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Birthdays – Jan. 18

Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 82. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 70. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 68. Country singer-actor Mark Collie ("Nashville") is 67. Actor Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies," "The Other Boleyn Girl") is 63. Actor Alison Arngrim ("Little House on the Prairie") is 61. Actor Jane Horrocks ("Absolutely Fabulous") is 59. Comedian Dave Attell ("Insomniac") is 58. Actor Jesse L. Martin (TV's "The Flash," "Law & Order") is 54. Rapper DJ Quik is 53. Singer Jonathan Davis of Korn is 52. Singer Christian Burns of BBMak is 49. Actor Derek Richardson ("Men in Trees") is 47. Actor-screenwriter Jason Segel ("How I Met Your Mother," "Freaks and Geeks") is 43. Singer-actor Samantha Mumba is 40. Actor Ashleigh Murray ("Riverdale") is 35. Actor Zeeko Zaki ("FBI," "24: Legacy") is 33. Actor Mateus Ward ("Hostages") is 24.

Investigators: Alabama forward Darius Miles provided gun in fatal shooting

Authorities say a University of Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder provided the gun used in the fatal shooting. Investigators wrote in a court document that Darius Miles admitted to providing the handgun immediately before the shooting. Another man is accused by police of firing the gun and killing a young woman near the university’s campus.

In Paris, Quin Snyder briefly gets back to work as coach

Quin Snyder spent two days on a basketball court in Paris and was back in his element. The former coach of the Utah Jazz hadn't done any real basketball work since stepping down last June. But he took advantage of a chance to return to the floor, albeit briefly, as director of the Basketball Africa League Combine in Paris this week.

Birthdays – Jan. 17

Actor James Earl Jones is 92. Talk show host Maury Povich is 84. Singer Chris Montez is 81. Actor Joanna David ("Downton Abbey") is 76. Actor Jane Elliott ("General Hospital") is 76. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor is 75. Singer Sheila Hutchinson of The Emotions is 70. Singer Steve Earle is 68. Singer Paul Young is 67. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 66. Singer Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles is 64. Writer-director Brian Helgeland ("42," "Mystic River," "L.A. Confidential") is 62. Actor Jim Carrey is 61. Actor Denis O'Hare ("The Good Wife," "True Blood") is 61. Actor Joshua Malina ("The West Wing," "Sports Night") is 57. Singer Shabba Ranks is 57. Actor Naveen Andrews ("Instinct," "Lost") is 54. Electronic musician DJ Tiesto is 54. Musician Kid Rock is 52. Actor Freddy Rodriguez ("The Night Shift," "Six Feet Under") is 48. Actor-writer Leigh Whannel ("Saw" and "Insidious" movies) is 46. Actor-singer Zooey Deschanel ("New Girl") is 43. Singer Ray J is 42. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 41. Actor Ryan Gage ("The Hobbit") is 40. DJ Calvin Harris is 39. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers is 37. Actor Jonathan Keltz ("Reign," "Entourage") is 35. Actor Kelly Marie Tran ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi") is 34. Actor Kathrine Herzer ("Madame Secretary") is 26.

50 movies to get excited about in 2023

While 2022 brought the much-anticipated "Avatar" sequel and superhero fare like "The Batman," a new "Doctor Strange" film, and the fan favorite "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," 2023 boasts similar soon-to-be blockbusters.