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…
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is funding an independent autopsy for Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old student found dead on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. Reed’s family disputes the initial ruling of suicide by local authorities. Reed’s body was discovered hanging from a tree near the campus pickleball courts…
Horror fans, get ready—Sleepaway Camp is coming back to life! Kenan Thompson, best known for his longtime run on Saturday Night Live, is stepping behind the camera as producer for a new reimagining of the 1983 cult horror classic. The project is being developed through AFA, the production company Thompson co-founded with CEO John Ryan…
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…
Grammy-winning producer Sidney “Omen” Brown, who worked with some of music’s biggest stars including Beyoncé, Drake, and Lil Wayne, has died at the age of 49. Brown was found dead in his East Harlem apartment on September 13, 2025, after family members checked on him when he failed to show up for a shift at…
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….
