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Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16. to raise money for those affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia. Proceeds from ticket sales and online donations will support rebuilding homes, restoring schools, and providing mental health support. Anthony's nonprofit, Maestro Cares Foundation, and the Univision Foundation will manage the funds. The concert will be livestreamed on TelevisaUnivision platforms and iHeartLatino. Additional benefits are planned, including a concert by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel in Los Angeles.

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Authorities have released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note that was also released Friday said Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped and “is buried in nature now.” Both notes initially were sent to a Tucson television station days after the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her home outside Tucson on Feb. 1. Authorities have not said whether Nancy Guthrie is still alive. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said “we believe these distinctive linguistic characteristics may be recognizable to someone who knows or has interacted with the notes’ writer.”

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A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan. Police say Friday that the man was arrested Thursday morning inside 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown by an officer responding to reports of a disorderly individual inside the building. NBC News says an individual approached Melvin after entering an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A. Melvin notified security, who held the man until police arrived. The network says no altercation occurred and no injuries were reported. NBC did not say how the man gained access to the area.

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To air or not to air? The nation’s TV networks and their news operations spent the hours leading up to President Donald Trump’s address Thursday night debating how to cover it. They were struggling to balance delivering the news with handing over their airwaves to potential falsehoods about the 2020 elections. The dilemma took place against a backdrop of deep tension between the media and a president working to exert control over it by whatever means he can. Even in his speech itself, Trump excoriated networks that chose not to carry it live. He said “NBC and ABC fake news” avoided it and threatened consequences, using the presidential pulpit to suggest they should be sanctioned for their editorial decisions.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her Netflix show. She was nominated in the outstanding lifestyle program category for “With Love, Meghan” on Tuesday. The show featured cooking, entertaining, and gardening segments with appearances by celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and Mindy Kaling. It aired for two seasons in 2025. CBS received a leading 48 nominations. The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented Oct. 30. Nominees for daytime drama series include “Beyond the Gates” and “Days of Our Lives.” Kelly Clarkson is among the nominees for daytime talk series host.