FKA Twigs Sues Ex-Boyfriend Shia LaBeouf for 'Relentless' Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse

“What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life,” she said in an interview withThe Times. “I don’t think people would ever think that it would happen to me. But I think that’s the thing. It can happen to anybody.” FKA twigs; Shia LaBeouf.Joe Maher/Getty; JC Olivera/WireImage Barnett claimed that LeBeouf would squeeze her arm to “the point of bruising” and didn’t go to police at first to not harm his career and because she “thought her account would not be taken seriously....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 633 words · Tara Roberts

Fla. Man Accused of Strangling His Husband for Insurance Money: He 'Was Void of Any Sadness,' Say Police

Timothy Smith, 59, andHerb Swilley, 55, were five months away from what would have been their eight-year wedding anniversary when Smith was found dead in an Ocala, Fla., apartment the couple rented near their primary residence. Swilley was at the scene when authorities made the shocking discovery. He claimed that the residence was used for sex dates with other people, saying the couple had an open marriage. Smith’s friend and former colleague, Tammy Warner, was also at the scene....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Caleb Burns

Florida Rowing Team Struck by Lightning During Practice, 1 Child Remains Missing

A child is missing in Orlando, Florida near Lake Fairview after a lightning strike injured several members of a youth rowing club team during its practice. On Thursday, five middle school-aged students, part of the non-profit North Orlando Rowing Club, were in a boat practicing on the lake when lightning struck in the area around 5:50 p.m. and the boat capsized. Jenny DeSantis, a public information officer for the City of Orlando Fire Department, told PEOPLE in a statement that the Orlando Fire Department, its dive team and Orlando Police Department all responded to the incident, working with the Orange County Fire Rescue, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and Orange County Sheriff’s Office all night and through the morning hours to search for the child....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Raymond Juarez

Florida Teachers Donate 75 Sick Days to Co-Worker with Cancer

Photo: Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMAWhen a Florida history teacher with stage III colon cancer needed 20 more days off for chemotherapy, he took to Facebook to ask for help and ended up receiving more support than he ever could have expected.Robert Goodman, 56, who has worked at the Palm Beach Gardens High School for 23 years, posted a photo of himself on July 23 at the hospital and wrote that he already used all of his sick days and had no remaining days....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1595 words · Terri Murphy

Former Employee Claims Juul Knowingly Shipped Over 1 Million Contaminated Vaping Pods

Photo: Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald/Getty A former Juul executive has filed a lawsuit that says the company knowingly shipped out over 1 million contaminated vaping pods, and did not issue a recall or alert consumers tothe potential risk. Siddharth Breja, the former senior vice president of global finance at Juul, is now suing the company over his firing,claimingthat it was because of his decision to speak up internally against the decision to send out the contaminated pods....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · James Moran

Former NBA Player Eric Murdock Is Suing United Airlines for $10M for Alleged 'Race-Baiting'

Photo: M. Phillips/WireImage A former pro-basketball player is suingUnited Airlinesfor $10 million. Eric Murdock was escorted off a plane after a flight attendant engaged in “obvious race-baiting” toward him, his lawsuit claims. The former Utah Jazz player, 50, says in his lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New York City, that he was traveling with his son and asked to switch seats to be next to him during a July 13 flight from Las Vegas to Newark, New Jersey,New York Daily Newsfirst reported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Kathy Gould

Former Ohio Police Officer Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man Andre Hill

Andre Hill.Photo: Facebook The former Columbus, Ohio, policeman who allegedly fatally shot an unarmed Black man in December has been charged with murder and other felonies related to the incident. When officers arrived, they noticed an open garage door and a man inside. As cops approached the garage, Hill emerged, holding a cell phone in his left hand. His right hand was not visible. Within seconds, police say Coy had shot Hill multiple times....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Zachary Kim

Former Porn Star Ron Jeremy to Be Declared Incompetent to Stand Trial for Rape Due to 'Severe Dementia'

Ron Jeremy will reportedly be declared incompetent to stand trial for more than 30 counts of rape. According to theLos Angeles Times, the retired adult film star, 69, whose legal name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, is suffering from “severe dementia” and will be declared unfit for trial on Jan. 17 and likely be placed in a state-run hospital, following allegations from at least 20 women since June 2020. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and an attorney for Hyatt did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Jacob Owens

Former Raiders Linebacker Neiron Ball in a Coma After Suffering a Brain Aneurysm Rupture

Neiron Ball is fighting for his life after suffering a brain aneurysm rupture. The ex-Oakland Raiders linebacker was placed into a medically induced coma on Sept. 16, reports his former organization. “The Raiders ask that Neiron Ball and his family are kept in the thoughts and prayers of the Raider Nation during this difficult time,” the team wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation also provided an update about the 26-year-old athlete’s condition in a Tuesday tweet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Karen Frazier

Former Vikings Part-Owner Fatally Shot Wife Before Killing Self in Multimillion-Dollar Mansion

The mansion on Lake Minnetonka where Irwin Jacobs and his wife, Alexandra, were found dead.TNS via ZUMA A person who routinely visits the home found the bodies of the couple in bed Wednesday morning with a handgun laying near them, Orono Police Chief Correy Farniokconfirmedin a press conference. Farniok had not yet named the couple on Wednesday or Thursday. Irwin L. Jacobs.Denver Post via Getty Images On Wednesday, the chief had said that after the unidentified visitor found the dead bodies, “Officers with the Orono Police Department made entry into the home....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Matthew Delgado

Former Wimbledon Tennis Champion Alex Olmedo Dies at 84

Alex Olmedo.Photo: Michael Rayner/Fairfax Media via Getty Alex Olmudo, a tennis player who once won both Wimbledon and the Australian Open, has died at 84,the International Tennis Hall of Fameconfirmed. He was 84. Olmudo died on Wednesday after a battle with brain cancer, the Hall of Fame said. The Peru native first started playing the sport thanks to his father, who worked at a local Arequipa tennis club, the Hall of Fame said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Patrick Allen

Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Didn't Leave a Will for His $500 Million Estate: Report

Tony Hsieh. Late Zappos CEOTony Hsieh, whodiedat age 46 in 2020, reportedly did not leave a will for his $500 million fortune. The late businessman used “thousands” of sticky notes to detail “life mantras” and “financial deals” on the walls of his Park City, Utah, home, according toThe Wall Street Journal,which recently reported that Hsieh’s friends and family are now locked in a battle over his estate. People connected to Hsieh are now claiming they are owed millions, and have used the sticky notes found in his home to file evidence for court claims, according to theJournal....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Amanda Hamilton

Fort Worth Zoo Gorilla Turns 52 and Becomes World's Oldest Silverback, Officials Say

Photo: Fort Worth Zoo/TwitterThe Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating one of its most beloved animals — who is believed to be the oldest silverback gorilla in the world!Ramses, who turned 52 on Wednesday, has seemingly stolen the hearts of those behind the scenes at the facility, where he lives alongside his longtime partner Amani.In a video posted on the zoo’s Twitter account, one of Ramses' caretakers points to the gorilla’s private life as one of the reasons for his longevity....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · James Sanford