A Long Island high school volleyball coach who was accused of raping one of his players died by suicide hours after his first court appearance, authorities said. Jason Maser, 22, intentionally stepped in front of a Long Island Rail Road train Friday night in Syosset, according to Newsday. Maser had been arrested Thursday. According to … Read more
Oklahoma 16-year-old Nex Benedict died by suicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Benedict, a member of the 2SLGBTQ community, died one day after getting into a physical fight with several other students at Owasso High School. Benedict was nonbinary and went by they/them pronouns, … Read more
The Big Picture Rudolph Valentino, a silent film star, was ahead of his time and challenged stereotypes of masculinity in early Hollywood. Valentino’s sudden death at 31 triggered mass hysteria, including riots by fans, a reported 100,000 of whom showed up at his funeral. Although Valentino may not be a household name today, his legacy … Read more
Kagney Linn Karter — a famous porn star — has died by suicide … TMZ has learned. The adult film actress — who got her start in the industry way back in the mid-2000s — passed away Thursday in Cuyahoga County … this according to online records that confirm her body was received by the … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com A driver who went over the edge of a pier on the East Coast seemed determined to end his/her life, and perhaps anyone else’s who was in the way … evidenced in this video here. TMZ has obtained footage from Saturday morning that shows the moment an unidentified vehicle barrels through … Read more
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
Play video content TMZ Studios Logan Paul was once in the crosshairs of a man who seemed obsessed with him — and who even broke into his home — but he didn’t realize the man took his own life … until now. We sat with the YouTuber-turned-boxer for a conversation about this dark chapter in … Read more
Rare frontline footage of an incredible aerial battle between Ukrainian and Russian drones was published on Wararchive_UA Telegram channel on Jan. 16. The remarkable video was captured in the Nevelske area of Donetsk region and shared by military personnel from the 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion and the 59th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. Read also: … Read more
The president of Lincoln University in Missouri was placed on paid leave Friday after students and alumni called for his ouster following a senior administrator’s death by suicide this week. President John Moseley volunteered to be placed on paid leave while a third party reviews personnel issues and concerns about mental health after Antoinette “Bonnie” … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints the year after a 10-year-old Black student died by suicide says that she, too, experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in the Davis School District’s equal opportunity office, alleges in a … Read more