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Last week, the company, McMahon and a former WWE executive were sued by a former employee alleging those crimes. McMahon has also discussed being under federal investigation and having a phone seized by federal officials, a senior-level WWE executive and another personal friend told NBC News. Representatives for McMahon, TKO Group and WWE did not immediately respond Friday to requests for comment on the federal investigation. McMahon is no stranger to allegations of sexual assault — and has survived several during his reign at the company. McMahon also faced federal conspiracy charges alleging orchestrated steroid use among WWE wrestlers, and he was found not guilty by a jury in 1994.

Persons: Vince McMahon, McMahon, Nicholas Biase, Janel Grant, John Laurinaitis, Laurinaitis, Rita Chatterton Organizations: MetLife, Former, Wrestling Entertainment, NBC News, WWE, U.S, Attorney's Locations: East Rutherford , New Jersey

☆ Child as young as 11 operated forklift at Kentucky distribution center, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Kentucky distribution center has been slapped with a $30,000 fine after the U.S. Department of Labor found it illegally employed two children, one of whom operated a forklift. One employed child operated a forklift, which is considered hazardous for workers under 18, and another child picked up orders in the warehouse, which is prohibited for workers under 16, the department said. The penalty comes amid a crackdown of child labor violations in the U.S., which Wage and Hour Division Regional Administrator Juan Coria in Atlanta said was seeing an "alarming increase." "Employers are responsible for taking all appropriate actions to verify that they are not illegally employing children. In the fiscal year of 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor found child labor violations involving nearly 4,000 children nationwide, an increase of more than 60% over the past five years.

Persons: Juan Coria, Coria Organizations: U.S . Department of Labor, Win.It, U.S . Department, Labor's, Division, Inc, Technology Co, U.S ., Employers Locations: Kentucky, Hebron, Cincinnati , Ohio, U.S, Shanghai, China, U.S . Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Atlanta

☆ OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Austin Mullen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations weeks after its submersible imploded near the Titanic wreckage site killing all five people on board. "OceanGate has suspended all exploration and commercial operations," it read. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada launched a safety investigation into the incident. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said its investigation will focus on finding "all causal and contributing factors" in the incident "without attributing blame or civil or criminal liability." The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate what happened and issue any safety recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening in the future.

Persons: OceanGate, Hamish Harding, Paul Henry Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Azmeh Dawood, Brian Weed, Weed, Josh Gates, Tom Costello, Colin Taylor, Aaron Newman, —, — Doha Madani, Daniel Arkin, Marlene Lenthang, Melissa Chan Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, NBC News, Titan, Transportation Safety Board, Canada, Transportation Locations: Port, Everett, Everett , Washington, British, French, Canadian, OceanGate, — Doha

Two of the four Americans who were shot at by gunmen and kidnapped shortly after crossing the border into northern Mexico last week are dead, according to the governor of Tamaulipas state. McCleod said the group is from South Carolina, and had been traveling in a rental vehicle with North Carolina license plates when they entered Matamoros. The FBI confirmed that the group was traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina plates. Zalandria Brown of Florence, South Carolina, told The Associated Press that her younger brother, Zindell, was among the four victims. She said she had been in contact with the FBI and local officials after learning her sibling had been kidnapped.

☆ Raquel Welch, actor and international sex symbol, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Diana Dasrath | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Actor Raquel Welch, whose role in the 1966 film "One Million Years B.C." Welch died Wednesday morning following a brief illness, Media Four said in a statement. Welch won a Golden Globe in 1975 for best actress in a musical/comedy for her role in "The Three Musketeers." She was nominated in 1988 for best actress in a limited series for her role in "Right to Die." Over the course of a career that spanned more than 50 years, Welch had more than 30 film and 50 television credits.

☆ Controlled chemical release scheduled to prevent explosion in wake of Ohio train derailment
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Dennis Romero | Marlene Lenthang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB. Three days after a 150-car train derailed in northeastern Ohio, and risked exploding due to chemicals on board, authorities have announced a planned chemical release. Josh Shapiro ordered an immediate evacuation of a 1-mile by 2-mile area surrounding East Palestine that includes parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Graham on Sunday identified at least 10 of the derailed cars as "hazmat cars," or those carrying hazardous materials or chemicals. In a statement Saturday, the village of East Palestine said "zero health risks" had been discovered so far.

