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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Yahoo
Missing 7-year-old Jamal White has been found safe, Milwaukee police confirm
Jamal White, the 7-year-old abducted at gunpoint on July 11 outside his Milwaukee home, has been found and is safe, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. White was taken from around 6200 West Hustis Street on the city's northwest side and put into a white Jeep Renegade by an unknown man in a black face mask. Milwaukee police said in a late afternoon statement July 12 that the boy had been found. "Jamal has a been located and is safe," Milwaukee police said in a statement at 6:36 p.m. July 12. "The Milwaukee Police Department would like to thank everyone for their assistance in this matter." Sun peeked through the clouds at the intersection of 39th and Lloyd on Milwaukee's northwest side around 7 p.m., as a large number of residents gathered after the news that White had been found. Police tape blocked off the 2040 block of 39th St. and several officers were observed. Nikki Harrington, one of White's cousins, said she was excited and relieved when she found out White was found alive. She said family received a tip, notified police and immediately went to the area. Harrington said White was being checked out at a hospital. She said she did not have any information about what had occurred and that the family would wait for the police department to conduct an investigation. 'We appreciate the community,' Harrington said. 'It was definitely a team effort.' White, who is known as "Baby J" is sweet, playful and charismatic, his cousin Raven Jackson told the Journal Sentinel earlier in the day. The 7-year-old loves cars, cartoons and music — and "just enjoys being him," she said. Jackson and a group of about 75 friends, family and community members met at Carmen Park early in the afternoon of July 12, then set out to comb the city for signs of White. Family had been searching on the night of July 11, when an Amber Alert was issued, until the early morning hours, Jackson said. More: Amber Alert issued for 7-year-old Jamal White, abducted in Milwaukee "You wouldn't think someone would do anything to a child," Harrington said. "I just want Baby J to come home." Family who organized the July 12 search passed out flyers with photos of White's face and the vehicle police say he was placed into. They asked those gathered to spare no detail in their search — to check businesses, gas stations and wooded areas, to go door to door and ask people to search their homes and cars. The crowd split up into four groups, assigned to White's neighborhood and other areas where they say a similar vehicle has been reported. Some expressed frustration about the time it took for an Amber Alert to be issued and for word to spread about what happened. But above all, they asked the community to keep searching, to elevate the news of White's disappearance and report any tips to the police. Those gathered were well aware of the violent way White was taken and what dangers there could still be as the search unfolds. "I'm scared," said Lorien Carter, who spoke to the group before they split up. "But I'm more scared that my children can't ride their bikes" without being at risk, she said. Video footage from a neighbor's doorbell camera appears to show White riding his bike in front of his residence prior to being taken. Carter, who identified herself as the aunt of Tony Robinson, an unarmed 19-year-old shot and killed by Madison police in 2015, said it's "not our first rodeo" when it comes to looking for missing children. She said she has young children the same age as White. It strengthened her resolve to do something. Like many others at the park, Milwaukee resident Nathan Butler didn't know White but showed up to help. He took flyers and was planning to go with a group to areas the boy might have been. He asked the community to be alert, and "if you see something, say something." Police describe the suspect as Black, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black face mask. Madeline Heim is a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@ This story has been updated with new information. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Missing 7-year-old Jamal White has been found safe: Milwaukee police
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Devastated but determined, friends and family search for missing 7-year-old Jamal White
Raven Jackson last saw her little cousin Jamal White a few weeks ago at a gathering of their large, tight-knit family. White, who goes by Baby J, is sweet, playful and charismatic, Jackson described. The 7-year-old loves cars, cartoons and music — and "just enjoys being him." On July 11, White was abducted from Milwaukee's northwest side. Police say he was taken at gunpoint from outside his residence, in the area of 6200 W. Hustis St., into a white Jeep Renegade by an unknown man in a black face mask. Jackson showed up to Carmen Park July 12 with a group of about 75 friends, family and community members who set out to comb the city for signs of White. Family had been searching on the night of July 11, when an Amber Alert was issued, until the early morning hours, Jackson said, and will continue until they have answers. There is a $50,000 reward for his location. More: Amber Alert issued for 7-year-old Jamal White, abducted in Milwaukee "You wouldn't think someone would do anything to a child," said another cousin, Nikki Harrington. "I just want Baby J