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The American Film Institute has zeroed in on a highly decorated pair of Hollywood creatives to honor at its upcoming ...

Viola Davis is set to star in and produce 'Ally Clark,' a new thriller from Phillip Noyce in development at Amazon MGM Studios.

A friend turned to talk to my eldest and called out 'Viola'. Yet Viola, who is five, simply didn't respond. Once again, another adult failed to pronounce her name correctly.

When daughter Amy died in March 1940 leaving four young children, Viola made a home for them. But tragedy struck again two months later when Sam was thrown from his horse and killed.

Selma Claire Coyne passed peacefully in her sleep on June 3, 2025 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Selma was predeceased by her beloved husband of 60 years, Harold Coyne, who passed away in Boynton ...

Eloise (Kilcoyne) Viola was born August 5, 1944 in Mt. Kisco, New York, to John R. Kilcoyne and Ann E. Kilcoyne, breaking the pattern theretofore ...

The Selma Police Department is searching for Nolan King Knittle, who was last seen on Thursday, May 29, near Parrish Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Posted 6/1/2025, 3:09:13 AM Updated 6/1/2025, 10:38: ...

A long line of civil rights marchers carrying flags moves along Route 80 near Selma, Ala., on March 22, 1965 as troops, called up by President Lyndon Johnson, move with them.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Park Guide April Baldwin discusses how poll taxes and literacy tests served as barriers to voting in ...

Below are the most notable NBA players born on March 4: Draymond Green (1990) Green was a force during his college career at Michigan State University, but he fell to the 35th pick in the 2012 NBA ...

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a domestic terrorism suspect in Boulder, Colorado, allegedly targeted a pro-Israel march with Molotov cocktails, injuring twelve in a planned attack.