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Olive Garden Worker Dies After Horrific Kitchen Incident

A restaurant cook died after a self-inflicted incident in the kitchen of an Olive Garden near Williamsport late Friday afternoon, authorities said. The episode unfolded during business hours as employees and diners looked on. A female coworker suffered minor burns while trying to intervene, according to officials. The restaurant temporarily closed and later reopened as state police confirmed the case is being treated as a suicide attempt and withheld the worker’s identity. The death has …

Olympic Athlete, Only Fans Model, Suspended for Anti-Doping Rules Violation

Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman has been provisionally suspended from competition for violating anti-doping whereabouts rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit said this week. The notice, dated Feb. 3, cites “whereabouts failures,” which cover missed tests or filing errors within a 12-month period and trigger an automatic ineligibility pending a case outcome. The ruling sidelines one of Canada’s most prominent track and field athletes less than two years after she won a historic pole vault bronze …

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies Suddenly at 71

Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning comic actor celebrated for roles in “Schitt’s Creek,” “Home Alone” and “Beetlejuice,” died Friday at age 71 after a brief illness, her representatives said. She died at her Los Angeles home early in the morning and was later pronounced at a hospital. O’Hara’s death ends a five-decade career that shaped modern screen comedy from Canadian improv stages to Emmy- and SAG-winning television. Tributes from collaborators and fans arrived within hours, underscoring …

CEO Sued Over Multimillion ‘Indecent Proposal’ to Employee

A civil complaint says Tamir Poleg offered a subordinate over $3 million and a Park City home to end her marriage; both he and the woman dispute the allegation. A federal lawsuit accuses Real Brokerage Chief Executive Officer Tamir Poleg of offering a female subordinate a multimillion-dollar package — including cash tied to company stock and a $1.5 million Park City, Utah, home — if she left her husband for him, according to filings in …

Tragic Ex-Nickelodeon Child Star Seen Smoking Pipe, Sleeping on Mom’s Porch

Tylor Chase, the former child actor who played Martin Qwerly on Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide,” was seen this week at his mother’s home in Riverside after a stretch in which viral clips showed him living on the street, according to new reporting and people familiar with the family’s efforts. The development marks the first indication in weeks that Chase, 36, may be indoors with relatives instead of sleeping outside, a shift closely watched …

Cause of Massive Verizon Outage Revealed

Verizon’s nationwide cellular outage that left phones showing “SOS” and calls failing for hours Wednesday was likely triggered by a software problem tied to a suspected server failure in New Jersey, according to multiple reports, as the company apologized and regulators said they would review what happened. Why it matters: The outage affected voice and data on one of the country’s largest wireless networks, disrupting everyday communications and prompting alerts that 911 calling could be …

TSA to Begin $45 Fee for Travelers Starting Feb. 1

The Transportation Security Administration will begin charging a $45 fee on Feb. 1 to airline passengers who arrive at security checkpoints without an acceptable form of identification, officials said. The charge supports ConfirmID, TSA’s backup process to verify a traveler’s identity when no REAL ID-compliant license, passport or other approved credential is presented. The change formalizes a paid alternative for the small share of passengers who show up without ID but still want to fly. …

Former Nickelodeon Star Killed in Horrific Incident

Kianna Underwood, a former child actor who appeared on Nickelodeon’s “All That” and voiced a character on “Little Bill,” was struck and killed early Friday in a Brownsville hit-and-run that police say involved two vehicles that both left the scene. The fatal collision happened around 6:50 a.m. along the Pitkin Avenue corridor, where investigators say a black SUV hit Underwood as she crossed before a second dark-colored sedan also ran over her and drove off. …

Grammy-Nominated Artist Found Dead Inside Home

John Forté, a Grammy-nominated recording artist known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars, was found dead Monday afternoon inside his Martha’s Vineyard home. He was 50. Authorities said there were no signs of foul play and that the state medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. Forté’s death resonates across hip-hop and pop because of his role in shaping a 1990s sound that stretched from New York …

“The Voice” Singer Charged in Deadly Hit-and-Run

A former contestant on “The Voice,” identified by authorities as Kata Huddleston, 38, who performed on the show in 2016 as Katy Hay, has been charged in a deadly Dec. 10 hit-and-run sequence on Interstate 65 that left a woman critically injured and later dead, officials said. Huddleston was arrested in Oklahoma on Dec. 16, extradited to Tennessee, and formally charged this month. She is being held in Nashville on a $162,000 bond, according to …