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BEL AIR―The brother of actress Salma Hayek was involved in a vehicle collision that left a man dead on February 23. The incident occurred around 4:50 p.m. when 40-year-old Sami Hayek was traveling eastbound on Sunset Boulevard just east of Mapleton Drive when Hayek somehow lost control of his 2006 Ford GT, according to a news release from the LAPD....

FLORIDA—After authorities found dead bodies at 2100 Monday Road in Tallahassee, Florida, there was a arrest made in Orlando, Florida that linked to those deaths. On June 14, Aaron Glee Jr, 49, was arrested around 4:57 a.m., and charged with murder and kidnapping. Glee is currently in Leon County Sheriff's Office jail. The two women that were murdered and kidnapped...

UNITED STATES—Both prescription and over the counter ranitidine drugs, known as Zantac have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as of Wednesday, April 1. The FDA reported an ongoing investigation that determined there are levels of a contaminant in the medications that increase over time and can be a risk to public health. Specifically, when the...

CHICAGO—On Wednesday, August 19, six people were shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the shooting occurred in the 8500 block of South Parnell Avenue around 11:30 p.m.The six victims were outside at a gathering while someone was firing gunshots. The incident left a total of six people...

BOSTON, MA—Two explosions occurred at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15 leaving three dead and at least 170 injured, according to authorities. Approximately three hours into the 117th running of the 26.2-mile race, an explosion went off at the Boylston   Street finish line just before 3 p.m. and a second explosion mere seconds later. Videos surfaced showing a...

ROME, ITALY—James Gandolfini, best known as Tony Soprano from HBO’s “The Sopranos,” died of a sudden heart attack in Italy on Wednesday, June 19. He was in Rome on vacation with his son at the time. The actor was 51. Many celebrities have commented on the loss. Governor Chris Christie ofNew Jerseywrote on his Twitter account “a huge fan” of...

KANSAS CITY, MO—Multiple people were injured during a shooting at a parade for Super Bowl Champions the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday, February 14. Authorities have disclosed that two people have been taken into custody, one person was killed, and multiple people were injured during the incident. Videos on social media depict people assisting to provide CPR to individuals...

MALIBU―Justin Bieber has been accused of throwing raw eggs at a next-door neighbor’s house at the 25000 block of Prado Del Grandioso in Calabasas on Thursday, January 9. At 7:40 p.m., police responded to a report of vandalism, though Bieber, 19, was not present when they arrived; there was someone near the house at the time. No one was...

WALTERBORO, SC—Alex Murdaugh, the prestigious lawyer who has been on trial since January for the murders of his wife and son who were found shot multiple times with a rifle at their rural hunting estate in June 2021, was found guilty on Thursday, March 2, by a South Carolina jury after just 3 hours of deliberation. He faces 30...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 12, the Center For Disease Control (CDC) issued new suggestions for how Americans may resume normal activities safely even as new coronavirus cases rise. In a press briefing on Friday morning, the CDC stated that the U.S. has successfully “flattened the curve”, and on the whole has seen new cases plateau, but they also made...