(OAHU, Hawaii) — A 14-year-old boy is recovering after a shark bit him on the leg at a North Carolina beach, authorities said.
The attack unfolded around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, North Topsail Beach Police Chief William Younginer said. Beachgoers sprung into action, getting the boy out of the water and applying towels and pressure to slow the bleeding, he said.
Officers and emergency medical technicians were already at the beach responding to another call, so the response time was about two minutes, Younginer said.
A police officer applied a tourniquet and EMS stabilized the teen before he was taken to the nearest trauma center, Camp Lejune Naval Hospital, Younginer said.
Doctors were able to repair the boy’s leg and he’s expected to be released soon, according to Younginer.
The police chief praised the bystanders who took immediate action.
Also on Sunday, a well-known surfer and lifeguard was killed in a shark attack near the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, emergency officials said.
Tamayo Perry, 49, had been a lifeguard with Honolulu Ocean Safety since 2016. He was a local surf coach and competed for years in the Pipeline Master Trials, according to his official bio on his coaching site. Perry appeared in the 2002 movie “Blue Crush,” along with episodes of “Hawaii Five-O” and “The Bridge,” according to IMDb.
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2025 has been announced and includes Fantasia, The Isley Brothers, Busta Rhymes and Prince, who will be honored in the category of Recording.
In the Motion Pictures category are classmates Nia Long and Glynn Turman; Sherri Shepherd and Courtney B. Vance will represent the Television category. Misty Copeland is also expected to receive a star on the Walk of Fame, as she’s being recognized in the category of Live Theatre/Live Performance.
“Each honoree truly embodies the essence of excellence in their respective fields,” stated chairman Peter Roth. “The committee and I cannot wait to see our honorees becoming part of this world-famous walkway!”
Recipients have two years to set the date for their respective ceremonies.
(WASHINGTON) — Nearly two weeks after President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted on three felony gun counts, he is waging a long-shot bid to fight that outcome.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden requested a new trial in court papers filed Monday, arguing that his “convictions should be vacated” because the trial commenced before a circuit court formally issued a mandate denying his appeal — a technical argument disputing not the merits of the case, but a procedural claim.
“Here, no mandate was issued during the trial or even now,” attorneys for Biden wrote. “Consequently, the conviction must be vacated.”
The younger Biden was found guilty earlier this month on two counts of making false statements for saying on a federal form that he was not addicted to drugs at the time he purchased a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in October 2018, and a third count of illegally obtaining the firearm while addicted to drugs.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden also argued in a separate filing Monday that the Supreme Court’s decision this week in U.S. v. Rahimi, which upheld a longstanding federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders, supported their motion for an acquittal or, “at a minimum,” a new trial.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in that decision that when “an individual poses a credible threat to the physical safety of an intimate partner, that individual may — consistent with the Second Amendment — be banned from possessing firearms while the order is in effect.”
Because Hunter Biden never acted violently or misused his gun, his attorneys argued on Monday, his Second Amendment right to bear arms ought to remain intact.
“Here, the jury did not find Mr. Biden ever terrorized anyone with a gun in public , or anywhere else, or used it dangerously in any way,” attorneys for Biden wrote. “That requires Mr. Biden’s acquittal.”
Hunter Biden’s legal team also reprised a question they raised at trial about how long after a drug addict stops using drugs before they can purchase a firearm — perhaps laying the foundation for yet another appeal.
“Where is this line that separates not only what is legal from what is illegal, but where the exercise of a constitutionally protected right becomes a felony? How does a person have fair notice of when he or she is allowed to possess a firearm if they used a prohibited substance a day, a week, a month or, as the Special Counsel argued, years before? This Court has not said,” they argued.
Teyana Taylor will be an honoree at the eighth annual Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch, taking place Friday.
She’ll receive the Innovator of the Year Award for “her profound influence on music, fashion, film, and culture,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. She will be honored alongside Icon Award recipient Lorrie Bartlett, who is being recognized for “outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry and her steadfast commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion, while spearheading initiatives promoting equity within Hollywood.”
“At Culture Creators, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and progress,” said Joi Brown, founder of Culture Creators. “This event is a testament to our commitment to amplifying the voices and contributions of individuals from diverse backgrounds. By celebrating these trailblazers, we inspire a new generation of creators and leaders. This is the very reason we founded The Culture Creators Foundation – to create a pipeline that nurtures and supports underrepresented talent, ensuring their impact on culture and society is profound and lasting.”
The Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch, presented by BET, will take place in Beverly Hills Friday morning, with Gia Peppers as host. Raheem DeVaughn and Infinity Song will entertain the crowd with performances, while DJ Rosegold holds it down with a DJ set.
The event is also a fundraiser for The Culture Creators Foundation, whose mission is to “empower underrepresented students by providing” them with the tools to thrive professionally and academically, per the foundation’s website. Funds raised will go toward the foundation’s scholarship program.
(WASHINGTON) — Kate Cox, a woman denied an emergency abortion last year in Texas, announced on Monday that she is pregnant again.
Her news comes on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade — eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion nationwide.
In December 2023, Cox sued the state of Texas in an attempt to obtain an emergency abortion that she said her doctor deemed necessary to protect her health and her chance of future fertility.
Cox’s fetus was diagnosed with trisomy 18, a condition described as incompatible with life.
The Texas mother of two had said she “desperately” wanted a chance to try for a third child but was in jeopardy of losing her uterus due to Texas’ abortion bans.
The Texas Supreme Court ultimately ruled against Cox, forcing her to leave the state to get an abortion.
“Wanted, prayed-for pregnancy sometimes ends in abortion,” Cox said at a campaign event in Maryland on Monday with Vice President where they called for restoring abortion access.
She had been the guest of first lady Jill Biden at the president’s State of the Union address back n March.
Reflecting on her experience, Cox said, “It was every minute that I stayed pregnant, the risks to my health and to a future pregnancy were growing.” She described her doctor’s assessment as “the most painful thing” she’s ever been told.
“Today, I am happy to share that I’m pregnant again,” she said to cheers and applause.
Cox said she is due in January. She said she hopes, by then, “it will be a world led by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”
Cox also thanked Biden and Harris for “fighting tirelessly” for reproductive rights, and urged voters to “restore our reproductive rights” in November.
Saweetie‘s set was cut short at Sunday’s Vegandale in Chicago following an alleged fight in the crowd.
In a clip that surfaced on social media, she asked the DJ to stop the music and addressed those who appeared to be part of the altercation.
“I know y’all ain’t doing what I think y’all doing. Is everybody safe?” Saweetie asked, before some in the area took off. She later wrote on the social platform X, “[I] hope everyone got home safe tonight. That crowd looked crazy.”
When an X user accused her of worrying more about her performance than the fight, Saweetie took the opportunity to defend herself.
“It was a festival! Straight [clown]. Don’t bring your a** back to Chicago; you’ve done enough,” the X user wrote. “It was babies out there getting trampled on for nothing. Then, [you came] back [talking about], ‘I’ma tell y’all what my type is.’ We [don’t give a f***] at this point.”
Saweetie replied, “The crowd did look crazy, which is why I hope everyone got home safe. Also, I could’ve [gone] home after the fight broke out, but I stayed [and] waited after 2 [Chainz] performed. I went back on stage to finish my set [because] I care… [You] clearly don’t like me, so why [did] you stay for the rest of my set when the festival was clearly over?”
