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Newly released police video shows former WWE executiveVince McMahonram his luxury sportscar into the rear end of another vehicle on a Connecticut highway last summer as he was being followed by a state trooper.

Vince McMahon-Crash Video

McMahon, now 80, was driving his 2024 Bentley Continental GT at more than 100 mph (160 kph) on the Merritt Parkway when he crashed in the town of Westport, according to state police.

A trooper's dashcam video shows McMahon accelerating away, then braking too late to avoid crashing into the back of a BMW. The Bentley then swerves into a guardrail and careens back across the highway, creating a cloud of dirt and car parts.

"Why were you driving all over 100 mph?" state police Detective Maxwell Robins asked McMahon after catching up to the wrecked Bentley, which can cost over $300,000.

"I got my granddaughter's birthday" McMahon replied, explaining he was on his way to see her. The encounter was recorded on police bodycam video.

No one was seriously injured in the July 24 crash, which happened the same day that WWE legendHulk Hogandied of a heart attack in Florida.

Besides damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle driving on the opposite side of the parkway was struck by flying debris. The driver of that third car happened to be wearing a WWE shirt, according to the police video.

McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely. A state judge in October allowed McMahon to entera pretrial probation programthat will result in the charges being erased from his record next October if he successfully completes the program. He was also ordered to make a $1,000 charitable contribution.

McMahon's lawyer, Mark Sherman, said the crash was just an accident.

"Not every car accident is a crime," Sherman said. "Vince's primary concern during this case was for the other drivers and is appreciative that the court saw this more of an accident than a crime that needed to be prosecuted."

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State police said Robins was trying to catch up to McMahon on the parkway and clock his speed before pulling him over. They said the incident was not a pursuit, which happens when police chase someone trying to flee officers. They also said it did not appear McMahon was trying to escape — though in the video the detective suggests otherwise.

"I'm trying to catch up to you and you keep taking off," Robins says.

"No, no no. I'm not trying to outrun you," McMahon says.

An accident information summaryprovided to the mediashortly after the crash did not mention that a trooper was following McMahon.

The Associated Press obtained the videos Wednesday through a public records request. They were first obtained by The Sun newspaper.

The trooper's bodycam video also shows him asking McMahon whether he was looking at his phone when the crash happened. McMahon said he was not and adds that he hadn't driven his car in a long time.

After Robins tells McMahon that his car is fast, McMahon replies, "Yeah, too (expletive) fast."

The videos also show McMahon talking to the driver he rear-ended. Barbara Doran, of New York City, told the AP last summer that McMahon expressed his concern for her and was glad she was OK. She said she was heading to a ferry to Martha's Vineyard at the time of the crash.

After McMahon was given the traffic summons, he shook hands with Robins and another trooper and they wished him well.

McMahon stepped downas WWE's CEO in 2022 amid a company investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.He also resignedas executive chairman of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, in 2024, a day after a former WWE employee filed asexual abuse lawsuitagainst him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit remains pending.

McMahon bought what was then the World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a worldwide phenomenon. Besides running the company with his wife, Linda, who is nowthe U.S. education secretary, he also performed at WWE events as himself.

Lauren Chapin, the former child actor best known for portraying Kathleen Anderson in the 1950s series "Father Knows Best," has died. She was 80.

The actor's son, Matthew Chapin, announced onFacebookthat his mother succumbed to her "long hard fought battle" with cancer after five years. He did not disclose additional details about her death or her condition. He said in his post he is "at a complete loss for words right now."

"Please keep my sister and family in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this incredibly tough time," Matthew Chapin added.

Lauren Chapin, a Los Angeles native born on May 23, 1945, began her screen career in the 1950s with a minor role in 1954's "A Star Is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason, appearances in TV including the anthology series "Lux Video Theatre" and the family sitcom "Father Knows Best."

