The approaching young man’s face was friendly and smiling on the April day in 1976, as Wendy Savino sat in her car in New York City. “Quite nice looking, walking towards me, smiling,” Savino recalled. She locked her doors to stay safe, noticing his blue eyes. Savino thought the man might knock on the window … Read more
A giraffe feeding experience at a Texas wildlife center turned frightening last week when one of the animals hoisted a toddler from the bed of the pickup truck she was riding in. Video shared with NBC News by Jason Toten, the toddler’s father, shows his daughter, wearing pigtails and a pink shirt, holding her hand … Read more
Former Manhattan Prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement in the defamation case she filed against the streaming platform for her portrayal in the 2019 miniseries “When They See Us.” Fairstein filed the lawsuit in March 2020, less than a year after the series directed by Ava DuVernay debuted … Read more
Actor Mamie Laverock has been on life support after a five-story fall, but she has since opened her eyes, her family says. The “When Calls the Heart” actor’s mom, actor Nicole Rockmann, told the Los Angeles Times that Laverock is “doing well” and hoping for a “turnaround” on her health. “Mamie just opened her eyes,” Rockmann said. … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla — Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. The … Read more
FLORENCE, Italy — Amanda Knox will seek to finally clear her name and beat a 16-year-old slander conviction on Wednesday when she appears in an Italian courtroom for the first time in over a decade. Knox, wearing a pink dress and accompanied by her husband, Christopher Robinson, and her legal team, entered the courtroom in … Read more
A wealthy American benefactor and graduate of Columbia University who served in World War II has given a $260 million donation to an Israeli university, as the fallout from months of protests and police operations on U.S. campuses continues. The news comes as pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment in front of Los Angeles … Read more
Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife, Kallie, are mourning for their 3-year-old son, Levi, after deciding to remove him from life support following a drowning accident. On May 21, Levi drove his toy tractor into a Utah river near his home. Rescuers found the toddler unresponsive about a mile downstream. Though Levi opened his … Read more
ESPN host Pat McAfee apologized Monday for dropping the b-word in his off-color praise of WNBA star Caitlin Clark. McAfee was pushing back at the notion that the recent surge in WNBA popularity can be traced to not only Clark’s emergence, but the play and personalities of fellow rookies like Angel Reese and Cameron Brink. … Read more
Amanda Knox says she will “defend myself yet again” in an Italian courtroom — the same one in which the American was convicted in a retrial of her British roommate’s 2007 murder before being exonerated — as a verdict may be reached Wednesday in her related slander trial. Knox, then an exchange student in the … Read more