Co-founder of billion-dollar, Dallas-based real estate firm killed in plane crash

John Kenneth “Den” Dunn, the co-founder of a real estate firm headquartered in Dallas, died July 26 in an airplane crash, The Rainier Companies said Monday. Dunn joined Tim Nichols in 2003 to create Rainier Capital Management as a platform for real estate investment. The firm has closed in excess of $2.5 billion of investment assets and currently has an operating portfolio valued at more than $1.6 billion, according to the company's website.

Tucker Carlson has moved his show to Hungary for the week, where he met controversial PM Viktor Orban and is scheduled to speak at a far-right conference

Fox News host Tucker Carlson will be spending the week in Budapest, meeting Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. Orban spent $265,000 to arrange an interview with Carlson in 2019, according to one government watchdog. Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced on Monday evening that he would be broadcasting his show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" this week from Budapest, as he visits the Hungarian capital and meets with the controversial Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

An unofficial Burning Man is happening in the middle of the desert without any medical services, private jets, or professionally serviced bathrooms

COVID-19 canceled Burning Man two years in a row. Without medical services, private jets, or bathrooms, "Renegade Man" attendees are on their own. Initially created as a desert rendezvous for free spirits and bohemians, Burning Man has grown into one of the world's most famous festivals.

Groom still in his wedding tux accused of shooting two, including bride's alleged lover, in mid-traffic dispute

A Louisiana man was arrested in his wedding tuxedo over the weekend for allegedly shooting his friend and chasing his new bride down the interstate after accusing the two of having an affair, according to police. Devin Jose Jones, 30, was driving with his wife and friend after leaving their marriage ceremony on Saturday when the three got stuck in I-10 traffic near LaPlace in St. John the Baptist Parish, Sheriff Mike Tregre said. A second male victim in a nearby vehicle was also struck in the hand by a stray bullet, Tregre said.

Incoming Iran president says he will take steps to lift 'tyrannical' U.S. sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will take steps to lift "tyrannical" sanctions imposed by the United States, hardline Shi'ite cleric Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday after winning the endorsement of the country's supreme leader to become president. Former U.S. President Donald Trump ditched Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with six powers three years ago and reimposed sanctions that have devastated Iran's economy. "We will seek to lift the tyrannical sanctions imposed by America," Raisi, who takes office on Thursday, said in a televised speech, adding that his government would try to improve living conditions which have suffered under the sanctions.

Online creator Chris Chan arrested on incest charge after leaked audio alleged she had sex with her mother

Christine Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, was arrested on a charge of incest. Christian Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, has been arrested and charged with incest after a leaked phone conversation spread online. Chandler, 39, is currently being held in the Henrico County Jail after being brought in by police on Sunday afternoon.

Idaho Rep. Priscilla Giddings demonstrates the unbecoming conduct she’s accused of

If Rep. Priscilla Giddings was trying to persuade House ethics committee members that she did not engage in conduct unbecoming of a legislator, her testimony and behavior Monday didn't do her any favors. Giddings, R-White Bird, shared on her social media and in her official House email newsletter a Redoubt News post that included the identity and a photo of a woman who accused then-Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger of sexual assault. Plus, she's accused of giving misleading testimony during an ethics committee investigation of von Ehlinger.

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  Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong

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Iran's outgoing president says the country's authoritarian government doesn't always tell the truth

Iran's outgoing president said the government was not always truthful during his eight-year tenure. Iran's authoritarian government is not known for its transparency and has little tolerance for dissent. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is leaving office this week, on Sunday said the country's authoritarian government was not always truthful during his eight years in office.

A Canadian diver who scored a 0 with a feet-first flop with the finals on the line said she wasn't going to give up

The Canadian diver Pamela Ware scored a 0.0 with a feet-first dive in the Olympics. The failed dive knocked Ware out of competition for the event final. In an emotional video, Ware said she made a mistake but would not give up.

A Waffle House waitress who worked a double shift while looking after her baby says she received a $1,000 tip from a country-music star who was impressed by her work ethic

A Waffle House waitress said she received a $1,000 tip from a country-music star. A Waffle House waitress said a country-music star left her a $1,000 tip because he was so impressed by her work ethic. Shirell Lackey told Fox 8 News, a Fox affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina, last week that the musician, who she wanted to keep anonymous, had found out she was working a double shift while looking after her baby daughter at the restaurant.

Feds free trucker who drove 2,270 pounds of pot across the border – and says he didn't know it

His lawyer, Detroit-based criminal defense attorney Ellen Michaels, investigated the case and says marijuana dealers hacked into a trucking company's computers, created a fake order for coil springs, and then filled the truck with marijuana instead. "I had not done anything wrong," Tasbir Singh, 32, told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. "They did not believe me when I told them that I am innocent."

After decades of invisibility, asexuals are speaking up and gaining ground: ‘I don’t need to be fixed because I’m not broken.’

When you look out at the world and you don't see anything that looks like your experience or sounds like your experience, the world is like a funhouse mirror. It's reflecting a distorted version of what's true, so you feel like a broken version of yourself. Asexuals made up 1% of the population in an influential analysis of survey results from more than 18,000 British people that was published in the Journal of Sex Research in 2004.

