Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family’s gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday. The El Dorado Fire erupted on Sept. 5, 2020, when Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angelina Jimenez and their young children staged a … Read more

Ex-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook for ex-president

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military and he brought that bearing to the National Police that he ultimately led. But Bonilla’s tenure was plagued by allegations of human rights violations, including running death squad s and … Read more

Alec Baldwin Waives Arraignment Appearance, Pleads Not Guilty

Alec Baldwin apparently didn’t want to go through the circus of Zooming into New Mexico to face the renewed charges against him — so, he’s skipping it, and entering a plea from an even further distance. The actor waived his appearance that was set for Thursday morning, where he was due to beam into a … Read more

Thailand’s Move Forward Party Found Guilty Over Royal Reform Push

A top court in Thailand ordered the country’s main opposition Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend the country’s stringent royal insult law, a centerpiece of its reformist agenda that helped it win last year’s election. The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the party’s campaign to amend Article 112, known as lese … Read more

Jonathan Majors Relying On Faith After Guilty Verdict, ‘God Is Good’

Play video content TMZ.com Jonathan Majors is speaking out about his life after the guilty verdict, and before sentencing in the domestic violence case — and he says he’s staying positive and doing okay in the aftermath. TMZ got the “Creed III” actor out Monday in West Hollywood, where despite the judgment blindsiding him, he … Read more

Canadian man accused of selling deadly substances to plead not guilty: lawyer

TORONTO — The lawyer for a Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances on the internet to people at risk of self harm said he will be pleading not guilty to upgraded murder charges. Kenneth Law was charged in December with 14 counts of second-degree murder, and his lawyer, Matthew Gourlay, confirmed Friday those have … Read more

Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes ‘glued to each other’ and not guilty about affair

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are apparently very romantic after a year of struggle with backlash Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are apparently very romantic after a year of struggle with backlash Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are madly in love and spend most of their time together, per an insider. The GMA3 former hosts … Read more

Patrick Swayze’s Widow Says ‘Road House’ Wasn’t Oscar Film, Just Guilty Pleasure

The director of a ‘Road House” reboot is mad the movie won’t run in movie theaters — potentially costing Jake Gyllenhaal an Oscar — but Patrick Swayze’s widow says that’s a highbrow aim compared to the OG film … which was never meant to win Academy Awards. Lisa Niemi Swayze tells TMZ … the original … Read more

The guilty pleasure of North Sea TikTok and its dystopian oil influencers

I’ve never been particularly into the sea (is anyone into the sea?). As hard as it might be to believe, unless I’m in the immediate vicinity of a big body of water, it’s not something that regularly crosses my mind. And yet this past year, I’ve spent more time thinking about the sea than ever … Read more

A 13-year-old used a ‘Help Me!’ sign to escape after being abducted. A Texas man has now pleaded guilty to kidnapping

A Texas man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio and sexually assaulted her multiple times while driving her to Southern California last year pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge Friday as part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said. Steven Robert Sablan, 62, abducted … Read more