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American Idol star Kenedi shocked audiences when she dropped out mid-competition without explanation after receiving a platinum ticket in 2022  - and now she's stunned fans with her new career path. The singer, 20, from Crozet, Virginia, took to Instagram to share her news, revealing that her latest endeavor will see her walking away from her music for at least 18 months.

Melvin Galang and Coree Ray made the return trip to the blue state this past April - taking to TikTok to make the announcement. Both cited 'judgmental attitudes' and gossip as reasons for fleeing, after leaving a suburb a half hour's drive from LA. They took their two twin daughters along for the ride - leaving behind Coree's four other kids from two other relationships. The four quickly found that in the Gem State, not everything that glitters is gold, as Iowa in the past has earned a reputation as not being the most welcoming to people of color. Galang and his daughters are Mexican, but did not say racism played a part in their decision to leave. A statement to 51-year-old Coree's TikTok explained why.

NEW  A gym employee used his martial art skills to take down a suspected car thief, and has thanked his training for allowing him to fend off his attacker.  On Monday, Gavin Archer, 18, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt, was working 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Indianapolis, Indiana, US when he noticed a man allegedly looking into cars outside. As Gavin went to confront him the man launched himself at him.

Prince William has arrived at the Duke of Westminster's society wedding of the year to Olivia Henson. Hugh Grosvenor, 33, will wed Olivia, 31, at the cathedral in Cheshire today, with guests jetting in from around the world. The 7th Duke, the richest man in Britain under forty - worth £10.42billion - is godfather to Prince William's son Prince George and Prince Harry's son Archie. William will be an usher at the service among 400 or so expected guests - while Prince Harry will not be in attendance.

All eyes are on Delaware as Hunter Biden stands trial this week, accused of lying about his drug use on application forms when he bought a gun in 2018. It is the first time the child of a sitting president has found themselves a defendant in a criminal case - and if found guilty, Hunter, 54, could face 25 years in prison. Yesterday, his ex-girlfriend and the widow of his late brother, Beau, testified that she had found a gun and 'remnants of crack' cocaine in his truck in 2018 after he disappeared for 'weeks' in the latest shocking insight into his personal life. 

Rebecca Grossman, 60, (left) laments in letters to devastated parents Nancy and Karim Iskander (together inset) about not driving her Mercedes (inset) into a tree instead of their eight-year-old son Jacob and his 11-year-old brother Mark (together right). The Los Angeles socialite, who prosecutors branded as a narcissist, also writes about her 'harsh' childhood, and how she herself has suffered two miscarriages. A well-heeled woman who allegedly had a boozy lunch with her former Dodgers star lover before fatally hitting the two boys while they were on a cross walk, Grossman was found guilty of murder earlier this year. The letters, seen for the first time, was used by prosecutors to paint her as unrepentant.

The singer, 56, was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune neurological disorder in 2022, and was forced to cancel all future tour dates as a result. Now, she has spoken out about the agonizing symptoms of her illness to the Today show, including how it affects her ability to do what she loves most: perform. She admitted that it feels like 'somebody is strangling her' by 'pushing on her larynx' when she tries to sing. The admission comes months after she said she was still 'determined' to get back on stage and perform again .

Luis Barrios, 18, boasts 43,000 followers on Instagram where he documents his glamorous lifestyle of fast cars, fast boats, and international travel. But he was brought down to earth by Florida cops who seized him on his father's yacht after he terrorized restaurant staff, boasted about his family's wealth and threatened to feed police officers to alligators. 'Nobody cares about your TikTok nobody cares,' one told him. 'You're a child, get off the boat.'

Nick Bril (left), 40, the owner of The Jane in Antwerp (top-inset), allegedly stood over Joe Claridge (right), 37, who lost his legs and some internal organs after the accident, for ten minutes and eight seconds - before sending a text saying 'I don't think we'll keep the intern'. The accident is said to have happened in a private staff car park outside the two-Michelin-starred restaurant The Jane at around 6am on Monday, January 8. The emergency services were only called after Bril was urged to do so by a second person and when they arrived, he did not reveal he had run the British man over, saying only that he was drunk, according to local reports which say they are based on judicial sources.

Dr. Phil probed Donald Trump about the 'darkest moment' he faced in politics, prompting Trump to speak about the impact on his family following his guilty verdict in the Stormy Daniels trial. Trump said former first lady Melania Trump 'reads this c***,' in a rare acknowledgement of the impact of campaign coverage on her.

Amal Clooney signed off a bid by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court last month to seek the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu alongside Hamas leaders for war crimes - a move the President denounced as 'outrageous'. A furious Biden insisted there was 'no moral equivalence' between Israel and Hamas and hinted at sanctions against the court which could have seen Clooney's wife deported from the US. The Oscar winning actor vented his fury after being put through to Biden's senior counsellor Steve Ricchetti, and his high-profile wife remains unrepentant about her role. 'I do not accept that any conflict should be beyond the reach of the law, nor that any perpetrator should be above the law,' she said in a statement.

Former Mississippi Highway cop Ivana Williams, 36, was let go in January, and the other woman in the tape is suing her in federal court. The petition alleges Williams sexually assaulted the unnamed woman, videotaped it, and shared the clip with other troopers. Williams has since sued back, on the grounds the alleged victim damaged her reputation and business relationships by saying she was assaulted. The other woman also claims she was told the clip would be deleted, while Williams claims her firing was retaliatory. She has filed an appeal, claiming the decision violates rules designed to protect state employees.

