Man charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London

LONDON (AP) — A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder inthe stabbings of two Jewish menin London, police said.

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Police say Essa Suleiman faces two counts of the charge related to the attack in Golders Green and a third related to an attack elsewhere in the city the same day.

He is due to make his first court appearance later Friday.

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The British government pledge to tackle antisemitism after the stabbings in an area in north London that is an epicenter of Britain’s Jewish community. The victims, aged 34 and 76, were seriously injured. One has since been discharged from a hospital and the other is in stable condition.

The stabbings followed astring of arson attackson synagogues and other Jewish sites in London that have sparked fear and anger.

Prime Minister Keir Starmersaid that his government would increase security for the Jewish community and “do everything in our power to stamp this hatred out.”

Britain’s official terror threat level was raised from substantial to severe after Wednesday’s stabbing attack. Severe is the second-highest rung on a five-point scale and means intelligence agencies consider an attack highly likely in the next six months.

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Man charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London

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Van Halen’s David Lee Roth Says He Made the Song 'Jump' with One Specific Audience in Mind

David Lee Roth says Van Halen's music, including ‘Jump,' was intentionally made to appeal to women with its 126 bpm

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• Roth performed ‘Jump' with Teddy Swims at Stagecoach and described the song's universal emotional and physical appeal

• The Grammy-winning band's hit ‘Jump' was their only Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper and won the first MTV Video Music Award

David Lee Roth confirmed that ‘Jump' and other Van Halen songs were for the girls.

In an interview withBillboardat Stagecoach, the Van Halen frontman wanted to set the record straight on why they made the music at the BPM that they did.

“I purposely licensed only to contact sports, girl-friendly commercials and movies that were really physical, but girl-friendly,” he shared.

The interviewer noted, “and alsoGlee.”

“Let me show you,” he said to the interviewer, getting up to demonstrate. “Most rock and roll is meant for fellas. It's all what we call tits and pits. All right. This is Ozzy. I'll demonstrate. Tits and pits, that's for fellas,” Lee Roth shared.

“All Van Halen music is 126 bpm. There you go. Miracle perhaps. And it goes here,” he said, mimicking dancing to the beat of the music. “Hey, see that's not for fellas.”

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The song "Jump" was ranked No. 177 on Rolling Stone's500 Best Songs of All Timelist, which noted that it was “the only chart topper the band ever achieved.”

Roth joined Teddy Swims for a performance of ‘Jump' at Stagecoach. In an interview withRolling Stoneafter the performance, the rocker said that “Classic Van Halen is probably 30 percent cowboy hat and boot.”

When asked why he keeps playing "Jump," the frontman said that the song has a universal appeal that is both physical and emotional.

“It's a song about ascending, taking a shot, testing the deep end,” he said. “It's about leading with your forehead, and I've been places with mine you wouldn't go with a pistol — which is cowboy humor.”

Roth was the lead singer of Van Halen from 1974 to 1985, 1996 and again in 2007 up until bandmate Eddie Van Halen's death in 2020. The Grammy-winning band won the inaugural MTV Video Music Award for "Jump."

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Disney exec addresses whether Taylor Frankie Paul's “Bachelorette” season will ever air

ABC executive Rob Mills, who's in charge of reality TV programming, said Friday at a Deadline event that "it's a good question" whether Taylor Frankie Paul's unaired season of The Bachelorette will ever air.

Key Points

• The company wants to "make sure she's OK," Mills said.

• Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen, who have both accused each other of domestic violence, are fighting in court over their young son.

Taylor Frankie Paul's season ofThe Bachelorettewascanceled abruptlyin March, just three days before it was scheduled to premiere, after news broke that Paul was, at the time, involved in an alleged domestic violence incident with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen that Utah police were investigating.

"It's still day-to-day, so we'll see," Disney's reality TV chief Rob Mills said Friday atDeadline's Reality TV Summit.

Whether the footage will ever air, he noted, is "a good question." He added that, "On a personal level … we want to make sure she's OK."

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At the time of the announcement, an ABC spokesperson gave a statement toEntertainment Weekly: "In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season ofThe Bacheloretteat this time, and our focus is on supporting the family."

The video that was mentioned showed Paul kicking, punching, and hurling a chair in Mortensen's direction in the presence of her young daughter. The two have accused one another of violence in multiple incidents.

Paul's reality showThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which had featured both her and Mortensen,paused filming, and the parents of 2-year-old son Ever have been entangled in a legal battle.

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On Thursday, Paul and Mortensen both returned to court to come to an agreement on protective orders requested against one another and visitation rights for their child.

