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☆ Woman rescued after getting trapped in crevice for 7 hours while retrieving phone
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NSW Ambulance responded with a team to remove heavy boulders to create a "safe access point," the release said. “With care, a hardwood frame was built to ensure stability while rescuers worked,” the service said. “The team faced the challenge of navigating the patient out through a tight 'S' bend over the course of an hour. NSW Ambulance via FacebookIn total crews had to remove seven boulders weighing between 80 to 500 kilograms (176 lbs to 1,100 lbs), the outlet reported. The woman was finally safely freed after she had been stuck for seven hours — and she came away with just minor scratches and bruises.

Persons: Triple, “, Peter Watts, Matilda Campbell, ” Watts, ” Organizations: NSW Ambulance, ” NSW Ambulance, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Facebook Locations: Australia

☆ Husband dies after Maine couple is lost in woods for days, wife may have survived thanks to dog
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Pamela Helmstadter went to get help, but “got disoriented in the woods and could not get home,” the Maine Game Wardens said in a news release. After spending four nights in the woods, she was located on Thursday — alive, but hypothermic — by the Maine Game Wardens and warden K9s, over a mile from her home. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife“Pamela was found severely hypothermic but alert with her dog by her side,” the Maine Game Wardens said. In the days the couple were lost in the woods, the temperature dipped to as low as 26 degrees Fahrenheit at night, according to Accuweather. Josh Beal with the Maine Warden Service told Portland station WMTW.

Persons: —, John Helmstadter, Pamela Helmstadter, Alexander, “, K9s, Pamela, Mark Latti, Sgt, Josh Beal Organizations: . Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Communications, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Warden Service, Service Locations: Maine, Alexander , Maine, Portland

☆ Exonerated 'Central Park Five' sue Trump for defamation after debate comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The five men who make up the Central Park Five, and now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during the presidential debate last month. And I said, well, if they pled guilty they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty — then they pled we’re not guilty." Further the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed." In their trials, they were charged with the assault of the female jogger as well as other assaults and robberies that occurred in Central Park.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise —, —, we’re, Trump’s, Steven Cheung, Kamala Harris’s, ” Shanin Specter, ” Organizations: Central, New, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Salaam, Member Locations: Pennsylvania, Central Park, New York, Eastern District

☆ Navajo code talker, who played crucial role in WWII, dies at 107
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One of the last Navajo Code Talkers, who helped secure an Allied victory in World War II by sending crucial messages in a code based on the Navajo language, has died. “On behalf of the entire Navajo Nation, our Navajo veterans and service men and women, First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and me, we extend our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family of Mr. Kinsel,” Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said announced on social media. From right, Navajo Code Talkers John Pinto , John Kinsel, Sr. and William T. Brown during the Navajo Nation Code Talkers Day ceremony in Window Rock, Ariz., on Aug. 14, 2018. Kinsel received a Purple Heart in 1989 and a Congressional Silver Medal for his service as a Navajo code talker in 2001. Following Kinsel's death, there are now only two surviving Navajo Code Talkers: Former Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and Thomas H. Begay, The Associated Press reported.

Persons: John Kinsel Sr, Lady Jasmine Blackwater, Kinsel, Buu Nygren, Mr, selflessly, Talkers John Pinto, John Kinsel, William T, Brown, Mark Henle, Nygren, “, ”, John Woo, Kinsel’s, Ronald Kinsel, “ Cheii, Peter MacDonald, Thomas H Organizations: Navajo, U.S . Marine Corps, USA, Marines, U.S . Navy, Navajo Times, Marine Corps, Department of Veteran Affairs, Associated Press Locations: Navajo, United States, Republic, Pacific, Iwo Jima, Cove , Arizona, Lukachukai, Guam, Bougainville

☆ California man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting nine women is charged with murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Southern California man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting nine women, one of whom died, prosecutors said. Michael DiGiorgio, 50, has been charged with murder, three felony counts of rape by use of a drug in connection to events that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office say happened at his homes in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach. He was arrested Thursday morning by Redondo Beach police and remains in jail, NBC Los Angeles reported. “I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims, whose lives have been irrevocably changed and the life lost by the alleged brutal acts of the offender,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. “Our office is committed to holding him accountable for the pain and trauma he has inflicted.”

