Betty White

Just 10 miles from the city of Chicago, the village of Oak Park has been a home to people like architect Frank Lloyd Wright, author Ernest Hemingway and Dr. Percy Julian, a researcher who helped develop treatments for glaucoma and rheumatoid arthritis. More recent residents include Ludacris, Betty White and NBA player Iman Shumpert. But the village has helped mold other...

The small village of Oak Park outside Chicago has made an outsized impact on the world as home to a slew of celebrities and trailblazers. Ludacris, Betty White and Joe Tinker are joined by Frank Lloyd Wright, Iman Shumpert and Ernest Hemingway in calling it home. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson looks at the complicated history of Oak Park, Illinois, and...

Betty White is turning 99 on Sunday and says she is planning a low-key day, including feeding a pair of ducks that regularly visit her home

Betty White is getting ready to celebrate her birthday.

Betty White is “doing very well” at 98 years old and is keeping busy in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic, a representative for the actress told TODAY.

National treasure Betty White is garnering excitement following a new announcement from Lifetime. Viewers wish it was Christmas already. That’s because White, 98, will star in an as-yet-untitled Christmas movie “in which she helps whip would-be Santas into shape, spreading the true meaning of Christmas and leading everyone to wonder: Is she secretly Mrs. Claus?” This, according to a news release...

Concern over the beloved 98-year-old actress trended on Twitter Wednesday night after news that another admired celebrity, Tom Hanks, had been diagnosed with the coronavirus along with his wife, Rita Wilson.

Happy birthday, Betty White! The actress and American icon turns 98 on Friday. What can we say about this Emmy winner that hasn’t already been said? Well, probably nothing, which is why we’re going to let her say some things she’s already said. That’s right — we’re honoring the “Golden Girls” star by taking a look at some of her most memorable...

The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act. Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and record of the year with her anthemic No. 1 hit,...

L may typically stand for “loser” but artists like Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X and Lewis Capaldi are likely to score big next week when the Grammy nominations are unveiled, with expected nods in key categories, from album of the year to record and song of the year.

Valerie Harper, best known for her role of Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died at 80.

Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. Longtime family friend Dan Watt confirmed Harper died Friday, adding the family wasn’t immediately releasing any further details. She had been battling cancer for years, and her husband said recently he had been advised...

The Emmy-winning series revolved around four older women living together in Miami. It starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White, who is the only living cast member at age 97 (White, through her agent, declined an interview request). The show aired on NBC from 1985-1992.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers return to work on Monday, Jan. 28, after lawmakers struck a deal with President Donald Trump to temporarily reopen the government for three weeks. Another shutdown is still on the table, as Trump push to secure funding with threats to use Pentagon funds if Congress will not give him $5.7 billion for a physical wall.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards turns 25 on Sunday and executive producer Kathy Connell has shaped every one.

Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Rami Malek are among the first presenters announced for Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Other presenters announced Wednesday by the actors union include Chadwick Boseman, Sam Elliott, Constance Wu, John David Washington, Adam Driver, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Henry Golding and Angela Bassett. Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee and Joe Mazzello round out the list of...

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” swept the Emmys and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” came back with a “Best Drama” win during TV’s biggest night. But it was director Glenn Weiss who provided the most touching highlight of the night after he pulled off a successful proposal to his girlfriend, Jen Svendsen, as the cameras rolled on-stage.

Michael Che and Colin Jost brought a “Weekend Update” approach to the Monday night live awards show.

A new PBS film, set to air Aug. 21, gives top billing to the beloved sitcom icon.