“Judge Judy'' Sheindlin files defamation lawsuit over National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly articles
NEW YORK (AP) – “Judge Judy” Sheindlin has sued In Touch Weekly's parent company and the National Enquirer, claiming that statements she made about the Menendez brothers' murders were false. The TV judge said the publication apparently used a quote from a Fox Nation documentary about the case and falsely claimed it was hers. The tabloid article claimed that Sheindlin supported Lyle and Eric Menendez's efforts to get retried for the 1989 murder of their parents. Sheindlin said the story was a fabrication and is seeking damages. Accelerate360 Media, which owns both publications, had no immediate comment.
Charter flights for WNBA road games were an early Mother's Day gift to players with children.
NEW YORK (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson says the WNBA's announcement that players will fly chartered flights to road games has made life a little easier as a first-time mother. The Indiana Fever wing gave birth to a daughter, Aliyah Renea Cannady, on Aug. 4, making her one of about 12 players leaguewide to have children. The charter flight was an early Mother's Day present. Briana Stewart is grateful for all the blessings her parents have had. Under the current CBA, players on maternity leave will receive their full salary, compared to only half their salary under the previous agreement. They will also receive a $5,000 child care allowance and a two-bedroom apartment. However, players say there is still room for improvement.
Palestinian band escapes the horrors of war, but members' future remains uncertain
DOHA, QATAR (AP) – They stroll down Doha's waterfront promenade and sing softly about children being freed from pain. For the Palestinian group Sol Band, hiding from Israeli shelling a few weeks ago seems surreal. Five of the band's seven musicians returned to Gaza in August to work on their next album. But on October 7, Hamas, along with other armed groups, attacked southern Israel. Israel retaliated with a military operation that took control of large swaths of the Gaza Strip and killed more than 35,000 people, according to the region's health ministry. In April, five bandmates were able to leave Gaza for Qatar via Egypt.
Roaring Kitty is back and so are the meme stocks. GameStop and AMC surge like his 2021
The central figure in the pandemic's meme stock boom returned to social platform X for the first time in three years, sending the prices of those stocks soaring overnight. Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” on Sunday posted an image of a man sitting forward in a chair, a meme used by gamers when things get serious. GameStop, which Gill touted and turned into a hot stock on his Reddit, is a video game retailer that struggled in 2021 as consumers rapidly switched from discs to digital downloads. GameStop shares, which have been steadily declining since 2021, soared nearly 70% at the opening bell on Monday, while AMC Entertainment Holdings, another meme stock, soared 23%.
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi Zoox faces US investigation after two rear-end collisions
DETROIT (AP) — Amazon's self-driving robotaxis division is being investigated by the U.S. government's Highway Safety Administration after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcycles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a document posted on its website Monday that it will evaluate the self-driving system developed by Zoox. Both accidents occurred during the day. The agency confirmed that each vehicle was operating in autonomous mode before the collision. One crash resulted in a motorcyclist with minor injuries, and the other crash reported a Zoox driver with minor injuries. Zoox says it is cooperating with the investigation.
Actor Steve Buscemi survives punch in face in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi's publicist says he is OK after the “Boardwalk Empire” star was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street. Police and his spokesperson said the 66-year-old man was assaulted in Manhattan late Wednesday morning. His left eye was bruised, swollen and bleeding, and he was taken to a nearby hospital. The New York City Police Department released an anonymous statement Wednesday regarding the assault. A representative for Buscemi confirmed on Sunday that he was the unidentified assault victim described by police. Police say no arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spewing thick ash and dark clouds into the sky
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province, has erupted, spewing thick gray ash and dark clouds into the sky for five minutes. Officials said Monday that the mountain's volcanic earthquakes remained strong and a new eruption was possible. Following Friday's eruption, the center raised the volcano's alert level from 2 to level 3, the second-highest level, and expanded the area to be evacuated. Local authorities are preparing evacuation tents, but no evacuation advisory has been issued yet. Officials say 13,000 people live within a three-mile radius of the crater.
Federal officials say a second, if weaker, solar storm surge could occur on Sunday
The U.S. government agency said Saturday's powerful solar storm is likely to weaken further on Sunday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that a “coronal mass ejection,” a cloud of solar plasma that led to reports of power grid anomalies and degradation of radio frequency communications and the Global Positioning System on Saturday, would collide with the Earth's magnetic field and its outer reaches. . atmosphere. Saturday's storm caused a stunning skyward light show around the world overnight and caused minor disruptions to power grids, communications and satellite positioning systems. The bright purple, green, yellow, and pink hues of the aurora borealis were reported around the world.
Danish champion's vast coin collection goes on sale a century after his death
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's Butter King's extensive coin collection is finally going up for sale a century after his death and could fetch up to $72 million. Lars Emil Bruun, also known as LE Bruun, stipulated in his will that his 20,000-piece collection would be protected for 100 years before being sold. Deeply moved by the horrors of World War I, he feared another war and wanted to use this collection as a reserve for Denmark. More than a century after Mr. Bruun's death in 1923 at the age of 71, New York-based rare coin auction house Stax Bowers has begun auctioning the collection this fall, with several sales expected in the coming years. It is planned.
Maryland Apple Store workers vote to authorize pre-emptive strike over working conditions
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Apple Store employees, who were among the first to unionize, also authorized a preemptive strike against the tech giant's retail operations. The union representing workers at the Towson, Maryland, store said in a statement that it voted late Saturday to authorize a strike. No date has been set for the strike. The vote follows what the union called “a year of negotiations with Apple management that yielded an unsatisfactory outcome.” Workers are demanding changes to so-called unpredictable scheduling practices and wages commensurate with the local cost of living. Apple said in a statement that it approaches unions “with respect and in good faith.”