☆ Principal at Virginia school where 6-year-old shot teacher removed as students return to class
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The principal of the Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, where a 6-year-old boy shot his first-grade teacher, has been removed from her post as children return to classes Monday for the first time since the shooting with new security protocols. The school system’s superintendent, George Parker III, was ousted from his job on Wednesday in a 5-1 vote at a school board meeting, effective Feb. 1. With the departures of the principal and assistant principal, Karen Lynch, the district's Extended Learning Supervisor and an experienced elementary school principal, will serve as the administrator on special assignment at Richneck, coordinating the students’ return to learning, Price said. Back to school: clear backpacks, metal detectors and security officersSchool will look a little different for Richneck students returning Monday. Since the shooting, the boy has been in a hospital receiving the “treatment he needs," it said.

Towns said the lawmakers could have until early spring, otherwise, to develop and fine tune any proposals that emerge from Nichols' death. Share this -Link copiedMemphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit is deactivated after Tyre Nichols' death Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit has been permanently deactivated. Share this -Link copiedNFL calls for change after 'senseless death' of Tyre Nichols A day after the release of video showing the police beating of Tyre Nichols, the NFL on Saturday condemned the violence. Demonstrations continued Saturday in Atlanta, Boston and Charlotte following the release of video footage showing five former Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 10. Attorney Blake Ballin’s comments follow the release of video footage showing the officers punching and kicking Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.

Al Sharpton: 'This video should be all a jury needs to convict'Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton released a statement on Twitter early Saturday, ahead of speaking at a New York rally condemning Nichols’ death. “Nearly three years after the murder of George Floyd shook the world, here we are. This video should be all a jury needs to convict each of the five officers who relentlessly beat Tyre Nichols to death,” Sharpton said. He added “the sad reality is that police brutality will be an ever-present threat for Black and Brown Americans unless cops continually see that those who use blunt force will go to jail.”Sharpton, who will be delivering the eulogy at Nichols’ funeral on Wednesday, echoed the family’s pleas for non-violence and warned “the more you act up, the more these cops will use it as an excuse for their despicable actions.”

Body camera video shows punches on ground, Nichols saying 'mom' Portions of body camera video released in the death of Tyre Nichols shows him being punched several times while he is on the ground. The call was made in advance of the expected public release of video in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after a violent encounter with Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. Share this -Link copiedMemphis fire officials receive video showing Tyre Nichols' beating, will conclude investigation next week The Memphis Fire Department said it received full access to video footage showing the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols earlier Friday. The five Memphis officers involved in the traffic stop were fired and have since been arrested on numerous charges including murder. "I will ask everyone to heed the words of Tyre Nichols' mother," Hochul said.

Following the brutal beating on Jan. 7, Nichols was hospitalized in critical condition and died three days later. This is what we know about the five Memphis police officers at the center of this latest storm:Demetrius Haley, 30Officer Demetrius Haley. Memphis Police Department via APBefore Haley joined the Memphis Police Department in August 2020, he worked as a corrections officer for the Shelby County Corrections Department. Memphis Police Department via APBean's family was thrilled when he was hired in August 2020 by the Memphis Police Department. Memphis Police Department via APSmith was hired by the Memphis Police Department in March 2018.

"I will ask everyone to heed the words of Tyre Nichols' mother," Hochul said. Share this -Link copiedLawyers applaud kidnapping charges and say Nichols was 'terrorized' Attorney Antonio Romanucci said terrorism was part of the kidnapping charges against the five Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death. Attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ told the officers, “I just want to home home.” “It's a traffic stop for God’s sake. Attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ last words in the body camera footage of his arrest were three cries for his mother. This week, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis announced a review of all the police department’s specialized units, including Scorpion, in response to Nichols’ death.

