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Samantha Agate

Samantha Agate is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.

Samantha was previously a full-time senior editor at Us Weekly, focusing on the latest Hollywood blockbusters, red carpets and upcoming movie releases from 2025 to 2026. Prior to that, she was an associate editor for In Touch, Life & Style and Closer from 2021 to 2025, covering a mix of classic Hollywood icons and the stars of today across all three brands.

Before joining the company in 2021, she worked as a video host and reporter for Talent Recap, where she interviewed celebrities and stars of reality competition shows, including American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice. Her all-time favorite competition show is and will always be Survivor. Her previous work includes freelance writing for The Blast and freelancing as a screenplay editor for the Big Apple Film Festival after studying journalism at Hunter College.

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Dog Taps a Person's Shoulder at Baseball Game — What Happened Next?

A golden doodle sitting in the stands at a baseball game just pulled off the most civilized snack heist the internet has ever seen. She reached forward, placed her paw on the shoulder of the woman sitting in front of her and gently tapped — because she wanted a french fry. The viral moment was […]

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Sally Field Reveals Why She Passed on 'First Wives Club' With No Regrets

Sally Field has spent decades choosing roles that dig into something true about human experience. In a rare interview, the actress looked back on one famous part she turned down — Annie Paradis in 1996’s First Wives Club — and explained why another, Mrs. Doubtfire, still resonates with families more than 30 years later. Field […]

GettyImages-2255984692 Mike Tomlin Breaks Silence on Steelers Exit and Loneliness

Mike Tomlin Breaks Silence on Steelers Exit and 'Loneliness'

Three months after stepping down as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, Mike Tomlin finally opened up about what drove him away from the job he’d held for nearly two decades — and the word he used might surprise you. “There’s a loneliness with leadership,” Tomlin told NBC’s Maria Taylor during an NBA pregame show on the […]

GettyImages-1179696604 Robert Wagner Shares Rare Photo With Son-in-Law Barry Watson

Robert Wagner, 96, Shares Rare Photo With Son-in-Law Barry Watson

Robert Wagner marked his son-in-law Barry Watson’s birthday with a rare family photograph — and a message that offered a glimpse into a bond shaped by more than four decades of shared love and loss. “Join Jill and I in wishing our terrific son-in-law Barry Watson a Happy Birthday 🎉 Always fun times when you’re […]

Husky Takes Herself to Daycare After Escaping Yard in TikTok

Husky Takes Herself to Daycare After Escaping Yard in Viral TikTok

A 5-year-old husky mix named Missy wasn’t scheduled for daycare on Monday. She had a vet appointment instead. Missy had other plans. The dog dug her way out from under the back gate of her yard in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, followed her usual route and showed up at Spot’s Place daycare just before 11 a.m. […]

Everything the Reiner Kids Have Said About Parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner's Murders

What Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner's Kids Said About Their Murders

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home on December 14, 2025, after being stabbed to death. Their son Nick Reiner was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial. A spokesperson for the family released a […]

GettyImages-1408804204 GMA Colleagues Who Spoke Out After Janai Norman's Exit

Every 'GMA' Colleague Who Spoke Out After Janai Norman's Shocking Exit

When Janai Norman announced she would be leaving Good Morning America in April 2026, her fans were shocked, to say the least. Norman revealed the news in a video posted via Instagram — one in which she said it breaks her heart that she never got the chance to say goodbye on the show. Several […]

GettyImages-1560116097 Hot Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing in Family's Backyard

Hot Air Balloon Packed With 13 People Makes Emergency Landing in Backyard

Picture this: You’re watching TV. Your wife is doing yoga. Everything is perfectly normal. Then a neighbor pounds on your door to tell you a hot air balloon just landed in your backyard. That’s exactly what happened to one Southern California family last weekend, and the whole thing was caught on video that’s now going […]

Parrot Missing Half His Beak Became Alpha Male of His Group

Parrot Missing Half His Beak Became the Alpha Male of His Group

Bruce the kea parrot is missing his entire upper beak. By every measure of animal competition, he should be at the bottom of the social ladder. Instead, he’s the undisputed king of his group — and he got there by inventing a fighting style no other parrot has ever used. A report published on Monday, […]

Rooster Named Creamsicle Loves to Dance After Being Rescued

Rooster Named Creamsicle Loves to Dance After Rescue From Cockfighting Ring

When authorities broke up a major cockfighting operation in Pennsylvania in 2025, they found around 300 chickens that had been forced into fighting. Charges numbering more than 300 were filed related to animal fighting and cruelty. It was a grim scene — but what followed was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts the animal […]

GettyImages-886612628 Carlos Beltran Drew Fake Hair on His Head 10 Years Ago

Carlos Beltran Drew Fake Hair on His Head 10 Years Ago, TikTok Is Obsessed

A resurfaced clip of baseball legend Carlos Beltrán rocking what looks like marker drawn over his bald head is absolutely dominating TikTok right now. The comments are merciless, the announcer reactions are gold and millions of viewers are convinced they’re watching a man who lost a bet. But the real story behind the stunt is […]

