Former PIX11 Anchor Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Station, Compared Workplace to a 'Plantation'

Roy Rochlin/Getty An Emmy award-winning journalist is suing the New York station where she worked for over 20 years for racial and gender discrimination. Ojinika Obiekwe is suing Nexstar Media Group and its subsidiary CW affiliate WPIX (or PIX11) after she was allegedly fired for repeatedly speaking out “about racial and gender-based discrimination she was experiencing in the workplace,“according to the complaint, which was filed in January. Obiekwe, who was born in Nigeria, started as an intern in 2001 and went on to hold a variety of job titles over the years, including entertainment anchor.

Former Reality TV Star Jessie Holmes Wins His First Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: ‘Magical’

Jessie Holmes hugs his lead dogs Polar, left, and Hercules after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday morning, March 14, 2025 in Nome.Photo:Loren Holme/Anchorage Daily News via AP Loren Holme/Anchorage Daily News via AP Former reality star Jessie Holmes, who appeared onLife Below Zero,is the winner of the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.Holmes began the race on March 3, according to theAssociated PressandESPN, and finished on March 14 just after 3 a.

Former Strongest Woman in the World Jan Todd Shares Her Journey from 'Jock' to 'Whole Person' (Exclusive)

Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty; courtesy Penguin Random House “I really wasn’t necessarily thinking about it as any kind of feminist statement at the time," Todd tells PEOPLE. “It was just, wouldn’t that be interesting to see if you could get in the Guinness Book of Records?” Courtesy of Penguin Random House A contributing editor toVanity Fair, Gross, 54, tells PEOPLE he was inspired to write the book after his own experience getting stronger in his early 40s.

Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing 299 Young Patients, Some While Under Anesthetic, Set to Go on Trial: Reports

A photo outside the Palais de Justice amid Joel Le Scouarnec’s 2020 trial.Photo:PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty A former surgeon in France is set to go on trial later this month after being accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of minors. The case of Joel Le Scouarnec, 73, will go before judges in the commune of Vannes, in northwest France, in what’s reported to be the largest child abuse trial in French history, per theBBC.

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Says Loneliness Is a 'Deep Pain' Exacerbated by Social Media

Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks in New York City in October 2024.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty Roy Rochlin/Getty Former U.S. Surgeon GeneralDr. Vivek Murthysayslonelinesscan cause deep pain — and is a major health issue. Loneliness, Murthy, 47, said, is “consequential for our health, increasing our risk of heart disease, dementia, premature death, but also our risk of anxiety, depression, and suicides” during an appearance on the Jan. 21 episode ofRainn Wilson’s podcast,Soul Boom. Wilson asked the former Surgeon General about “diseases of despair” — specifically, how some professionals will “connect loneliness, depression, anxiety with opioid use.