Today is Thursday, January 23, 2025.
It is the 23rd day of the year.
342 days remain.
WHAT’S ON TAP
NOTEWORTHY & NOTABLE: A Pennsylvania man mistakenly shoots his Instacart guy and credit card balances cripple American finances.
Things are about to get even messier in the “It Ends With Us” legal drama. More in SHOWBIZ.
CHRIS BROWN sues Warner Bros. and RYAN SEACREST takes a tumble. Details in CASTING CALL.
PRINCE HARRY settles his latest lawsuit in ROYALS.
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A Pennsylvania man has been arrested for shooting his Instacart delivery guy who he mistook to be an intruder.
On Saturday, Nick Sabo’s wife ordered groceries to be delivered, but didn’t tell him. When the delivery driver arrived, he set off Sabo’s security system. In a panic, Sabo’s wife believed someone was breaking into the utility trailer parked on their property.
Sabo proceeded outside and immediately shot at the driver, striking him through one leg and into the other. By some miracle, the driver was able to limp back to his car – where his wife and child were waiting. They drove to a safe distance before calling for medical help. Fortunately, he’s now in stable condition after surgery.
When police arrived at the Sabo residence, he immediately surrendered the weapon. He’s been charged with reckless endangerment and could face more. [via New York Post]
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A once-in-a-lifetime winter storm dumped 9.8 inches of snow in Milton, Florida, about 40 minutes north of Pensacola. The accumulation shatters the entire state’s previous snowfall record of just 4”, set in 1954.
Also on the Gulf of America, New Orleans experienced a record-setting ten inches of accumulation, demolishing the previous record of 2.7” set in 1963. One unconfirmed report saw nearly a foot of snow in nearby Saint Bernard Parish.
And at Mobile Regional Airport in Alabama, 6.2” of snow fell, breaking the city’s record of 5” set in 1881. [via Associated Press]
IN REAL NATURAL DISASTERS: Another wildfire expanded to more than 5,000 acres in the Los Angeles area Wednesday evening, triggering renewed evacuation orders.
On her new podcast “Are You a Charlotte?” actress KRISTIN DAVIS recalls lending a former out-of-work actor she was dating $5,000 and then never hearing from him again.
“Do not do it,” she told listeners about lending a boyfriend/girlfriend money. “It doesn’t end well.”
While Davis didn't disclose who the person is, she did say that he is now a successful actor, who clearly has the funds to pay her back, but hasn’t. [via EW]
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“Mob Wives” alum NATALIE DIDONATO is alive and safe, despite dropping off the radar from friends and family.
Earlier this month, DiDonato visited family in Philadelphia but never got on a scheduled return flight to Florida. Her mother, Denise, says they briefly spoke on the phone, but DiDonato was rushed and seemed nervous and distressed. Denise’s subsequent calls went right to voicemail. After a few uncertain days, she contacted Philly police.
As recently as Monday, DiDonato was with a friend named Ben in Las Vegas, who said she asked him for help getting a flight back home to Florida. He bought her the ticket but she again never got on board. By Tuesday night, news of DiDonato’s disappearance began circulating online, and her family filed a missing persons report with Las Vegas police yesterday morning.
By Wednesday evening, her mother said she finally got in touch with DiDonato, whose bag and IDs were reportedly stolen. Still no specifics on the bizarre circumstances. [via TMZ]
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Two major legacy media outlets are bracing for mass layoffs that could begin as soon as today.
CNBC reports that CNN will pink-slip hundreds of employees today, with an eye toward refocusing the business “around a global digital audience.” The network is also considering plans to consolidate its production out of Atlanta and shutting down some studios in New York and Washington DC.
Things will be less brutal at NBC News, where just about 50 staffers are expected to get the axe. [via CNBC]
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RUMOR IS: Actor RYAN GOSLING is in talks to star in a forthcoming “Star Wars” film.
SHAWN LEVY is directing the project, which has a scheduled release date of December 17, 2027.
Gosling most recently starred in “Barbie,” which was a box office hit and earned him an Oscar nom, while Levy directed “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time for Disney.
No details about the latest installment are known, other than it will not be connected to Episodes I-IX. [via Deadline]
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UP NEXT: JOE BIDEN’s final message for President DONALD TRUMP; what actor GABRIEL BASSO has to say about the new vice president, who he portrayed in “Hillbilly Elegy”; the A-Lister in talks to headline the next “Star Wars” movie; and the first test case of a history-changing treatment on this date in history.
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