Former MLB player-turned-broadcaster Craig Monroe has been pulled from the airwaves amid sexual abuse allegations. He will be off the air indefinitely. Monroe was the subject of an investigation into alleged criminal sexual acts, according to records first obtained by the Detroit Free Press. A woman claimed Monroe began sexually assaulting her when she was […]
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Robert Towne, a legendary screenwriter who won an Academy Award for “Chinatown,” has died. He was 89. Towne died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday surrounded by his family, his publicist Carri McClure said. Along with “Chinatown,” (1974) which starred Jack Nicholson as a private eye hired by Faye Dunaway to investigate her […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo misses game after fainting, hitting head inside hotel bathroom
After waking up confused inside a hotel bathroom early Monday morning, outfielder Brandon Nimmo sat out the New York Mets’ game at Nationals Park later that evening. Nimmo fainted in the room and hit his head as he fell to the floor. First-year Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Nimmo cut his forehead but confirmed the […]
Florida women with ‘expensive taste’ steal 24 Stanley cups, lobster, crab meat in heists, authorities say
A Florida woman stole 24 Stanley tumbler cups from a hardware store, along with an assortment of champagne, lobster and crab meat from other locations, authorities said Monday. Thefts occurred on Saturday at two Winn-Dixie stores and two Ace Hardware stores in Nassau County – located in northern Florida near Jacksonville, the Nassau County Sheriff’s […]
Missouri couple’s wedding goes awry when groom is shot in head, critically injured during attempted robbery
A day of celebration quickly took a dark turn after a groom was shot in the head by armed robbers during his backyard wedding reception in Missouri. Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez had been together for over a decade and were already the parents of two small children when they held an intimate wedding ceremony for […]
Chinese badminton player, 17, dies after collapsing during match
A 17-year-old badminton player from China is dead after collapsing on the court. Zhang Zhijie was facing Kazuma Kawan of Japan in Indonesia when he fell forward onto the court. Video shows Zhijie appearing to seize on the floor, and then it seemed as if he was trying to stand up, but medical staff tended […]
Ex-Obama official Julián Castro calls on Democrats to replace Biden on ticket
Former Obama administration official Julián Castro called on Democrats to replace President Biden as the party nominee on Tuesday, joining a growing chorus worried about his fitness for office and ability to beat former President Trump. Castro said Trump was vulnerable due to his personal corruption and felony convictions, but Democrats were stuck defending Biden’s […]
Mother of ‘Angel Baby Doe’ charged more than 20 years after newborn found dead on side of road in Texas
A Texas woman has been charged more than two decades after her newborn baby was found dead and abandoned on the side of a road, authorities said Tuesday. Shelby Stotts was indicted for second-degree manslaughter after she was identified as the child’s mother through DNA enhancement technology in the cold case. “After more than twenty […]
Texas teen delivers clapback after grumpy customer curses at her: ‘We don’t need your business’
A gutsy teenager at a Texas snow cone stand put an adult woman in her place after she was called a derogatory name over a $6 misunderstanding. A viral video captured the interaction between two teenage girls, who were working at Keke’s Snow Balls in Willis, Texas, on Saturday, and an adult woman, dressed in […]
Man sentenced to 60 years for house fire that killed Senegalese family of 5 in robbery revenge plot gone wrong
A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for setting a house fire that killed a family of five Senegalese immigrants in a robbery revenge plot gone wrong. Kevin Bui, now 20 and the alleged ringleader of the scheme, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in a plea deal. Sixty other […]