Cicadas Living Underground for Past 17 Years to Emerge in Parts of Eastern U.S. and Illinois This Summer

Periodical cicada.Photo: Getty Images A specific brood of periodical cicadas that have been living underground for the past 17 years will emerge in great numbers this summer, experts say. This brood of cicadas — dubbed Brood X or The Great Eastern Brood — is slated to tunnel their way to the surface in parts of Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Illinois once the ground temperature gets warmer, according to a cicada mapping site from theUniversity of Connecticut.

Cicely Tyson Will Reprise Her 'Pivotal' Role in 'How to Get Away with Murder'

It will be a family affair onHow to Get Away with Murder! After three Emmy nominations for her role as Ophelia Harkness on Shondaland’s hit series,Cicely Tysonwill return as Annalise Keating’s (Viola Davis) feisty mother. As the tension and investigation into Miller’s murder starts to widen in the upcoming episode, the mother and daughter will reunite. Annalise gathers everyone together for the holidays while she wrestles over a difficult decision about her future.

Cicely Tyson, 93, Makes History as First Black Woman to Receive an Honorary Oscar

Photo: Walter McBride/WireImage Cicely Tysonis a legend in her own right, and will be receiving a well-deserved award. Tyson began her career as a model and a theater actress with her first big screen role in 1968’sThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, starring actor Alan Arkin. Four years later, in 1972, the star received anAcademy Awardnomination for her leading performance inSounder. The star, who has won a Tony, two Emmys, and even a Presidential Medal of Freedom, will make history at the Governors Awards as the first black woman to receive an Oscar in the honorary award category.

Cicely Tyson, 93, Wows as She Makes History to Become First Black Woman to Win Honorary Oscar

Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyCicely Tysoncapped her legendary career in Hollywood on Sunday when shetook home an honorary Oscar.Just a month before she turns 94, Tyson wowed in a metallic dress with shiny gloves and chic chin-length hair as she became the first black woman to receive an honorary statuette from theAcademy.The iconic performer — who has starred in projects likeFried Green Tomatoes,Diary of a Mad Black Woman,The HelpandThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter—was previously nominatedfor Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 1973 Academy Awards for her work inSounder.

Cicely Tyson, Groundbreaking Screen and Broadway Actress, Dies at 96

Cicely Tyson,the legendary Tony Award and Emmy-winning actress, has died. She was 96. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement Thursday. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree.