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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 30, 2022--
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced that Carolyn Everson, a veteran media and technology executive, will join its Board of Directors, effective November 21. Ms. Everson, 50, a well-respected executive with deep experience in consumer-facing companies, will be included in the Company’s slate of director nominees in the proxy statement for Disney’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history involves tens of millions of misspent dollars earmarked for needy families. The civil lawsuit involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state, including NFL great Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. Here are the sports figures named in the May 9 lawsuit, as well as the details from that suit, their responses if available and whether they’ve been charged.
PINE ISLAND, Fla. — Rocky Lane spoke to his granddaughter through sobs.
Ringo Starr has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the former Beatle to cancel several scheduled concerts in Canada with his All Starr Band. Five concert dates from Tuesday to Sunday — in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge, Alberta; and the British Columbia cities of Abbotsford and Penticton — will be rescheduled. Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band — consisting of Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men at Work’s Colin Hay, Average White Band’s Hamish Stuart and Edgar Winter — were also forced to cancel last weekend shows in Michigan and Minnesota.
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a prosecution psychiatrist he began contemplating mass murder while in middle school. Videos of Dr. Charles Scott's interviews with Cruz played Monday showed Cruz had extensive knowledge of earlier mass killings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech University and elsewhere. Cruz told Scott he researched those killers to shape his own plans. Cruz pleaded guilty last year to the 2018 murders of 17 at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. His trial is only to decide whether he's sentenced to death or life without parole. Scott is trying to rebut the defense contention that Cruz's brain was damaged by his birth mother's heavy drinking.
Religious scholars and faith leaders reflect on the death rites cultures have developed to honor the deceased, comfort the living and share the burden of mourning.
A history of how African American congregations in Philadelphia weathered crises over 200 years.
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Traumatic events can make people question assumptions about their lives, including their spiritual beliefs.
The pandemic has inspired new forms of pilgrimages – some do-it-yourself, in which people are walking in their backyards or nearby spaces and finding meaning.
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 3, 2022--
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s something very different about the Parkland gunman in videos that were shown most recently to the jury deciding his fate.
Former President Donald Trump's rallies have always attracted a broad swath of supporters. They draw first timers taking advantage of their chance to see a president in person to devotees who camp out for days and follow him around the country like rock band groupies. But after spending much of the last two years obsessively peddling false claims of a stolen election, Trump is increasingly attracting those who have broken with reality. That includes adherents of the baseless QAnon conspiracy, which began in the dark corners of the internet and is premised on the belief that the country is run by a ring of child sex traffickers that only Trump can defeat.
UnitedHealth Group says it has completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare, closing the roughly $8 billion deal a couple weeks after a judge rejected a challenge from regulators. UnitedHealth is merging the technology company with its Optum segment. The health care giant said the combination will simplify clinical, administrative and payment processes for care providers and bill payers. The Justice Department had sued to block the deal. Regulators argued it would put too much information about health care claims in the hands of one company. But U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols issued an order last month denying the government’s request.
After holding it in limbo following Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor’s next big project, “Emancipation,” in December. The fate of “Emancipation” — a $120 million runaway slave thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua — had been uncertain following Smith's smack of the comedian. One of Apple’s most high-profile productions yet, the film had once been expected to be a potential Oscar contender this year. But an awards-season rollout of a film headlined by Smith, who the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years, has obvious complications. Apple TV+ will debut “Emancipation” on Dec. 2 in theaters and stream it Dec. 9.
PHILADELPHIA — A nor’easter that’s been grinding down on the Jersey Shore on the heels of the remnants of Hurricane Ian could cause major flooding as high tides peak Monday afternoon, say forecasters, who have issued a warning.
Kevin Locke, an acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer, recording artist, cultural ambassador and educator, has died in South Dakota at age 68. A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Locke died Friday night after returning to his hotel room in Hill City, his son Ohiyesá Locke said Monday. The younger Locke said his father, who had been performing at the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills, suffered a fatal asthma attack at his hotel. According to his website, Locke performed for nearly 40 years to hundreds of thousands of people in more than 90 countries at performing art centers, schools, universities, state and national parks, monuments and powwows.
