Gerry Turner warns new 'Golden Bachelor' he's making a serious mistake with controversial age cutoff

Gerry Turner warns new 'Golden Bachelor' he's making a serious mistake with controversial age cutoff

"Golden Bachelor" alumGerry Turneris certain the show's new lead, Mel Owens, will be "cheating himself" if he decides to pursue his controversial plan of cutting contestants who are "60 and over." "I think it would be unfortunate, and I really think he will have a change of heart in this. I think he will see the grace and the charm of women who are over 60 and the confidence they carry, and I think he'll have a change of heart," Turner, 73, told Fox News Digital of Owens — who recentlytook fans by surprisewhen he admitted his plans to eliminate any woman on the show who is over 60 years old. "The people that I met in my season, I go through them, and it's like, they're all a gift. To have gotten to know them… Each and every one of them [brought] some unique characteristics to the show, unique characteristics to life." 'Golden Bachelor' Mel Owens Sets Strict Age Limit For Contestants Despite Producer Pushback "The age thing… ignore the number, deal with the person," Turner added. During an appearance on the"In The Trenches" podcastin June, Owens, 66, opened up about the age limitations he allegedly requested ahead of casting. Read On The Fox News App "It's blind up until they get out of the limo. But they asked me, 'What's your preferences?' So, I just said 45 to 60, just being honest," he said. "And then the process went, and I was selected, right? And then we had lunch with the executive producer. I said, 'You know, if they're 60 or over, I'm cutting them.' 'Oh Mel, you can't, you know, this is not the 'Silver Bachelor.' It's the 'Golden Bachelor.' He goes, 'But they're going to be hot, don't worry about it. Don't worry about it.'" Additionally, Owens said he expects the contestants to all be in good shape. WATCH: 'GOLDEN BACHELOR' GERRY TURNER SAYS NEW LEAD WILL BE 'CHEATING HIMSELF' IF HE CUTS WOMEN 60 AND OVER "I had no resume, but they asked me, what is my, like, my profile?" Owens said. "Well, they got to be fit because I stay in shape. [They] should work out and stuff. And I told them, you know, try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs, you know, that kind of stuff, right? "Well, I don't think there are going to be artificial hips or wigs there, right? Because I know there's amazing women out there." Turner said he's confident ABC wouldn't cast a lead who is that "shallow." 'Golden Bachelor' Stars Gerry Turner And Theresa Nist Divorcing 3 Months After Televised Wedding "His comments about anybody that's had a hip replacement or has a wig or anything like that, I really don't believe that the ABC producers in casting, particularly casting that I have a high level of confidence with, I don't think they would be casting a person who has that shallow of a perspective. I think some of [Owens' comments] requires some context, and it may have been taken out of context and so forth." "But bottom line is, I hope he does look at it differently because if he doesn't, I think he'll be cheating himself." During the first season of the show, the ladies vying for Turner's heart were between 60 and 75 years old. Turnermarried contestant Theresa Nistshortly after the finale, but the couple got divorced three months later. Like What You're Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News Despite the failed relationship, Turner is grateful for his experience and hopes Owens can take a page from his playbook. "If he treats each and every one of them with courtesy and respect and is a good listener, pays attention to them and so forth, and ignores their age number, I think it'll be fine," said Turner. "Everyone that gets thrown into this situation has to find their own way. I was fortunate enough, I had very good mentoring on the show. I had people that carefully moved me through some of the pitfalls that maybe Mel hasn't quite avoided as much because I remember specifically being told just, 'Gerry, ignore the age thing,' that 'You'll really find beautiful women of all ages in the show.' And I think he will as well." These days, Turner — who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer last year — has found love again and is living life to the fullest. WATCH: 'GOLDEN BACHELOR' GERRY TURNER GUSHES ABOUT HIS NEW LOVE, SAYS SHE MAKES LIFE 'EVEN BETTER' "I decided that I wasn't going to say 'no' to anything," Turner said of his change in perspective after his diagnosis. "Anything that came along, any trip, any chance to have fun, anything that I could do, I was going to take it on. Because I felt myself, even before the diagnosis, I was starting to get to that couch potato point where it was a little nicer to sit at home and do nothing than go out and fight whatever challenge it was to travel. And that's really been quite a change for me." Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter "So now something comes along, I say 'yes' to it," he added. "I'm going to go. I'm going to do. So every day is a gift." Turner, who recently started dating Indiana native Lana Sutton, said he's "happy" with where his life is taking him now. "She has more energy than I do. She needs less sleep than I do. I really think she's a more logical thinker than I am, which I think that's a lot. But the nice part is we think and we approach things very similarly, so we don't have any conflicts as we're trying to make decisions and so forth. We generally arrive at the same place, sometimes not the same way, but usually the same place." "With Lana now in the picture, she makes [life] even better. It's so good to have a partner that understands and is in it with you 100% and so forth. So it took me a while to get to this point, but I'm pretty happy with where I am." Original article source:Gerry Turner warns new 'Golden Bachelor' he's making a serious mistake with controversial age cutoff