GettyImages-2159620269 Ducks Removed From Animal Sanctuary After Improper Care

Nearly 500 Ducks Removed From Animal Sanctuary After Overcrowding

When Riverside County animal control officers arrived at an Anza, California, property that had been operating as a duck sanctuary, they found a heartbreaking scene: hundreds of birds living in overcrowded conditions with inadequate care. Now approximately 480 ducks desperately need adopters — and the clock is ticking. The massive rescue is being called the […]

GettyImages-2268706571 Rockies' Brennan Bernardino Wears Wrong Jersey During Game

Rockies Pitcher Brennan Bernardino Wears the Wrong Jersey During Game

Baseball’s funniest viral moment just dropped and it involves a pitcher, a purple jersey and thousands of fans who can’t stop laughing. Colorado Rockies pitcher Brennan Bernardino accidentally wore the completely wrong uniform to a recent game — and the whole thing was caught on camera and posted by the team itself. The internet is […]

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Mel Brooks Reveals the Official Title of 'Spaceballs 2' in New Clip

A new Spaceballs movie is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios. Mel Brooks announced he is returning to the sequel of the 1987 parody film with a cast full of all-star actors who are eager to bring the colorful characters back to life. Brooks directed, cowrote and produced the first Spaceballs film, which also […]

GettyImages-1569876455 Wild Turkey Becomes Celebrity Roaming Manhattan Streets

Wild Turkey Named Astoria Becomes Unlikely Celebrity Roaming Manhattan

Move over, city pigeons — New York has a brand-new star, and she’s got feathers, attitude and zero interest in paparazzi. Astoria, a solo wild turkey who’s been making her way across the five boroughs for over a year, has officially become the city’s most talked-about animal celebrity. Her origin story? Better than most reality […]

GettyImages-2164966680 Carrie Underwood Sends Gifts to American Idol Contestants

Carrie Underwood Sends Gifts and Notes to 'American Idol' Contestants

Twenty years after winning American Idol, Carrie Underwood is still proving why millions of fans fell in love with her — not just for her voice, but for who she is when the cameras aren’t rolling. Two American Idol season 24 top 11 contestants recently revealed that Underwood surprised them with personal gifts, and the […]

GettyImages-1172295217 Seats at Raptors Game Covered in Ice Belong to Drake

2 Courtside Seats at Raptors Game Covered in Ice Belong to Drake

The Toronto Raptors organization just turned two courtside seats into the coolest spot in the arena — literally. When basketball fans arrived at the Toronto Raptors game on April 12, Drake’s usual spot had been transformed into a frozen spectacle, covered in faux ice and icicles that immediately turned heads inside the arena and blew […]

GettyImages-2271391174 Why Is a Giant Shovel Going Viral? Tom Cruise Is Involved

Why Is a 24,000-Lb Shovel Viral on TikTok? Inside Tom Cruise's Involvement

If your TikTok feed recently served you a video of a building-sized shovel and you thought, “Wait, what?” — you are far from alone. A 50-foot-tall, 24,000-pound shovel has taken over the internet, and the whole thing traces back to Tom Cruise, a wild new movie and one of the most chaotic marketing stunts of […]

GettyImages-455991598 Cloud Jaguar Seen in Honduras for 1st Time in Over a Decade

Rare 'Cloud Jaguar' Spotted in Honduras for 1st Time in Over a Decade

Talk about a comeback story worth rooting for. A young male jaguar just made a jaw-dropping appearance in the mountains of Honduras — and it’s the first confirmed sighting in over a decade. The big cat was photographed on February 6, 2026, by a camera trap in the high-elevation forests of Honduras’ Sierra del Merendón, […]

GettyImages-2270306454 Anne Hathaway Reveals Her 3-Ingredient Go-To Dinner

Anne Hathaway Reveals 3-Ingredient Go-To Dinner and Dessert Philosophy

Anne Hathaway has given us so many iconic film moments and fabulous red carpet ensembles throughout her years in the Hollywood spotlight — and now the Oscar winner is serving up food content we absolutely did not know we needed. In a recent interview, Hathaway revealed her favorite meal is refreshingly simple with no fuss […]

Oscar Mayer's Maple Bourbon Bacon Flavor Divides Internet

Oscar Mayer's New Maple Bourbon Bacon Flavor Completely Divides Internet

Bacon lovers and bourbon fans, we need to talk. Oscar Mayer just dropped its first new bacon flavor in five years — and the internet cannot agree on whether it’s genius or a step too far. The brand’s Maple Bourbon Bacon, made in collaboration with Evan Williams Bourbon, is hitting grocery shelves nationwide, and the […]

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