Details on WDBJ, 2 slain journalists
A few details on WDBJ and the two TV journalists who were slain Wednesday morning as they reported a news story:
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Reporter, cameraman killed on air; police chasing suspect
MONETA, Va. (AP) — A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on live television Wednesday in Virginia by a gunman authorities described as a disgruntled station employee. A second video of the shooting, apparently recorded by the killer, was posted on social media even as police tried to locate the suspect.
Review: 'Metal Gear Solid V' a technical, tactical marvel
In an early mission in “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” (Konami, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, $59.99), the player is tasked with assassinating a corrupt colonel who’s up to no good. While such a chore is standard fare for a video game, “Phantom Pain” provides dozens of ways to off the military leader.
A quaint rite: Harvesting broadcast's fall crop of new shows
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an exciting new fall season ahead on broadcast TV. We await the charming rom-com “Manhattan Love Story” … the heart-tugging youth drama, “Red Band Society” … and don’t forget “Mulaney,” an autobiographical sitcom about a promising young standup.
Method to madness of MTV Video Music Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — There really is a method to the madness that is the MTV Video Music Awards.
The Latest: Official: Shooting suspect 41-year-old local man
MONETA, Va. (AP) — The latest on the fatal on-air shooting of two TV station employees in central Virginia (all times local):
Residents of New England town reluctantly reckon with Cosby
SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. (AP) — Deep in the rolling farmland of western Massachusetts, Bill Cosby’s compound has for decades provided quiet refuge for the comedian and his family.
Millennium sequel penned in 'manic depressive' state, author says
David Lagercrantz wrote the highly-anticipated sequel to Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium crime trilogy in a manic depressive state, he told reporters on Wednesday, amid controversy over the decision to continue the series. “I’ve been terrified … and I used to say that I was bipolar, manic depressive all the time and I think it was kind of a good thing to write” in this condition, he said. “The Girl in
DoD manual allows journalists to be held as 'belligerents'
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Defense Department guidelines allow commanders to punish journalists and treat them as “unprivileged belligerents” if they believe journalists are sympathizing or cooperating with the enemy.
Stereophonics stay true to their roots with new album
Less high-profile but more durable than some of their Britpop rivals, Stereophonics are back with their ninth studio album which harks back to their roots in a small Welsh mining village. In the small brick house in west London where the band have their studio, the classic Beach Boys album “Pet Sounds” drifted out of the stereo as singer and guitarist Kelly Jones reflected on his band’s past and future.