Deranged Thug Stalks and Murder YouTube Star "Christina Grimmie" after concert at Meet and Greet.
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Florida authorities said early Saturday that former The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie died after being shot while signing autographs for fans after a show.
Heather Walsh, a publicist for Grimmie, said in an email to the Associated Press Saturday that we can confirm that Christina has passed and went home to be with the Lord." The Orlando Police Department also confirmed on its official Twitter page that Grimmie had died.
Grimmie, 22, had finished third during season six of NBCs The Voice in 2014, competing on the team of Maroon 5 star Adam Levine. Grimmie amassed a huge following on YouTube as a teenager, gripping gripping online viewers with her powerful renditions of hit songs. Her videos on YouTube have garnered millions of views.
Police said in a news release that the New Jersey native had performed with the boy band Before You Exit at The Plaza Live in Orlando. The concert finished at around 10 p.m. and Grimmie was shot as she signed autographs for fans at a merchandise table.
According to authorities, Grimmies brother immediately tackled the gunman, who then shot and killed himself during the struggle. The gunman has yet to be identified, and police have not said why he attacked the singer.
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In an interview with News 8"s Charlotte Huffman, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick called for the resignation of Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Dr. KentScribneron Monday over new guidelines outlining bathroom use.
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick called for the resignation of Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Kent Scribner on Monday over new guidelines outlining bathroom use.
The new policy announced last month requires school officials to allow transgender students access to bathrooms consistent with the gender identity that each student consistently and uniformly assert, according to the Star-Telegram.
Transgender students are allowed to use the s*x of the bathroom they identify with when no other students are present, according to the guidelines.
In an interview with News 8, Patrick called for the resignation of Dr. Scribner. "I"m asking him and those three members of his executive team, I"m calling for their resignation. We want a 15-year-old boy full of vivid vigor that every 15-year-old boy has walking into the girls bathroom?" said Patrick.. "The superintendent is so irresponsible to do this that he needs to step down." the Lt. Governor went on to say.
In an interview with News 8"s Charlotte Huffman, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick called for the resignation of Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Dr. KentScribneron Monday over new guidelines outlining bathroom use.
Patrick, who has voiced support for a statewide so-called bathroom bill, wrote in a release Monday: After less than a year as superintendent, Dr. Scribner has lost his focus and thereby his ability to lead the Fort Worth ISD. He has placed his own personal agenda ahead of the more than 86,000 students attending 146 schools in the district by unilaterally adopting Transgender Student Guidelines.
Dr. Ann Sutherland, a board member, said she is getting a barrage of complaints from parents that they weren"t allowed to publicly comment on the issue.
"There have been dozens of anti and very angry responses from parents," says Sutherland. "This came out of the blue. It wasn"t announced on an agenda or anything."
News 8 recently requested an interview with the superintendent on this very issue. It was denied.
The new policy was announced by Scribner at an April meeting, according to Sutherland.
The guidelines also call for transgender students to be allowed to play sports in the gender they identify with, after a review by the athletic director. UIL guidelines may also impact where students can play, according to the actual guideline document.
Sutherland says she is also worried about a third component, which says school counselors may only discuss issues with a transgender student"s parent if it"s "on a need-to-know basis or as the student directs."
A big crowd is expected at Tuesday night"s regularly scheduled board meeting, where people can voice their support or displeasure during public comment.
Fort Worth ISD Board President Jacinto "Cinto" Ramos, Jr. released a statement Monday evening: "We have enourmous confidence in Superintendent Kent P. Scribner, his team, and our Board. We are focused on creating a strong, safe and productive learning environment for all students."
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced he plans to attend Tuesday night"s Fort Worth ISDmeeting and will address the media.
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Creator Wins The Belmont Stakes 2016 [HD] Photo Without a Triple Crown bid this year, the Belmont Stakes has attracted fewer casual observers and more horse-racing fans, including, from left, Scott Shore, Sean Gerson and Jeff Strang. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
A year ago, Jeff Strang, a longtime horse owner, braved the crowds of 90,000 at the Belmont Stakes for a chance to witness, after a 37-year drought, a Triple Crown win.