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The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the Amazon

The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the Amazon

NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd and Shakira —two of the world's biggest touring artists— will headline this fall's Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park, supporting campaigns to improveenergy accessacross Africa and defend the Amazon againstdeforestation. Global Citizen announced Tuesday that the pop stars behind such hits as "Blinding Lights" and "Hips Don't Lie" will be joined byTyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist at the concert on Sept. 27. Hosted by actor Hugh Jackman, the annual event highlights the anti-poverty nonprofit's selected humanitarian priorities and urges attendees to collectively tackle those issues through direct support. "The fact that these artists have immediate proximity to communities that have either recently emerged out of extreme poverty, or are emerging out of extreme poverty, gives them amazing perspective," Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans told The Associated Press. "And they bring that perspective into Central Park at this moment where I think the world needs a moment of unity now more than ever." The festival's goals involve securing commitments to bring clean, reliable energy to 1 million people in Africa; mobilizing $200 million for indigenous and local entrepreneurs to protect an Italy-sized chunk of the Amazon rainforest; and raising at least $30 million to help community-based education programs improve children's literacy. Tickets to the festival are free, but fans must earn them by taking actions through the Global Citizen app. Opportunities include uploading videos calling on German and French leaders to back the Amazon protection plan and volunteering to mentor young people worldwide in career development. This year's calls to action reflect the changing nature of online advocacy campaigns. Organizers find that social media posts and email-driven appeals don't carry the same weight as they did when Global Citizen first started rallying concertgoers. Evans said user-generated content such as a self-recorded clip creates "quality engagement" and makes it almost impossible to game the system. In The Weeknd and Shakira, Global Citizen is reuniting with previous artistic supporters at a time when they are packing stadiums. The Weeknd, who this month wrapped a four-night run of sold-out performances at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium, isdonating $1 from every ticket saleto the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. Shakira, who recently completed seven consecutive sold-out shows in Mexico City, joined Coldplay onstage during a 2017 edition of the festival in Germany. "Music has always been my way of connecting with people and leaving a mark on the world," Shakira said in a statement. "I can't wait to perform, unite, and inspire action." ___ Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP's philanthropy coverage, visithttps://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning in Costa Rica: Second man in critical condition, reports say

Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning in Costa Rica: Second man in critical condition, reports say

