‘So far, so good’: Country star Toby Keith, 60, announces that he has stomach cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy since last year
Keith, 60, revealed Sunday that he was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year. The country singer said he has been doing chemotherapy for six months. He wrote that he also went through radiation treatments and surgery. ‘So far, so good,’ he said of the treatments. The hitmaker said he was ‘looking forward to spending’ time with his family. Here is his announcement.
Historic Heat Wave sweeps across much of the Country
| A historic heat wave in the West is forecast to roll eastward this week after Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver joined the many cities posting record temperatures and more than 50 million Americans sweltered under heat advisories. Southerly winds will pump hot, humid air into the eastern two-thirds of the nation through Wednesday. The result: temperatures 10-30 degrees above normal. Temperatures in the Ohio Valley are climbing 20 to 30 degrees higher than usual. |
Gasoline Hitting New High
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 39 cents over the past three weeks to $5.10 per gallon. People at one California gas station were calling friends and family to fill up fast when an error on the pumps had gas selling for just 69 cents a gallon. A glitch at a Shell gas station in Rancho Cordova gave Darryl Surita a sweet deal Thursday. He was able to fill his tank for just 69 cents a gallon.
Strawberry Supermoon: How to watch June’s full moon
The June full moon is the second of four consecutive supermoons in which the full moon of a month coincides with the moon at or near perigee, its closest point to the Earth in its monthly orbit. A supermoon can appear ever-so-slightly larger than the full moon does when it is farthest from Earth (NASA has said(opens in new tab) it can appear up to 30% brighter and 17% larger), but it won’t look much different to the casual observer.
June’s Full Strawberry Supermoon will occur on Tuesday at 7:51 a.m. EDT (1151 GMT), but the moon will appear full to observers in the day before and after the actual event. So feel free to watch the moon shine from June 13-15. It gets its “strawberry” name from the short strawberry harvesting season it coincides with.
Justin Bieber cancels concerts after virus paralyzes half his face
| Justin Bieber cancelled a series of shows on his latest tour after a virus caused “full paralysis” on one side of his face. He said he’s been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome after a virus damaged the nerves in his ear. He said it’s a “pretty serious” case in a video he posted to his Instagram page. |
Will Smith is ‘devising his big movie comeback with self-produced I Am Legend sequel’
An insider told The Sun: ‘The script is being written mentioning his character and as yet Will remains attached to the project. ‘The concept is still to be signed off by Warner Brothers, but there has been no indication that Will is off the project. ‘Obviously he is the producer of the film and his production company is in charge while the development continues. And Will himself is undergoing therapy and taking time away from the limelight.’