New York City, NY

Mountain View, CA

New York State

NBC News

A former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested and accused of acting as a secret agent of the Chinese government. Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released on bond. NBC News' Jonathan Dienst reports.

Former aide to NY governor charged for acting as an unregistered agent of China

Washington, DC

This article is adapted from the book “Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy,” by NBC News’ national security editor. On Aug. 1, 2022, senior Justice Department and FBI officials gathered on the seventh floor of the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., for a historic meeting.

Inside the bitter personal battle between top FBI and DOJ officials over Mar-a-Lago

PopCulture

Gilliland was a producer and writer on 'Roseanne' from 1992 to 1996.

'Roseanne' Legend Dies From Colon Cancer: Sister Confirms Passing of Eric Gilliland

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been more than four decades since former child star William “Billie” Thomas Jr. died in Los Angeles of a heart attack at only 49 on October 10, 1980. Best known as "Buckwheat," the character he portrayed in the original Hal Roach-ignited Our Gang/Little Rascals classic film shorts from 1934 to 1944, Thomas faced similar challenges and misfortunes of several of his co-stars and other former child actors. This is his story.

Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas - 'Little Rascals'/'Our Gang' Child Star: 44 Years After His Tragic Death

Thousand Oaks, CA

The US Sun

TOM Selleck has stepped out looking unrecognizable in a casual ensemble with a bushy gray beard. The iconic actor switched up his look months after CBS announced that Blue Bloods was canceled. On Tuesday, Tom, 79, was seen in Thousand Oaks, California, wearing a baggy black T-shirt, navy blue button-down shirt, and black athletic shorts. […]

Tom Selleck looks unrecognizable as he goes casual with full beard and shorts after Blue Bloods is canceled

Los Angeles County, CA

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Georgia State

Winder, GA

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Winder, Georgia (CNN) — The 14-year-old suspect in the fatal mass shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school has been identified as Colt Gray, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said at an afternoon news conference.

Officials identify 14-year-old student as suspect in Georgia school shooting that left 4 dead

Kansas City, MO

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are preparing to kick off the NFL season on Thursday night against the Ravens — and with a third-straight Super Bowl looking like a real possibility for Patrick Mahomes and company — the NFL is smart to highlight the reigning champions on national television to kick off the 2024 season.

REPORT: Travis Kelce Hires Lawyers After Shocking Document Reveals Relationship With Taylor Swift Is PR Stunt

CBS News

Animal rights groups on Wednesday said gunfire killed a beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway after its unusual harness sparked suspicions the creature was trained by Russia as a spy.The organizations NOAH and One Whale said they had filed a complaint with Norwegian police asking them to open a "criminal investigation."Nicknamed "Hvaldimir" in a pun on the Norwegian word for whale, hval, and its purported ties to Moscow, the white beluga first appeared off the coast in Norway's far-northern Finnmark region in 2019.He was found dead on Saturday in a bay on the country's southwestern coast.His body was...

Mysterious death of "Russian spy" whale takes unexpected turn

NewsNinja

A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Business Insider

Grisel Marrero installed a Starlink network on the USS Manchester and named it "STINKY," sharing it with only the chief's mess while on deployment.

A US Navy chief who wanted WiFi on her warship secretly ran an illegal Starlink network that she named 'STINKY': report

Immortalized by Jack and Rose in the famous movie scene, a significant part of the railing on the Titanic’s bow has fallen off the iconic ship, new images show. “We are saddened by this loss,” RMS Titanic Inc., a company that has the salvage rights to Titanic, said in a statement released alongside the pictures. “Collapse is inevitable,” it said, adding that a 15-foot-long section on the port side had fallen to the seabed.

Railings on Titanic's iconic bow have broken off and fallen to sea floor

Barrow County, GA

Two students and two teachers were killed and nine others wounded Wednesday in a school shooting an hour outside of Atlanta, authorities said. One suspect, a 14-year-old student, was alive and taken into custody following the gunfire at Apalachee High School, Georgia Bureau of Investigation director Chris Hosey said at a news conference late Wednesday afternoon.

Two students, two teachers killed in shooting at Georgia high school; 14-year-old charged as an adult

Fox News

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden share their condolences following a school shooting in Georgia that left four people dead and several others wounded.

Georgia high school shooting: Biden decries 'more senseless gun violence'

Massachusetts State

Canton, MA

Weeks after a mistrial was declared in the high-profile murder case of Karen Read, more allegations of police misconduct surfaced in the same Massachusetts county where a former police detective was charged in the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, placing a renewed spotlight on the relationship between police and prosecutors.

Two deaths in one Massachusetts town cast doubt on the relationship between police and prosecutors

A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for 75% burns, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in western Trans Nzoia County. Trans Nzoia...

Ugandan athlete set on fire by her boyfriend weeks after competing at Paris Olympics

Las Vegas, NV

LAS VEGAS — Four Las Vegas teenagers pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal beating of their high school classmate, as part of a deal with prosecutors that kept them from being tried as adults. The teens originally were charged in January as adults with second-degree murder...

4 Las Vegas teens plead guilty in classmate's deadly beating as part of plea deal

Molson Coors plans to cut supplier diversity quotas and DEI-based training programs, and sever ties with the Corporate Equality Index of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. The brewer's decision comes after a wave of retailers over the summer took a step back in their DEI efforts. Corporate DEI...

Molson Coors pumps the brakes on DEI practices

Louisiana State

Minden, LA

An 11-year-old boy is in custody after he confessed to fatally shooting a former Louisiana mayor and his adult daughter, a police official said Monday. Joe Cornelius Sr., 82, and Keisha Miles, 31, were found dead Sunday morning after officers were dispatched to the former official’s home in Minden, a city of nearly 12,000 east of Shreveport, the city’s police chief said.

11-year-old boy confessed to killing former Louisiana mayor and his daughter, police say

Brooklyn, NY

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

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Inside the lavish life of an ex-N.Y. state official accused of being a secret Chinese agent

A $3.5 million mansion on Long Island. A $2.1 million \"ocean view condominium\" in Honolulu. A brand new 2024 Ferrari. And more than a dozen Nanjing-style...

A $3.5 million mansion on Long Island. A $2.1 million "ocean view condominium" in Honolulu. A brand new 2024 Ferrari. And more than a dozen Nanjing-style...

Inside the lavish life of an ex-N.Y. state official accused of being a secret Chinese agent

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