It's been dubbed the nuclear option because it threatens to further erode one of the defining institutional quirks of the Senate â the filibuster â as well as the culture of the chamber that sees itself as more bipartisan and statesmanlike than the House of Representatives.
A+E Networks. On this day in 1997, comedian and TV star Bill Cosbyâs 27-year-old son Ennis Cosby is murdered after he stops to fix a flat tire along Californiaâs Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. The 405, which runs some 70 miles from Irvine to San Fernando, is known as one of the planetâs busiest and most congested roadways.
Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy.. Veteran actor Robert Culp, who teamed with Bill Cosby to break down racial barriers on the hit 1960s show I Spy, died Wednesday after collapsing outside his Hollywood home. The 79-year-old actor was found on the ground by a jogger who called 911, cops said. The actor's son was told he died of a heart attack, said Culp's manager, Hillard Elkins. Culp was a versatile actor known for his dramatic and comedic work on stage, television and movies.