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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man accused of kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, schoolteacher during a morning run and killing her, a district attorney said Thursday.Cleotha Abston is accused of kidnapping Eliza Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis on September 2 and forcing her into a van. Her body was found days later near an empty duplex. She has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder and specially aggravated kidnapping.Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy filed a notice with the court that prosecutors will seek the death penalty if Abston is…

Kyle Filipowski joins the likes of Christian Laettner, JJ Redick, and Grayson Allen.The Duke sophomore is now on the Blue Devil villain list, but he sure is accepting the role.All the hate he received as a freshman is just motivation to return Duke to the top of men's college basketball, Filipowski says.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Duke's Kyle Filipowski defends the ball against Virginia's Ben Vander Plas in Charlottesville on February 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)"I experienced some (hate) last year, just heard a lot of bad words about myself," the 7-footer said on Duke Basketball's "The…

For many, the first few hours after the release of Threads felt like the first day of summer camp. People found old friends (from other platforms), joked about adding another app to their social media diet, and wondered if Mark Zuckerberg's newest Meta platform would be a "Twitter killer," all while phones vibrated for hours. with notifications of new users joining. As writer Dana Schwartz noted"social stratum is not yet established because no one is sure who was popular at their school."Popularity (number of followers) aside, the vibe on Threads in its first 12 hours was a mix of goofy,…

Keke Palmer's boyfriend and father of her newborn is facing backlash after he criticized her on social media for wearing a see-through dress to an Usher concert. Palmer, who welcomed a baby with Darius Jackson earlier this year, she donned a sheer dotted dress with a jumpsuit underneath at Usher's Las Vegas residency on Wednesday, where the singer serenaded her with his hit "There Goes My Baby."Jackson shared a video clip of Palmer and Usher hugging while he sang to her on Twitter, writing, "It's the outfit though... you're a mom."His tweet quickly sparked outrage online with many calling out…