Persons: drugging, Michael DiGiorgio, DiGiorgio, Clara Shortridge Foltz, It's, George Gascón, ” Organizations: Angeles County, Office, Prosecutors, Redondo, Redondo Beach police, NBC, Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal, Center Locations: Southern California, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, NBC Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

☆ Man's death initially reported as bear attack investigated as 'vicious' homicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A gruesome death that was initially reported to be a bear attack is now being investigated by Montana authorities as a vicious homicide. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office in Montana received a call around 10 a.m. Saturday regarding the discovery of a dead man in a tent 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road. The caller indicated that the death may have been caused by a bear attack. Evidence gathered through an autopsy further indicated that this was a homicide,” the sheriff’s office said. Authorities described the incident as a “vicious attack” and said detectives are working to develop and track down leads.

Persons: Dustin Mitchell Kjersem, ”, “, Kjersem, Nate Kamerman, Kamerman, It’s, Sheriff Dan Springer, Springer, ” Springer, Jillian Price Organizations: Gallatin County Sheriff’s, Moose, Montana Department of Fish, Montana Department of Fish , Wildlife, Parks, Authorities, Sheriff, Gallatin County Sheriff's Locations: Montana, Gallatin County, Belgrade , Montana, Montana Department of Fish ,, Moose, Bozeman

☆ Mitzi Gaynor, ‘South Pacific’ star, dead at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Los Angeles Associated Press —Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of “South Pacific” and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. “Your love, support and appreciation meant so very much to her and was a sustaining gift in her life.”Mitzi Gaynor in 1959. Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesHer entertainment career spanned eight decades across film, television and the stage, but she is best remembered for her turn in “South Pacific.”The screen version of “South Pacific” received three Academy Award nominations, and won for best sound, while Gaynor was a best actress nominee for a Golden Globe. Later in her career, Gaynor reinvented herself as a performing entertainer. Gaynor and Bean married in 1954 and in 1960 bought a spacious house in mid-Beverly Hills that became their home until his death in 2006.

Persons: Angeles Associated Press — Mitzi Gaynor, Nellie Forbush, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Gaynor, Rene Reyes, Shane Rosamonda, ” Reyes, Rosamonda, ” Mitzi Gaynor, Pacific ”, Jack Bean, Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber, Mitzi, Marlene, Bean Organizations: Angeles Associated Press, Pacific, Associated Press, Hulton, Globe, Beverly, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, “ South, Las Vegas , Florida, U.S, Canada, England, Australia, Chicago

☆ Serena Williams reveals she had grapefruit-size cyst removed from her neck
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis great Serena Williams said she had a grapefruit-sized cyst removed from her neck and she's on her recovery journey. Williams shared a Tik Tok video Tuesday revealing she found a lump on her neck back in May. “I immediately went to the doc got a MRI and was told I have a brachial cyst,” she wrote in her Tik Tok caption. Brachial cleft cysts are small sacs filled with fluid that look like lumps under the skin on the side of the neck, according to the Cleveland Clinic. In the video, Williams filmed herself showing scarring on her neck as she sat in her hospital bed.

Persons: Serena Williams, Williams, “, ”, ” Williams, Olympia, Alexis Ohanian Organizations: Tennis, Cleveland Clinic, Health Locations: American, Olympia, Adira

☆ New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and wife receive homophobic threats amid WNBA Finals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Police are investigating a threatening, homophobic e-mail sent to WNBA power forward Breanna Stewart's wife as the New York Liberty compete in the finals. “Being in the Finals and everything like that it makes sense to file something formal,” Stewart said. The threat came after the Liberty lost in Game 1 of the WNBA finals against the Minnesota Lynx. Stewart told ESPN the threatening email came after the Game 1 loss. She said the league will meet with the players association, players and teams to address the matter using technology and prioritizing mental health and reinforcing security.

