Theresa Braine

Breaking News Reporter, National Desk

Theresa Braine

Theresa Braine has been at the Daily News since November 2018, having previously reported for newspapers in Connecticut, been a copy editor and copy chief for several national magazines, worked as a freelance correspondent based in Mexico City, and served as environment and Canada editor for an indigenous-focused news site.

Comedian, 鈥楤lue Bloods鈥� actor Alex Duong, 42, dies of cancer

March 30, 2026 at 11:11 a.m.

Comedian and 鈥淏lue Bloods鈥� actor Alex Duong has died, a year after receiving a devastating cancer diagnosis. He was 42.

FILE – Tatiana Schlossberg, second right, granddaughter of President J.F. Kennedy pauses for a moment of silence during a short ceremony at the JFK memorial Runnymede, England, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Trump vilifies Kennedy family hours after Tatiana Schlossberg鈥檚 death

December 31, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

No sooner had John F. Kennedy鈥檚 granddaughter died of leukemia at age 35, than President Trump cast shade at her bereaved family via Truth Social.

Actor Zachary Ty Bryan and Actress Patricia Richardson attend the 7th Annual TV Land Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre on April 19, 2009 in Unversal City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

鈥楬ome Improvement鈥� alum Zachery Ty Bryan arrested for 6th time in 5 years

December 1, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

He played fictional eldest child of Tim Allen on 鈥淗ome Improvement.鈥�

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 11: Musicians Ike Turner (L) and Ike Turner Jr. (R) pose with his Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for “Risin’ With The Blues” in the press room at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

Musician Ike Turner Jr., son of Tina and Ike Sr., dead at 67

October 6, 2025 at 12:14 p.m.

Ike Turner Jr., the second-eldest child in the brood shared by fellow musicians Tina and Ike, has died. He had turned 67 the day before.

One of the 39 tigers rescued in 2017 from Joe Exotic’s G.W. Exotic Animal Park watches volunteers at the Wild Animal Sanctuary on April 5, 2020 in Keenesburg, Colorado. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Handler once linked to Joe Exotic mauled to death by tiger

September 23, 2025 at 11:22 a.m.

Tiger handler Ryan Easley was mauled to death by one of his tigers.

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Comedian, 鈥楤lue Bloods鈥� actor Alex Duong, 42, dies of cancer

Trump vilifies Kennedy family hours after Tatiana Schlossberg鈥檚 death

鈥楬ome Improvement鈥� alum Zachery Ty Bryan arrested for 6th time in 5 years

Musician Ike Turner Jr., son of Tina and Ike Sr., dead at 67

Handler once linked to Joe Exotic mauled to death by tiger