He was watching by the finish line, among horse-racing fans and casual observers alike, when American Pharoah, the odds-on favorite, captured Belmont and won the Crown.
Everybody just went nuts, Mr. Strang said.
This year, with no Triple Crown bid, the Belmont Stakes appears to be somewhat quieter. As of Friday, 46,000 tickets had been sold for Saturdays race.
Still, Mr. Strang and a friend, Sean Gerson, said they had no regrets for having bought their tickets to the Belmont Stakes this year. If anything, they said, the smaller crowds would mean cheaper hotel prices and some extra elbow room for the horse-racing fans.
To racing fans like them, this years races are still a must-see even if the forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms.
Rain or shine, were here, Mr. Gerson said. Triple Crown or not.
The smaller event could also bring slight logistical relief for race and railroad organizers.
In 2014, massive crowds, inadequate food supplies and poor communication during a mass exodus from Belmont Park led to a worst-case scenario, said Salvatore Arena, a spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road.
Photo A section of the Belmont Park racetrack. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
Passengers were forced to wait as long as four hours to board trains heading toward Manhattan, creating crowd-control problems for the police and a public-relations disaster for the track and the railroad.
It was just a horror show, Mr. Arena said.
In response to the problems in 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York Racing Association invested $5 million in infrastructure improvements, including at the Belmont Park station, and increased the number of cars on trains and the frequency in which trains were loaded.
Last year, attendees had all left the park within an hour and a half, Mr. Arena said, and the railroad transported 30,000 people home. This year, the railroad expects a crowd of 20,000 on the trains leaving from the Belmont Park station.
In addition to logistical and structural improvements, event organizers have added entertainment offerings for the 2016 races. The country music duo Maddie & Tae was to perform on Friday night, and the rock band Daughtry on Saturday night.
Youll find the millennials here for the concert, Mr. Strang said. They come to drink. Were here for strictly horse racing.
And the food, Mr. Gerson said.
While food options have also increased, so have the prices: two cheese-steak sandwiches and two beers were going for $42.
Last year, the event was expanded from a one-day race to a three-day festival, with 17 stakes races over the course of three days, said Jenny Kellner, the assistant director of communications for NYRA.
Photo A bettor at the racetrack. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
This years Belmont Stakes increased the number of stakes races to 19: three on Thursday, six on Friday and 10 on Saturday.
We prepare for the Belmont Stakes as if its a Triple Crown every year, no matter what, said Pat McKenna, the director of communications for NYRA.
But without the prospect of a Triple Crown winner, some at Belmont on Friday suggested that the high prices at the concessions stand and at the admission gate were out of step with the mellower day.
Tony Zuyus, who was at Belmont Park on Friday, bikes there once a week, a habit he said he has maintained for 55 years. He said he can recognize a fellow regular at the races because they are less likely to be fancily dressed.
For the first time in 20 years, Mr. Zuyus said he would not be able to attend the races on Belmont Stakes day. His wife is recovering from a surgery, and he did not want to leave her for 12 hours. And anyway, this year would bring no Triple Crown winner.
Theres no excitement in the air, he said, comparing this year to last. The place is virtually empty.
But when Mr. Zuyus paused to watch the sixth race on a giant television and his chosen horse, Rock Eagle, won, he looked decidedly excited.
He raised his arms in the air. Go on, baby! Mr. Zuyus said.
Correction: June 11, 2016
An earlier version of this article misstated the number of people estimated to attend the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. As of Friday, 46,000 tickets had been sold, with more tickets anticipated to be sold on the day of the race; the number of attendees was not expected to be 46,000.
Kodak Black is sitting in jail, but is not letting that stop him from keeping his train moving.Heis making a statement with the cover art for his upcoming mixtape,Lil B.I.G. Pac,which dropped today.
The cover art forLil B.I.G. Pac features the 18-year-old dressed like a baby in the same fashion of The Notorious B.I.G."s Ready to Diealbum. The baby has a bandana tied around his head a la Tupac.
Lil B.I.G. Pacis scheduled to drop June 11, Kodak Black"s birthday. He made the announcement for the tape last month along with saying his debut album is dropping at Christmas time.