to come home." Family who organized the July 12 search passed out flyers with photos of White's face and the vehicle police say he was placed into. They asked those gathered to spare no detail in their search — to check businesses, gas stations and wooded areas, to go door to door and ask people to search their homes and cars. The crowd split up into four groups, assigned to White's neighborhood and other areas where they say a similar vehicle has been reported. Some expressed frustration about the time it took for an Amber Alert to be issued and for word to spread about what happened. But above all, they asked the community to keep searching, to elevate the news of White's disappearance and report any tips to the police. Those gathered were well aware of the violent way White was taken and what dangers there could still be as the search unfolds. "I'm scared," said Lorien Carter, who spoke to the group before they split up. "But I'm more scared that my children can't ride their bikes" without being at risk, she said. Video footage from a neighbor's doorbell camera appears to show White riding his bike in front of his residence prior to being taken. Carter, who identified herself as the aunt of Tony Robinson, an unarmed 19-year-old shot and killed by Madison police in 2015, said it's "not our first rodeo" when it comes to looking for missing children. She said she has young children the same age as White. It strengthened her resolve to do something. "We're going to find him one way or another," she said. Milwaukee resident Nathan Butler didn't know White, like many others at the park , but showed up to help. He took flyers and was planning to go with a group to areas the boy might have been. He asked the community to be alert, and "if you see something, say something." Police describe White as Black, 4 feet tall and roughly 80 pounds. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts. Police describe the suspect as Black, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black face mask. Anyone coming in contact or with information regarding Jamal should call Police District 4 at 414-935-7242 or 911. Madeline Heim is a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee residents help search for missing 7-year-old Jamal White
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carrie Underwood Shares Photo Updates on Adorable New Family Member
Carrie Underwood Shares Photo Updates on Adorable New Family Member originally appeared on Parade. Carrie Underwood is quite the animal lover and just can't stop collecting new pets. The American Idol winner turned judge has three adopted dogs that she likes to share with fans. The first two, Zero and Penny, she's had for years. Then, in 2023, she added Charlie to the mix. They've also started taking in farm animals and have plenty of room to do it since Underwood and her family live on 400 acres in Tennessee. The latest additions to her furry family are two adorable lambs named Cuz and Baby J, who have been born on the farm. On Thursday, June 5, the "Jesus, Take the Wheel" singer shared two new photos of the lambs on her Instagram stories—and they are beyond cute. The first photo shows both of the babies enjoying some time in the pasture, while the second photo is a close-up of Jamal a.k.a. Baby J, who is about two weeks old now. Baby J from Carrie Underwood's farm is growing so fast! — Who Said What? (@whosaid_what4) June 6, 2025 Just a couple of weeks ago, Underwood shared the first photos of Baby J when he was first born. She chose the name because he was born on American Idol finale night, the same night Jamal Roberts took the crown. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) It's great to get an update on Baby J and see how much he's grown in just two short weeks! 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Carrie Underwood Shares Photo Updates on Adorable New Family Member first appeared on Parade on Jun 5, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Washington Post
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Something about John Mulaney's Netflix talk show isn't working
I won't disclose how many times I've rewatched a wild TV moment that aired during the third episode of 'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.,' the six-day live talk show John Mulaney hosted for Netflix last May. But it clarified for me why 'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney,' the 12-episode weekly sequel airing now, feels distinct — in good ways and bad — from the show's friendlier and messier first draft. Mulaney's show was proudly unpredictable from its inception, a retro-punk version of late-night sheared of all the tiresome beaming. In lieu of prebaked segments in which celebrities promote projects, Mulaney gathered people together to riff on a particular theme. The show was (and remains) live and mostly unscripted, save for the monologue, some preplanned bits and a smattering of funny and bizarre taped segments. When it debuted, Mulaney's experiment came across as niche and unpolished but also communal, warmly defying expectations (it doesn't even live up the 'late' part of 'late-night'; it airs at 7 p.m. Pacific time). It's fun to watch how a brilliant comedian who's a few years into a tricky public pivot handles himself in real time. In his 2023 special 'Baby J,' Mulaney, who cultivated an 'open and vulnerable' stage persona in his earlier stand-up, thematized his effort to break free of the 'likability' jail that public figures deal with by showing audiences his