Following "The Cosby Show" actorMalcolm-Jamal Warner's accidental drowning, another man is reportedly in critical condition. A 35-year-old man was transported to a Costa Rican clinic in critical condition on July 20, the Costa Rican Red Cross toldPeopleandUs Weekly. Officials confirmed the unidentified man was involved in the same incident as Warner, whodied after being caught by a high currentin the water while swimming near the Playa Grande resort in Cahuita, Limón, Costa Rica, according toABC NewsandThe Associated Press. The Costa Rican Red Cross received a report of a water-related incident that afternoon, and three ambulances were dispatched to the scene, where medical personnel attended to both men, the outlets report. The 35-year-old man's current condition is unknown. USA TODAY has reached out to the Costa Rican Red Cross for comment. Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies:Bill Cosby, Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, more pay tribute Warner, 54, was "rescued by people on the beach," an initial report by Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department said, according to The Associated Press, but first responders from Costa Rica's Red Cross found him without vital signs and he was taken to the morgue. ABC News reports police formally identified the actor. Warner's reps have declined to comment to USA TODAY. In addition to eight seasons on the hit NBC sitcom as Theo, the son ofBill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable andPhylicia Rashad's Clair Huxtable, Warner was also known for his role as Malcolm McGee in the 1990s UPN sitcom "Malcolm & Eddie" and as Dr. AJ Austin on the Fox medical drama "The Resident" from 2018 to 2023. In the 2010s, Warner had notable recurring roles on the NBC comedy "Community," playing the ex of Yvette Nicole Brown's Shirley Bennett. He also portrayed the character Sticky, the vice president of motorcycle club The Grim Bastards, on FX's "Sons of Anarchy." Malcolm-Jamal Warner'snotable shows and movies, from 'The Cosby Show' to 'The Resident' In the 2016 FX series "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," Warner played Al Cowlings, a friend of O.J. Simpson who drove the infamous white Ford Bronco during the televised police chase. The "Reed Between the Lines" actor also dabbled in music and poetry, going on to win a Grammy Award for best traditional R&B performance for the song "Jesus Children" in 2015, and receiving a nomination for best spoken word poetry album for "Hiding in Plain View" in 2023. Contributing: Bryan Alexander This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning: Second man in critical condition

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Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety scare. A SkyWest pilotperformed a sharp turn, startling passengers, to avoid colliding with the B-52 bomber that he said was in his flight path as he prepared to land Friday at Minot International Airport. The bomber had been conducting a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot that was approved in consultation with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Minot International Airport air traffic control and the Minot Air Force Base's air traffic control team, the Air Force said in a statement Monday. As the bomber headed to the fairgrounds shortly before 8 p.m., the base's air traffic control advised its crew to contact the Minot airport's air traffic control. "The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) westbound after the flyover," the Air Force said. "The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft." Video taken by a passenger on Delta Flight 3788, which departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and posted to social media captured audio of the SkyWest pilot explaining over the plane's intercom that he made the hard bank after spotting the bomber in the flight path that Minot air traffic control had directed him to take for landing. "Sorry about the aggressive maneuver. It caught me by surprise," the pilot can be heard saying on the video. "This is not normal at all. I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up." The FAA, Air Force and SkyWest are investigating. It's just the latest flight scare in recent months. In February, a Southwest Airlines flight about to land at Chicago's Midway Airport was forced to climb back into the skyto avoid another aircraftcrossing the runway. That followed thetragic midair collisionof a passenger jet and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January that killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. Those andother recent incidentshave raised questions about the FAA's oversight. The FAA said Monday that a private company services the Minot air traffic control tower, and that the controllers there aren't FAA employees. It is one of 265 airport towers nationwide that are operated by companies, but the roughly 1,400 air traffic controllers at these smaller airports meet the same qualification and training requirements as FAA controllers at larger airports, the agency said. Some small airports like Minot's also don't have their own radar systems on site. In fact, the vast majority of the nation's airportsdon't even have towers, mainly because most small airports don't have passenger air service. But regional FAA radar facilities do oversee traffic all across the country and help direct planes in and out of airports like Minot. The Minot airport typically handles between 18 and 24 flights a day. ___ Beck reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press writer Josh Funk contributed from Omaha.

