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54-year-old actress Selma Blair is facing state charges and a federal investigation after an alleged violent outburst on a Delta flight from LA to New York late Sunday. Blair is accused of trying to open the cabin door mid-flight, and then punching one flight attendant and biting another before she was eventually restrained. Once she was taken off the plane by Port Authority police, the actress is accused of repeatedly kicking the officer in the face and then assaulting a nurse.  Blair’s reps says she experienced a medical emergency and is receiving medical attention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41-year-old Katie Zacharia will hold her first press conference this week, as President Trump’s new press secretary. Zacharia succeeds Karoline Leavitt who left her position in August after briefly returning from maternity leave, and who has since joined Fox News as an analyst. Zachariah had been a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, which runs Trump’s Truth Social site. She’s also been a frequent guest on Fox News and Newsman and briefly worked as spokesperson for former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump, describing her as a “fan” and a MAGA supporter, Zacharia joins a long and growing list of female press secretaries under President Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s happened again, this time in Eerie, Pennsylvania. Police say a 45-year-old grandfather and father has killed his entire family along with a family friend. The details of this crime are horrific, with police describing a scene too gruesome to fully reveal. Video and audio evidence points to the man killing his 1 and 5 year old grandchildren, then four other family members on the stairwell, before being killing two women who were pounding on the front door and then ultimately himself. Officials are trying to determine motive, with neighbors and friends expressing disbelief, in this latest in a string of familicides in this country this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly Clarkson accused a Brooklyn specialty store of treating her like she couldn’t afford its merchandise. Clarkson publicly called out Art of Play in Brooklyn, writing on X “Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale” after they wouldn’t sell her a $15,000 singing and dancing bird automaton. Art of Play defended itself saying the mechanical bird she wanted to buy wasn’t for sale, and offered her alternatives. The small business says it’s been attacked by millions, but Clarkson herself is now facing backlash, some calling her an “entitled brat.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month we sit down with “Almost Famous” crew member and author, Trista Sutter, to talk about her book Happily Ever After: The Life-Changing Power of A Grateful Heart.  From finding gratitude during grief, to self-reflection on our outward appearance and beauty as we age, to life altering moments that change our outlook forever - Trista shares what went into this book and how she feels about it now, 13 years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.