Death toll climbs to over 80 in Southeast after destruction from Helene

CBS News has confirmed that at over 80 people are dead in five states after storm Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane with wind of 140mph, causing devastation with torrential rain, wind and flooding over the entire southeast as it moved inland. Helene was the third …

Five killed after small plane crash near Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport

Five people were reportedly killed after a single-engine airplane crashed while trying to land near the Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport in North Carolina, resulting in their deaths. (per The New York Times.) The National Transportation Safety Board (‘NTSB’) said in a statement that on Saturday at 5:55 p.m. local time, the plane, …

Season 2 of ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ to premiere October 27th

Paramount+ announced in a press release that Season 2 of the spy thriller series Special Ops: Lioness will have a two-episode premiere Oct. 27. The second season is currently filming in Texas, and hails from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman star and executive produce the series, with the cast also including …

Lady Gaga releases ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ companion album, ‘Harlequin’

Lady Gaga released her new album titled “Harlequin,” a companion album to the upcoming film “Joker: Folie à Deux,” in which she stars alongside Joaquin Phoenix.  Gaga’s announcement of Harlequin on her Instagram page came after she previously shared that she was working on a surprise project, in addition to working on her upcoming seventh …

Helene downgraded to tropical storm after making landfall over Florida’s Big Bend as Cat 4 storm

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a massive Category 4 hurricane, slamming into the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday night with 140 mph winds. Helene made landfall about 10 miles west of Perry, Florida, at 11:10 p.m. Eastern Time, with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. Per the National Hurricane Center, as …

NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on charges of bribery, taking foreign contributions

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with five criminal counts as part of a City Hall federal corruption investigation. Adams becomes the first sitting mayor of NYC to face criminal charges while in office. According to the unsealed indictment, Adams is charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery and …

‘Only Murders in the Building’ renewed for Season 5

Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building has been renewed for season five, with the show’s fifth installment to be comprised of 10 episodes. Season 4 is currently airing, with weekly episodes dropping on Hulu every Tuesday, leading up to the season finale on Oct. 29.   In addition to Steve Martin (Charles Hayden-Savage), Selena Gomez …

Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ show

NBC’s Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced she is leaving the show after five years as co-anchor, and nearly three decades at NBC. Kotb is the co-anchor of Today alongside Savannah Guthrie, and also the co-host of Today’s fourth hour alongside Jenna Bush Hager.  Kotb will stay in her current role until the beginning of …

Kamala Harris campaign office in Arizona damaged by gunfire

Police in Tempe, Arizona are investigating a gunfire incident in an office used by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign that was shot at, just days before Harris is scheduled to visit Arizona as she campaigns for president. Tempe police said in a statement to NBC News: “We can confirm that on 9/23/24, what appears to be …

Suspect detained after two are injured from explosion at California courthouse

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday morning that a suspect has been detained after two people suffered non-life threatening injuries from an explosion that was intentionally set off at a Santa Maria courthouse. Raquel Zick, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office, wrote in a post on social media that authorities received a call reporting …