MonstersStar Cooper Koch Says He Hugged Menendez Brothers During Prison Visit

Cooper Koch; Lyle and Erik Menendez.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty; AP Photo/Nick Ut Roy Rochlin/Getty; AP Photo/Nick Ut Cooper Koch, the actor who played Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy’sMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,said the Menendez brothers are “upstanding individuals” after he visited them in prison. Koch andKim Kardashianvisited Lyle and Erik Menendez at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 21, according toVariety. Koch said when he met Erik, the two men “just looked at each other, and immediately embraced.

MoonlightDirector Compares Angelina Jolie'sMariaPerformance to Denzel Washington as Malcolm X: 'So Striking'

Angelina Jolie in Maria and Denzel Washington in Malcolm X.Photo:Pablo Larraín/Netflix, Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Pablo Larraín/Netflix, Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Oscar winnerBarry Jenkinsis praisingAngelina Jolie’s performance inMaria. During an Oct. 26 AFI Festival conversation with Jolie, 49,Moonlightdirector Jenkins, 44, compared her work as 20th century opera singerMaria CallastoDenzel Washington’s performance asMalcolm Xin Spike Lee’s 1992 film, andJesse Eisenberg’s acclaimed portrayal ofMark Zuckerbergin 2010’sThe Social Network. Angelina Jolie in Maria.Pablo Larrain/Netflix

More Than 100 Dead After Hurricane Helene Ravages the South and 600 Remain Missing in 1 N.C. County: Officials

The death toll from the storm that made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday, Sept. 26, reached at least 107 as of Monday, Sept. 30, according to theAssociated Press. However, some news outlets are reporting more deaths have been confirmed.CNNreported a death toll of 115, whileCBS News’ tally sits at 116. “This storm literally spared no one,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a press briefing Monday, where he announced 25 storm-related deaths in the state.

More than 180 People on Royal Caribbean Cruise Fell Ill After Salmonella Outbreak

Royal Caribbean ‘Radiance of the Seas’ cruise ship.Photo:Sergi Reboredo/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Sergi Reboredo/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Passengers and crew aboard Royal Caribbean’sRadiance of the Seasship were sickened with gastrointestinal illness after a salmonella outbreak. The CDC shared on its website that Royal Caribbean International and the crew had reported taking measures such as notifying those on board of the outbreak, encouraging good hygiene, and increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures.

More Than 200 Birds and Other Animals Found in N.Y. Home of Veterinarian: 'Literally Unsafe'

Over 200 birds and other animals were found in the home of a 75-year-old veterinarian in New York. TheNassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalsexecuted a search warrant at Linda Pesek’s Long Island home on Thursday, Oct. 3, after a veterinarian technician reported to officials seeing the animals living in deplorable conditions, reportsWNBC,News 12 Long Island, andNew York Daily News. The Nassau County SPCA “holds special authority as NYS peace officers to enforce NYS Agriculture & Markets Law and all other state and local humane laws,” per itswebsite.