The Memphis Police Department said a seventh police officer has been relieved of duty regarding the Jan. 7 death of Tyre Nichols. In a statement, the seventh officer was not identified, and it was not indicated whether that person would face departmental or criminal charges. The department had previously confirmed that a sixth officer, Preston …
Monthly Archives: January 2023
‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at age 75
Actor Cindy Williams, best known for her role in the 70s-80s TV sitcom “Laverne & Shirley”, has died at age 75. Williams children said in a statement released by family spokesperson Liza Cranis that she died peacefully Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles after a short illness: “The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, …
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Court rejects Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy filing in talcum powder lawsuits
On Monday, a federal appellate court rejected a bankruptcy filing from Johnson & Johnson, in an attempt to protect itself from thousands of lawsuits claiming its talcum-based powder causes cancer. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the pharmaceutical giant erred when it put its subsidiary LTL Management into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. J&J created the subsidiary in …
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Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday from ‘The Addams Family,’ dies at age 64
Lisa Loring, the actress who first portrayed Wednesday Addams on the TV show ‘The Addams Family,’ has died at age 64. Loring’s daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed the news in a statement to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, sharing that she died of a stroke. Foumberg said: “She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her …
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Man suspected of torture and kidnapping of woman in Oregon using dating apps to evade police
Authorities in southwestern Oregon are warning that a Nevada man accused of attempted murder and torturing a woman in Oregon is on the run and using dating apps to evade capture or find potential new victims. Law enforcement officials are warning to be on the lookout for Benjamin Obadiah Foster, a 36-year-old man who has been …
At least 6 dead, 3 injured in crash involving box truck and express bus in Upstate New York
According to the New York State Police (NYSP), 6 people are dead and another three seriously injured after an express bus and a box truck collided early Saturday morning in Louisville, New York. NYSP said in a press release that officers responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident on State Highway 37 involving a 2021 Freightliner …
’24,’ ‘Timeless’ actor Annie Wersching dies of cancer at age 45
Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24” and voicing Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died at age 45. Wersching’s publicist told The Associated Press that she passed away Sunday morning in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer. “The Last of Us” …
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Jay Leno breaks multiple bones in recent motorcycle crash
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, former late-night talk show host Jay Leno said he broke multiple bones in a motorcycle accident — just months after suffering severe burns to his face. Leno said on Jan. 17 he was knocked off his bike, suffering a broken collarbone, two broken ribs and two cracked kneecaps. …
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Suspect in NYC bike path terror attack found guilty of killing 8 people
Jurors have reached a guilty verdict in the federal death penalty case of a 34-year-old man who killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path five years ago. Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek national living in New Jersey at the time of the 2017 Halloween attack, was convicted Thursday by a federal court jury of murder and attempted …
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5 former Memphis police officers charged with murder and kidnapping of Tyre Nichols
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced Thursday that the five former Memphis police officers who were fired for their actions during the arrest earlier this month of Tyre Nichols – a 29-year-old Black man – were indicted on charges including murder and kidnapping. The former officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin, …