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Beloved Actor William Daniels, Known for Role as Mr. Feeny, Turns 99 Years Old, Joking: 'Who Wants to Be 100?' (Exclusive)

Allias Grif March 31, 2026

Veteran actor William Daniels turns 99 on March 31

Actress Bonnie Bartlett (L) and husband actor William Daniels visit Hallmark's

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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the Boy Meets World alum spoke about his plans for the big day, and how he's approaching 100
Daniels tells PEOPLE he doesn't feel 99

William Danielswill turn 99 on March 31 — and he's already talking about the road to 100.

Speaking to PEOPLE in a recent exclusive interview, Daniels says, "I certainly don't feel 99 years old, that's for sure."

Asked about turning 100 in 2027, Daniels says with a laugh, "Oh, I don't want to be a hundred. Who wants to be a hundred?"

For his upcoming festivities, Daniels says he and his family — including wifeBonnie Bartlettand sons Michael and Robert— plan to keep things low-key.

"To celebrate my 99th, the whole family is getting together. My two sons, their wives, and our four grandchildren. Half of our family lives on the East Coast, so it's great to have everyone in one place," he says.

Daniels adds that he keeps young by going to fan conventions, working out with a personal trainer, and filming Cameos for fans.

"I do hundreds of cameos every year, and that feels good," he says. "It allows me to perform, which demands a certain amount of energy and focus. I think that's good for me. I like being productive.

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Daniels — who played beloved teacher Mr. Feeny onBoy Meets World— has been married to actress and fellow Emmy Award winner Bartlett, 96, since June 30, 1951; at 74 years, it is the longest active Hollywood marriage.

"I think the main reason why we've been married for 75 years is because we never seriously considered being with anyone else. So we had to work things out. You know?" Daniels tells PEOPLE.

Daniels added that the two focus on taking care of themselves, and each other, sharing that they exercise together several times a week.

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Speaking to PEOPLE in 2025, ahead of the couple's 74thwedding anniversaryon June 30 Bartlett said the couple remains deeply connected.

"It's like we don't have to communicate almost. We just know what to do," she said. "And when one person is upset, the other person sort of kind of calms down and we help each other in that way."

Over the course of their relationship, the pair raised two sons, became grandparents and shared the screen together a handful of times, with Bartlett even playing her husband's love interest onBoy Meets World.

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Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict

Allias Grif March 31, 2026

In the month since the US and Israel began their aerialbombing campaign of Iran, thousands of people have been killed across at least nine countries in a rapidly escalating conflict that is costing economies billions of dollars a day. The world is facing a globalenergy crisis.

ISaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, left, shakes hand with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar, prior to their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 29, 2026. - Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP

But the scale of this war could get much, much worse.

Iran has fired salvos of drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia, as well as fellow Gulf Cooperation Council members Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Yet, so far, none of these countries have retaliated against Tehran.

"Saudi Arabia has been very patient," said retired Lieutenant General Muhammad Saeed, formerly the second highest officer in the Pakistan Army.

"If the Saudis retaliate militarily, it won't be the Saudis alone," Saeed continued. "That would then put the entire region into flames."

Saudi Arabia's direct involvement in the war would have implications that go far beyond fellow Arab countries in the Gulf.

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 5, days after the US and Israel attacked Iran. - Stringer/Reuters

In 2025, Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defense agreement with Pakistan.

During a meeting with the Saudi foreign minister in Islamabad on Sunday, Pakistan's prime minister thanked his ally for its "remarkable restraint."

He also assured the Saudi diplomat that "Pakistan would always stand shoulder to shoulder with Saudi Arabia."

The implication is, if the Islamic Republic of Iran pushes Saudi Arabia too far, it could end up forcing its nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan to come to Riyadh's defense.

The Pakistani leadership isn't exactly spoiling for a fight.

It has been less than a year since arch-rivals India and Pakistan fought a 4-day air-and-missile war against each other. And the Pakistani military has been engaged in cross-border skirmishes with the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan for months.

Pakistan has tremendous incentive to help de-escalate the conflict. And after launching drones and missiles at so many of its neighbors, Iran has very few friends left in the region.

"The least problematic relationship [Iran] has in its strategic environment is Pakistan," says Kamran Bokhari, Senior Resident Fellow with the Middle East Policy Council in Washington.

"There is no other channel."

The recognition that the current conflict will only lead to further "death and destruction," in the words of Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, is what prompted the top diplomats from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to meet him for crisis talks in the Pakistani capital on Sunday.

After those discussions, Dar argued that some kind of US-Iran peace talks hosted by Pakistan were on the table.

"Both Iran and the US have expressed their confidence in Pakistan to facilitate the talks," Dar said, adding that such a meeting could be possible "in coming days."

In his statement on Sunday, Dar also cited a recent call with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

"China fully supports Pakistan's initiative to host Iran-US talks," Dar said.

The Pakistani diplomat is scheduled to fly to China on Tuesday for talks, despite suffering a hairline shoulder fracture in a fall during his meeting with the Egyptian delegation.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 29, 2026. - Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP

But Pakistan's crisis diplomacy faces graver challenges.

Last weekend, Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen entered the fray, firing missiles for the first time in this round of hostilities at Israel, further expanding the regional war.

Meanwhile, the US is deploying thousands of troops to the Middle East, raising the specter of possible ground operations against Iran.

And there are voices inside Iran, vowing to continue the fight for an extended period.

