Cloris Leachman's Life in Photos

01of 12 Classmates.com At 15 she won a special summer drama scholarship to Northwestern University, and later, as an undergraduate, she won the school’s best actress award in her sophomore year. 02of 12APLeachman set off for Atlantic City, and as Miss Chicago, she was one of the finalists in the 1946 Miss America pageant.“It was really fun,” she told PEOPLE in 2008. “You had to get yourself together — do your own makeup, your own hair and what you were going to wear.

Close Call Stories From People Who Almost Dove in the 'Titan' Submersible

An OceanGate submersible.Photo:Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the wake of thetragic submersible implosionthatkilled five passengers, people who previously had the opportunity to boardTitanand explore the famous ship wreckage are now sharing why they ended up not following through. Read these six close call stories from people who almost embarked on the dangerous mission but ultimately bowed out. 01of 06

Close Call! See Regina King Narrowly Miss Out on Getting Kicked in Head by Basketball Player

Photo: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Regina Kingnarrowly missed a major injury. The Oscar nominee, 48, was sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden watching the New York Knicks take on the Philadelphia 76ers when the action got a little too close for comfort. As the ball sailed out of bounds in the third quarter, Sixers star player Joel Embiid, 24, leapt for it — and right at King. The skilled athlete was able to get enough air to clear over King’s head, though his foot touched her hair in a high bun.

Close Friend Says Jimmy Carter 'Is Doing Fine' After Surgery — but Is Probably Missing His Sunday School Class

WhileJimmy Carterremained hospitalized this weekafter surgery to treat bleeding on his brainfrom recent falls, the 95-year-old former president “is doing fine,” a longtime close friend tells PEOPLE. “He is doing fine and is probably only uncomfortable with the idea that he had to cancel his Sunday school appearance,” says the friend. President Carterhas been a years-long fixture at Sunday servicesat his hometown church, Maranatha Baptist, in Plains, Georgia. Previous health issues, including a broken hip and surgery in May, have only temporarily stopped him from teaching on Sundays.

Close to 90 Cats and Dogs Rescued from 'Large-Scale Cruelty Situation' in Mississippi

Photo: Kevin Wolf/AP Images for The HSUS Today, 55 dogs and 34 cats are finally getting the care they deserve after being rescued from a “large-scale cruelty situation” in Jones County, Mississippi, reportsThe Humane Society of the United States(HSUS). HSUS, along with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and Southern Cross Animal Rescue, pulled the animals from a residence on a 161-acre property on Wednesday after the Jones County Sheriff’s Department served a search and seizure warrant.