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Tyra Banks sues Netflix over ‘America’s Next Top Model’ doc
Tyra Banks filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix on Saturday, accusing the streaming giant of manipulating her into participating in a bombshell documentary about her former reality show “America’s Next Top Model.”Netflix’s “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” chronicles both the show’s historic successes and its controversies, including an early contestant claiming she was sexually assaulted on camera, another undergoing cosmetic surgery to remain in the competition, and a challenge that required contestants to wear blackface
1 killed, others injured in Virginia church tent collapse amid high winds
One person was killed and 11 others were taken to hospitals after a large tent at a Virginia church event collapsed during a storm and high winds Friday, authorities said
Missing Minnesota woman found stuck in mud after 3 days
A 68-year-old Minnesota woman missing for three days was found alive almost completely submerged in mud over the weekend, her rescuers told a local news station
DNA technology solves 25-year-old mystery of human remains found in Olympic National Park
After more than two decades without leads or answers, human remains found in Washington state’s Olympic National Park in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao Jr
Fire destroys medical supply warehouse in Tracy, California
Firefighters on Friday continue to manage a massive blaze that started Thursday and destroyed a 1 million-square-foot medical supply warehouse in Tracy, California
Medical Examiner reveals new details into James Handy’s cause of death
A Los Angeles medical examiner has revealed the cause of death for actor James Handy, who was fatally stabbed allegedly by the son of his girlfriend on June 3.Handy, 81, died in a homicide caused by a stab wound to the torso and neck compression, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner
Judge in Tyler Robinson’s case to weigh holding prosecutors in contempt
The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk will be back in court on Friday, where a judge is expected to decide whether to hold prosecutors in contempt for comments made about the case on Fox News
Body of 5-year-old girl who was swept out to sea at California’s Laguna Beach is found
The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean at California’s Laguna Beach this week has been recovered, officials said Thursday.
Man indicted in $4 million pandemic fraud case turns himself in, officials say
A Minneapolis man accused of stealing $4 million from Federal Child Nutrition Program during the Covid-19 pandemic surrendered to the FBI on Thursday, federal officials announced in a statement
Father of Harmony Montgomery has conviction for her murder overturned
The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a man who was accused of killing his 5-year-old-daughter and moving her body around for months before disposing it.