At the two-hour hearing, Commissioner Russell Minas recommended protective orders of at least three years for the former couple, because there's been "violence both ways." If either of them violate the orders, they could face criminal charges.

Minas further instructed the exes to work toward mediation.

"You guys have to figure out a lot here," he said. "You have to figure out how to function as co-parents."

He described their relationship as "very toxic."

They're scheduled to return to court June 1.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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How 'Superbad' Became the Funniest Movie Ever: Insights from Its Nostalgic Inspirations

"I am McLovin!" is perhaps the only family-friendly one-liner from an iconic 2007 comedy still celebrated today.

The R-ratedSuperbadwas released back in 2007 to both critical and commercial acclaim, ultimately making $170 million globally against a budget that was just $20 million max.

Added to all the fan and critics' appreciation, OnBuy Movies once compiled IMDb data to ultimately determine thatSuperbadis the "funniest film of all time,"according to Cinemablend.

This August will mark 19 years since the teen sex comedy hit theaters, and fans have certainly seen it play over and over again on TV in the years since — but hopefully on channels like HBO, where the constant F-bombs don't have to be edited out. And in this modern age, viewers can probably find the coming-of-age film on various streaming platforms for an equally expletive-laced experience.

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Millennials can probably recite entire scenes fromSuperbad— starringJonah Hill,Michael Cera,Emma Stone,Seth Rogen,Bill Haderand more — by heart, even to this day and even if they haven't seen the raunch-fest in years.

For anyone from the baby-boomer generation, meanwhile, seeingSuperbadmight have felt a bit nostalgic.

“We were setting out to make anotherDazed and Confused, orFast Times at Ridgemont High,” Hill, 42, oncetold theOrlando Sentinelat the time of the film's release. “Fast Timeswe looked up to as being particularly real.”

“AndAmerican Graffiti, with underage guys trying to buy liquor and all this other stuff happening in one night, that’s obviously another inspiration,” Cera, 37, also told the newspaper. "A whole generation was able to relate to what they saw in that as a true version of their experience at that age."

The film, directed byGreg Mottola, is also based on Rogen and co-writerEvan Goldberg's high school experiences and was reportedly a passion project for the duo.

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Howie Mandel Says His Daughter Wanted to Name Her Little Brother Michael Jackson When She Was 4 (Exclusive)

Howie Mandel revealed that his eldest daughter, Jackelyn Shultz, once wanted to name her baby brother Michael Jackson because she was such a fan of the pop star

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• Mandel also recalled once taking her to meet Jackson and that she was too starstruck to speak

• Now, as an adult, Jackelyn co-hosts the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast with her dad

Howie Mandelrevealed that his daughter once campaigned to name her baby brotherMichael Jacksondue to her love of the late pop icon.

The comedian, 70, recently caught up exclusively with PEOPLE at theMichaelpremiere in Hollywood, Calif. During the conversation, he shared thathis eldest daughter,Jackelyn Shultz, asked to name her then-unborn baby brother after the King of Pop when she was a kid.

“My daughter — who is now 41 — and I were obsessed with Michael Jackson,” he said. “When she was 4 years old, [she] wanted my son, [Alex Mandel], who's 36 — when my wife was pregnant with him — she wanted us to name our son Michael Jackson.”

TheAmerica's Got Talenthost went on to say that he once brought Shultz to meet the late pop star,who died in 2009at the age of 50. However, she was too starstruck to speak.

“We took her to meet him one day and she just couldn't talk, and she was terrified. And he was so sweet and wonderful with her,” Howie recalled.

“So it was an epic time where I wanted her to know that that's Michael Jackson and not her brother,” he added jokingly.

Howie and Shultz's father-daughter connection has extended into adulthood as the pair co-host theHowie Mandel Does Stuffpodcast, which they started during the pandemic.

In 2021,Howie told PEOPLEthat the project started as an endeavor to connect with one another.

"It came out of a necessity of trying to connect with my child. We spend hours a day trying to make each other laugh,” he said at the time.

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Howie and Shultz have also been open about how their relationship wasn't always easy — especially due to the fact that they both have OCD.

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"There were a lot of control issues about me being safe, like, where was I, what did I get into, what did I touch?” Shultz said during the same 2021 interview with PEOPLE.

“He was strict. And there was a lot of hovering. We had trouble getting along in those times,” she admitted.

However, Shultz, who is also a television personality, said that it was extremely helpful having a parent who had her same condition.

"My dad is very open aboutgoing to therapyand erasing the stigma. Whenever I was upset or sad or having a bad day, I knew I could reach out,” she recalled.

Shultz went on to say that their relationship "couldn't be closer” now.