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"Father Knows Best" aired from 1954 to 1960 — bouncing between networks CBS and NBC — and starred Robert Young as the patriarch of the middle-class Anderson family. Chapin's Kathleen, also "Kathy" and nicknamed "Kitten," was the youngest of Jim Anderson Sr. (Young) and Margaret Anderson's (Jane Wyatt) three children. Her screen siblings were played by Elinor Donahue and Billy Gray.

The Emmy-winning sitcom, which ran for more than 200 episodes over six seasons, comprised the bulk of Chapin's screen career. Chapin followed up her time on "Father Knows Best" with a single appearance on "General Electric Theater," and nearly two decades later a role in 1976's "The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza" and two "Father Knows Best" reunion specials. In 1980, she appeared alongside Gary Coleman in the film "Scout's Honor."

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She would not return to the screen until the late 2010s, starring as an elderly school bus driver in the YouTube series "School Bus Diaries" from 2016 to 2017, according to IMDb.

Off-screen, Chapin was an evangelist who shared her faith through public speaking, ministry and outreach, according to herwebsite. She also concerned herself with various charitable efforts and work as a talent agent, channeling her experience to guide rising stars, including a young Jennifer Love Hewitt. Chapin's website notes her accolades, including five Junior Emmy awards for child actress and "Honorable Mayor" titles from Oklahoma, Texas and Florida for her charity work.

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In 1989, she penned "Father Knows Best: The Lauren Chapin Story," which chronicled her time on the beloved sitcom but also illuminated the emotional and sexual abuse she allegedly endured from several family members off-screen. The memoir also concerned itself with Chapin's post-"Father Know Best" life, including struggles with drug addiction, suicide attempts, troubled marriages and legal trouble.

"Lauren Chapin's story reminds us that while fame may introduce a person to the world, it is perseverance, honesty, and compassion that define a life well lived," says the description on Chapin's website.

She is survived by her son, her daughter Summer and her brother Michael Chapin, according to theHollywood Reporter.

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Neve Campbellhas welcomed theScreamfranchise back into her life. But she doesn't regret her previous decision to let it go.

Campbell was the slasher series' first final girl, a role she exclusively occupied until time came for contract negotiations forScream VI. The actress now synonymous with herScreamcharacter, the tough yet tender Sidney Prescott, announced in 2022 that she'd bestepping back from the franchiseafter the salary offer "did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise."

It was at first unclear whether Campbell would ever return after a Sidney-lessScream VI, but she's now back in action for original scribe Kevin Williamson's first time in the franchise director's chair forScream 7. In a newinterview onCBS Mornings, Campbell confessed that even she is surprised she's back. "When I said goodbye to it, I thought that was it," she said. "I knew that there was a good chance that that would be it."

With regard to herScreamhiatus, Campbell explained, "When I made that decision, I just didn't think I could live with myself walking on set. It just didn't feel right. I just knew that my value to this franchise was bigger than what had been offered."

That doesn't mean sitting outScream VIwas easy. "I was sad when I knew they were having their first day of shooting and I wasn't there. I was like, 'That sucks,'" Campbell admitted. "But at the same time, I knew that my decision was right. When I spoke out about it, it wasn't really to sort of rally everybody. It was really just my truth at the time, and the fact that people got behind me and I got lovely support, that was really nice."

Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to Spyglass Media Group, which produces theScreammovies, for comment.

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Campbell's departure fromScream VIwasn't the only franchise setback in recent memory.

Melissa Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth movies, wasfired from the seventh installmentin 2023 after expressing support for the Palestinian cause and criticizing Israeli actions in the Israel-Hamas war. Spyglass deemed Barrera's remarks "hate speech," a characterizationshe disputed. Barrera's costar Jenna Ortega also exited the film, as did originalScream 7director Christopher Landon, whocalled his time on the projecta "very dark and tumultuous experience."

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Scream 7sees the return of Campbell and many other franchise faves. OGs David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Matthew Lillard are back, joining fresher returning faces Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding, as well as newbies like Isabel May, who plays Sidney's daughter Tatum.

