A music producer who filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs last month has now accused actor Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexually harassing and assaulting him, an amended federal complaint filed Monday night shows. The amended civil complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan hours after federal officials searched Combs’ homes. Combs is … Read more
For more than a year, a central question swirled around the fatal shootings of the wife and son of disgraced South Carolina personal injury attorney Alex Murdaugh: Who killed them? The unsolved slayings of Margaret, 52, and the couple’s younger son, Paul, 22, in June 2021 shattered the immaculate image of the well-connected legal family … Read more
The autopsy of University of Missouri student Riley Strain has uncovered no evidence of “foul play-related trauma,” police said Monday. The death of Strain, whose body was fished out of the Cumberland River on Friday morning about eight miles from downtown Nashville, “continues to appear accidental,” Kristin Mumford, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, … Read more
The man known as one of New York City’s “most notoriously negligent landlords” was briefly hospitalized following an attack at Rikers Island. Daniel Ohebshalom turned himself in to police on Thursday after allegedly failing to perform hundreds of court-ordered repairs on some Manhattan properties he owns. He was taken to Rikers where he’s expected to … Read more
Shohei Ohtani plans to speak to the media Monday for the first time since the illegal gambling and theft allegations involving the Los Angeles Dodgers star and his interpreter emerged during the team’s trip to South Korea. The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired by the Dodgers last week when the team opened the season with … Read more
Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and conservative activist, has died at age 82. Bean died Saturday, her business manager, Veronika Carlson, confirmed in a written statement Sunday. No cause was given. “Linda was known for her amazing work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit as well as … Read more
In 2016, as the stress of wedding planning bore down on Joseph Sinclair, he got into an argument with his parents and told them something that sent his family into a tailspin: As a child, he said, he was sexually abused by a neighbor they had hired to babysit him. The revelation wreaked havoc on … Read more
Law enforcement officials said Sunday afternoon that rescue efforts for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in Pennsylvania’s Chester Creek on Saturday night have been abandoned. The effort that is ongoing, officials said, is now considered a recovery. “This is an extremely sad day for the city of Chester,” said Chester Mayor Stefan Roots … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement. Authorities were notified and … Read more
The bipartisan measure to avert a government shutdown includes a provision that would effectively ban LGBTQ Pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. Although the $1.2 trillion, 1,012-page-package does not explicitly mention barring Pride flags from flying at U.S. embassies, its text embraces a Republican-led effort to prohibit the display of the LGBTQ Pride flag … Read more