May, 2024

• 6 May

  Woman falls from stands to her death during Ohio State graduation ceremony

  

  A woman who fell from the stands to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a Georgia resident, authorities announced Tuesday. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said Larissa Brady, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene, just outside Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Sunday. An investigation continues into how Brady fell …

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• 6 May

  Bear dragged crash victims body from car in woods off Massachusetts highway, police say

  

  HATFIELD – A bear is believed to have dragged the body of a western Massachusetts crash victim out of his car on Sunday, State Police say. Investigators say 31-year-old Daniel Ducharme, of South Hadley, was likely killed as a result of the crash on Route 91 south in Hatfield. Police said the evidence suggests he was “either fully ejected or …

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• 6 May

  Man sitting on side of Oklahoma interstate confesses to womans cold case murder, police say

  

  A routine welfare check in Oklahoma last week led to an unexpected development in a murder cold case. While sitting along the side of an interstate highway outside of Oklahoma City, authorities say that Joseph Beck voluntarily confessed to killing 19-year-old Jennifer Kyli Molloy in 2016. Beck offered the confession to a state trooper, who performed the welfare check on …

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• 6 May

  Kendrick Lamar and Drake released several scathing diss tracks. Heres a timeline of their beef.

  

  Kendrick Lamar and Drake have each released several ruthless diss tracks against each other over the past week, taking jabs at height and style and making allegations about each others’ children and other disturbing accusations. The beef has continued to escalate and amid the drama,a shooting took place at Drake’s home, which is featured on the cover of Kendrick’s diss …

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• 6 May

  A Colorado teen disappeared in a brutal Korean War battle. His remains have finally been identified.

  

  More than 70 years after an American teenager vanished while fighting overseas in the Korean War, modern forensics finally allowed the United States military to identify his remains. John A. Spruell, a U.S. Army soldier from Cortez, Colorado, was declared missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, the military said in a news release. He disappeared in the midst of …

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• 6 May

  Watch all the Met Gala red carpet arrivals and see the 2024 looks

  

  NEW YORK — The stars were out on the red carpet at the2024 Met Gala on Monday in New York City. The Met Gala is held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where all of the biggest names in fashion show off their best and boldest looks. The theme this year is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” stemming from the …

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• 6 May

  Hamas says it approves of Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel says plan has significant gaps

  

  Hamas said it approved of a cease-fire proposal presented by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel’s response was that what Hamas agreed to is “far from meeting Israel’s core demands.” Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh informed Egyptian and Qatari leaders of Hamas’ “approval of their proposal regarding a cease-fire agreement” during a phone call on Monday, the group said in a statement …

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• 6 May

  U.S. soldier is detained in Russia, officials confirm

  

  A U.S. Army sergeant stationed in Korea has been detained in Russia, accused of stealing from a woman, two Pentagon officials said Monday. Staff Sgt. Gordon D. Black was arrested on May 2 in Vladivostok. It is unclear how he got there but he was in the process of changing duty stations from Korea to Fort Cavazos (Ft. Hood) in …

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• 6 May

  Miss USA Noelia Voigt suddenly resigns, urges people to prioritize mental health

  

  Noelia Voigt, who was crowned Miss USA in 2023, unexpectedly stepped down on Monday and posted a message to social media urging people to prioritize theirmental health. In an Instagram post, the former Miss Utah USA said it was a tough decision. She said she knew that her resignation might come as a shock to many, but that she strongly …

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• 6 May

  Social Security projected to cut benefits in 2035 barring a fix

  

  The timeline to replenish Social Security is being extended. The federal retirement program said Monday it may not need to cut benefits until 2035, one year later than previously forecast, because of stronger performance by the U.S. The new projection, from the Social Security Board of Trustees’ annual report,amounts to “good news” for the program’s 70 million beneficiaries, said Martin …

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