Persons: ” Stewart, “ don’t, Marta Xargay Casademont, Marta, Xargay, “, Stewart, ”, Cathy Engelbert, ” Engelbert Organizations: New York Liberty, Police, WNBA, Spanish National, Force, New, New York Post, Associated Press, “, Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, ESPN, NBC, Lynx Locations: New York

☆ Two young boys die in separate Halloween hayride tractor incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two young boys have died in separate tractor accidents at Halloween hayrides in Tennessee and Minnesota, local officials said. In Minnesota, 13-year-old Alexander Mick, of Rice, died Saturday after he was run over by a tractor-pulled trolley wagon, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The sheriff’s office received a call around 7:30 p.m. about a young male injured after he was run over at the annual Harvest of Horror Haunted Hayride in the city of St. Augusta. The sheriff’s office did not identify the child, but the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as 12-year-old Samuel Jessen, NBC affiliate WSMV of Nashville reported. We ask the community to also keep this family in their prayers during this difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Persons: Alexander Mick, Rice, “, Samuel Jessen Organizations: Sheriff’s, St . Augusta . Staff, Hamilton County Medical, Office, NBC, Facebook Locations: Tennessee, Minnesota, Stearns, St . Augusta, In Tennessee, Hamilton County, Hamilton, Nashville

☆ Van Halen reunion canceled after David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, brother says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A reunion tour for the legendary rock band Van Halen was axed because the group's lead singer, David Lee Roth, refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex Van Halen revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Eddie Van Halen, the virtuosic and revered guitarist, died in October 2020 following a bout with cancer at the age of 65. Left to Right: Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen. It’s not you alone anymore,” Alex Van Halen said. “He was there this morning.”He said he believes he and his brother achieved “what we came here to do.” Speaking of his brother, Alex Van Halen said, “Wherever he is — he’s fine.”

Persons: Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Stone, Eddie Van Halen's, “, ‘ Dave, Ed, Dave f, Michael Anthony, Fin Costello, Queen’s Brian, Freddie Mercury, Roth, “ It’s, Dave, he’s, ”, That’s, …, It’s, ” David Lee Roth, Angela Weiss, He's, “ Ed’s Organizations: Getty, Stone Locations: London

☆ Hamilton College student admits to posting antisemitic remarks on campus, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Hamilton College student has been charged with posting antisemitic remarks on campus, authorities said Monday. New York State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to the private college located in upstate New York on Friday after receiving “a report of antisemitic remarks being posted on art canvases on campus,” police said in a news release. Brenden was located in his dorm room on Saturday and agreed to speak with state police during which he “ultimately admitted to posting the remarks,” officials said. Authorities said Hamilton College has suspended Brenden from campus pending a hearing for his dismissal from the school. Officials said “there remains no threat against students or faculty at Hamilton College.”NBC News has reached out to state police and Hamilton College for further comment.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: Hamilton College, New, Police’s Bureau, Criminal, Court, Authorities, NBC, Hamilton College’s Center, Jewish Locations: New York, South Dakota, Brenden, Kirkland, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, U.S

☆ We're about to enter the Digital Dark Ages
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Without laborious renaming, everything behind those links — billions of them, a decade of digital content — will become inaccessible. We're about to enter the Digital Dark Ages. The Department of Veterans Affairs is legally required to preserve all medical records for 75 years after the death of a vet — but it's having problems, in part because of a balky digital records system. "Over the long term, you can't preserve a digital object in its original form," says Manoff, the former MIT librarian. The Dark Ages, as historians used to call the early centuries of medieval Europe, lasted for 500 years.