uglier, meaner side. On 'Everybody's Live,' both stage versions — the pushover and the schemer — are present, but they oscillate more than they integrate. I've thought often of Mulaney's account (to podcast host Theo Von) of how a psychiatrist summed him up when he was 17: 'Half of you is this really nice guy who wants to, you know, do the right thing and be a good person, and the other half of you is a gorilla whose sole purpose in life is to destroy the first half.' Sometimes, as in the 'Everybody's in L.A.' segment I kept rewinding, that tension produces delightful results. Both Mulaney's original show and this newer, weekly version tend to feature one 'expert' on the theme of each episode. For the 'Helicopters' installment I'm talking about, Mulaney smuggled in two. The first was Zoey Tur, the helicopter pilot who became the first to broadcast O.J. Simpson's attempt to flee in the white Bronco. Tur and comedians Nate Bargatze and Earthquake were eventually joined on the big, brown leather couch by Marcia Clark, who famously prosecuted Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Clark's presence — and area of expertise — soon established not only that the episode's secret subtheme was the O.J. Simpson trial, but that Mulaney was seizing his chance to revisit a quintessentially L.A. story from a fresh angle. The first inkling of how much Mulaney was relishing this encounter between two major players in that case came when he asked, a little too innocently, whether they'd met. They hadn't. 'Oh,' Mulaney said, an impish gleam in his eye, 'so this is the first time.' Tur greeted Clark by saying, 'I caught your criminal.' 'I really wish you had, you know, but never mind,' Clark replied, grinning. It was a terrific little beat. Both women were perfectly genial. But as seasoned veterans of a particularly vicious version of L.A. media, they were also squaring off. It's easy to imagine the pleasure with which Mulaney booked these guests. 'Well,' he said, back in decorous host mode. 'It's water under the bridge.' The juicier exchange came later, when Mulaney asked Clark how she felt about journalists like Tur, and Tur whether she ever got a scoop 'that might have blown a case or an investigation?' Tur replied with an explosive anecdote about a predawn call she received from a cop at the crime scene. The anecdote directly challenged a narrative Marcia Clark had advanced as prosecutor. The tone was cordial, but the air was charged. Marcia opened her mouth to reply. I leaned forward, eagerly. Then Mulaney said, 'Nate Bargatze, YOU love candy,' followed by a noise that sounded like 'eurgh.' It was perfect television. The theme (helicopters) blended perfectly with the obnoxious, seedy L.A.-ness of this chapter in true crime, all of it heightened by the brewing tension between the two women on the couch. The subject was meaty, the context rich. There was lore to unpack. And then Mulaney, playing a well-meaning Goody Two-shoes, deflated the moment he'd instigated and trollishly spoiled the fun. Even Bargatze was so absorbed in the moment that he fumbled Mulaney's invitation to redirect. 'Yeah,' he replied before objecting: 'I was listening to this whole thing!' 'I know, but we're trying to cover a lot of different topics. I thought it was a good pivot,' Mulaney said. The exchange stuck with me, in hindsight, because it practically overflowed with two elements I've found myself missing in the show's newer iteration: shared curiosity and genuine tension. It also demonstrates how nimbly (and frequently!) Mulaney flips between the conflict-avoidant, vaguely transatlantic host persona and the savagely observant, gossipy, judgmental chaos agent. It's like witnessing a tennis match where one guy plays both parts. There's Wily, Acerbic, Kind of Mean John (heretofore known as WAKOM), who gleefully set up the awkward first meeting. Nice Host John sails in to dispel the awkwardness. WAKOM asks a question aimed at pitting Clark against Tur. Nice John acts like the answer is an emergency he must defuse rather than a conflict he directly elicited. It's virtuosic, the perfect way for Mulaney to use his two personas. But in the new season, Mulaney sometimes forgets how to aim the gorilla. That John Mulaney has long wanted to do a talk show is basically the closer for his 2023 special, 'Baby J,' which chronicles his struggles with addiction and culminates with the comic reading excerpts from an interview he gave while high. 'I always wanted to do a talk show where the guest is always someone from a job that I don't understand,' Mulaney said (to GQ's Frazier Tharpe) shortly before going to rehab. 'What is that like? How do you feel about yourself?' he imagines himself asking a dogcatcher. 