☆ 18 children injured in blaze at NYC basement daycare
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Eighteen children were injured after a fire erupted Wednesday afternoon at a daycare center located in the basement of a home in the Queens borough of New York City, fire officials said. The New York City Fire Department received a call after 2 p.m. Wednesday and found a “heavy fire" at a residence around 72nd and 147th Street. The fire department said a total of 18 pediatric patients were removed from the building, one was in critical condition and hospitalized. @FDNY / InstagramThe fire was under control about 40 minutes after firefighters arrived and was confined to the basement. The NYC Department of Buildings said that inspectors observed two commercial businesses, a daycare and a dental lab, operating in the basement of the two-story, single-family home.

☆ Woman, 29, arrested after enrolling at New Jersey high school posing as student, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 29-year-old woman was arrested last week after she spent four days fraudulently enrolled in a New Jersey high school as a student, school district officials said. New Brunswick Public School District Superintendent Aubrey Johnson said Tuesday at a Board of Education meeting that Shin had attended New Brunswick High School for several days before she was caught. New Brunswick High School in New Jersey. During her days in school, Shin spent a lot of time with guidance counselors who were trying to find out more information about her, Johnson said. NBC News has asked the school district for comment.

☆ New York girl, 15, sentenced to up to 9 years in jail in fatal stabbing of cheerleader
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A 15-year-old New York girl who fatally stabbed a 16-year-old cheerleader in April has been sentenced to up to nine years behind bars. The April 8 stabbing unfolded after a parade was held to honor the boys basketball team at Mount Vernon High School for its state championship win. The defendant stabbed Green in the abdomen with a knife on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon, prosecutors said. We had a young lady in school, wreaking havoc in the Mount Vernon school system." NBC News has reached out to an attorney for the teen defendant, and the school district, for comment.

SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — The elderly gunman responsible for the dance hall massacre in Monterey Park was out of step with other Asian immigrants who found joy and companionship in venues like the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, former friends said. “His ex-wife also likes to dance, so, many times, they would bump into each other in the party or at events. I don’t think his ex-wife was the cause of his massacre.”Nevertheless, Tran often blamed his ex-wife for the demise of his trucking business. Records show that Tran registered a business called Tran’s Trucking in Monterey Park in 2002 and that it was dissolved two years later. He also recalled seeing a white van parked on the modest property, not unlike the one in which Tran died.

The film won nominations for best picture, best director and its stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan won nods for best performance by an actress and actor in a leading role. The nominations were announced by Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed on Tuesday morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Voting for the nominations concluded Jan. 17, and 9,579 members of the academy were eligible to vote, according to Variety. Neither women of color made it to the list for best leading actress. The Oscar nominations come just weeks after the Golden Globes returned to the airwaves.

☆ 2 Illinois EMS workers charged with murder in death of patient strapped to stretcher appear in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The two EMS workers accused of killing a Springfield, Illinois, man in their care who died last month after they transported him strapped tightly facedown on a stretcher pleaded not guilty. Peter J. Cadigan, 50, and Peggy J. Finley, 44, were charged with murder on Jan. 9 in the death of Earl Moore, Jr., 35, on Dec. 18. Moore died shortly after the EMS workers placed him on a stretcher in the prone position with tightened straps placed on his back and lower body, Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright said. The duo appeared in Sangamon County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing Friday morningBoth were being held in the Sangamon County jail on bail of $1 million each. “When you look at that video, they offer no humanity to Earl Moore Jr. And that’s why this case is so unique,” Crump said at a news conference Thursday.

☆ Young Thug and co-defendant made hand-to-hand drug exchange in court, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Atlanta rapper Young Thug, charged with criminal gang activity in Georgia, was passed drugs in a hand-to-hand exchange with a co-defendant during a court hearing Wednesday, prosecutors said. Young Thug in Las Vegas on Sept. 19 2021. Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic fileYoung Thug tried to conceal his hand with the contraband, Percocet, under the table, prosecutors said. A sheriff's deputy noticed the exchange, walked up to Young Thug and seized the Percocet, according to court documents. Young Thug is alleged to be one of three founding members of YSL, or “Young Slime Life,” which prosecutors say is a street gang formed in 2012 in Atlanta, according to the indictment.

