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By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car. Police had been searching for 38-year-old John Drake Jr.
Continue ReadingBy JOSE FABIAN Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The entire production for “Song of the North” was stolen in San Francisco when their U-Haul was taken early Monday morning, the crew said. Inside the moving truck were 500 puppets, masks, costumes, props, projectors and multiple scenic elements. San Francisco
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Krystal Joy Brown has planted her flag on Broadway, first professionally and now personally. The singer and actor just bought an apartment a few blocks from where she’s earning a living at the Hudson Theatre. How perfectly appropriate that Brown is co-starring in a musical
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Wearing the local sports team’s jersey is the perfect way to endear yourself to a regional crowd, but K-pop girl group STAYC was involved in a bit of a wardrobe mix-up during its show in Dallas last Thursday. Per the New York Times, STAYC’s members have been wearing the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (WCBS) — There will be no Halloween events at some schools in New Jersey. The South Orange-Maplewood School District is kicking the holiday out of the classroom. In a letter, school officials said there will be no Halloween-themed events and no costumes
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire department was called to the
Continue ReadingBy ZINNIA MALDONADO Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A customer spent the night trapped inside a bank vault in Midtown, Manhattan. The vault opened automatically on a timer around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, setting the man free after nearly 12 hours. CBS New York has learned the vault is
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Daniel Radcliffe’s newest project is very close to his heart. “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” tells the story of Holmes, a gymnast who served as Radcliffe’s stunt double for ten years on the “Harry Potter” films before a 2009 accident on the set of “Deathly Hallows – Part 1”
Continue ReadingBy Michael Conte and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 to advance the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US ambassador to Israel, according to a person in the room during the vote, despite Republican opposition over Lew’s involvement with the nuclear deal with Iran when he served in the
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A multistate salmonella outbreak has caused at least 73 illnesses across 22 states, including 15 hospitalizations, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has issued a food safety alert for certain diced onion products from Gills Onions that have been linked to the outbreak,
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday, sending an army of snowplows and sand trucks out onto the roads. Residents woke up to swirling snow and the sound of
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has decided to expand the country’s nuclear power generation as an alternative of fossil fuels by launching the construction of two additional reactors at its only nuclear power plant. The two new reactors will provide a total of 2,300 megawatts. The Bulgarian government said in a statement on Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s attempts at deepening ties in the Pacific are again competing with other, pressing issues, this time the brewing war in the Middle East that is looming over his lavish state welcome for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Biden’s invitation to his
Continue ReadingBy TOM DOUGHERTY Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — From protecting Jalen Hurts during games to singing holiday songs, three members of the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line never stop working. Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata will release a second Christmas album — “A Philly Special Christmas Special” — this
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — McDonald’s is getting rid of one its most recognizable utensils. The McFlurry spoon, which sparked confusion among its fans for being hollow, is being phased out as the fast food chain says it seeks more sustainable alternatives. The clear plastic spoon doubled as a spindle, with
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his fraud trial, his lawyer told a federal judge Wednesday, ending speculation over whether a man who embraced the spotlight during his years atop the cryptocurrency world could remain silent after prosecutors portrayed him as
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his fraud trial, his lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday, a day before the defense is set to counter testimony from former executives who say the cryptocurrency executive stole billions of dollars from his
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The United States along with some Middle Eastern nations are stepping up efforts to target a “secret” Hamas investment portfolio government officials believe to be worth up to $1 billion. To target the Hamas investment portfolio, a US official said Tuesday the Treasury Department is working with
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By Nada Bashir, Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) — Through the narrow streets of the Jabal Al-Hussein refugee camp in the Jordanian capital Amman, the mood is clear. “Palestine! No America, No America… Palestine,” a local fruit seller shouts amid the market crowds. Established more than seventy years ago by the
Continue ReadingBy SARA MACHI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Thieves used an SUV as a battering ram to break into a high-end sneaker store overnight in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. Police said five to six people in an SUV crashed through the front door and security gate of Flee Club near Taylor
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