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John Witherspoon, an actor and comedian best known for his role as Willie Jones in the "Friday" film franchise, died Tuesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, CBS Los Angeles reports. He was 77. In a message posted to Witherspoon's Twitter account, the family confirmed his death. "He was a legend in the entertainment industry and a father figure to all who watched him over the years," his family said. It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away. He was a Legend in the entertainment industry, and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. We love you “POPS” always & forever. - The Witherspoon Family pic.twitter.com/ov9P34kaMn — John Witherspoon (@John_POPS_Spoon) October 30, 2019 The actor was born in Detroit in 1942 and launched his stand-up comedy and acting career in the late 1970s with guest-starring television roles. He made his feature debut in the 1980 film ...

CBS News has learned former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is "seriously considering" a campaign to win back his former U.S. Senate seat, according to multiple people familiar with his thinking. A spokeswoman for Sessions declined to comment early Tuesday. His Washington-based attorney did not immediately return requests for comment. "He is seriously considering a campaign," said a Republican operative familiar with Sessions's thinking, who stressed that whoever Republicans nominate is set to defeat Senator Doug Jones, Democrat of Alabama, widely considered to be the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent facing re-election next year given the GOP dominance of Alabama and strong support in the state for President Trump. Sessions vacated the seat to become President Trump's first attorney general. Mr. Trump, unhappy with Sessions' recusal from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, ultimately forced him to r...

On the anniversary of the first of two deadly crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets, the CEO will tell Congress that the aircraft company knows it made mistakes and is throwing everything into fixing the plane. Dennis Muilenburg is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, which is holding a hearing on aviation safety and the future of Boeing's 737 Max jets. The hearing is expected to start at 10 a.m. ET. Watch live in the player above "We have learned and are still learning from these accidents," he is expected to say Tuesday, according to comments prepared for delivery. "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong. We own that, and we are fixing them." Muilenburg will testify again on Wednesday before the House Transportation Committee. The appearances come as Boeing faces investigations by the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Transportation Committee, and a criminal probe by the Justice Department. It i...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders found himself in a social media storm Saturday night after video surfaced of a statement he made at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum earlier in the day. When a black student asked Sanders how he should handle getting pulled over by a police officer, Sanders responded "respect what they are doing so that you don't get shot in the back of the head." Sanders made the statement during a question-and-answer session at the forum at Benedict College, a historically black college. The student asked Sanders, "If I'm your son, what advice would you give me next time I'm pulled over by a police officer?" Sanders advised the student do his best to identify the police officer "in a polite way." Bernie Sanders More Sanders tells student to "respect police officer" at forum The inside scoop on 2 original Sanders surrogates: Ben & Jerry Ocasio-Cortez says endorsing ...

Two Los Angeles men face drug charges in Connecticut after troopers pulled over a rental truck filled with marijuana. Police say the U-Haul truck was stopped on Interstate 95 in Darien on Friday afternoon for a traffic violation. When troopers noticed that "when something didn't smell right, the big dogs were called in" to uncover the stash of drugs. Drug-sniffing dogs were called in to help and found 420 pounds of marijuana in the truck's cargo bed. State Police posted a photo on Twitter of the dogs involved in the search, with the drugs stacked behind them. Troopers from Troop G stopped a truck on I-95 in Darien. When something didn’t smell right, the big dogs were called in. Narcotic detection K9’s alerted on the truck & it was searched finding 420lbs of marijuana. Both operator & passenger were arrested. Great job to the Troopers. pic.twitter.com/1Zr82IDEXF — CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) October 25, 2019 The men, 27-year-old Kevin Conrado an...

Officials say two men were able to rescue an elderly woman from a partially submerged car near a boat ramp in Florida. The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that the 81-year-old woman was found early Thursday after driving into the water nearly 10 hours earlier at the Higel Marine Park boat ramp in Venice. On its Facebook page, the Venice Police Department posted images of the aftermath and surveillance video of the car entering the water. Emergency responders are at the Higel Boat Ramp with a submerged vehicle. A kayaker going out for a morning paddle found... Posted by Venice Police Department on Thursday, October 24, 2019 **NEW VIDEO** from the Venice Fire Department showing the 81-year-old driver entering the water at the Higel Marine Park boat ramp (top left) Wednesday night. The woman was rescued early Thursday morning by a kayaker and a paddleboarder. Posted by Venice, Florida Municipal Government on Thursday, October 24, 2019 Rob Goodman was kayaking when he ...