Actor Danny Masterson will spend 30 years to life in prison for the rapes of two women. The NFL season kicks off tonight. And what's up with the latest surge in COVID-19 cases? |
👋 Hey! Laura Davis here. It's Thursday, which means it's time for Thursday's news! |
Actor Danny Masterson sentenced in rapes of 2 women |
Two decades ago, "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson raped two women. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for the crimes, the maximum allowed by law. A jury on May 31 found Masterson guilty of the attacks, which took place in Masterson's Hollywood-area home in 2003 when he was at the height of his sitcom fame. Prosecutors say he used his prominence in the Church of Scientology − where all three women were also members at the time − to avoid consequences for decades. 👉 Here's what we know. | Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. Chris Pizzello, AP |
Path of Hurricane Lee still unclear as storm grows stronger |
Will Hurricane Lee make landfall or blow out to sea? As the storm churns far out in the Atlantic Ocean, it roared to Category 4 intensity on Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. Lee's winds of 130-mph blew right past Category 3, leaping from a 2 to a 4 in just six hours. But whether it will make landfall or blow out to sea remains a key question. Though still far out at sea, the hurricane center warned that "dangerous surf and rip currents are expected along most of the U.S. East Coast beginning Sunday." The outlook for the majority of the East Coast remains uncertain. 🌀 Here's the latest forecast. | A satellite image taken Thursday afternoon, September 7, 2023, shows Hurricane Lee (right) spinning in the open Atlantic Ocean. NOAA |
What everyone's talking about |
Make sure you've got your fantasy lineup set! The NFL returns Thursday night as the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions. Will K.C. become the first repeat champion in 19 years? Will Bryce Young and his fellow rookie quarterbacks have instant impacts? And will Aaron Rodgers deliver for the title-starved New York Jets? Rodgers makes his debut with the Jets on Monday against the Buffalo Bills in what could be Week 1's marquee matchup. Our panel of resident NFL experts will pick those contests – and all the rest – throughout the season, so let's get to it. 🏈 Our Week 1 NFL picks. | Aaron Rodgers hopes to win his Jets debut as Week 1 concludes with Josh Allen (17) and the Bills coming to New York on Monday night. Evan Russell, USA TODAY Sports |
Worried about the new COVID variant? What the data shows. |
Our old foe COVID-19 has been making its rounds again. And at first, the newest variant – BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola – looked pretty scary, but data out this week is more encouraging. Experts were initially worried that shots and previous infections wouldn't be protective. But three studies released this week along with new vaccine trial data from Moderna suggest Pirola has "been downgraded from a hurricane to not even a tropical storm," said Dr. Eric Topol of Scripps Research. COVID-19 infections have been rising since early July, the CDC said, with hospitalizations up nearly 16% in the week ending Thursday compared with the week before. 🔎 Here's a look at the current state of the pandemic. | | | | The 3-year-old girl had bacterial infection, pneumonia, brain swelling, new report says. Texas officials had said no passenger had medical symptoms. | | | | Inmate Danelo Cavalcante remains at large a week after escaping a prison in Chester County by, in part, crab walking up a wall. See the video. | | | | Joe Kennedy, who got his job back after the Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned after returning to Bremerton High for 1 game. | | | | Media depictions of a mass shooter as a powerful individual armed with a deadly weapon only serve to portray a hero for like-minded hatemongers. | | | | A rescued sailing party on a catamaran were safely pulled from the Coral Sea after cookiecutter sharks ended their trip from Vanuatu to Australia. | | | | Martin Luther King family: America needs urgent Supreme Court reform. Congress must act before the damage to our civil rights becomes irreversible. | | | | A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a woman in Yellowstone National Park and also attacked a person in Idaho was killed after breaking into a home. | | | | Kroger and Albertsons supermarkets are in talks to sell more than 400 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers for nearly $2 billion, according to a report. | | | | Apple issued an emergency warning to update to iOS 16.6.1 to fix security vulnerabilities that could be used to attack iPhones. | | | | The flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has killed a dozen people across the U.S. in 2023. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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