BATON ROUGE, La. — A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Monday that would allow judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration after the person has … Read more
Kris Jenner revealed the last time she heard from Nicole Brown Simpson before she was found dead in June 1994. Jenner spoke about her last conversation with her friend in the third episode of the Lifetime documentary “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” which aired on June 2. “Nicole said, ‘OK, we are gonna go visit Faye … Read more
SAN DIEGO — The tiny coastal city of Del Mar on Sunday shut down nearly its entire stretch of beaches after a shark attacked a man participating in a group swim, officials said. The 46-year-old man was with about a dozen other swimmers who meet regularly to train in the cool waters north of San … Read more
Meme stock GameStop rallied again Monday on speculation Keith Gill, the man who inspired 2021′s epic short squeeze, could have a huge position in the video game retailer. Shares in premarket trading were about 84% higher to $42.55. Gill, who goes by DeepF——Value on Reddit and Roaring Kitty on YouTube and X, reappeared Sunday night, posting a screenshot … Read more
The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the top of one of journalism’s most storied brands. She will be replaced by Matt Murray, former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, through this fall’s presidential election. Following that, Robert Winnett, deputy editor of … Read more
By attaching a chemotherapy drug to an antibody, doctors are able to deliver more potent cancer-fighting medicines directly into tumor cells, all while causing fewer side effects. The chemotherapy-antibody combinations, known as antibody drug conjugates, have been described as both heat-seeking missiles and Trojan horses for cancer cells, designed to specifically home in on a … Read more
Every morning for a year and a half, Logan Whitehead, 24, rubbed a clear gel on his shoulders, waited for it to dry, then went about his day as usual. “It was basically like a hand sanitizer solution,” said Whitehead, who lives in Torrance, California. “Smelled like hand sanitizer, looked like hand sanitizer.” The gel … Read more
NEW YORK — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his corporation, News Corp, confirmed Sunday. Murdoch and Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, wed Saturday in a ceremony at his vineyard estate in Bel Air, California. Photographs of the newly married couple were released by News Corp. The … Read more
Charlotte, the stingray who gained attention for having become pregnant without a mate, is now said to have a rare reproductive disease. In a statement posted to Facebook on Thursday, the aquarium where the bottom-dwelling flat fish resides said that “reports show that Charlotte has developed a rare reproductive disease that has negatively impacted her reproductive system.” “We regret … Read more
CHICAGO — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s commencement Saturday as the school withheld the diplomas of four seniors over their involvement with a pro-Palestinian encampment. The disruption to the rainy two-hour outdoor ceremony was brief, with shouts, boos and calls to “Stop Genocide.” A crowd of students walked … Read more