Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Melanie Watson, who played Kathy Gordon in four episodes of the Gary ...

Melanie Watson, who was best known for playing Kathy Gordon opposite Gary Coleman’s Arnold Jackson on “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died. She was 57. Her brother, Robert Watson, confirmed to TMZ that ...

Her four episodes on the sitcom marked a rarity: a disabled actress onscreen. By Sopan Deb Melanie Watson Bernhardt, the trailblazing actress who played Kathy Gordon for four episodes on the 1980s ...

Diff’rent Strokes actress Melanie Watson has died. She was 57. TMZ reported on Sunday, December 28, that Watson died two days prior in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her brother, Robert Watson, told the ...

The child star was born with a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta ACTRESS Melanie Watson died on Friday in Colorado Springs. Best known for her role on the 80s TV show Diff’rent Strokes, she ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — After being closed for several months, Falcon’s Fury will reopen at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this spring. A park spokesperson confirmed the reopening in an email to Spectrum News on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

President Donald Trump has been mocked online after he appeared to confuse a bald eagle with a falcon. Trump shared a post on Truth Social on the evening of Tuesday, December 30, which showed a dead ...

The mission, launching from California, will deploy an Earth-observing satellite for the Italian Space Agency. The launch was postponed twice in late December to allow for additional ground system ...

SpaceX's final West Coast launch of 2025 is scheduled for December 27 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission will deploy the CSG-3 Earth observation satellite for the Italian ...

The MTA says the F and M subway lines will swap to improve service starting Monday, with M trains set to stop at the Queensbridge-21st Street station currently served by the F line. According to the ...

Former Diff'rent Strokes child star Melanie Watson has died at the age of 57 after suffering serious health complications while hospitalized, according to a report by TMZ. Watson, who was best known ...