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‘Go back home:’ Dallas officials send message to stay away from their police chief
HOUSTON – After the retirement of Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and the appointment of Larry Satterwhite as the acting chief, law enforcement sources have told KPRC 2 Investigates about a potential candidate being eyed for the role of HPD Chief. Multiple sources say the city is eying Dallas...
Ex-MGM Grand president faces sentencing for not reporting multimillion-dollar wagers by fraudulent bookie
The ex-president of Las Vegas-based MGM Grand casinos on Wednesday was set to be sentenced in a federal court on criminal charges for not reporting millions of dollars in wagers by a fraudulent bookie.
Jerry Seinfeld Sorry for Accidentally ‘Insulting’ Howard Stern
Jerry Seinfeld is begging Howard Stern for forgiveness after he says he misspoke and accidentally “insulted” the radio host on a podcast Wednesday. While chatting with Dana Carvey and David Spade on an episode of their Fly on the Wall podcast, Seinfeld said: “Howard is interesting. Howard is a great interviewer, but comedy chops, I mean, can we speak candidly?” He went on to say, “Let’s face it, he’s been outflanked.” The comedian later told Page Six he “felt really bad” for his comments about Stern while he was “talking about the glut of comedy podcasts.” “I meant to say he must feel surrounded but I said ‘outflanked’ which sounded terrible and insulting,” he said, adding that “of course, none of these little shows are any threat to his giant show.” “Anyway, it was bad and I’m sorry, Howie. I still love you. Please forgive me,” the Seinfeld star said.Read it at Page Six Read more at The Daily Beast.
Rarely seen Rod Serling story, “First Squad, First Platoon,” draws upon his World War II service
NEW YORK (AP) — In a famous “Twilight Zone” episode from the early 1960s, a bloodthirsty World War II commander stationed in the Philippines finds himself transported into the body of a Japanese lieutenant and, to his horror, expected to help kill an entrapped and wounded American platoon.
Endangered dead whale found caught in bow of cruise ship towed to N.J.
A dead whale discovered caught in the bow of a cruise ship last weekend in New York City has been towed to New Jersey to allow experts to examine the remains. The 44-foot sei whale was found in the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The cruise ship wasn’t identified by the NOAA Fisheries of New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
Whistleblower speaks out on quality issues at Boeing supplier
A former quality manager who blew the whistle on Spirit AeroSystems, a troubled Boeing supplier that builds the bulk of the 737 Max, says he was pressured to downplay problems he found while inspecting the plane's fuselages. For about a decade, Santiago Paredes worked at the end of the production line at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas, doing final inspections on 737 fuselages before they were shipped to Boeing."If quality mattered, I would still be at Spirit," said Paredes, who told CBS News in an interview he was finding hundreds of defects every day. "It was very rare for...
Uncensored Version of ‘VPR’ Season 11 Finale Includes Deleted Scenes of Glass-Breaking Fight
Peacock/Bravo The Vanderpump Rules season 11 finale proved to be even more dramatic in unseen footage. “I don’t want to dance with this person,” Lala Kent said in an extended version of the Tuesday, May 7, episode as a stranger joined her, Katie Maloney, Ally Lewber and Ariana Madix’s boyfriend, Daniel Wai, in the VIP […]
Dallas Weather: Enhanced risk of severe weather Thursday afternoon
DALLAS - More potentially severe storms are in the forecast for North Texas on Thursday. According to the FOX 4 Weather team, the morning will be fairly quiet. But by the early afternoon, storms could erupt to our west and spread in. The peak time for rain looks to be...
Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico’s top prosecutor blames Meta for online predators
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor announced charges Wednesday against three men who are accused of using Meta’s social media platforms to target and solicit sex with underage children. The arrests are the result of a monthslong undercover operation in which the suspects connected with...
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