a school bus crash that sent more than a dozen people to hospital last Friday.
NASA on Wednesday said it awarded SpaceX $843 million to build a vehicle capable of pushing the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere. WestJet says it may start cancelling flights on Thursday as the airline faces a possible strike by its mechanics the day after.One of Ottawa's largest shopping centres has been placed in receivership over an outstanding $39 million loan by the owner of the property. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice appointed Grant Thornton Limited as receiver and manager of the assets of Ottawa Train Yards on Industrial Avenue.
Canadian businessman Frank Stronach is facing eight new charges after police say they've identified additional victims as part of an investigation into historical sexual assault allegations.Appearing in Mississauga on Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford dodged reporters' questions about the abrupt closure of the Ontario Science Centre last week.