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CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — An autopsy by the office of Mississippi’s state medical examiner concluded that a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide, police said Thursday. The police department in Cleveland, where the campus is located, announced the findings in a news release. It said the autopsy results were consistent with a preliminary examination of the body by the Bolivar County coroner, which found no evidence of foul play.The 21-year-old student’s death, discovered early Monday, immediately ignited strong emotions in a Southern state with a history of racist violence. Even before the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC’s decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Their comments highlight the influence local TV station owners have on national broadcasters such as Disney-owned ABC. Here are key facts about the two companies. Nexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group, based in Irving, Texas, operates 28 ABC affiliates. It said it would pull Kimmel’s show starting Wednesday. Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s death were “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our…
Versant, Comcast’s spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, is gearing up to go public. The new entity will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker “VSNT” after the separation, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. Investors also became privy to more of Versant’s financials.According to the filing, Versant’s revenue has been on the decline in recent years. Last year, the assets housed under Versant generated $7 billion in revenue. That’s down from $7.4 billion in 2023 and $7.8 billion in 2022. Net income attributable to Versant was $1.4 billion last year,…
Google’s Nano Banana image-generation model, officially known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, has fueled global momentum for the Gemini app since launching last month. But in India, it has taken on a creative life of its own, with retro portraits and local trends going viral — even as privacy and safety concerns begin to emerge. India has emerged as the No. 1 country in terms of Nano Banana usage for now, according to David Sharon, multimodal generation lead for Gemini Apps at Google DeepMind, who spoke at a media session this week. The model’s popularity has propelled the Gemini app…
Rail Europe added complimentary days to the Swiss Travel Pass, with first-class travelers receiving one free day when they purchase four-day passes and two free days when they buy eight-day passes.The offer is available for travel between October and March. “The Swiss Travel Pass is an all-in-one ticket: unlimited travel by train, bus and boat, panoramic journeys, entry to more than 500 museums and free travel for children under 16,” Rail Europe said.In other developments, Rail Europe named Siebe Gerbranda to the position of vice president of product. “With over 15 years of international experience across Europe, Africa, Asia and…
With friendship apps continuing to gain popularity, Bumble announced on Wednesday the relaunch of its BFF app. With younger generations seeking to expand their social circles, the revamped app aims to help users connect with new friends beyond the traditional one-on-one matching that BFF has been known for. The app is built on Geneva, the community-focused social platform Bumble acquired last year. This also means that the Geneva app will be shutting down. The move should not be a surprise: In Q2 2025, Bumble told investors that Geneva had not generated any revenue as of June 30. The company says…
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination “truly sick.”Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC news.“Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is time for a change,” Carr said in July, after the FCC approved CBS owner Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance. Here’s what to…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 5:40 PM ET, Wed September 17, 2025 A Spirit Airlines flight was warned repeatedly on Tuesday to turn away from the path of Air Force Once in the air space over New York City.The Spirit Airlines plane was en route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Boston, Massachusetts, according to CNBC. Air Force One was traveling to the United Kingdom where President Trump is set to meet with King Charles.According to LiveATC audio. air traffic control could be heard warning the Spirit flight to “turn 20 degrees.” “Pay attention, Spirit 1300, turn 20 degrees right,” the…
Productivity software giant Atlassian is making its largest acquisition yet to add a developer productivity tool to its product suite. Atlassian announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire the developer productivity insight platform DX for $1 billion in cash and restricted stock. Enterprises use DX to analyze how productive their engineering teams are and identify bottlenecks slowing them down. DX was launched five years ago by Abi Noda and Greyson Junggren. Noda told TechCrunch in 2022 that he founded the company to find a better way to understand what hampered engineering teams. At the time, he felt the metrics he was using as a product manager at GitHub weren’t giving him the full picture, and he wanted to build something better…
ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk drew reactions from across the entertainment and political worlds, including from President Donald Trump.Fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert got the news Wednesday while taping an episode of his own show in New York, telling a stunned studio audience that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” had been suspended.“It was a mix of shock and bewilderment,” said audience member Monserrat Lopez, recounting how Colbert left the stage before coming back to say he would call Kimmel to talk privately. Just this summer, CBS said Colbert’s “Late Show” would…