Hans Fekkes has lost 15 feet on his piece of land in Indianapolis after construction workers started work last week despite him turning down $9,500 for the piece of property. Fekkes said that trucks working on the intersection have crushed his sewer and so far cost him $20,000 in repairs, he described it as an 'ongoing nightmare'.

The conspiracy theorist filed for bankruptcy in 2022 after the families of the Sandy Hook school massacre won a $1.5 billion libel judgement against him over his claim that the shooting was a 'hoax'. He had offered the families $55 million over 10 years in settlement as he struggled to retain control of his assets, but filed for Chapter 7 liquidation on Thursday after they refused. It came five days after the alt-right agitator broke down in tears during a four-hour 'emergency' Infowars broadcast, claiming federal agencies were trying to drive him out of business. 'All we're trying to do is save America, and they're f***ing us over, over and over again,' he cried.

A shopping trip for customers at Tanger Outlets Nashville went wrong after a group of burglars broke into a store. A TikTok user (@ptodropout) posted a video obtained by WSMV4 on June 2 of four individuals attempted to rob Perfumania at the Antioch outlets earlier that day. Preston, the TikToker's son and one of the witnesses, told WSMV4 that he could hear an employee yell, 'Y'all can't be in here' right before the event began. 'I turned around and saw three or four people walking in with masks and hoodies on,' he told the news outlet.

Newsom's plan comes as major national stores and local businesses in California say they continue to face rampant theft. Videos of large-scale thefts, in which groups of individuals brazenly rush into stores and take goods in plain sight, have often gone viral. Crime data shows the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles saw a steady increase in shoplifting between 2021 and 2022. Across the state, shoplifting rates rose during the same time period but were still lower than the pre-pandemic levels in 2019, while commercial burglaries and robberies have become more prevalent in urban counties.

Suk Min Choi, better known as Alex Choi, faces ten years in federal prison as a result, after he filmed the 'crazy stupid' stunt for his nearly one million subscribers to see. The finished product was a high-budget display like something out of a Michael Bay movie, set to Miley Cyrus's 'Party in the USA'. It saw the 24-year-old cuffed in California Wednesday, US prosecutors said, adding the FAA also revoked the helicopter pilot's license for flying under the altitudes required by law and failing to display the chopper's 'N' number He also created a hazard to persons or property, by 'operating the helicopter in a manner that was careless or reckless so as to endanger the life or property of another,' the complaint states. Choi appeared in court Thursday afternoon in LA.

Vanna White paid tribute to her longtime colleague Pat Sajak prior to his final edition of Wheel of Fortune after more than four decades at the helm of the popular game show, which airs Friday. White, 67, said in a clip on YouTube Thursday, 'I can't believe that tomorrow is our last show together.'

Celsey Trammell, the father of 19-year-old Isaiah Trammell, said that his autistic son was banging his head against the wall at Montgomery County Jail to try to 'self soothe' before he died in March 2023. He was taken to the jail after he was arrested following a mental health episode. Officers also said they found that he was wanted on an outstanding misdemeanor domestic violence warrant. After injuring himself, he was taken to a hospital and put on life support for three days before he died.

Attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey filed requests to have their convictions wiped away in January, after they pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in 2021. On Wednesday, Judge Joseph P. Whyte expunged the charges from the records following the incident outside their mansion. The couple said they had felt threatened by the protestors who had been passing their home in June 2020, with Mark emerging clutching an assault rifle, while his wife waved a semi-automatic pistol.

Aaron Pelletier, Trooper First Class, was killed last week while conducting a traffic stop on a state highway. A car hit Pelletier, his squad car, and the car he'd pulled over. The officer died from his injuries at the scene. Thousands of people have subsequently paid tribute to the 34-year-old father of two young boys, but Democrats on the Wethersfield town council voted on Monday not to fly the Thin Blue Line flag in his honor, which had been suggested by councilmember Rich Bailey.

The Amangiri hotel in the heart of the Utah desert is located near the Arizona border and four hours from the nearest airport, offering stunning surroundings and glamorous accommodations. Now, the hotel is offering the chance to call the breathtaking desert landscape home with 12 luxury residences going up for grabs.

Home prices are falling in four former hotspots, as near-record housing costs push homebuyers away. Three of the metros where prices are falling are in Texas, according to new insights from real estate company Redfin. In Austin, home price sales have declined 2.9 percent year over year. The so-called pandemic 'boomtown' has seen an influx of people in recent years - in part due to a thriving tech industry in the city - which in turn has pushed up house prices. Home prices in San Antonio and Fort Worth have both fallen 1.2 percent, according to the data, while sale prices in Portland, Oregon, are down 0.9 percent.

The very glamorous new woman in football star Jude Bellingham 's life is model and businesswoman Laura Celia Valk. The Dutch beauty, 25, is a model, TikTok star, clothing designer and even a media consultant. With more than half a million followers on Instagram , the star often treats followers to a glimpse of her glamorous lifestyle which more recently has include photos of sunny Madris where her new flame Bellingham happens to have an apartment. Bellingham is set to be a key player on the England team during the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany. Although the star midfielder has drawn attention on the football pitch, Bellingham has always maintained the utmost privacy when it comes to his relationships - but not this time around.