A vice president of business affairs was fired by CBS Corp. on Monday after she posted a comment on social media saying that the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting didn’t deserve sympathy because “country music fans are Republican gun toters.” Hayley Geftman-Gold wrote on Facebook, “If they wouldn’t do anything when children were murdered […]
Ariana Grande visited the hospitalized bombing victims ahead of the One Love Manchester benefit concert. Yesterday, Ariana staged a career-defining concert. She turned a tragedy into triumph. The benefit concert transcended the terror by raising nearly 10 million dollars. Over the weekend, Ariana posted a couple of photos to Instagram of her youngest fans, who […]
GATLINBURG, TN (WSMV) – Three people were killed when wildfires tore through Sevier County overnight, forcing thousands of residents and visitors to evacuate Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials said the victims will not be identified until next of kin is notified. Approximately 14,000 residents and visitors are believed to have […]
The two youngest victims of the massacre were only teenagers with bright futures ahead of them.
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland man was identified Monday as one of 49 killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20, who went by Omar, is originally from Cleveland and his mother still lives here. His sister tells Cleveland 19 reporter Lydia Esparra, “Omar was a baby.” A GoFundMe account […]
Grammy Award-winning country music duo Sugarland members Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles. Just a few days after the tragic stage collapse that took place moments before their live performance at this past weekend’s Indiana State Fair, country duo and popular entertainers Sugarland have released a statement and formal letter for the thousands of fans, the […]
This morning, we’re continuing to track the details and updates from the Joplin, Missouri area as thousands of residents are displaced from the recent storms. Power outages, wreckage and widespread damage and death tolls are at the top of the nation’s weather alerts and updates as we watch the aftermath of the big storms take […]
NEW YORK – Marking Osama bin Laden’s death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York’s ground zero and declared to the city and the world, “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.” The president closed his eyes and clasped […]
The latest updates on those devastated by a serious string of strong storms across the region come with a rather jubilant response this week. Yesterday, on the first Sunday after this past Wednesday’s deadly tornado outbreak across the South, faith seems to be the only thing that kept us all going. Watch the clip below […]
Close to 300 people have been killed in the devastating tornadoes that hit Alabama this week. President Obama touched down in the state today and said he has never seen “devastation” like this before. Many Americans have been hurt by this tragic turn of events; but many African Americans have also been affected. There are […]
New York –The devastation in Japan caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami has brought 30 of the biggest names in music to release “Songs for Japan,” an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart- topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 (www.itunes.com/songsforjapan). Also Read: Director of Willow Smith’s “Annie” remake […]
How Businesses Are Helping Nashville Flood Victims Via: Nashville Business Journal Area businesses are putting their money and their manpower into the region’s recovery efforts. Several area organizations and companies are organizing volunteer efforts and accepting donations. To share your company’s efforts, e-mail Dan Hieb at dhieb@bizjournals.com. To learn how you can help out as an […]