Ringo Starr has cancelled shows in North America after the former Beatles drummer tested positive for COVID-19. The 82-year-old cancelled performances Sunday at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan, and Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, citing illness. On Monday a spokesperson confirmed that Starr and his All-Starr band would be cancelling five more shows in Canada after the former Beatle caught the coronavirus. A statement said Starr is “recovering at home.” he five Canadian shows cancelled included Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge in Alberta; as well as arenas in Abbotsford and Penticton in British Columbia. The rest of his tour will remain on hold while Starr recovers.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (“EPIC”) announced today that it has acquired The National Benefit Corp (“TNBC”). The acquisition further expands EPIC’s geographic footprint in the Midwest across its…
A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. It has been scheduled for Oct. 25. Griner is an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. The Moscow region court said Monday it will hear her appeal. Griner’s lawyers argued after the conviction that the punishment was excessive.
Acclaimed author Celeste Ng takes us into a dystopian future where people are judged on their embrace of American “customs and traditions” and people of Asian descent are viewed with suspicion, even hate. Noah is a boy living alone with his father after his mother, a Chinese American poet, has left, her whereabouts unknown. The father stacks a dwindling supply of books at the university library, but their only books at home are dictionaries. Although father and son don't talk about her, the boy can't stop thinking of his mother after he receives a mysterious drawing of cats.
One of Libya’s rival governments has signed preliminary economic and maritime deals with Turkey in a move that has inflamed tensions with the other administration. The deals signaled a strengthening of ties between the allied administrations amid repeated international calls for Libyan elections. Monday's deals will pave the way for further cooperation in the hydrocarbon and oil sectors. A gas deal is also expected. Turkey has been a prominent backer of Libya’s Tripoli-based government, currently headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. In 2019, Recep Tayipp Erdogan’s government helped thwart a year-long campaign by former eastern warlord Gen. Khalifa Hifter.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the world is in “a life-or-death struggle” for survival as “climate chaos gallops ahead.” He accused the world’s 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at “an all-time high and rising.” He said it’s time for “a quantum level compromise” between rich developed countries and emerging economies. Guterres spoke as government representatives opened a meeting in Congo to prepare for the major U.N.-led climate conference in Egypt in November.
Player year to date money rankings through LIV Golf Invitational Chicago.
The romance that has long been teased in "House of the Dragon" is finally official.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 3, 2022--
An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women’s Soccer League found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players. U.S. Soccer commissioned the investigation by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and a law firm after former NWSL players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim came forward with allegations of harassment and sexual coercion dating back a decade. But it was clear the problems were widespread. Five of the 10 head coaches in the league last season either were fired or stepped down amid allegations of misconduct.
Forty years after Mississippi University for Women started enrolling men, its president says the school should consider choosing a more inclusive name. Previous attempts to remove “women” from the name have brought strong backlash from alumni. The school is nicknamed the W. President Nora Miller says in a letter to alumni that the university is creating a task force to study a name change. Men now make up about 18% of the 2,700 students. Miller graduated from the W, and she acknowledges a name change could be an emotional issue for some people with connections to the school.
Russian court sets Oct 25 appeal hearing for WNBA star Brittney Griner.
LOS ANGELES — The “Black Panther” franchise has revealed only about thing for sure about its new titular hero.
Defense: Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes 'did nothing illegal' on Jan. 6, government's case is 'completely wrong.'
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by the Connecticut State Police Union in its challenge of a police accountability law that allows public disclosure of certain state trooper personnel files and internal investigation reports. The court issued the rejection Monday and did not comment, under its typical practice. At issue were documents in internal probes that end with no finding of wrongdoing. The union argued the 2020 state law violates the troopers’ contract, which barred such documents from being released. Troopers say the law allows unfounded allegations to be made public and tarnish reputations. State officials say the law answered public calls for more police accountability and transparency.