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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Revolving Door Roundup: David Leavy Returns to Warner Bros. Discovery From CNN
Executive departure: David Leavy is returning to Warner Bros Discovery after a two-year stint at CNN as its chief operating officer. In a note to staffers, CNN chairman and CEO Mark Thompson said: 'David arrived at CNN in tumultuous times and did a brilliant job stabilizing the company at a difficult moment.' Leavy's direct reports will be split between Thompson and other CNN executives. Also leaving the network is Haley Talbot, who will be joining Punchbowl News as the director of editorial video strategy. While at CNN, Talbot was a reporter and producer covering Capitol Hill. CNN is also losing Brian Rokus, who is joining C-SPAN as a producer for Book TV, where he will produce special programming and series for the network's dedicated audience of non-fiction book lovers. Rokus spent 25 years at CNN, most recently overseeing the evening newsgathering operation for its Washington, D.C. bureau. In non-departure news, the network announced that Zachary Cohen is being promoted to senior reporter on the Pentagon team. Cohen previously served as a national security writer and reporter for CNN Politics. Justice O'Donnell: NBC News is promoting Kelly O'Donnell to chief justice and national affairs correspondent. In this role, she will lead the network's coverage of the Justice Department for all platforms. O'Donnell was previously the network's senior White House correspondent. New additions: MSNBC announced a pair of new hires with Keith Dilanian and Erielle Reshef joining the network in Washington, D.C. and New York City, respectively. Dilanian is MSNBC's justice correspondent, while Reshef joins as a national correspondent and fill-in anchor. Dilanian joins MSNBC from NBC News, where he has been a justice and intelligence correspondent since 2023. Reshef was previously with ABC News as a national correspondent. NYC Bound: Fox Weather is welcoming Bayne Froney as its newest on-air meteorologist based at Fox Weather HQ in New York City. Forney was previously with the NBC-affiliate WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. "I'm looking forward to working with the talented group of meteorologists at Fox Weather," Fornery said.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bride Worries She's Been Scammed Out of $8,000 After Wedding Venue Cancels Her Booking 3 Weeks Before Ceremony
Bride-to-be Chelsea Kolman is worried she's been scammed after paying $8,000 before a company canceled her wedding venue reservation just three weeks before her big day "As time got closer we would message her and it would be two or three weeks before she'd respond," Kolman, of Versailles, Kentucky, told NBC-affiliated station WLEX's LEX 18 of attempting to contact the host Kolman booked The Farm, LLC through the vacation rentals booking platform VRBO, but received her cancellation email from the venue. In a statement to PEOPLE, The Farm, LLC stated that Kolman has received "information on refund or rebooking options" A bride-to-be had to search for a last-minute wedding venue after reportedly having her booking canceled just a few weeks before her special day. Chelsea Kolman, of Versailles, Ky., is worried that she's been scammed after allegedly paying The Farm, LLC $8,000 outside of VRBO, which was the vacation rentals booking platform she used. Kolman told local NBC-affiliate station WLEX's LEX 18 that, "As time got closer we would message her and it would be two or three weeks before she'd respond," regarding her attempts to contact the host. The bride-to-be claimed her booking was canceled by the company on April 17, just 21 days before she was set to tie the knot, the outlet noted. Getty A stock photo of a bride holding a bouquet of flowers A stock photo of a bride holding a bouquet of flowers Related: Woman Charged with Scamming 70 Brides by Offering Wedding Dress Dry Cleaning Services, Then Selling Gowns on Social Media According to a Honeyfund website created ahead of Kolman's wedding to her fiancé Eric, the couple said they had to change the venue "due to unforeseen circumstances." The wedding date is listed as Saturday, May 10. Kolman was reportedly told by the host to contact VRBO for a refund, per LEX 18. She said she'd received an email saying their reservation had been canceled by the booking platform, but claimed the message actually came from The Farm, LLC. When she reached out to VRBO, Kolman — who said she'd seen a mix of reviews after doing a bit of research into the host — was told the booking still existed, the outlet reported. "It really is like a Russian roulette sort of thing," Kolman said of seeing both positive and negative reviews, per LEX 18. "It's just enough to make you believe it's not too good to be true, it's a real thing." "I'm kind of encouraging people to beware, and you shouldn't have a thought in your head like this could be a scam, but now I'm telling people you gotta look out because it happens," she added to the outlet. Related: Bride Unable to Get $10,000 Deposit Back After Her Wedding Vendor Was Allegedly Put in Medically Induced Coma Per the Better Business Bureau website, The Farm, LLC has a rating of "F," due to alleged failure to respond to multiple complaints filed against the business and two complaints that were allegedly not resolved. The site pointed out that in January 2024, the company "filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Act." "This permits the business to continue to operate with court supervision while developing a plan of reorganization," the site reported. The Farm, LLC's website states it is currently being improved, and the company encourages anyone interested in their venues to visit their "VRBO listings" in the meantime. The business still appears to have multiple venues in Kentucky and one in Tennessee, per the site. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. WTVD previously confirmed The Farm, LLC had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reporting in May 2024 that multiple couples had been affected after planning their wedding at The Champion Estate at the Triangle in Durham County, North Carolina. It appears that the property is no longer managed by The Farm, LLC, per the listings on the business' website. PEOPLE reached out to The Farm, LLC for comment on the situation, to which the team stated: "The Farm LLC is a hospitality company committed to ensuring our guests have an extraordinary experience. Whether it's a family reunion, a wedding, or a simple staycation –we want every guest to feel taken care of, but when they aren't – we're here to make it right. A recent convergence of events involving company restructuring, booking vendors, and market dynamics led to some guest cancellations." "Guests affected to date have been notified of any changes in itinerary and they have received information on refund or rebooking options," the venue continued. "Guests who have not yet executed on those options, including the guest highlighted in your story, are still welcome to do so at their earliest convenience. We encourage any guest with questions about any future booking to contact us using the methods provided in the notification to them or by emailing reservations@ VRBO and Kolman did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Read the original article on People
