It was the end of September 1996, a Saturday night in a fishing area just outside of Bozeman, Montana — a place of tranquility until this night.A few miles up a rural highway, near the small town of Belgrade, searchers discovered the body of 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins.Peter Van Sant: What brought your sister Danni down to this area back on September 21st, 1996?Stephanie Mollet: Well, that morning, uh, we had, kind of a family spat.Stephanie Mollet is Danni’s little sister. Stephanie Mollet, right, describes Danni “as the kind of older sister that every little sister looks up to.” Sheryl…
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All 10 victims that were aboard an aircraft that went missing near Nome, Alaska, on Thursday have been recovered, the city’s fire department said.Three of the victims had been found Friday in the wreckage of Bering Air Flight 445 that is on an ice floe. Crews recovered the remaining seven victims Saturday, the Nome Volunteer Fire Department reported.Alaska State Troopers later identified the pilot as 34-year-old Chad Antill of Nome. The passengers were also identified Saturday night as:52-year-old Liane Ryan of Wasilla 58-year-old Donnell Erickson of Nome30-year-old Andrew Gonzalez of Wasilla41-year-old Kameron Hartvigson of Anchorage46-year-old Rhone Baumgartner of Anchorage52-year-old Jadee…
Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will take the stage to perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles battle for the title on the gridiron.But the Grammy award-winning rapper isn’t the only one to perform on Sunday night at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.Before the teams hit the field, Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi are scheduled to perform. All pregame performers are Louisiana natives.Who is performing in the Super Bowl halftime show for 2025?Kendrick Lamar was tapped to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show in September. Kendrick Lamar performs at…
On the eve of Super Bowl 59, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs aren’t the only ones dreaming of touchdowns. Brands and advertisers with millions riding on the success of commercials to be aired during the 2025 Super Bowl broadcast are also hoping to score. Here’s a look at how much money goes into Super Bowl ads, and why advertisers say the high-cost commercials are worth it.How much do Super Bowl commercials cost on average for 2025?Advertisers are shelling out close to $8 million on average for a 30-second spot during Super Bowl LIX, Peter Bray, founder and executive creative director at ad…
Washington — A federal judge on Friday declined to limit the White House Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Department of Labor systems as members of the task force led by billionaire Elon Musk are fanning out across federal agencies as part of President Trump’s directive to slash the size of the government.U.S. District Judge John Bates denied the request to issue a temporary restraining order while legal proceedings continue in the court battle brought by six labor unions and the Economic Policy Institute.”On the current record, plaintiffs have failed to establish standing,” Bates wrote. “So although the Court harbors…
President Trump announced plans Friday to fire board members for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and install himself as its chairman. “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.The president said he would “immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.”He did not say which board members he plans to terminate. The board has 36 members appointed by the president, each to six-year terms. The board is…
Washington — President Trump, in a news conference with the Japanese prime minister, indicated that Elon Musk will have wide latitude to go into federal departments and agencies as he aims to slash federal spending by $2 trillion.He said he’s asked Musk to review “just about” every federal agency.”Pentagon, Education, just about everything,” the president said. “We’re gonna go through everything.”Mr. Trump said he tells Musk where to go, and he goes to that agency. “I will pick out a target, and I say, ‘Go in,'” the president said. In response to a reporter’s question about why DOGE needs access to…
Late on Sept. 21, 1996, searchers found the body of 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins in a swampy area along the Gallatin River, a scenic valley just outside Bozeman, Montana. Exactly what had happened to Danni — and how she had ended up face down in the mud — would mystify her family, friends and investigators for decades. The case, and its stunning conclusion, is investigated by “48 Hours” and correspondent Peter Van Sant in “It’s About Danni,” airing Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.Back in 1996, Rachelle Schrute, now the Hunt & Fish editor at GearJunkie, knew…
Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board.Alaska State Troopers received reports at 4 p.m. local time that a Bering Air Caravan heading from Unalakleet to Nome carrying nine passengers and a pilot was overdue, according to an online statement.The Nome Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post that the pilot told Air Traffic Control “he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared.” Map shows city of Nome, on Alaska’s west-central coast. Google Maps A Coast Guard search and rescue aircraft was dispatched from Air Station Kodiak…
An Alabama inmate convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas.Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. CST at a south Alabama prison for his murder conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of 41-year-old Pauline Brown. It was the first execution in Alabama this year and the third in the U.S. in 2025, following a lethal injection Wednesday in Texas and another last Friday in South Carolina.”First of all I want to apologize to the family and friends…