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'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says

'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says

Until this year the2018 Camp Firestood as not only the deadliest wildfire in California history but also the costliest in the U.S., with $13 billion in economic losses, adjusted for inflation. A new reportsays each of the two major wildfires thatdevastated parts of Los Angeles Countyin January cost more than twice as much, adding up to a whopping $65 billion in losses. The Palisades ($37 billion) and Eaton ($28 billion) fires also became the most expensive wildfire events ever for the reinsurance industry, causing $40 billion total in covered damage, according to the report by Gallagher Re, a global firm that provides insurance to insurers. "(We're) talking about two of the most expensive fires ever recorded globally,'' said Steve Bowen, chief science officer for Gallagher Re, underscoring the rarity of such twin calamities occurring well into California's traditional rainy period. "We'refacing a new realityregarding the seasonality of wildfires,'' he said. The concurrent blazes killed 30 people and destroyed more than 16,200 buildings – compared to 85 and 18,800 for the Camp inferno, which wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise. The increased price tag reflects the L.A. blazes' location in one of the nation'smost expensive housing markets, and it also highlights the unique spot the U.S. held in the ranking of costly natural disasters in the first six months of 2025. In a relatively tame first half of the year for weather-related catastrophes across the planet, the U.S. racked up $110 billion in losses, representing 73% of the world's total and 92% of the covered insurance damages, Gallagher Re said. Every other region was below average. The U.S. had 15 billion-dollar and eight multibillion-dollar weather-related events in the first half of 2025, while the rest of the world had six and three, respectively. In addition to the destructive wildfires, chief among them the ones in Southern California, Americans had to contend with a high number of severe convective storms – essentially thunderstorms – that produced tornadoes, high winds and hail, leading to about $42 billion in economic losses. At least 118 tornado touchdowns were unleashed during aMarch 13-16 outbreakacross 15 states, mostly in the Midwest and parts of the South and East, killing at least 43 people. Federal officials said the 300 verified tornadoes in March smashed the previous record. Bowen noted the emergence of "weather whiplash,'' where a region experiences two ends of the climate spectrum – say, from drenching rain that fosters vegetation growth to extended dry spells that turn brush into tinder – in a relatively short time. California has been prone to that phenomenon in recent years, in addition to downpours that fall on burn scars from fires, resulting in flooding and mudslides. "Really being cognizant of these shifts in weather is becoming much more important as we see the influence of climate change in the day-to-day weather patterns,'' Bowen said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion

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Investigation underway after Vietnamese national in ICE custody died in the hospital

Investigation underway after Vietnamese national in ICE custody died in the hospital

An investigation is underway after a Vietnamese national died in the hospital on Saturday while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an email seen by NBC News. Tien Xuan Phan, 55, had been in custody at the ICE Processing Center in Karnes County, Texas, for seven weeks. A representative for the family did not respond to a request for comment. According to the ICE email, Phan was taken to the local hospital, Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital, on Friday for "evaluation due to seizures, vomiting, and unresponsiveness and was later airlifted to the Methodist Hospital Northeast for further evaluation." The cause of death was not stated and is now the subject of the investigation. ICE routinely conducts investigations into any detainee deaths and publishes them online after 90 days. Phan was ordered to be removed from the country by an immigration judge on April 2, 2012, but an ICE official says they "failed to leave the U.S. as ordered." Phan was then arrested in early June this year. The Karnes facility in Texas has, at times, exceeded its contractual capacity of 928, and once held 1,311 detainees this fiscal year, according to data obtained by immigration researchers at Syracuse University. NBC News contacted ICE and the Department of Homeland Security for further comment on whether Phan had a criminal record. So far this year, eight detainees have died while in ICE custody,according to the agency's own figures, including one other from Vietnam. The rest were from Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Honduras and Guyana. In total, 12 detainees died in ICE custody in 2024, the figures show. The American Civil Liberties Union and other human rights groups said ina report last yearthat most of the deaths of people in ICE custody between 2017 to 2021 could have been prevented if the agency had provided proper medical care. President Donald Trump's administration has madearresting and deporting suspected illegal aliensa central policy of this term, with ICE officials told to make thousands of arrests every day.

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