Lillard told EW in December that he"screamed" when Williamson invited him backfor the new installment. "The moment is immortalized in my mind. I picked up the phone and we had small talk for five minutes, and it was like, 'Do you want to come back?' I literally was like, 'Oh my!' I, like, screamed."

Scream 7opens Friday.

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A grand jury on Wednesday rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last yearof a U.S. citizenby a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas, prosecutors said.

The shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez on March 15, 2025, by a Homeland Security Investigations agent wasn't publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security until The Associated Press and other media outlets reported it last week. HSI is an investigative unit which falls under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Cameron County District Attorney's Office said in a statement that a grand jury declined to hand up indictments after being presented the case. The office did not provide additional details.

In a previous statement DHS alleged that the 23-year-old "intentionally ran over" an HSI special agent, causing another agent to fire "defensive shots to protect himself, his fellow agents, and the general public."

The shooting would mark the earliest of at least six deadly shootings by federal officers since anationwide immigration crackdownwas launched in President Donald Trump's second term.

Attorneys for Martinez's family, who are skeptical of DHS' account of the shooting, said in a statement Wednesday that because grand jury proceedings are private they don't know what witness statements or video evidence were presented to the jurors.

They are calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety to disclose the findings of its investigation so Martinez's family can "determine for themselves whether ICE's story is accurate and why Ruben was killed that night."

The attorneys cited adraft affidavit from the passenger, Joshua Orta, in the car with Martinez when he was shot. In the draft testimony, Orta reportedly said that Martinez did not hit an officer with his vehicle, that their car was "just crawling" and that a federal agent fired into the driver's side window without "giving any warning, commands, or opportunity to comply."

Orta, a key witness to the encounter, died in a car crash last weekend.

Martinez's family are "proud Americans, strong supporters of law enforcement, and Trump voters. They believe there are honest and decent officers out there," the statement read.

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"They just want to be treated honestly and decently."

Martinez, who lived in San Antonio, Texas, and Orta were on a Spring Break trip to South Padre Island when he was shot. His death was reported by local media outlets at the time, but authorities did not disclose that the shooting involved a team from HSI.

An incident report from ICE described the officers' account of what happened while they were assisting local police redirect traffic around a car accident.

A four-door Ford with a driver and passenger approached officers, who ordered the driver to stop, the report said.

Initially, the driver didn't respond to commands but eventually came to a stop, and agents surrounded the vehicle, telling those inside to get out, according to the report.

The driver then "accelerated forward" and struck an HSI special agent "who wound up on the hood of the vehicle," prompting a HSI supervisory special agent nearby to fire his weapon multiple times through the open driver's side window, the report said.

The draft affidavit disputes those details.

In it, Orta reportedly said that he and Martinez were first approached by a police officer who told them to leave. As they tried turning, another officer approached, slapped the hood and "seemed to be trying to get in front of the car," it added.

Officers surrounded the vehicle yelling at them to stop and drawing their guns, the draft affidavit said, adding that Martinez was "only crawling," and never hit an officer or the gas.

An officer near the driver side window then pulled his weapon and fired without warning, the draft affidavit said, and Orta recounted hearing Martinez say "I'm sorry" as he slumped backward unconscious.

Reyes, Martinez's mother, told AP last week her son was shot three times.

AKOBO, South Sudan (AP) — Kool Gatyen Pajock was in a South Sudan hospital while a physiotherapist wrapped bandages around the 18-month-old's legs under the watchful eye of his grandmother, Nyayual Chuol.

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Government forces put a bullet in the baby's leg and killed his parents, according to Chuol, who carried him to the hospital in Akobo, South Sudan's northeastern region near Ethiopia, from their village 130 kilometers (80 miles) to the west.

They were among the 280,000 people who have been displaced in the past two months by a renewedconflictin Jonglei state between the government army, known as the South Sudan People's Defense Forces, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement In Opposition.

"I have nothing in my hand now to take care of this baby," Chuol said. "I'm worried about my four children who ran in different directions when the attack took place. I don't know where they are now."

The fighting further threatens a fragile peace reached in 2018 after a five-year civil war.

