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Photo: Facebook Three teens have since been arrested in the Nov. 27 incident, according to apolice news release, and face charges that include second-degree murder. Jeannot Franco Plessy, 49, founded the Crossover Christian Fellowship outreach ministry — which helps the homeless and other vulnerable people — along with her husband, pastor David Plessy. She was a survivor of domestic abuse from a prior relationship, and before she was killed, she had recently returned from an evangelical trip to Samoa timed to domestic violence awareness month on the island,reportsThe Times-Picayune....

Photo:Folichia Mitchell/TikTok; Chuckle & Roar Folichia Mitchell/TikTok; Chuckle & Roar Folichia Mitchellis responding to the recall of a product that led tocritical injuries in her infant daughter. Mitchell, mom to now 20-month-old daughter Kennedy, is opening up about what it was like to learn that the product that resulted in an infant Kennedy needing several surgeries to correct and heal an intestine obstruction wasofficially recalled. “It’s a very liberating feeling....

Monica’s new music video has ruffled some feathers, including under her own roof.At midnight on Friday, the R&B singer, 42, dropped her new single, “Letters,” along with a steamymusic videofor the track. In one scene, she appears in a bathtub with rapperThe Game, teaser photos of which went up on Instagram Thursday.Monica’s younger son, 15-year-old Romelo, hilariously commented on one of her posts about the video, writing, “Yo what is this....

Greg Gianforte.Photo: William Campbell/Getty Images Montana Gov.Greg Gianforteapproved a statewide TikTok ban on Wednesday, making Montana the first state to attempt such a broad rejection of the popular social media platform. After signing the legislation — which passed in both the state House and Senate this spring — Gianfortetweeted, “To protect Montanans' personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana.” Thebillis expected to take effect in January 2024 and would bar TikTok from operating within Montana....

Melatonin.Photo: GettyMore Americansare taking melatonin to help them fall asleep, and at possibly dangerous levels, a new study finds.Over the course of a decade, Americans more than doubled the amount of melatonin they were taking on a regular basis, according to research published Tuesdayin the journalJAMA. Using data collected between 1999 and 2018 from the annual National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers found that while the amount of adults using melatonin is still “relatively low,” the number grew substantially over that time....

Photo: Facebook There were no survivors in thehelicopter crashon the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities confirmed. Police identified the bodies recovered following the incident and noted that recovery efforts were suspended on Saturday afternoon. The Kauai Police Department said in astatementthat passengers Amy Gannon, 47, and Jocelyn Gannon, 13, of Madison, Wisconsin, were among the victims of the crash. Along with the mother-daughter pair, pilot Paul Matero, 69, of Wailua, Hawaii, was also identified....

Ming-Na Wen, the voice of 1998’s ‘Mulan,’ narrates a new documentary about 2D animation, ‘Pencils vs Pixels.'.Photo:Charley Gallay/Getty; Strike back studios Charley Gallay/Getty; Strike back studios Ming-Na Wen’s love affair with animation is lifelong. “It was something that made me feel happy,” the actress, 59, tells PEOPLE. “It was great escapism, and I loved the art form. I loved everything about it.” After a childhood brimming with comic strips and cartoons (“Bugs Bunny was my hero”), the self-proclaimed “nerd” landed her “dream-come-true” voice-acting gig:Mulan’s titular role....

After years of fans witnessingVince Neil’s highest highs and lowest lows, the legendary singer is pulling the curtain back and telling his side of the story.Sunday will mark the premiere ofMötley Crüe’s Vince Neil: My Story, a REELZ documentary where Neil details his life story fromhisperspective for the first time. In the nearly two-hour film, the ’80s band’s lead vocalist details his rise to fame, his exit from the band and the tragedies he’s faced in between....

Russell Heller.Photo: Russ Heller/Facebook Investigators believe “prior employment disciplinary actions between subordinate and supervisor,” led Gary T. Curtis, 58, a former worker with the energy company, to shoot Russell D. Heller, 51, the morning of Feb. 8, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Heller, a Republican member of the Milford Borough Council, was found dead around 7 a.m. outside his car in the parking lot of the Somerset facility where he worked, authorities said....

Aurora Villacorta.Photo:Passaic County Prosecutor’s OfficeA New Jersey woman was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing her 5-year-old grandchild repeatedly, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.On Wednesday, police responded to a home in Paterson because of a reported stabbing, prosecutors say, where they found a 5-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds. Police arrested Aurora Villacorta, 51, the child’s grandmother.The 5-year-old is in stable condition, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh tells PEOPLE....

Photo: Getty The Cherry Hill school district passed the policy at a school board meeting on Tuesday, a spokeswoman confirms to PEOPLE, several months after it stirred up controversy over a rule that limited students with debt to a tuna fish sandwich for lunch, theCherry Hill Courier-Postreported. Thepolicyapplies to all students in the district, and bars high school and middle school students from participating in extracurriculars excluding athletics, buying tickets for school dances like prom, attending class trips and buying a yearbook....

Ryan Carson, a New York City man who dedicated his life to fighting for social justice, was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on Monday.Photo:NO OD NY/Youtube NO OD NY/Youtube A New York City man who dedicated his life to fighting for social justice was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on Monday, according to multiple reports. Ryan Carson, 32, was stabbed at around 4 a.m. in the Crown Heights neighborhood while standing on the street with his girlfriend, police sources toldCBS News....

As a member of the Marvel Universe,Natalie Portmanknows a thing or two about supervillains — and she recognizes those qualities in a very famous former classmate from Harvard. The Oscar winner andThoractress, 37, got candid about her relationship with her former friend and fellow Harvard alumJared KushneronThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “Unfortunately it’s not very — there’s not a lot funny to say about someone you were friends with becoming a supervillain....