Persons: Mark Graham, Graham, we're, Marlene Manoff, Loren McClenachan, McClenachan, we'd, Adam Rogers Organizations: Google, Companies, of Alexandria, New York Times, Pew Research Center, Gawker, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, New York Newsday, Paramount, MTV, Comedy, Yahoo Groups, Yahoo, Facebook, Penguin, AOL, Prodigy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Wayback, Wayback Machine, MIT Libraries, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, MIT, Business Locations: Friendster, Key West , Florida, Europe

☆ New Jersey Transit operator dead, 23 hurt after train hits tree
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say. A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement. NBC New York chopper footage shows a large chunk of a tree on the track and the front of the train completely smashed. New Jersey Transit Police are at the scene and investigating. River LINE service is suspended in both directions between Florence and Trenton and substitute bus service is being provided.

Persons: Phil Murphy, ” Norris Young, ” Young, ”, “ Organizations: New, New Jersey Transit, Roebling, NJ Transit, NBC, York, New Jersey Transit Police, New Jersey Gov Locations: New Jersey, Trenton, Florence, NBC Philadelphia

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida wildlife experts are warning locals in areas battered by Hurricanes Helene and Milton to avoid dark floodwaters for a hair-raising reason: alligators and snakes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wrote on X after Milton hit: “Some wildlife, such as alligators, snakes, and bears are more likely to be seen after a storm. She warned that alligators don’t want to be near people, but if someone tries to grab them, they will snap at them. Also ahead of Milton, the Florida Health department urged people to avoid floodwaters due to exposure to Vibrio, a flesh-eating bacteria commonly found in warm coastal waters. It stirred up colonies of yellow jackets in western North Carolina, likely due to their underground nests being destroyed from rain, flood water and toppled trees.

Persons: Milton, ” Rene Walker, “, ” Walker, Jen Messer, ”, Messer, ” Messer, ” Ron Magill, Keith March, We’ve, Walker, Hurricane Helene Organizations: Hurricanes, Hurricane Milton, Tampa Bay, NBC News, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, gator, Zoo Miami, and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Health Locations: PETERSBURG, Fla, — Florida, Hurricane, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Pascoe County, ”, Florida, Milton, North Carolina

☆ Nell Smith, musician who collaborated with Flaming Lips, dies at 17
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Canadian musician Nell Smith, who collaborated with The Flaming Lips, has died at the age of 17. Simon Raymonde, co-founder of the record label Bella Union, confirmed her death on Instagram Monday. “We are all shocked and devastated to hear of the sudden and tragic passing of our artist and dear friend Nell Smith, over the weekend in British Columbia,” Raymonde wrote. The Flaming Lips during a concert Sunday in Portland, Oregon said she died in a car accident. “We have a very sad announcement to make tonight,” band leader Wayne Coyne said, according to video shared on social media.

Persons: Nell Smith, Simon Raymonde, “, ” Raymonde, “ Nell, Penelope, ’ Jack, Lily Wolter, ” Smith, Nick Cave, Wayne Coyne, ”, Jude, Rachel, Jed, Ike Organizations: Bella Union Locations: British Columbia, Brighton, Portland , Oregon, Canadian

☆ 'Rust' film starring Alec Baldwin to premiere next month at festival, 3 years after fatal set shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The film “Rust” will make its world premiere next month, three years after the set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and blanketed the production in scandal and legal troubles. The Western drama starring and produced by Alec Baldwin will make its world premiere at the Camerimage Festival which takes place Nov. 16 to 23 in Toruń, Poland. Production was halted as Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, became the subject of legal action. Fred Hayes / Getty Images fileThe premiere will include a screening of the film followed by a panel discussion with Souza and other filmmakers involved. “In the panel, following the screening of Rust, the filmmakers will discuss events surrounding the film, offering insight into continuing production after Halyna’s death,” the release said.

