Man in custody after he allegedly fired random gunshots into air, ground on Southeast Side
One man is in police custody after he allegedly was walking around and firing a gun randomly on the city’s Southeast Side early Tuesday morning.
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‘I am shaking’: Emotional fans visit Pelé’s mausoleum in Brazil
“This was made with a lot of love by people who knew him, who lived with him. It has the essence of what he was,” one of Pelé’s sons said. SANTOS, State of São Paulo — The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pelé was opened for visitors on Monday. On the second floor … Read more
2 people in stolen vehicle wounded in shooting at West Side convenience store, SAPD says
San Antonio police say two people in a stolen vehicle were wounded during a shooting at a West Side convenience store late Monday night.
Danny Masterson’s rape retrial: Closing arguments set to begin
LOS ANGELES – Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday at the second trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, who is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. Attorneys for both sides rested their cases Friday, three weeks into the trial. Masterson’s defense attorneys declined to … Read more
Striking Hollywood writers vow not to picket Tony Awards, opening the door to some kind of show
NEW YORK – Striking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next month’s Tony Award telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door for some sort of Broadway razzle-dazzle on TV. The union last week denied a request by Tony organizers to have a waiver … Read more
Peacock to exclusively carry NFL playoff game next January
The Saturday night game on Wild Card weekend will be carried exclusively on Peacock. NEW YORK — The NFL is taking another big step into streaming by putting one of its playoff games exclusively on a digital platform for the first time. The league and NBCUniversal announced Monday that the Saturday night game on Wild … Read more
Writers strike felt in missing NBC stars, absence of Fox schedule for TV sales pitches
NEW YORK – The impact of the Hollywood writers strike was felt as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers on Monday, with news personalities like Willie Geist and Stephanie Ruhle left to hawk comedies and dramas for NBC Universal. Fox declined to announce a fall television schedule on Monday, … Read more