Cable News Network NY1 Loses 5 Female Anchors After Discrimination Lawsuit Is Settled

The plaintiffs in the NY1 suit.Photo: Jeenah Moon/The New York Times/Redux Longtime NY1 anchor Roma Torre and her colleagues Kristen Shaughnessy, Jeanine Ramirez, Vivian Lee and Amanda Farinacci sued the channel’s parent company in June 2019, alleging their male colleagues received preferential treatment — a pattern of discrimination that allegedly got worse as the women reporters aged. According toGothamist,the New York Times, andthe New York Post, the other terms of the settlement are to remain confidential....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Regina Stark

Calif. Man Finally Receives High School Diploma 6 Decades After He Was Denied Due to Book Fee

Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP A 78-year-old California man has finally received his high school diploma 60 years after he was originally expected to graduate. Ted Sams, of San Gabriel, received his diploma on May 27 alongside members of the class of 2022 from San Gabriel High School in a ceremony at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, according toThe Pasadena Star-News. Sams was a high school senior in 1962, but a string of speed bumps — including a $4....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Johnny Contreras

Calif. Mother Charged with the Murders of Her 3 Children Ages 3 and Under

Liliana Carrillo’s three children Joanna, Terry and Sierra.Photo: GoFundMe A California mother has been charged with the murder of her three kids five days after confessing to drowning the children in a jailhouse interview with a local television station. Liliana Carrillo, 30, was charged with three counts of murder with an allegation of using a knife as a deadly and dangerous weapon as to her youngest child, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s OfficeannouncedMonday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · David Martin

California Brother's Poignant Obituary Written for His 'Special Sister' Goes Viral

Photo: legacy.com The internet is rallying behind California man after the loss of his “special sister.” Erik Sydow remembered his sister Karen with a189-word obituarypublished in theLos Angeles Timesthis week after she died on Sept. 5 at the age of 61. The brief yet poignant tribute described Karen as someone “who never had wants or misgivings.” Karen was born with cerebral palsy and, because of her diagnosis, could only speak three words: mom, Donalds (because she loved McDonalds) and piano (because she loved music)....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Tracy Cox

California Couple Finds Bearded Dragon in Walmart Delivery, Decides to Adopt Him As a Bonus Item

A Hemet, California, couple got more than they paid for when they ordered a bicycle online from Walmart.com. Inside the package was an extra surprise: a bearded dragon lizard. According toRiverside County Department of Animal Services (RCDAS), Al Brummett discovered the living, breathing bonus item while removing the bike from the box so he could assemble the bike and give it to his granddaughter as a gift. Brummett was luckily alone when he found the critter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Gary Alexander

California Finally Declares State of Emergency for Disastrous Gas Leak

California hasdeclareda State of Emergency for theSouthern California Gas Company throttle leakin Porter Ranch — the largest lifelike accelerator pedal leak ever register , which has been go on since last class . What took so long ? The gas outflow , which has sick 110,000 pounds of natural gas per time of day since October 2015 , caused thousands of residents to relocate after complaining about sore throats and concern for calendar month ....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1585 words · David Smith

Cameron Boyce Said He Hoped to Lead by Example on 'What It Means to Give Back' in Interview

An interview right beforeCameron Boyce’stragic death at the age of 20focused on the two causes nearest and dearest to his heart: his extensive charity work and his beloved family. In his interview, the star credited his family for providing him with a blueprint as to how he could give back, and what he could accomplish in doing so. “There’s a long line of difference makers in my family. I’m following in the footsteps of some really strong men and women who have showed me what it means to give back; it’s the greatest way to fulfill yourself,” he said....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Tyler Sweeney

Cameron Diaz 'Was Nervous Before' Filming Her Acting Return with Jamie Foxx But Is Now 'Having a Blast'

Cameron Diaz; Jamie Foxx.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Kevin Winter/Getty Cameron Diazis “having a blast” as she films her upcomingNetflixmovieBack In Action, which marks her anticipatedreturn to acting. A source close to Diaz, 50, tells PEOPLE that the actress has been enjoying her time on the set ofBack in Actionin London, where she’s been filming since the beginning of February with her costarJamie Foxx. “Cameron has been filming in London for several weeks,” the source says....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Christina Norman

Camila Cabello Reveals How She and Taylor Swift First Met and Became BFF

Camila CabelloandTaylor Swifthave been BFFs for years — and they owe it all to the Video Music Awards. In the cover story forBillboard‘s Year In Music issue, the “Havana” hitmaker, 21, revealed that the pair first hit it off in 2015, shortly after Cabello worked up the courage to say hello to Swift, whom she’d admired since she was 13. “I remember I was in my group at the time and we’d just won an award,” she toldBillboard, referring to the girl groupFifth Harmony, whichdisbanded in May, over a year after Cabello left in Dec 2016....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Michael Murphy

Camilla Luddington Is Ready for Her Character Jo to Have a 'Fresh Love Journey' on 'Grey's Anatomy'

Camilla Luddington on Grey’s Anatomy. When it comes to herGrey’s Anatomycharacter,Camilla Luddingtonis looking forward to the future. On Thursday, the actress, who plays Jo Wilson on the ABC medical drama, opened up about what’s in store for her character’s love life — and whether she’d ever consider taking back her on-screen ex-husband, Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), if the opportunity arose. “I feel like [Alex] left in such a bad way,” Luddington, 38, told PEOPLE atGrey’s Anatomy400th Episode Celebration in Hollywood....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · Courtney Stephenson

Camille Grammer Defends Brett Kavanaugh in Tense 'RHOBH' Scene: 'I've Been Wrongfully Accused Too'

Camille Grammercaused a stir with herReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscostars on Tuesday’s episode, staunchly defending Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he faced allegations of sexual assault. “I am very empathetic to women who have had this, but I’ve also been accused of things that I’ve never done,” Camille said. “This pisses me off. … When I went through my divorce, I was taken down. I was maligned. I was emotionally beaten down....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 972 words · Ashley Gonzalez

Camille Grammer Shares Photos of Her Burned-Down Malibu Mansion After Woolsey Fires

Camille Grammeris counting her blessings in the aftermath of last month’sWoolsey Fires, whichdestroyed her home.TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 50, shared photos of what was left of her Malibu, California, house on Sunday.“It has been an emotional and stressful couple of weeks,” she wrote on Instagram. “I have been going through the items I retrieved from what is left from my home.”Camille Grammer Meyer/Instagram. Inset: Michael Tullberg/GettyGrammar revealed that a handful of soot-covered photos of her children survived the flames, along with some dishware....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Jonathan Cummings

Canadian Country Star Shane Yellowbird Dead at 42: 'He Was a Trailblazer'

Photo: Peter Tanner/UPI/Shutterstock Shane Yellowbird, a well-known Cree country singer from Canada, died unexpectedly on Monday, his family confirmed toCBC News. He was 42. Yellowbird became an award-winning singer after a stuttering condition led him to music, CBC reported. While a cause of death has not been publicly revealed, close friends shared that the singer had a history of health conditions including epilepsy. “Several years ago he started to share that he wasn’t doing as many shows because he was suffering from seizures,” Yellowbird’s friend and fellow musician Crystal Shawanda told CBC News....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · William Bass