"This is our war, and we will not stop defending until we teach Trump and Netanyahu a historic lesson," asenior Iranian security officialtold CNN's Fred Pleitgen.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran did not participate in any recent meetings organized by Pakistan with regional countries, saying they take the form of a framework not agreed upon by Iran.

"The meetings that Pakistan holds with neighboring countries are within a framework they have designed themselves, and we have not participated in this framework," he said.

According to the spokesperson, while the US has conveyed requests for negotiations and proposals through intermediaries, including Pakistan, Iran's current priority is defending itself against ongoing attacks. "Right now, under conditions in which America's military aggression and assault continue intensely, certainly all our efforts, all our capacity, are devoted to defending ourselves," the spokesperson said.

The situation is incredibly fluid and dangerous. Both the Trump Administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran are declaring victory, while simultaneously firing tons of deadly munitions at each other.

But even the warring parties in this conflict have demonstrated moments of restraint.

The risk that this war could expand far further is all too real.

CNN's Sophia Saifi contributed to this report.

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Taylor Swift sued by Las Vegas showgirl for trademark infringement

Allias Grif March 31, 2026

A Las Vegas performer is suing Taylor Swift for trademark infringement over her latest album's "showgirl" branding.

Image: Taylor Swift's "The Life Of A Showgirl" (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images file)

Swift's 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," wasannounced in Augustand debuted in October. The glitzy album art, complete with art deco imagery and glamorous feathered outfits, centered burlesque aesthetics for Swift's newest era.

In a lawsuit filed Monday, singer and columnist Maren Wade claims Swift's album and her newspaper column-turned-show, titled "Confessions of a Showgirl," include similarities.

"Both share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression," says the complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. "Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers."

The weekly column about Wade's life in the entertainment industry launched in Las Vegas Weekly in 2014 and has since evolved into a podcast and a live cabaret show. Wade's "Confessions of a Showgirl" branding has been trademarked since 2015. Her lawsuit claims Swift and her team should have noticed the similarities.

"Maren spent more than a decade building CONFESSIONS OF A SHOWGIRL. She registered it. She earned it," Wade's attorney, Jaymie Parkkinen, wrote in a statement. "When Taylor Swift's team applied to register THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL, the Trademark Office refused, finding Swift's mark confusingly similar."

Representatives for Swift and UMG declined to comment.

The lawsuit claims the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office notified Swift's team that "The Life of a Showgirl" was likely to be confused with an existing trademark but that she "continued using it anyway" without contacting Wade.

Because Swift's "overwhelming commercial presence" is capable of drowning out Wade's original branding, the lawsuit says, consumers might begin to assume that Wade's brand is an imitation of Swift's newer one.

"We have great respect for Swift's talent and success, but trademark law exists to ensure that creators at all levels can protect what they've built," Parkkinen added. "That's what this case is about."

Wade asks the court to permanently prevent Swift and her companies from using "The Life of a Showgirl" as a brand name on products or services, as well as to hand over to Wade all profits earned from the sale of goods under the "Life of a Showgirl" branding. She also seeks a jury trial and further monetary compensation.

TAS Rights Management, the company managing Swift's trademarks, and Bravado, UMG's global merchandise and brand management division, were also named as defendants. The companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Wade's lawsuit also pointed to the defendants' own previous legal actions to protect Swift's trademarks.

"Indeed, they are not merely familiar with trademark law—they are among its most vigorous enforcers, having filed multiple federal actions to seize goods from vendors selling trademarked merchandise near concert venues," the complaint says. "They possess direct knowledge of the harm that trademark infringement inflicts on a brand, having leveraged that very harm in federal court when it served their interests to do so."

Before she filed the lawsuit, Wade had expressed positive sentiments about Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" on her social media platforms,sharing an Instagram post captioned"In my showgirl era." Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift's album.

"People that are like, 'Oh, I don't like Taylor Swift' — OK girl, if you're not fun, just say that," Wade said in another video, captioned "Let us be excited for #TS12 #TheLifeofAShowgirl"

Bruce Springsteen wants your attention, plans livestream from tour opener in Minneapolis

Allias Grif March 31, 2026

Bruce Springsteenwants his No Kings message to be heard around the world.

For the kickoff of the 20-dateLand of Hope & Dreams Tour– fittingly taking place in Minneapolis, a recent hotbed of political uprising – the first two songs of the set will stream for free on Springsteen'sYouTube channel.

The March 31 concert at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis will launch at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Springsteen's touris strategically routed with the first few dates landing in cities heavily targeted byImmigration and Customs Enforcement. Following Minneapolis, the band will perform in Portland, Oregon April 3 and Los Angeles April 7 and 9. The tour ends May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., the only stadium date.

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Musician Bruce Springsteen performs during a "No Kings" protest outside the State Capitol building on March 28, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota.

"The tour is going to be political and very topical about what's going on in the country," Springsteentold the Minnesota Star Tribuneon March 23. "Minneapolis and St. Paul, that was the place I wanted to begin it, and I wanted to end it in Washington."

Springsteen and the E Streeters will be joined by longtime comrade for social justice causes, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

Morello also guested with Springsteen during theNo Kings rallyin Minneapolis on March 28. The gathering was one of more than 3,000 nationwide to protest the policies and leadership of PresidentDonald Trump.

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen took the stage on March 28, 2026, to perform his protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul on Saturday. Springsteen performed during a "No Kings" protest — the third nationwide "No Kings" protest held against the Trump administration. Musicians Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers were also scheduled to perform at the protest.