☆ Denny’s restaurant sign falls on car in Kentucky, killing 1 and injuring 2
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A 72-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured when a Denny’s restaurant sign in Kentucky fell from its post and crashed onto an occupied car below. Police responded to a Denny's on the 2000 block of North Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown around 1:30 p.m. Thursday on a report of the fallen sign. Photos show the sign on top of a blue vehicle, crushing in parts of the roof. An investigation into what caused the sign to fall is underway, but police said fierce winds likely contributed to the incident. Peak wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were observed across parts of Kentucky on Thursday, the National Weather Service office in Louisville said.

☆ Man killed and trooper shot as ‘Cop City’ protesters cleared from a planned Atlanta police training center
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One person was killed and a Georgia trooper was injured Wednesday as officials cleared out the site of a controversial proposed law enforcement training center in Atlanta. Tensions have been rising in the city over the proposed Public Safety Training Center: a sprawling stretch of 85 acres of forested land in DeKalb County that will have a shooting range, amphitheater and a mock city that will be used for training. Opponents have called the center "Cop City" and protesters have camped out in the area of the proposed site to decry construction. Other law enforcement officers returned fire, hitting the man, who died at the scene, the GBI said. A movement called “Defend the Atlanta Forest," which opposes the training center plans, contradicted the GBI’s account, saying: “Police killed a forest defender today, someone who loved the forest, someone who fought to protect the earth & its inhabitants.

☆ Billie Eilish seeks restraining order against man accused of breaking into her parents' home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dianadasrath-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Billie Eilish has requested a restraining order against a man who allegedly broke into her parents' California home earlier this month and professed his love for her. He "claimed that at some point in time Billie had been watching Mr. Anderson and writing songs about Mr. Anderson, and that Mr. Anderson really wanted to meet Billie,” O'Connell wrote. The order seeks to bar Anderson from harassing her and contacting her in person or via social media platforms. In February 2021, Eilish was granted a temporary restraining order against another man accused of harassing her outside her family’s home and sending a letter containing a death threat. Prior to that, she got a temporary restraining order against another man who allegedly showed up at her parents’ home seven times.

☆ California public defender died in 'brutal crime' during Mexico anniversary trip, family says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Tim Stelloh | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The family of a California public defender who died while celebrating his first wedding anniversary in Mexico believes he was the victim of a "brutal crime," their lawyer said Tuesday. The liaison, who is not identified in the statement, told the family that Blair died of severe head trauma and that his case had been forwarded to prosecutors for a possible homicide investigation, the statement said. Blair's family plans to carry out its own independent investigation, hiring a private investigator and a forensic pathologist, Scarsone said. Orange County Public Defender Martin Schwarz told The Register that Blair had worked for the public defender’s office since 2017, the year he passed the bar exam. His wife, Kimberly, also worked for the public defender’s office, Schwarz told the newspaper.

☆ Ex-NFL player charged with kidnapping in Mississippi
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A former NFL player has been arrested and charged with kidnapping in Mississippi, police said. Ridgeland police officers found Powe, and accomplice Gavin Bates, 35, at a Chase Bank on Highland Colony Parkway Thursday, police chief Brian Myers told NBC affiliate WLBT of Jackson. Police said a victim contacted police and told officers he was kidnapped “against his will” and was “forced to withdraw money” at the bank, Myers said. The victim is safe, the police chief said, and the matter is under investigation, the station reported. Powe and Bates were both subsequently detained on a kidnapping charge.

☆ Clouded leopard goes missing: Dallas Zoo grapples with ‘a serious situation’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A search is underway for a clouded leopard that escaped from its habitat at the Dallas Zoo Friday morning, officials said. “The Zoo is closed today due to a serious situation,” officials tweeted, adding staff and Dallas police were working to find the animal. Nova the clouded leopard at the Dallas Zoo in September 2021. Dallas Zoo via FacebookThe clouded leopard, named Nova, came to the zoo in 2021 with her sister Luna, NBC Dallas Fort-Worth reported. According to map of the zoo, the clouded leopard lives near where the primates are housed.

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