Persons: Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, Hutchins, Joel Souza, Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, Fred Hayes, Souza, Rust, “, Gutierrez Organizations: ” Locations: Toruń, Poland, Mexico, Ukrainian, Park City , Utah

☆ Australian TV host announces her own death in posthumous social media post
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald announced her own death at the age of 67 in a posthumous social media post on Thursday. The beloved host, who worked on the children's program “Wombat” and gameshow “It’s a Knockout,” died three years after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease. There are various motor neuron diseases; the term refers to progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons and cells. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) are both examples of motor neuron diseases. She said the diagnosis came as a “shock” as MacDonald had no family history of motor neuron diseases.

Persons: Fiona MacDonald, ”, Kylie, ” MacDonald, I’ve, MacDonald, “, Fiona McDonald, Ross Anthony Willis Organizations: Australia Broadcasting Company, ABC, National Institutes of Health, Fairfax Media, Getty Locations: ”, Australia

☆ Medallion containing original mold from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. The mold medallion will be auctioned by Bonhams later this month. Bonhams“The cultures were contaminated by an airborne mold and before disposing of the cultures, he noticed that the mold had prevented normal growth by the staph,” it adds. It is expected to fetch $30,000-$50,000 in an online auction that runs from October 13 to 23. Penicillin changed the course of modern medicine, with antibiotics key to the decline of many diseases over the course of the 20th century.

Persons: Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming, Bonhams, “, Fleming, Alexander Fleming, ”, Pope Pius XII , Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Marlene Dietrich, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, underdose, Katie Hunt Organizations: London CNN Locations: London, Scottish, United Kingdom, United States

Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Hurricane-felled trees caused two deaths in Anderson County, South Carolina, officials said. Debris left by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Fla., on Friday. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP - Getty ImagesMeanwhile, more than 4.3 million people are experiencing power outages in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility data. At 11 a.m., the storm was 30 miles southwest of Bryson City, North Carolina, moving northward with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

Persons: Helene, Floridians, Jamie Cruse, “ We’re, ”, “, Bruce Rector, NBC’s, Megan Varner, Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis, Roy Cooper, Hurricane, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Ana Gibbs, Ronda Bell, Mike Stewart, Joe Biden, Deanne Criswell Organizations: National Hurricane Center, NBC, ” Clearwater, Georgia Gov, Florida Gov, Gov, North Carolina, Highway Patrol, AFP, Getty, Florida, & Light Company, Duke Energy Florida, Duke Energy, Federal Emergency Management Locations: Big Bend, Florida’s, Perry , Florida, Clearwater, Gulf Coast, Atlanta, Georgia, Pinellas County , Florida, Florida, Dixie County, North Carolina, Catawba County, Charlotte, Anderson County , South Carolina, Cedar Key, Fla, South Carolina , Georgia, Virginia, Valdosta, Ga, Carolinas, Charleston, Wilmington, Raleigh, Norfolk, Bryson City , North Carolina, Georgia , Florida , Alabama, South Carolina

☆ Ryan Murphy defends Menendez brothers Netflix series after Erik Menendez blasts it as 'blatant lies'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after it was harshly criticized by one of the brothers. Erik Menendez slammed the series, released Sept. 19 on Netflix, as "blatant lies" and called the portrayal of his brother Lyle "ruinous" in a statement from prison released by his wife. Brothers Joseph “Lyle” Menendez, now 56, and Erik Menendez, now 53, were convicted in their parents' murders in 1996 after two trials, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Ryan Murphy on Monday responded to the backlash from Erik Menendez, telling E! In his Sept. 19 statement, Erik Menendez said: “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show.