In addition to his two eldest children, Howie is also dad to daughter Riley Ehrlich, all three of whom he shares with his wife,Terry Mandel.

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Eve Plumb Reveals Her Surprising Real-Life Connection to The Monkees' Davy Jones That Predated His Appearance on “The Brady Bunch”

Marcia Brady takes her crush on Davy Jones to the next level when she tries to get him to perform at her junior prom in a 1971 episode of The Brady Bunch

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• During a recent podcast appearance, Eve Plumb revealed that her family was the one with ties to the Monkees frontman in real life

• Plumb jokes about thinking she'd marry the English singer

A major Marcia Brady storyline onThe Brady Bunchwas plucked out ofEve Plumb's own life.

The actress, 67, best known for her time as Jan Brady on the iconic family sitcom, appeared on thePop Culture Preservation Societypodcast, where she discussed her favorite episodes of the show with hosts Carolyn Cochrane, Kristin Nilsen and Michelle Newman.

During the April 19 appearance, Plumb shared that she loved shooting episodes that took the fictional family on location.

"I always like the ones where we traveled," Plumb shared. "The Hawaii episodes, getting to go places, getting to go to the Grand Canyon, was great. Because for me, it’s not necessarily the episode that I watch, it was the episode that I filmed. So for me, the Grand Canyon was fun. For me, Hawaii was fun."

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When the Davy Jones episode came up as a group favorite, Plumb revealed, "In real life, my father had signed the Monkees to RCA [Records] in his job."

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The episode, 1971's "Getting Davy Jones," sees Marcia with her sights set on gettingthe Monkeesfrontman to perform at her school's junior prom. In reality, however, it's Plumb who had the special connection to the English musician.

"I would go and listen to the Monkees record and Davy Jones used to say, 'Well, I'm going to marry you when you grow up,'" Plumb recalls. "So he's saying that to a 10-, 12-year-old kid, which now we just don't do. It's just too creepy now, but it was really fine then."

Asked if she thought she really had a chance of marrying Jones, she laughed, "You know, it sort of seemed like a possibility. Why not?"

That wasn't the only notable musical act Plumb's dad, music producer Neely Plumb, had signed.

"Hesigned Jefferson Airplanetoo," she shared, adding, "He was a very hip dad, on top of all the other great things about him."

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Anonymous Donor Gives $3 Million to Sustain Arkansas Public Television — but It Comes with a Catch

Arkansas PBS rebranded as Arkansas TV after losing $2.5 million in federal funding

NEED TO KNOW

• Viewers and donors pushed back against the changes, resulting in a vote to delay the split

• An anonymous $3 million pledge requires matching donations to help restore funding and maintain PBS content in Arkansas

An anonymous donor pledged $3 million to keep public television alive in Arkansas, but it comes with a catch.

Following the shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting earlier this year, the state of Arkansas was the first in the country to vote to split up the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Former state legislator Carlton Wing became the executive director at Arkansas PBS in September 2025, noting that the loss of roughly $2.5 million in federal support made them adjust plans.

He rebranded it to Arkansas TV, leaving PBS behind.

“It's been a tough mission here of late,” Wing said, according to ABC affiliateKATV. “The federal funding cuts changed the entire landscape of public television.”

However, the viewers and donors didn't go quietly. They wanted PBS' programs instead of more locally focused entertainment.

“I love Craig O'Neal, but he is not Ken Burns. I don't think trading Craig O'Neal forKen Burnsis what we need to do. 49 other states figured it out, we've got money in the state, and I think we need to do the same thing," supporter Lisa Handley said. O'Neal is the host of an Arkansas TV show, per the outlet.

The Arkansas Television Commission ultimately voted 4-1 on March 12 to delay the split for 180 days, providing more time to secure funding.

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Arkansas TV Foundation CEO Marge Betley stated that they lost 3,738 donors over the past few months, according to theArkansas Advocate.

“We had a lot of donors walk away because what they were hoping to pay for with their donations was PBS,” Senator Clarke Tucker said. “What this does is it creates an incentive and a mechanism for those donors to come back to the table.”

The anonymous donor's pledge stated that others should also contribute to save PBS.

On Wednesday, April 22, Senate Bill 77 was advanced by lawmakers. The bill allows up to $550,000 in private donations to be matched by Arkansas' public television network.

“There was a bad audit that some legislators had concerns about. I think those financial issues have been worked out," Tucker said, per KATV.

The $3 million donation would arrive in $1 million increments for three years.

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Senator Jonathan Dismang said, “It just ensures that there's buy-in from the public and that we're able to make sure we have the funding needed.”

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