Nearly a year later, the mystery surrounding actor Matthew Perry’s death was pulled back when federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against five people including a doctor, alleged dealer, assistant and another person linked to his death. Perry, 54, was found unresponsive and floating face-down in his jacuzzi on Oct. 28, according …
Read More »1 student killed, 1 hospitalized in stabbing at North Carolina high school gym: “My heart broke”
A stabbing at a North Carolina high school on Monday left one student dead and another hospitalized, officials said. The stabbing happened during a morning fight in the gym at Southeast Raleigh High School in an incident that was caught on video, CBS affiliate WNCN-TV reported. A 14-year-old suspect was …
Read More »Murder suspect, 3 other inmates escape after car pulls up to Georgia jail
Four inmates escaped custody from a jail in central Georgia on Monday, authorities said. One was being held on a murder charge. The men, identified as 52-year-old Joey Fournier, 24-year-old Marc Kerry Anderson, 37-year-old Johnifer Dernard Barnwell and 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes, fled from the Bibb County Detention Center early …
Read More »Man accused of raping, waterboarding girlfriend in her university dorm room for days until she escaped
A 19-year-old man is accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a university in Minnesota while he raped, beat and waterboarded her for days until she escaped. Keanu Labatte was arrested Sunday at St. Catherine University, an all-female school in St. Paul. He is charged with …
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Wireless carrier T-Mobile said Thursday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or about 7% of its workforce. In email to employees shared in a regulatory filing, CEO Michael Sievert said the layoffs would come over the next five weeks and impact T-Mobile workers across the country — particularly those working …
Read More »“Barbie” global ticket sales reach $1 billion in historic first for women directors
In the three weeks since its debut in theaters, “Barbie” has surpassed $1 billion in global ticket sales, marking a historic moment for the film industry as it becomes the first movie directed solely by a woman to hit this box office milestone. Greta Gerwig, who directed “Barbie,” joins a small …
Read More »Mississippi man gets 40 years for escaping shortly before end of 7
Pearl, Miss. — A Mississippi man was sentenced Monday to 40 years in state prison for breaking out of a correctional facility and holding three people at gunpoint last year, just months before he was to have completed a seven-year sentence. Shunekndrick Huffman, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of …
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A tentative agreement between UPS and its unionized workforce has been hailed as “historic,” with Teamsters leadership boasting that they “changed the game.” President Biden congratulated contract negotiators and shipping customers everywhere, breathing a sigh of relief that a massive strike would likely be averted. The agreement boosts starting pay for part-timers to …
Read More »Is it genetic? What experts say about the risk of diabetes, Alzheimer’s, ADHD and more
“Do you have a family history of that?” It’s a question that often comes up in health settings, but how much do genetics really impact your physical and mental health? “Almost every condition you can think of has some sort of genetic basis, but the genetic basis is variable,” explains …
Read More »DeSantis looks to make inroads in Utah, a red state where Trump has struggled
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking his presidential campaign to Utah on Friday, prioritizing a state where rival Donald Trump has struggled in the past and that could be a beacon of strength for DeSantis’ stalled bid. DeSantis is set to appear at the state Capitol with about a dozen …
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