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Robin Roberts broke down in tears on air on Monday following the death of top “Good Morning America” producer Thea Trachtenberg at 51 years old. The anchor said that Trachtenberg’s colleagues “really, really loved her and that’s what we should remember.” Tearing up, she added, “Boy, she had a big heart, oof.” Trachtenberg, who had …

Robin Roberts broke down in tears on air on Monday following the death of top “Good Morning America” producer Thea Trachtenberg from coronavirus. The anchor said that Trachtenberg’s colleagues “really, really loved her and that’s what we should remember.” Tearing up, she added, “Boy, she had a big heart, oof.” Trachtenberg, who had been with …

George Stephanopoulos tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, nearly two weeks after his wife, Ali Wentworth, confirmed her diagnosis. Stephanopoulos, who has been broadcasting “Good Morning America” from home, told his co-hosts Monday morning that his diagnosis is “really no surprise,” but that he has been “basically asymptomatic” — unlike Wentworth, who previously described …

Ali Wentworth is “on the mend” after revealing that she’s “never been sicker” following her coronavirus diagnosis, her friends tell Page Six. The comic and author, 55, has been self-isolating in the New York City home she shares with “Good Morning America” anchor George Stephanopoulos, 59, and their two teenage daughters. Wentworth is staying by …

“Good Morning America” is mourning the loss of a beloved cameraman. Robin Roberts announced on Wednesday that studio camera operator Tony Greer died following complications due to coronavirus. “He was such a bright light working at our studio for more than six years,” she said. “You could just feel Tony’s beautiful spirit, you could feel …

Katharine McPhee is cleaning out her closet. The “Waitress” star, 36, posted a photo on Monday of herself in the same sexy yellow dress she first wore on a 2006 episode of “American Idol.” “It’s day 26 of quarantine and we’re breaking out dresses from 14 years ago,” McPhee captioned the snap. “Might have to …

Bank of America said on Friday it has already received about 35,000 applications for federally backed small-business loans within hours of starting to accept them. The second largest US bank by assets became the first major bank to accept applications for the massive small-business rescue program approved by Congress last week. But the bank was …

The inaugural SI All-American Boys Basketball Team features 15 of the top high school basketball players in the country broken up into three teams who have displayed exceptional dominance during the high school season. Each player has exhibited a level of play this season that will make them a household name at the next level …

Comic Ali Wentworth has confirmed she has tested positive for coronavirus, saying, “I’ve never been sicker.” Wentworth, 55, posted a photo from her bed as she wrote on Instagram that she was suffering from “high fever. Horrific body aches.. Heavy chest. I’m quarantined from my family. This is pure misery #stayhome” Her husband, “Good Morning …

Nine Democratic US senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved $25 billion in cash grants for the hard-hit industry. “We believe your company has a moral responsibility to provide real refunds, not travel vouchers, to …