Manhattan fundraiser nets $32 million for Robert Kraft’s Blue Square Alliance Against Hate

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93. Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity and the love he brought into our lives. He cared deeply about imagination, creativity, storytelling, service, veterans, the natural world and helping others find and share their own voices,” the statement said. Skerritt was twice nominated for an Emmy — both for “Picket Fences,” winning outstanding lead actor in a drama series in 1993. Other career highlights include playing the patient husband of Shirley MacLaine in “Turning Point,” Sally Field’s husband in “Steel Magnolias” and a scheming opportunist who stands in the way of Jodie Foster’s attempt to communicate with extraterrestrial life in “Contact.”Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.

The inquiry is one of the rare instances in which an ally or appointee of President Donald Trump’s has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during his second term.

Montreal·NewLawyers told Quebec Superior Court on Thursday that it should suspend a recently adopted bylaw banning insults against employees of the City of Montreal, including police officers. To obtain the injunction, the lawyers must prove that a right is being infringedErika Morris · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 22, 2026 4:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Under the Montreal bylaw, fines for insulting a police officer can vary between $300 and $1,000 for a first offence, with subsequent offences carrying fines of up to $2,000. (Ivanoh Demers/CBC)Lawyers told Quebec Superior Court on Thursday that it should suspend a recently adopted bylaw banning insults against employees of the City of Montreal, including police officers.

Police are looking for witnesses as they continue to investigate a crash that left a pedestrian injured near Saddletowne LRT Station last week. Investigators say the incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Friday in a parking lot near the northeast Calgary transit station.

Todd Benzinger, whose nine-year major league career began in 1987 with the Red Sox, died on Wednesday, according to the Cincinnati Reds. He was 63. No cause of death was given. Benzinger was a fourth-round draft pick of the Red Sox in 1981 out of New Richmond (Ohio) High School. He played parts of seven seasons in the minors before making his major league debut. A first baseman and outfielder, Benzinger hit .263 with a .743 OPS and 21 home runs over two seasons and 193 games for the Sox. Benzinger became the everyday first baseman for the 1998 Sox after Joe Morgan was named manager in July. Benzinger drove in 70 runs for a team that finished 89-73 before being swept by Oakland in the American League Championship Series. Following that season, Benzinger was traded to the Reds as part of a five-player deal that brought slugging first baseman Nick Esasky to Boston. Benzinger was a popular player with the Reds, having grown up in the Cincinnati suburbs. He was a platoon first baseman when the team won the 1990 World Series with a sweep of the favored Athletics. Benzinger caught the final out of the Series, a foul popup by Carney Lansford. A trade sent Benzinger to the Royals in 1991.

In November, voters will weigh in on whether Colorado should add a right to hunt and fish to the state’s constitution — but who is spending money to campaign for and against it?