Doug Martin, the former NFL running back, died at 36 while in police custody in California after an alleged home break-in and a brief struggle with Oakland officers. He became unresponsive, was taken to a hospital and later died, police said. His family announced his passing, calling the cause of...
Jane Goodall’s cause of death has been listed as cardiopulmonary arrest, according to a death certificate, after the 91-year-old died Oct. 1 while on a speaking tour in California. The Jane Goodall Institute earlier described her passing as “natural causes.” The certificate, published by TMZ, also notes she had epilepsy,...
A Third Circuit panel grilled the Justice Department over Alina Habba’s status as U.S. attorney for New Jersey after a district court ruled her appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. DOJ lawyer Henry Whitaker argued the attorney general can delegate authority and said Habba could serve until February, while...
Hulu has greenlit a reboot of Prison Break, set in the same world with new characters. Emily Browning stars as Cassidy, an ex-soldier turned corrections officer who takes a job at one of America’s deadliest prisons for someone she loves. The cast includes Drake Rodger, Lukas Gage, Clayton Cardenas, JR...
Google is reportedly recruiting a small group of Pixel Superfans to test unreleased phones, a rare move for a company that usually limits hardware trials to employees. Bloomberg says 15 non-employees will be chosen to provide feedback on a Pixel in development, under strict NDAs and camouflaging cases. Applicants must...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine apologized for Reddit posts from four years ago in which he described himself as moving from socialist to communist and used derogatory language about police, rural White Americans and tipping by Black people. In an Oct. 17 video, he said the comments...
As the U.S. government shutdown reaches day 20, the National Nuclear Security Administration will temporarily furlough about 1,400 staff—the first such layoffs since the agency was created in 2000—leaving fewer than 400 on duty, a spokesperson said. The Office of Secure Transportation can operate until 27 October. Energy Secretary Chris...
Netflix and Chernin Entertainment have ordered Kennedy, an eight-episode drama about the influential Kennedy family, based on Fredrik Logevall’s book. Michael Fassbender will play patriarch Joseph Kennedy Sr., with Sam Shaw as showrunner. Set in the 1930s, Season 1 traces the ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine...
Israel received a coffin transferred by Hamas via the Red Cross, the IDF said, with the body to be taken from Gaza and received in a military ceremony with a military rabbi, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Forensic authorities will identify the remains before the family is notified....
A divided Ninth Circuit lifted a Portland judge’s restraining order, clearing the way for the Trump administration to send federalized National Guard troops to Portland. The majority said it is likely the president lawfully acted under 10 U.S.C. §12406(3) and faulted the district court for discounting violence outside a local...
