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Cotton Releases Statement on USS Fitzgerald Accident
Paul Newell, who led the media on a visit to get a firsthand look at the mangled destroyer. Japan's Nippon Yusen KK, which charters the container ship, ACX Crystal, said in a statement on Saturday it would "cooperate fully" with the Coast Guard's investigation of the incident. [Full Article...]
Carrie Fisher Had Cocaine, Heroin, And Ecstasy In Her System
It is not clear whether the drugs contributed to her death. According the The Hollywood Reporter , Fisher had a buildup of fat in the walls of her arteries. She had previously admitted to taking cocaine and LSD. REUTERS/Paul HackettCarrie Fisher poses for cameras as she arrives at the European Premiere of Star Wars , The Force Awakens in Leicester Square, London, December 16, 2015. [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby sexual assault trial: Jury to deliberate for third straight day
Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Earlier, jurors asked to rehear a part of Constand's testimony about the night of the alleged assault . "He's been upbeat", she said. That it couldn't have been assault if she had an orgasm . "It was a lot of confusion putting a lot of dates together". [Full Article...]
Beyoncé Has (Reportedly) Given Birth And The Internet Is Not Coping
The happy news was not only confirmed by several sources, but also by Beyonce's father, who took to Twitter to confirm the news. Beyonce still made a number of red carpet appearances while carrying the twins and documented her pregnancy via social media. [Full Article...]
'Get back! Get back!': Police releases audio after killing a pregnant woman
A female voice in the background utters an expletive as the officers repeatedly warn her to back away. They also questioned the officers' decision not to use a Taser gun or other non-lethal options, the Seattle Times reported Monday. Lyles' family said she had a history of mental illness. Lyles , 30, was fatally shot in her Seattle apartment at around 10 a.m. Sunday after she called the po... [Full Article...]
LA honours Adam West with 'Bat-signal' tribute
Note: The West family also kindly requests you to donate to charity in Adam West's name: Camp Rainbow Gold and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital . The actor was 88 years old when he passed away. "There will never be another Batman like Adam West and there will never be another Adam West ". That show has announced they will be honoring the actor with a tribute on Sunday. [Full Article...]
Cosby alternate juror likely would've convicted
The high-profile case accusing Bill Cosby of aggravated indecent assault ended in a mistrial Saturday after a Pennsylvania jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision. What remains to be calculated is the cost to select a jury from Allegheny County because of concerns about pretrial publicity, the transportation of the 12 jurors and six alternates to Montgomery County, their lodging at a n... [Full Article...]
Hearing scheduled on release of Cosby jury names
Former federal prosecutor David Weinstein said Cosby's celebrity nearly certainly played a role in the jury's deliberations, perhaps to convince "two or three jurors that it's impossible to convict Dr. He did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press on Monday. Concerns about the case's visibility had already prompted O'Neill to import jurors for the first trial from Pittsburg... [Full Article...]