Opposition leader Riek Machar was named first vice president alongside President Salva Kiir under a 2020 power-sharing agreement. But Kiir placed Machar under house arrest following new outbreaks of violence in March.Machar was chargedin September with treason along with seven opposition members linked to an attack on government forces.

The conflict escalated in December when opposition forces seized government outposts in Jonglei. The government has conducted a counteroffensive since January with aerial bombardments and ground assaults, despite an official commitment to the peace agreement.

In addition to being forced from their homes, civilians have suffered significant casualties.

"People are still fearing that the government army may come and attack here," Chuol said. "This is what is worrying me right now."

Civilians suffer the consequences

Nyankhiay Gatluak Jock, 28, escaped from her village of Walgak after a government attack in early February.

"They bombed us from the gunship helicopter, and after that the soldiers came with their cars and started shooting," said Jock, who was among 42,000 displaced people sheltering in Akobo under the protection of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

"We want to ask the president to tell his army to differentiate between the combatants and the civilians," Jock said while breastfeeding two children in a church alongside other displaced women and youth.

After government forcesbombed a hospitaloperated by humanitarian groupDoctors Without Borderson Feb. 3, Nyaphan Nyang Lual headed for Akobo with her husband, daughter and 1-month-old granddaughter. On the road, her husband was shot and her daughter was abducted by armed youths.

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Lual reached Akobo with her granddaughter, Bhan Tut Mut, but could not find food assistance and worried for the infant who has developed diarrhea.

"We took her to the clinic but there is no medicine there, and I cannot afford to buy from the pharmacy," Lual said.

Fighting disrupts humanitarian services

Humanitarian services have not been spared. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 13 health facilities in Jonglei were "looted or partially destroyed." Reports of widespread sexual violence also have emerged.

Funding cuts andgovernment-imposed restrictionson humanitarian organizations have resulted in a lack of resources and supplies, according to humanitarian workers who said they were frustrated by an inability to offer the necessary level of assistance.

"We have nothing … no feeding, no medication," said Susan Tab, a reproductive health officer in Akobo with Nile Hope, a South Sudanese organization. "The only thing we can provide to help these displaced people is psychosocial support."

U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher visited Akobo on Feb. 21 during a tour of South Sudan's areas impacted by the fighting.

During nearly three years of civil war in Sudan to the north and conflicts in nearby countries in the Horn of Africa, Fletcher said South Sudan has become "one of the most neglected crises in the world right now."

"I want to make this crisis more visible to the public. And I want them to demand change. To demand funding. To demand political engagement to end this war," Fletcher said.

He was greeted in Akobo by thousands of displaced women and children who remained unsure of their safety and future. Some held posters with handwritten messages, including one with the blunt report, "They killed everyone."

"Help is coming," Fletcher told the survivors.

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GENEVA (AP) — Iran and the United States began indirect talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran's nuclear negotiations viewed as a last chance for diplomacy as America has gathered a fleet ofaircraft and warshipsto the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal.

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U.S. President Donald Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country isstruggling at homewithgrowing dissentfollowingnationwide protestslast month. Iran meanwhile has maintained it wants to continue to enrich uranium even as its program sits in ruins, following Trump ordering an attack in June on three of the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, part of abruising 12-day warlast year.

If an American attack happens, Iran has said all U.S. military bases in the Mideast would be considered legitimate targets, putting at risk tens of thousands of American service members. Iran has also threatened to attack Israel, meaning a regional war again could erupt across the Middle East.

"There would be no victory for anybody — it would be a devastating war," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told India Today in an interview filmed Wednesday just before he flew to Geneva.

"Since the Americans' bases are scattered through different places in the region, then unfortunately perhaps the whole region would be engaged and be involved, so it is a very terrible scenario."

Geneva talks are the third meeting since June war

Araghchi again is passing messages to Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer and friend of Trump who serves as a special Mideast envoy for the president. The two men held multiple rounds of talks last year that collapsed after Israel launched its war against Iran in June. These latest talks are againbeing mediated by Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula that's long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.

