Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s partner, Ken Urker, was found dead at his home in Louisiana. Blanchard told “People” magazine that she suspected Urker died of an overdose. The Lafourche Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CNN that Urker was found dead at a residence in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday evening after police responded to a call at 6:15 p.m. An investigation is underway. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s partner, Ken Urker, was found dead at his home in Louisiana. Blanchard told “People” magazine that she suspected Urker died of an overdose. The Lafourche Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CNN that Urker was found dead at a residence in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday evening after police responded to a call at 6:15 p.m. An investigation is underway. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
Former NFL star Tony Romo will not be returning to CBS Sports after his arrest for drunk driving earlier this summer, the network said in a statement. Romo was arrested in July on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin. He pleaded no contest last month to a civil offense for operating while intoxicated.
Four sailors spent around 17 hours in a life raft after their yacht struck a whale and began taking on water off the coast of New Zealand, according to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Video released by the RNZAF shows the yacht sinking before the crew was rescued by a cargo vessel.
CNN obtained newly unsealed bodycam footage showing Luigi Mangione’s arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s on December 9, 2024, five days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot. The videos were shown during a suppression hearing last December, but are being publicly released for the first time. CNN’s Kara Scannell reports.
The Cornell Student Assembly held a public hearing on Thursday in the wake of backlash over the university's handling of an alleged 2024 sexual assault case in the Chi Phi fraternity house. One student said she "cried" for Jane Doe in 2024, but is still devastated to this day, and called for the university to take accountability and support students during this time.
Mexico’s National Guard has a recruit: a 15-pound chihuahua named Comando, who is helping officers connect with the community.
Ash Dykes is an extreme athlete and explorer who is about to undertake a journey down the Sangha River in the Congo Basin in an inflatable kayak. He’ll travel 700 kilometers with his videographer and guide; an expedition he anticipates will take three to four weeks.