'I'm not judging, but I am a little. How do you feel rounding up dogs and taking them to the pound?' I'd love to watch that show, and 'Everybody's in L.A.' sometimes approached it. Mulaney, who doesn't fake curiosity well, is genuinely fascinated by Tur's work, for example, even if he also asks pointed questions about its ethically dubious side. It's fun to watch him explore L.A.'s coyotes and palm trees with folks and experts who (mostly) seem game to play along, and it's fun in a different way when they resist. Mulaney's musical numbers for 'Saturday Night Live' about New York, such as 'Diner Lobster' and 'La Guardia,' prove how good he is at skewering cities he loves. With L.A. as his new canvas, Mulaney built a show stuffed with deep cuts (comedically speaking) that was also (mostly) convivial and collaborative. It capitalized on his gift for inviting others into whatever game he's playing — here, the project of defining the city's whole deal. When the show returned as 'Everybody's Live,' Mulaney claimed they dropped the Los Angeles part of the show because it tested poorly. But the failure to swap something else in might have been a mistake. Excluding the city as an umbrella category has by default left Mulaney (and his interests) as the show's focal point. And he's trickier for guests to rally around than L.A., for all the reasons I enumerated above. Mulaney's flexible identity has become part of his charm. As he said in his 2018 special, 'Kid Gorgeous': 'Fourteen years ago, I smoked cocaine the night before my college graduation. Now I'm afraid to get a flu shot. People change.' (In 'Baby J,' he revealed that he, in fact, routinely got unnecessary flu shots from a shady doctor who supplied him with drugs.) Part of the fun of that Clark-Tur segment was the delight Mulaney took in the encounter and in the multiple identities he got to occupy while arranging (and later, neutralizing) a conflict. That sense of mischief has been lacking in the talk show segments. Not even Mulaney can muster much interest in some of the subjects he chose, or in the experts discussing them. Some (like cruises) feel phoned-in. And his obvious anxiety over whether an exchange will pay off sometimes trumps his interest in any particular contribution; he frequently truncates conversations that were just getting going. It doesn't help that there's so much amiable agreement between Mulaney and his guests. Absent some fiddly onstage dynamic he can provoke and stage-manage, WAKOM Mulaney — who needs something to do, especially when things are too friendly — turns all that surplus energy (and vitriol) on the poor callers. There's a sense, then, that where 'Everybody's in LA' joyfully invited folks in, 'Everybody's Live' kicks them out. The eccentricity that makes Mulaney's stand-up so good is precisely what makes it hard for many guests and callers to chime in. His dinosaur bit, for instance, is so genuinely weird that no guest managed to really join him in that headspace. Conan O'Brien tried hard. So did Tina Fey (before she reverted to uncomfortably defending science). When an actual world-class expert (paleontologist Jack Horner) called in and tried to play along, Mulaney — who seemed not to know who he was — hung up on him. Some guests, like Molly Shannon and Robby Hoffman, come to the show prepared, armed with research and ready to play on their own terms. But most default toward mirroring Mulaney's energy as best they can — which often means more joking about the callers, which creates a feedback loop that tilts the balance toward Wily, Acerbic, Kind of Mean John. Acerbic John can be fun. It's instructive to watch Mulaney's snap judgments in action, as when he hung up on a caller in the 'Cruises' episode because his anecdote sounded too rehearsed: 'You've added little tags, it's become a yarn and we don't have time,' he said. But his gorilla side needs more absorbing work. (Maybe the key is inviting two experts instead of one and setting them up to disagree?) As it stands, the speed with which Mulaney flips from one persona to another, which so impressed me in that delicious Clark-Tur segment, has started to seem more arbitrary than skillful. Half the suspense in 'Everybody's Live' is whether a caller is going to get Nice Host John or WAKOM John. At present, WAKOM is winning. That's fine, I guess, but it feels a little too easy. I wish he'd go back to using those powers on the city. Or his guests. Everybody's Live with John Mulaney airs Wednesdays on Netflix.
South China Morning Post
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Wan Chai Harbourfront hosts Boiler Room dance party return in May
Hong Kong's underground club culture is set for its moment in the moonlight as global dance music event Boiler Room returns to the Wan Chai Harbourfront on May 3 and 4 for the first time in six years. Advertisement Founded in 2010 by Blaise Bellville and Thristian Richards, Boiler Room started as a webcam-DJ-session broadcast weekly from the utility room of a London warehouse. Fifteen years later, it has grown into one of the biggest names in underground music, with its 'bedroom DJ' style rolled out over 8,000 performances by 5,000 artists across 200 cities, with documentaries, television shows and music festivals bearing the name. Organised by Collective Minds Asia, the Hong Kong edition will feature a mix of established and rising DJs from across the region and beyond. Headlining the event is electronic music pioneer Bonobo, aka Simon Green, who is known for his innovative blend of organic vocals, electronic elements and live instrumentation. Expect club classics as well as the latest hits. Japan's DJ Nobu will also take to the decks, channelling hardcore punk and techno. The Chiba native runs his own music label, Bitta, between gigs as a globe-trotting selector at premier clubs such as Berlin's Berghain, London's fabric and Zhao Dai in Beijing. Japan's DJ Nobu. Photo: Handout Also performing is Baby J, an Indo-English DJ and artist from Perth, Australia. Renowned for her infectious energy and genre-blending mixes, Baby J fuses elements of Jersey club, baile funk, hip hop, house and trap to create a universal appeal that resonates with diverse audiences. And she can prove it, with more than 4 million views on her live DJ performances and over 25 million views and shares across TikTok and Instagram to date.
