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CNN Anderson Cooper was hit by debris during a live report in Bradenton, Florida

Anderson experienced Milton’s wrath firsthand. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was hit in the face by flying debris Wednesday evening while doing a live report amid Hurricane Milton’s strong winds. Cooper, stationed near the Manatee River, had been trying to explain…

Marcellus Williams executed for murder of former reporter in Missouri

The execution took place despite a prosecutor’s statement that Williams’ life should be spared because his DNA did not link him to the case. Williams has always maintained his innocence. Missouri executes Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of murder in…

Family of murdered Missouri woman ‘desperate’ over impending execution

Lisha Gayle’s family says the case is “deeply and painfully personal” and “a grieving family is still waiting” for justice. The man convicted of Gayle’s murder is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. On weekdays, former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter…

Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution, says there was no DNA on the knife used

Marcellus Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection on September 24 after being found guilty of killing former newspaper reporter Lisha Gayle in her suburban St. Louis home. He has always denied his involvement in the murder. Missouri executes…

Writer who left his husband and his job for “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli defends Olivia Nuzzi

A business journalist who left her husband and her job for disgraced “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli defended New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi in her alleged sexting scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and even candidly suggested that the…

Journalists share experiences from COVID reporting in EMU’s new oral history archive

A new oral history archive at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) contains 33 interviews with female journalists from around the world who covered the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak. From May to September last year, EMU Associate Professor of Journalism Dr….

Russian state television war correspondent survives drone attack

A prominent war correspondent for Russian state television was seriously injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the southwestern region of Kursk, his employer said late Wednesday. Rossiya-24 correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny was hospitalized after his vehicle was hit by a…