‘Glee’ wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled actors fighting for TV jobs, visibility
‘Glee’ wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled Court records show Morgan Freeman has settled lawsuit from woman injured in 2008 car wreck
Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck Manager: Burt Reynolds released from Florida rehab center after treatment for painkiller abuseMIAMI — Burt Reynolds has been released from a drug rehabilitation center where he was being treated for an addiction to painkillers, his manager said Wednesday. Spokesman: Burt Reynolds checks himself into Fla. rehab because of painkiller addictionWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Actor Burt Reynolds has checked himself into a rehab facility in West Palm Beach to be treated for an addiction to painkillers. Reynolds’ manager Erik Kritzer said in a statement Wednesday that the “Smokey and the Bandit” star was struggling after a recent back surgery and “realized that he was in the prison of prescription pain pills.” Singer Paul Simon tries to lend a little harmony to raucous health care debateWASHINGTON — Singer-songwriter Paul Simon tried to lend a little harmony to the raucous health care debate Wednesday by pushing for a health care overhaul with Democratic leaders of Congress. Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in AmericaSAN ANTONIO — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars. Addiction specialist Dr. Drew says pain medications likely reawoke DJ AM’s addictionNEW YORK — Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his sober path. SC Learjet pilots heard noise, slammed brakes before fiery crash that injured drummer and DJCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The pilots of a Learjet that hurtled off a South Carolina runway heard a noise and warned controllers they were going to crash just seconds before the fiery accident killed four people and injured two celebrities, according to transcripts of the cockpit conversation released Friday. AP News in Brief |