The Florida rapper was arrested last month for the second time this year on open warrants for eight charges. He has missed multiple dates of the "Parental Advisory Tour" which he was supposed to headline with Lil Uzi Vert.
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The most famous slow-speed car chase in history now has a new ending thanks to Jeff Van Gundy.
The ex-Knicks coach overshadowed the broadcast of Game 4 of the NBA Finals Friday night with a wild second quarter tale of football star turned fugitive O.J. Simpson"s infamous June 17, 1994 ride around Los Angeles in the back of the white Bronco.
A promo for ABC"s new Simpson documentary, "O.J. Made in America," that will air Saturday night on ABC apparently sparked Van Gundy"s memory about that wild night in American history.
Van Gundy, who was an assistant on Pat Riley"s Knicks staff that season, said the real reason O.J."s pal Al (A.C.) Cowlings was driving so slow that night was because The Juice wanted to listen to the end of the Game 5 of the Knicks-Rockets series on the radio. Seriously.
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With the Warriors leading the Cavs 37-36 with just under seven minutes to play before the half in Cleveland Friday night, Van Gundy took a break from talking about Steph Curry and LeBron James to launch into his wild story.
Van Gundy, who later became head coach of the Knicks, said he heard the story from Riley. He said Riley bumped into Cowlings later that summer in L.A. at a car wash. Cowlings, the owner of the most famous Ford Bronco in history, apparently called Riley over and filled him in.
"He waved him over and proceeded to tell him the story of why he was driving so slow was O.J. wanted to hear the end of the game on the radio before he pulled in," Van Gundy said during ABC"s broadcast of Game 4. "When Coach Riley told us that story, I was mesmerized by what really goes on. Like I could just see him having a gun to his head and saying: "Turn up the radio, A.C., so I can hear the last few minutes.""
Mike Breen, Van Gundy"s broadcast partner, had the perfect response: "That is incredible." Yes, yes it is.
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If this story is true, O.J. - who would be acquitted of the double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman - heard the Knicks beat the Rockets at the Garden 91-84 to grab a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. The Rockets would go on to win the final two games and capture the NBA title.
Those watching the NBA Finals on TV that June 17 night were treated to a split screen as all eyes in America were on O.J. Simpson in the back of his buddy"s car. Except O.J. apparently just wanted to watch the hoops.
Just another bizarre tale from the Trial of the Century.
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DETROIT Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHLs quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, died Friday. The man forever known as Mr. Hockey was 88.
Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no regrets, Murray Howe said in a text to The Associated Press. He said his father died simply of old age, not another stroke.
We are celebrating the life of a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a friend to all, the family in a statement sent by the Detroit Red Wings, Howes longtime team which also confirmed that Howe died in Sylvania, Ohio, at the home of Murray Howe.
Howe shattered records, threw elbows and helped the Red Wings win four Stanley Cups, becoming an idol to Wayne Gretzky and countless others while also helping the sport attract American fans in a development key the NHLs growth. With finesse and a heavy dose of grit, the Hockey Hall of Famer set NHL records with 801 goals and 1,850 points mostly with the Red Wings that held up until Gretzky came along.
The Great One himself left no doubt what he thought of Howe.
Unfortunately we lost the greatest hockey player ever today, but more importantly the nicest man I have ever met, Gretzky tweeted.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman lauded the incomparable Howe as a remarkable athlete with incredible longevity.
In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, hockey great Gordie Howe acknowledges a standing ovation from the crowd as he watches the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks play during an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia. Gordie Howe, the hockey great who set scoring records that stood for decades, has died. He was 88.
Gordies commitment to winning was matched only by his commitment to his teammates, to his friends, to the Red Wings, to the city of Detroit and above all to his family, Bettman said. Sending our thoughts and prayers to the Howe family and to the millions of hockey fans who like me loved Gordie Howe. RIP Mr. Hockey.
Howe suffered a stroke in late October 2014 while at his daughters home in Lubbock, Texas, losing some function on the right side of his body. He suffered another stroke a short time later and family members said chronic back pain, advanced stages of dementia and high blood pressure were taking a toll. The body Howe relied on as an athlete stayed relatively strong, but memory loss became a problem that family members noticed before the death of their mother, Colleen, in 2009.
