Disney is facing mounting financial and reputational challenges following ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week, a move that has triggered backlash from viewers, advertisers, and investors. The late-night program, a flagship in ABC’s lineup for more than two decades, was pulled from the air after host Jimmy Kimmel made controversial remarks during a monologue referencing…
Authorities have confirmed that a body recovered from Brays Bayou last week has been identified as Jade “Sage” McKissic, a 20-year-old University of Houston student whose disappearance drew widespread attention across the city. McKissic, a junior studying Strategic Communications and Advertising, was reported missing on September 11. Four days later, on September 15, her body…
A well-known community youth leader in Wilson is facing multiple murder charges after police say he opened fire at an apartment on Washington Street Monday afternoon, killing two people and injuring two others. Police identified the suspect as Donta Maurice Chestnut, 39, of Wilson. Chestnut, a longtime mentor and founder of the local nonprofit Our…
Brett James, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter behind some of country music’s biggest hits, was killed Thursday when his private plane crashed in western North Carolina. He was 57. Authorities said James was piloting a Cirrus SR22T when it went down around 3:00 p.m. near Iotla Valley Elementary School in Franklin, about 130 miles west of…
Los Angeles — Authorities have confirmed that human remains discovered in a Tesla registered to singer David Anthony Burke, professionally known as D4vd, belong to 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who had been reported missing from Lake Elsinore, California, in April 2024. The vehicle, which had been impounded in Hollywood, was reported after workers at the tow…
SMYRNA, Ga. — Award-winning playwright Olivia Matthews is dead after an apartment fire in Smyrna, Georgia, that authorities believe was deliberately set. Investigators are treating her death as a homicide. Victim and Investigation Matthews, age 32, was found on Wednesday, September 3, after fire crews and police responded to a blaze at her apartment. Corpses…
Tony Award winner Billy Porter is withdrawing from the Broadway revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club after being diagnosed with a serious case of sepsis, producers announced. Porter, who took over the role of Emcee in July 2025 following his acclaimed performance in the London production, is expected to make a full recovery….
Cardi B just made a headline-grabbing reveal — she’s pregnant, and the father is Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The Grammy-winning rapper confirmed the news during a sit-down with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, putting an end to weeks of speculation about her personal life. Cardi proudly revealed her growing baby bump while opening up about balancing…
Authorities and university officials are investigating the death of a 21-year-old student whose body was found hanging from a tree early Monday morning on the campus of Delta State University (DSU). The deceased has been identified as Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a student from Grenada, Mississippi. University police and other law-enforcement agencies were alerted at approximately 7:05 a.m. after…
Move over, Hamilton — the Dreamgirls are about to reclaim the spotlight. The iconic musical is officially making a Broadway comeback in Fall 2026, and this isn’t just another revival. Producers are calling it a “full re-imagining” of the show that made theater history back in 1981. The big headline? Camille A. Brown — the five-time Tony nominee behind Choir Boy and for colored girls… —…