Araghchi met Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi after arriving in Geneva on Wednesday night. The men "reviewed the views and proposals that the Iranian side will present to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, based on the guiding principles agreed upon in the previous round of negotiations," a report from the state-run Oman News Agency said. Al-Busaidi will pass on Iran's offer to American officials on Thursday, it added.

An Associated Press journalist saw al-Busaidi after he met with the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. The Omani diplomat flashed a thumbs up to a question about whether he was hopeful for the talks.

Al-Busaidi returned Thursday to the Omani diplomatic residence on the shores of Lake Geneva . A convoy believed to be carrying American diplomats later arrived to the compound, followed by another believed to be carrying Iranian diplomats. Oman later published images of Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, meeting with al-Busaidi at the residence, signaling the start of the talks.

In this round of negotiations after the June war, Trump has pushed to halt Iran's enrichment of uranium entirely, as well as address Tehran's ballistic missile program and its support of regional militant forces. Iran has maintained the talks must remain focused only on nuclear issues.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Wednesday that Iran is "always trying to rebuild elements" of its nuclear program. He said that Tehran is not enriching uranium right now, "but they're trying to get to the point where they ultimately can."

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Iran has said it hasn't enriched since June, but it has blocked IAEA inspectors from visiting the sites America bombed. Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press also hasshown activity at two of those sites, suggesting Iran is trying to assess and potentially recover material there.

The West and the IAEA say Iran had a nuclear weapons program until 2003. Before the June attack, it had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%.

U.S. intelligence agencies assess that Iran has yet to restart a weapons program, but has "undertaken activities that better position it to produce a nuclear device, if it chooses to do so." While insisting its program is peaceful, Iranian officials havethreatened to pursue the bombin recent years.

"The principle's very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

Vance said Trump is "sending those negotiators to try to address that problem" and "wants to address that problem diplomatically."

"But, of course, the president has other options as well," Vance added.

Threat of military action sparks war fears

If the talks fail, uncertainty hangs over the timing of any possible attack.

If the aim of potential military action is to pressure Iran to make concessions in nuclear negotiations, it's not clear whether limited strikes would work. If the goal is to remove Iran's leaders, that will likely commit the U.S. to a larger, longer military campaign. There has been no public sign of planning for what would come next, including the potential for chaos in Iran.

There is also uncertainty about what any military action could mean for the wider region. Tehran could retaliate against the American-allied nations of the Persian Gulf or Israel. Oil prices have risen in recent days in part due to those concerns, with benchmark Brent crude now about $70 a barrel. Iran in the last round of talks said itbriefly halted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes.

Satellite photos shot Tuesday and Wednesday by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by the AP appeared to show that American vessels typically dockedin Bahrain, the home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, were all out at sea. The 5th Fleet referred questions to the U.S. military's Central Command, which declined to comment. BeforeIran's attack on Qatarin June, the 5th Fleet similarly scattered its ships at sea to protect against a potential attack.

Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Melanie Lidman from Jerusalem. Associated Press writer Will Weissert in Washington contributed to this report.

Rita Orahas always been able to go above and beyond to serve some of the most unique ensembles and looks. Keeping up with this pre-existing vibe, the British singer recently shocked her fans with her absolutely unexpected hair transformation for "The Masked Singer." She clearly chose to leave the blonde beauty behind and go for a smart, stylish brunette bob, which looked awesome on her.

Rita Ora ditches blonde for sharp brunette bob for 'The Masked Singer'

Take a look at Rita Ora's latest photos on Instagram.

For "The Masked Singer" look, Ora looked bold and edgy in a strapless black dress, which perfectly accentuated her curves. With this glossy black dress made of a rather ruched fabric, the singer looked stunning in a super trendy, sleek, and straight brunette bob.

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The look was also enhanced with a middle parting. Overall, the modern and mesmerizing hairstyle perfectly framed her face, and even her accessory choices were undoubtedly on point for this one.

Originally reported by Mehak Walia ontheFashionSpot.

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