Persons: Ryan Murphy, Lyle, Erik Menendez, ”, Jose, Kitty Menendez, Brothers Joseph “ Lyle ” Menendez, hasn’t, Cooper Koch, ” Murphy, Jeffrey Dahmer, “, who’s, that’s, ” Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, Vince Bucci, Erik, he's, “ I’m, ‘, ’ ” Organizations: Netflix, Beverly Hills, Getty, Prosecutors Locations: Beverly, California, Los Angeles, AFP

A hurricane watch and warnings of storm surges up to 15 feet high were issued Tuesday for almost all of Florida's western coastline as a potential tropical storm moves across the Caribbean Sea and towards the Gulf Coast. The hurricane watch extends from Indian Pass in north-west Florida near Panama City, down to Englewood, and includes Tampa Bay. Hurricane and tropical storm watches are now in effect for the entire western coast of the Sunshine State. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible, and is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated onslaught of tropical-storm-force winds and conditions. Outside of the U.S., a hurricane watch is also in effect for parts of eastern Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Tulum and Pinar del Río in Cuba.

Persons: Helene, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Floridians, Beryl, Debby, Francine Organizations: Grand Cayman, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Sunshine State, Lower, Florida Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Guard, Florida State Guard, Atmospheric Administration, Climate Central, Northern, Florida Climate Center Locations: Gulf Coast, Florida, Panama City, Englewood, Tampa, Grand, Mexico, Flamingo, Walton, Bay, Bonita Beach, Lower Florida Keys, U.S, Cabo Catoche, Tulum, Pinar del Río, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Tallahassee, Gulfport, Henrico County, Bend, Caribbean, Northern Caribbean, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Florida’s Big Bend, South Carolina, Louisiana

☆ Man charged in apparent Trump plot wrote 'This was an assassination attempt,' court filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The man charged in connection with an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Florida this month dropped off a box at a person’s home that included a letter that declared, "This was an assassination attempt," a court document revealed Monday. The note came to light in a U.S. District Court filing asking that Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, be held in pre-trial detention. Law enforcement was contacted by a civilian on Sept. 18 who said that Routh had dropped off a box at his residence several months earlier, the filing said. The witness opened the box after learning of the Sept. 15 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The area featured an opening in the bushes behind the palm trees, which is easily accessible from the public sidewalk.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, Routh, ” Routh, Trump, Nissan Xterra Organizations: Trump International Golf Club, Service, Trump, Trump International, FBI, Nissan, Palm Beach, NBC News Locations: Florida, U.S, West Palm Beach , Florida, Iran, Palm Beach County, Mexico, Greensboro , North Carolina, Palm, Mar, Hawaii, Ukraine

☆ Pilot killed in mid-air small plane collision in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A pilot died after two single-engine planes collided mid-air on Sunday in Southern California, officials said. The planes, a single-engine Nanchang CJ-6 and a single-engine Yakovlev Yak-52, collided near Lancaster, in northern Los Angeles County, around 1 p.m. PT on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. One plane had landed near the intersection 47th Street East and Ave F and the other near 60th Street East and Ave G in Lancaster. The Yak-52 plane is a Soviet-era from 1930 that is owned by Fight’s On! The Nanchang CJ-6 is a Chinese military aircraft from the 1960s used for basic training.

Persons: Nanchang, Yakovlev Organizations: Nanchang CJ, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles County Fire Department, East, FAA, National Transportation Locations: Southern California, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Lancaster ., Soviet, Fight’s, San Marcos, Nanchang, Chinese

☆ I tried Nestlé's new weight-loss meals, and felt full for hours — but nutritionists have mixed reviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Vital PursuitThe meals cost less than $5 and are available at retailers including Target and Walmart, starting Wednesday, according to the company. These small meals, branded as protein-rich, are designed to help GLP-1 users lose more fat, and less muscle. "We want to be a brand for those 82% of Americans who are managing their weight," Stoehr told Business Insider, referencing a Morgan Stanley report. "These meals seem like a decent option... but not a great one," Malloy wrote in an email to Business Insider.

Persons: —, Nestlé, Kristen Stoehr, Stoehr, Morgan Stanley, We're, Alix Turoff, Mike Molloy, Hilary Brueck, I've, I'd, Turoff, Malloy, It's, that's, I'm, Nestlé's, Marlene Schmidt, Morgan Stanley's Organizations: Service, Business, Target, Walmart Locations: Nestlé, New York

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