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‘He was a bad man online’: N.J. man flew to Florida to kill fellow gamer after dispute
Edward Kang, 20, was arrested Sunday morning, after police said he broke into the Fernandina Beach, Florida, ahome of the victim to “confront a player he met in a video game,” Nassau County Sherriff Bill Leeper said in a press conference on Monday.
Police source: ‘Multiple people’ should be charged in Matthew Perry’s ketamine death
According to autopsy reports, Perry’s death was ruled “accidental.” The report showed he died from acute effects of ketamine, with other contributing factors including drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects, referencing a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.
Gymnasts share fondest Olympic memories, competition day routine, one thing they'd pack for Paris
The Olympics stage is almost set for Team USA with a marquee sport days away from securing its final rosters -- men's and women's gymnastics. The top American gymnasts will vie for one of of five spots each on Team USA at the Olympic team trials this week, all of them hoping for a chance to compete at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Prior to their capstone event in Minneapolis on Thursday, ABC News' Good Morning America caught up with some of the athletes -- including Sunisa "Suni" Lee, Kayla DiCello, Yul Moldauer and Brody Malone -- at the Team USA media summit in New York City to get to know them a little better and find out about their pre-competition rituals, fondest Olympic memories and more. Lee, one of the most decorated female gymnasts, who made history as the all-around champion gold medalist at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympic Games, is competing in front of her hometown crowd for the qualifying event after overcoming an unspecified kidney disease.
NFL, Hallmark team up for a Chiefs Christmas love story
Kansas City, Missouri, will be on full display in Hallmark's new Chiefs-themed movie: Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. According to a release announcing the film, the story centers around a member of a Kansas City Chiefs super-fan family, Alana Higman, who develops a connection with the Chiefs fan-engagement director, while the director assesses the family for a "Fan of the Year" contest. Hallmark, NFL, the Chiefs, and Skydance Sports teamed up to produce the film, according to the release. "The movie begins production next month and will film entirely in Kansas City, Missouri locations, including the iconic GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, marking the first time the loudest stadium in the world has been used as a filming location in a Hallmark movie," according to the release. The film will star Tyler Hynes as the engagement coordinator, Hunter King as a super fan, and Ed Begley Jr. as King's character's grandfather.
Scoreboard roundup -- 6/25/24
Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEDetroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1N.Y. Mets 9, N.Y. Yankees 7Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 1Miami Marlins 2, Kansas City Royals 1Houston Astros 5, Colorado Rockies 2L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 3Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Minnesota Twins 4 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland Guardians 10, Baltimore Orioles 8Tampa Bay Rays 11, Seattle Mariners 3Toronto Blue Jays 9, Boston Red Sox 4L.A. Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 5
Woman convicted of sexually abusing her 2 sons, family dog, receives 21 life terms
A South Florida woman convicted of 84 counts of sexual abuse related to her two young sons and the family dog was sentenced to 21 life terms, court records show. Read more trending news Natalie Jesslynn Wagner, 28, of Port St. Lucie, was sentenced on June 19, according to St. Lucie County online court records. In addition to her life sentences, Wagner was ordered to remain behind bars for an additional 800 years, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported. Wagner was sentenced after a two-day trial by Circuit Judge Lawrence Mirman, according to the newspaper.
5 killed, teen injured after gunman opens fire in Las Vegas; suspect dead
Five people were killed and a teenager was injured late Monday after a gunman opened fire in an apartment complex in the Las Vegas area, authorities said. The man believed to be the shooter later died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
FDA warns maker of Sara Lee, Entenmann’s to stop using misleading labels about allergens
According to a warning letter issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, federal food safety regulators warned Bimbo Bakeries USA to stop using labels that state its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when, in fact, they do not.
Nice catch! Orioles fan snags foul ball barehanded with beer, phone in other hand
A fan sitting high in the upper deck down the right-field line at Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards made a barehanded catch of a foul ball on Monday. Not only did Tim Byers, of Pasadena, Maryland, make the circus catch, he also did it with a beer and his cellphone in his left hand.
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