USA Today
19-03-2025
- USA Today
Twin brothers found dead in Georgia mountains; family rejects murder-suicide assumption
Twin brothers found dead in Georgia mountains; family rejects murder-suicide assumption The deaths of twin brothers found with gunshot wounds at the top of Georgia's Bell Mountain was assumed to be a "murder suicide" in a preliminary investigation, authorities said. However, family members are telling multiple outlets they don't believe that is the case. The bodies of the two brothers, identified as Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, both 19 of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were found on the morning of March 8 shortly after 11 a.m. by hikers, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said in a March 9 news release. GBI said the agency was called in by the Towns County Sheriff's Office "shortly after the discovery." "Both men were found with gunshot wounds," GBI said in the news release, noting a preliminary investigation determined the "deaths to be a murder suicide." However, officials were still investigating, authorities said. GBI, in an update Sunday, said the autopsies of the bodies were completed but the "official ME ruling and results are pending additional forensic tests." Family rejects murder-suicide assumption While authorities have not revealed further information on the deaths, the family of the brothers have rejected the assumption that the incident was a murder-suicide. 'They're very protective of each other. They love each other,' their uncle Rahim Brawner told NBC-affiliate KSDK. 'They're like inseparable. I couldn't imagine them hurting each other because I've never seen them get into a fistfight before.' The twins' family told the media outlet they thought the twins were visiting friends in Boston at the time, adding the brothers had booked a flight to Boston for 7 a.m. on the Friday before but never made the flight. Less than 24 hours later, the two were found dead in an area they had reportedly never visited before with their plane tickets in their wallets. 'How did they end up out in the mountains? They don't hike out there, they've never been out there,' Brawner said to KSDK. 'They don't know anything about Hiawassee, Georgia. They never even heard of Bell Mountain, so how did they end up right there?' No new updates on twin brothers' deaths Located near the North Carolina border, Bell Mountain is about a two- and half-hour drive from Atlanta. The boys' hometown, Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, is located approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown. It is not immediately clear how the two brothers ended up on the mountain and why they were there. GBI, in an email to USA TODAY Monday, said the agency had no new updates to report and that an investigation is ongoing. The Towns County Sheriff's Office, meanwhile, did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for more information on the case. "To say they did this to each other? No. Something happened in those mountains, and we want answers," the duo's aunt Yasmine Brawner told KSDK. Twins came from a 'family of love,' says aunt Brawner has set up a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses for the brothers with a goal of $20,000. The account had collected more than $23,000 as of Monday morning. In the account's description, she once again refuted the idea that "they took their own lives," saying, "my nephews wouldn't do this!" "They came from a family of love, and twins wanted so much for their future, they had dreams of starting their very own clothing line," she wrote. "Unfortunately, something happened at Bell Mountain that ended the lives of 19-year-old Qaadir and Naazir, which needs to be further investigated." USA TODAY has reached out to Brawner. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Reuters
04-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Fact Check: Photo shows North Carolina house burned, not TV show location in LA
A photo of a house in North Carolina that caught fire in 2007 has been miscaptioned online as showing a location from the television show "Hannah Montana" purportedly destroyed by the Los Angeles fires in January 2025. The LA property used in the TV show that starred singer Miley Cyrus was not affected by the recent fires in and around the city, according to its property manager. An example, opens new tab of the posts on Threads shows an image of the real "Hannah Montana" house intact alongside a picture of the charred North Carolina beach house and the caption, "Hannah Montana's Malibu beach house has officially been destroyed in the palisadesfire." The wildfires in Los Angeles, which began on Jan. 7, have left at least 29 people, opens new tab dead and damaged or destroyed more than 16,000 structures. Media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, opens new tab, Deadline, opens new tab and the portal Film Threat, opens new tab have reported on locations that have appeared in film and television productions and were damaged or destroyed by the California wildfires, but Hannah Montana's house does not appear in the reports. The house where the show's protagonist lived is located at 30760 Broad Beach Road in Malibu, California, according to the website, opens new tab Internet Movie Database. Malibu Luxury, a vacation homes site, opens new tab, as well as Google Maps and Google Earth, opens new tab show images of the property. As of Jan. 31, the closest fire, the Palisades fire, was about 10 miles, opens new tab (16.1 km) from the location. Malibu Luxury said in a Facebook message that the house 'was not destroyed.' The burned house in the image shared online appears in an Oct. 29, 2007, report published by NBC-affiliate WRAL, opens new tab about a house fire in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, where seven students died. The Associated Press, opens new tab and Getty Images, opens new tab agencies published other photographs about the case where the same affected home, opens new tab with a damaged red van parked on the right side can be seen. VERDICT Miscaptioned. The photo shows a house destroyed by fire in North Carolina in 2007, not a Malibu beach house used as a location in the 'Hannah Montana' television show.