A year before his death, Murray Howe said, his father was comfortable and happy after having another round of stem cell therapy in Mexico. Howe participated in a clinical trial, which the family credited with helping him walk and do some of things he enjoyed, including making people laugh. The previous year before starting stem cell therapy, Howe told his family he wanted to die.
Mr. Hockey was a giant of the game and no list of the NHLs greatest players has him anywhere but near the top alongside players like Bobby Orr, Maurice Richard, Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, Bobby Hull and Gretzky. Like few others, Howes impact on the game stretched over decades.
Howe was also so famously fierce that a Gordie Howe Hat Trick became synonymous with the combination of having a goal, an assist and a fight in one game.
Besides the four Cups, the talented right winger won six Hart Trophies as NHL MVP and six Art Ross Trophies as the leagues top scorer. Howe began playing for the Red Wings in 1946, leading them to seven straight first-place finishes in the regular season. He was a part of what was known as The Production Line with fellow future Hall of Famers Ted Lindsay and Sid Abel during his 25-year run with the franchise.
When Gordie came into the NHL, hockey was a Canadian game. He converted it into a North American game, former NHL President Clarence Campbell said when Howe retired the first time in 1971 because he was playing with arthritis in his left wrist and for a last-place team.
Howes wife orchestrated a plan to get Mr. Hockey back on the ice two years later. She helped him live his dream of playing professional hockey with sons Mark and Marty in the World Hockey Association. And at age 45, Howe still had it. He scored 31 goals and had 69 assists, was named MVP of the NHLs rival league and led the Aeros to the 1973 WHA title a run that was the focus of a movie: Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story.
Howe had 41 points for the Hartford Whalers during the 1979-80 season in what was his 26th and final year in the NHL.
FILe In this Nov. 1, 2000, file photo, hockey legend Gordie Howe speaks to the media before the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fames 27th Annual Enshrinement Dinner at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Gordie Howe, the hockey great who set scoring records that stood for decades, has died. He was 88. Son Murray Howe confirmed the death Friday, June 10, 2016, texting to The Associated Press: Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no regrets. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)
When Howe finally retired for good from the NHL, he was 52 and Gretzky was a rookie. With a single shift with the Detroit Vipers in the International Hockey League in 1997, Howe played professionally in a sixth decade at the age of 69.
He referred to his play as poetry in slow motion late in his career, a far cry from his score-and-smash style in his 20s, 30s and early 40s.
Howe handled his business with his elbows and fists almost as often as he did with wrist and slap shots. He ranked among the NHL leaders in penalty minutes three times, spending 100-plus minutes in the penalty box during those seasons. When he resumed playing as a parent with sons on the same sheet of ice, opponents often found out not to mess with his boys.
If I can skate, Ill get even, Howe once said.
Howe needed more than 400 stitches to close cuts, lost several teeth, broke ribs and his nose. He had a serious head injury in 1950 that led to emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. Despite the blood and broken bones, he didnt miss many games during his NHL-record, 1,767-game career and played in all 80 during his final season.
Youve got to love what youre doing, Howe once said. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time.
Mark Howe said his father was the toughest, meanest guy Ive ever seen on a pair of skates, and thats why he was able to play for decades.
No one in their right mind ever wanted to tangle with him, Lindsay has said. Gordie had a lethal pair of elbows, was strong as a moose and knew every angle.
Gordon Howe was born March 31, 1928, in tiny Floral, Saskatchewan, and raised nearby on the Canadian prairie in Saskatoon. His father was a laborer and Howe pitched in early, growing strong with the work. Mark Howe said his dad was born in a barn and the family scuffled along through the Depression.
Someone was going door to door, selling bags of stuff for $1 and in one of those bags, dad got his first pair of skates, he said.
Howe left as a teenager to pursue a hockey career. Howe made his NHL debut for the Red Wings when he was 18. In Howes second season, he was an All-Star for the first of a record 23 times.
