Erik Menendez is slamming Netflix’s show “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” based on the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez, as “awful lies” and a “horrible narrative,” in a statement shared by his wife, Tammi Menendez. Tammi Menendez, who married Erik Menendez in 1999, posted what she labeled as “Erik’s response to the Netflix’s … Read more
Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea last year, was sentenced Friday to a prison term that amounts to the time he has already served. King pleaded guilty to five charges: One count of desertion, one count of assault on a non-commissioned officer, and three counts of … Read more
Echoing well-trodden disinformation that has infected the U.S. presidential election, pop icon Janet Jackson said she has heard Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black. The remarks were published Saturday by The Guardian, granted access and interview time as Jackson promotes her latest tour’s European stops. Jackson is also promoting a residency that starts in … Read more
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The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it is suing three drug middlemen, accusing them of inflating insulin prices. The FTC accused the “Big Three” pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx, CVS Health’s Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts — of “engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the … Read more
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the accidental shooting death of his girlfriend, authorities said. Leslie Boileau called 911 on Thursday night to report that he had “accidentally shot his girlfriend” at their home in Ocala. The girlfriend was found with a handgun on her lap “and … Read more
CHICAGO — All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams was demoted to the minor leagues by the Washington Nationals on Saturday for a reason not related to his on-field performance and is not expected to play for them the rest of the season. Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced the unusual decision before Saturday’s game against the Chicago Cubs. … Read more
We’re officially through two weeks of the NFL season and the injuries are already piling up. San Francisco 49ers superstar Christian McCaffrey was placed on injured reserve with Achilles tendinitis, Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco will miss time with a fractured fibula, and the Los Angeles Rams are running out of wide receivers. … Read more
A second health worker in contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for H5N1 also developed respiratory symptoms but wasn’t tested for influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The Missouri bird flu patient, who didn’t have known contact with poultry or dairy cows, was hospitalized in August and tested positive … Read more
A California firefighter was arrested on suspicion of arson in a series of small fires that burned in wine country in recent weeks, officials said Friday. Robert Hernandez, 38, was accused of setting five fires between Aug. 15 and Sept. 14 while off-duty, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said … Read more