A Trump supporter was arrested after a church prayer group member sent texts to the FBI that showed him inside the Capitol on January 6

Glenn Allen Brooks was arrested over his alleged involvement with the Capitol riot on January 6. One of the group members then tipped off the FBI. The FBI arrested a California man after receiving a tip of his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot from a member of a church prayer group.

US considering ‘next steps’ as it warns Iran it will respond to deadly attack on oil tanker in international waters

The new categories include: Afghans who work or worked as employees of contractors, locally employed staff, interpreters/translators for the U.S. government, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force or Resolute Support; Afghans who work or worked for a U.S. government-funded program or project in Afghanistan supported through a U.S. government grant or cooperative agreement; Afghans who are or were employed in Afghanistan by a U.S.-based media organization or nongovernmental organization.

Nigerian student shocked to see friend's body in anatomy class

In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes about the disturbing reality behind some of the "unclaimed" bodies sent to the country's medical schools. Medical student Enya Egbe fled his anatomy class crying after being disturbed by the corpse he was asked to work on. The 26-year-old still vividly recalls that Thursday afternoon seven years ago at Nigeria's University of Calabar, converging with fellow students around three tables with a cadaver laid out on each.

I'm a personal trainer in the Hamptons. The job perks are incredible, but every now and then I'll get an odd request that has nothing to do with my job.

When it comes to working with the 1%, convenience is a key factor, so I often train my clients virtually or in their homes. It's best to meet them where they're at, and in my case, that's the Hamptons. I launched Hamptons Wellness on Wheels in 2016 with my boyfriend Ross Youmans.

‘Who is it?’ Woman answering door shot 5 times in hail of 75 bullets, Illinois cops say

A 58-year-old Illinois woman heard a knock at the door after midnight Monday, and when she went to answer it, she was greeted by a hail of bullets. Right after she called out to the mystery visitor, her front door exploded with gunfire, according to the Champaign Police Department. Nearby houses and vehicles were also struck by gunfire, police said.

These Photos Show The Enormous Turnout For Lollapalooza Despite Delta Concerns

Lollapalooza was held this past weekend in Chicago, with an estimated 100,000 people flocking to the city's Grant Park for each day of the four-day music festival. After the festival was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, revelers enjoyed sets from acts such as Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, the Foo Fighters, and Megan Thee Stallion. The festival went ahead despite surging cases of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus both in Chicago and across the country.

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  DaBaby booted from Lollapalooza after homophobic comments

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Video shows bull jumping into crowded stands at Idaho rodeo

A widely circulated video showed a bull jumping into stands filled with spectators during a rodeo in Idaho on Thursday. Kris Beckstead, chairman of That Famous Preston Night Rodeo, told NBC News on Monday that the incident occurred on Thursday evening during a bull-riding competition at the rodeo in Preston, about 30 miles north of the Idaho-Utah state border. "After throwing off his rider, the bull continued to circle the arena," Beckstead said.

100-year-old accused of once being a Nazi guard to stand trial in Germany

Prosecutors in Germany said on Monday that a 100-year-old man accused of being a Nazi concentration camp guard is fit to stand trial in October. The man, whose name has not been released, allegedly served as a guard at the Sachsenhausen camp near Berlin, with prosecutors accusing him of being complicit in the murders of 3,518 prisoners between 1942 and 1945. There aren't many former guards who are still living, but now there is legal precedent that prosecutors do not need evidence of direct involvement in murders at concentration camps to bring someone to trial.

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  German court sets trial date for former Nazi guard, aged 100

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  100-year-old former concentration camp guard ‘to go on trial in Germany’

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Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city

Ferocious fighting is taking place in a major Afghan city, amid fears it could be the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban. Lashkar Gah in southern Helmand province is under heavy assault from the militants, despite persistent US and Afghan air strikes. The Taliban are said to have seized a TV station.

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  Afghan forces battle Taliban for control of southern city

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  U.S. offers refuge to more Afghans who aided Americans in new program

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Kris Wu, arrested on suspicion of rape, faces LIFE imprisonment if convicted

Chinese Canadian actor and singer Kris Wu was arrested on suspicion of rape weeks after a young woman came forward to accuse him of targeting herself and others. The allegations: In a statement on Saturday, police in Beijing's Chaoyang District said they have detained the 30-year-old, whose real name is Wu Yifan, in response to reports that he “has repeatedly tricked young women into having sex” and “other related issues.” The arrest comes a week after police revealed that Wu had lied about his relationship with teen influencer Du Meizhu, according to the South China Morning Post.

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  Chinese police arrest Canadian singer Kris Wu

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Gerald Everett relishes chance for major role with Seahawks

Gerald Everett slid into the corner of the end zone, making a difficult catch while being draped by a defender. When he stood up, the entire Seattle Seahawks offense was on its way over to celebrate. Everett's signing was not seen initially as a major move in light of everything the Seahawks did in free agency during the offseason.