Finally, I saved enough to buy my mom and dad a brand new home with running water, he once recalled. I think thats the biggest thing I ever achieved. Thats what I wanted, and I saved my money to buy it.
Howe was 6-foot and 205 pounds during his career, bigger than most players. His ability to skate, shoot and pass made him a threat every time he had the puck. No one, according to Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman, could match Howes style of play.
Howe surpassed Richards NHL record of 544 goals in 1963. After the turn of the century, Howe, his sense of humor in full gear, would walk around Joe Louis Arena in Detroit carrying a teacup poodle named Rocket. Howe ranked among the top five in scoring for 20 straight seasons.
Gretzky would later break his records for goals, points, MVP trophies and scoring titles while wearing No. 99 in a tribute to Howe, who wore No. 9 during a lower-scoring era of the game. He finished his career in 1999 with 894 goals.
I thought I had something they would never touch, Howe said. But I knew when they started scoring 80 goals in a season I was in trouble.
Mark Messier reached 1,887 points in 2004 during his 25th NHL season and pushed Howe from second to third in the record books.
I havent celebrated coming in second too many times in my life, Messier said then. But Ill tell you, because of what Gordie has done, for us mere mortals who have played this game, being No. 2 is not so bad.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland called Howe one of the greatest players, if not the greatest, in NHL history.
As a human being, he was incredible, Holland added. He loved to be around people and to make them laugh. He was an incredible ambassador for the sport.
Howe, without a doubt, was most proud of his family. He raved about Colleen, whom he married in 1953. They became personal and professional partners as the woman known as Mrs. Hockey championed the game for children and later became her husbands agent.
She died in March 2009 at age 76 after battling Picks disease, a rare form of dementia similar to Alzheimers. Their children, Murray, Mark, Marty and Cathy, each took turns having him sleep at their houses for weeks or months at a time after their mother died. Playing with his sons, though, was what Howe said he was most proud of from his career.
The fact that I had an opportunity to skate five years with them, Howe told the AP in 2011, I think thats every fathers dream.
Watch the live action of Chile vs Bolivia Copa America Centenario Group D match at 7 p.m. ET on June 10, 2016.(Photo : Getty Images)
Watch the live action of Chile vs Bolivia Copa America Centenario Group D match at 7 p.m. ET on June 10, 2016.
Chile takes on Bolivia in a Group D encounter of the ongoing Copa America Centenario 2016 soccer championship at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Friday.
The defending champions, Chile, will continue their quest for a win in their second group stage game against Bolivia after they faced a 2-1 loss in their opening game of tournament against Argentina.
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Organizers also drew flak from Chilean fans after the country"s national anthem was interrupted by a Pitbull track. The embarrassing mistake came just a day after another national anthem goof up during the Uruguay vs Mexico group stage encounter. Check out the video here.
Bolivia also lost their opening game against Panama on Monday night. Veteran striker Blas Prez scored two goals for Panama as his side beat Bolivia by 2-1 in a closely contested group stage encounter. "We are enjoying this one. It is our first time in the Copa and it is a joy," Prez said in a post match interview.
Bolivian football team coach, Julio Cesar Baldivieso, has been under pressureover the past few months due to Bolivia"s string of poor performances and was handed an ultimatum by the country"s football federation.
"If the president says I have to leave, I have to leave. I am not here to take advantage or extort the country like some coaches, which is a difference. If it is not me, then maybe the next coach will qualify Bolivia for the World Cup," Baldivieso said.
Copa America 2016 Live Streaming Info: Where to Watch Chile vs Bolivia Football Match Online
Chile vs Bolivia Copa America 2016 encounter begins at 7:00 p.m. local time ET or 4:00 p.m. PT or 11:00 p.m. GMT on June 10, 2016. The live streaming of the Copa America is available here(Fox Soccer 2 Go, U.S. English),here(Foxsports Go, U.S. English), here(Fubo, U.S.), here(Sling, U.S.),here(Televisa, Mexico), here(Direct TV, Latin America), here(Univision, U.S. Spanish), here(Sky, U.K.), here(Premier Player, U.K.), here(PPTV, China),here(Beinsports, Australia), here(Sony Liv, India).
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