Thursday, February 8, 2024
12-Year-Old Dies Shortly After Joining Wilderness Therapy Program
Medical examiners said his death appeared “to not be natural,” calling it “suspicious” that he died less than 24 hours after arriving at Trails Carolina camp. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Sheryl Sandberg Making Documentary About Hamas Sexual Violence Against Israeli Women
Weeks after exiting the board of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg is filming a documentary in Israel that chronicles the experiences of the women and girls who were raped and subjected to other forms of sexual violence at the hands of Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Tentatively called “Screams Before Silence,” the hour-long documentary will feature interviews with survivors and eyewitnesses to the attacks, in addition to first responders and medical experts. According to Deadline, the documentary is slated for release in April. 4 months after the attacks, the full extent of sexual violence inflicted by Hamas is still…
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Texas Man Is Accused Of Stabbing Palestinian American Attending Cease-Fire Protest
A Muslim civil rights group is calling for Bert James Baker to face hate crime charges in the stabbing of 23-year-old Zacharia Doar in Austin. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Kimmel Jokes Taylor Swift Is ‘The First White Woman to Ignore Celine Dion’ | Video
On Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” host Jimmy Kimmel had many jokes about the rainstorm in Los Angeles. But he also took a few minutes in his monologue to talk about the 2024 Grammys. And while discussing Taylor Swift’s 4th “Album of the Year” win, he joked that Swift “also made history by becoming the first white woman to ignore Celine Dion.” Zing! You can watch the whole monologue above now. Now, before we get to the actual jokes, some context. Canadian music legend Celine Dion made a surprise appearance at the Grammys to present the award for Album of the…
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Mystery Surrounds Fatal Shooting Of Newlyweds In Wisconsin Bar
Gina Weingart was bartending Thursday while her husband, Emerson, kept her company when the couple were shot and killed. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Shane Gillis, Former ‘SNL’ Cast Member Fired for Racist Jokes, to Host ‘SNL’
Shane Gillis, the comedian who was fired from “Saturday Night Live” after racist jokes of his resurfaced in 2019, is set to host “SNL” on Feb. 24 with musical guest 21 Savage. Gillis was hired as a new cast member in September 2019, but was fired a week later after videos surfaced of the comedian using racial slurs in a September 2018 episode of his podcast. Soon after the clip was posted to Twitter, it went viral, leading to an outcry for “SNL” to fire Gillis. The comedian used slurs against Asians and the LGBTQ community in past episodes of…
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Mom Of 7 Killed By Man Who Accused Her Of Being 'Snitch' In Rape Case: Police
Muhammad Salanoa allegedly believed the victim gave authorities information about his nephew, who was wanted for rape and kidnapping. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Kenan Thompson Reveals a Crooked Accountant Stole $1.5 Million From Him During His Nickelodeon Days | Video
Kenan Thompson is by all measures one of the most successful comedians in the world, having followed his celebrated run as a child and young adult actor on Nickelodeon with becoming the longest-tenured cast member in “Saturday Night Live” history. But during an appearance this week on “The Breakfast Club,” Thompson got real about a serious setback early in his career, revealing that when he left Nickelodeon in 2000, he was effectively broke — because he’d been basically robbed blind by his accountant. “I had a bad accountant,” Thompson explained. “And it came to the light around ’99, around 2000….
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Skull Found By 13-Year-Old Belonged To Man Accused Of Trying To Kill His Wife
Roger Hart had been charged with attempted homicide but was never captured after fleeing the Pennsylvania crime scene in 2004. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, February 2, 2024
‘Masters of the Air’ Star Barry Keoghan Unpacks Tragedy in Episode 3: ‘No Sign of Weakness’ | Video
Note: This story contains spoilers from Episode 3 of “Masters of the Air.” Barry Keoghan’s time in “Masters of the Air” might be short and bittersweet, but he had aspirations for his character’s three-episode arc. Keoghan plays Lt. Curtis Biddick in the third war-centered series from executive producers Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Most important to Keoghan was to capture Biddick’s leadership as a pilot, but also his forced maturing from a young boy into a man. “[My focus] was to come across as a leader, to show a fine balance of him putting it on to encourage…
