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David Del Rio's made a career in the limelight ... but recent attention is turning intensely negative.

The actor has been accused of some serious misconduct, resulting in his firing from a high-profile network TV show.

We're going to take a look into the actor's background and see what led up to his sudden firing.

David was born and raised in Miami, and he later moved to New York City to attend the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, from where he graduated in 2009.

The actor began his career taking small roles in both film and television projects, and he rose to prominence for his work in shows like "The Troop" and "Maggie."

David's star began to shine brighter in 2024, when he was cast in one of the main roles in the hit CBS legal drama series "Matlock," alongside performers like Kathy Bates and Jason Ritter.

His acting wasn't limited to filmed work -- he was a member of the cast of "In The Heights," which ran on Broadway for several months in 2010.

David's been married to his wife Katherine -- who first noticed him when she saw him on Broadway back in 2010 -- since 2018.

The pair reportedly met at the stage door following one of his performances, and they eventually reconnected at a party in Los Angeles, according to Us Weekly.

Katherine gave birth to their eldest daughter Liliam in 2023.

The actor and his spouse -- who also works as an actress and chef -- welcomed a second daughter named Coco two years later.;

David found himself in hot water in October 2025, when it was reported he'd been escorted off the Paramount lot after being accused of sexually assaulting his "Matlock" costar Leah Lewis.

The actor's character on the show, Billy Martinez, was subsequently written off of the show.

Lewis spoke out after her former costar's firing was reported, writing she'd be "moving forward in love and strength" on Instagram.

Maria Corina Machado has worked her way through Venezuela's political landscape ...  and her efforts are being recognized by the international community in a big way -- because she's just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

We're taking a look at what she's done to reach this point ... and check out how one particular international politician is not thrilled about her receiving the distinction.

Machado, 58, is from Venezuela ... her father was an industrialist in the country, according to The Wall Street Journal. Machado studied engineering during her university days, and she eventually earned a master's degree in finance.

Her philanthropic activities kicked off in 1992, when she founded Fundación Atenea, which provides aid to street children in Caracas.

Machado entered politics 10 years later when she founded Sumate, a vote-monitoring organization, and she subsequently left Atenea in order to focus on her political ambitions, according to The Independent.

Machado was elected to Venezuela's National Assembly in 2010, reportedly pulling in a record number of supporters.

She cofounded a liberal-leaning political party, Vente Venezuela, in 2012, and she helped set up the Soy Venezuela alliance, which brings together right and left-wing politicians to work on shared issues.

Machado achieved notoriety as a vocal opponent of Venezuela's longtime president Nicolas Maduro, and she ended up expelled from the country's National Assembly in 2014.

Machado announced her candidacy for president in Venezuela's 2024 presidential election, but she was ultimately banned from holding public office. Maduro reportedly won the election with 51% of the vote -- although inconsistencies in the polls were widely publicized -- and Machado went into hiding after the election, according to NPR.

After months underground, Machado made her first public appearance at an opposition protest in Caracas in January 2025, according to The Independent. Her political group, Comando Con Venezuela, said she'd been "violently intercepted" as she was leaving the rally, after which she was detained.

Machado's team later claimed she'd been forced to record several videos during her detainment, which was reportedly denounced by various governments.

Venezuelan government officials alleged she'd faked the arrest and detainment to drum up support for the opposition.

Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10, 2025, "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy," according to the Nobel Prize Foundation website.

A video showing the moment she was notified she'd won the prize was released on Friday, and she said she didn't deserve the distinction before expressing the prize was "the achievement of a whole society."

The NFL never seems to go through a shortage of fresh talent ... and it looks like the New York Giants found a keeper with rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.

And get this ... even though the athlete just started his NFL career earlier this year, he's already been bumped up to the position of starting quarterback!

We're going to take a look at how the football player went from dominating the field in high school and college to playing against some of the heaviest hitters in the game.

Jaxson's football career started gaining attention during his days at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, where he also played baseball.

His skills on the field earned him the title of 2020 MaxPreps National High School Football Player of the Year, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

And Jaxson got the title for good reason -- because the Corner Canyon Chargers went undefeated during their 2020 season.

The accolades kept coming, too, as the athlete was named the 2020-21 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year.

Jaxson naturally earned plenty of attention from colleges, and he received offers from several schools, including Arizona State University and UCLA, according to 247 Sports.

He committed to the University of Southern California in 2020, and he spent the 2021 season with the Trojans, who finished the year with a 4-8 record.

Jaxson ended up entering the transfer portal in 2022, and he transferred to Ole Miss the same year.

The athlete spent the rest of his college career with the Rebels, and he helped lead the team to victory at the Peach Bowl in 2023.

Jaxson's career in the NFL kicked off in 2025. He was a first-round pick by the New York Giants.

He received a serious boost of responsibility early into the season, as he was named as the Giants' starting quarterback after Russell Wilson was benched by the team in the season's fourth week.

It looks like Melania Trump's trying to cool things down between Russia and Ukraine ... because she apparently helped eight children reunite with their families.

The First Lady said she wrote a letter about establishing peace between the warring countries and had  President Donald Trump hand-deliver the letter to Vladimir Putin when they met in Alaska in August, reports the Associated Press.

Melania claimed the Russian president responded to her letter in writing, and they began communicating about the well-being of children displaced during the country's ongoing war with Ukraine.

Ukrainian children have been taken by Russian forces, who've attempted to raise the children as Russians. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has raised the alarm multiple times.

Three of the kids were taken from their families and brought to Russia during the fighting. The other five were reportedly separated across borders.

Melania also said plans to get more kids back with their families were currently underway.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology won't be getting extra cash from President Donald Trump anytime soon ... because its president just turned down the Trump administration's education agenda.

MIT President Sally Kornbluth sent a letter to the Department of Education on Friday to let them know the school was okay without preferential consideration for federal funds, as they'd have to agree to several terms set down by 47's administration, according to NBC News.

The institution would have had to agree to various conditions, like freezing tuition rates for American students for the next five years and skipping out on prospective students who held "hostility" toward the United States.

Kornbluth argued MIT had already caught up with most of the standards set out by the Trump administration -- and added the school is a big proponent of freedom of expression.

She noted the institution believes funding for scientific activities "should be based on scientific merit alone."

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia.

James has been charged with two felony counts -- bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, according to CNN.

The allegations against James began circulating in April, when Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte referred her to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for prosecution.

Bondi later appointed a "special attorney" to investigate the allegations against James.

James led a successful civil fraud case against President Donald Trump before he started his second presidential term.

The case against James stalled in September when federal prosecutors concluded they didn't have enough evidence to land a conviction if they went to trial, reports NBC News.

Trump subsequently appointed Lindsey Halligan, who joined his legal team in 2022, to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, even though her background is primarily in insurance law.

President Donald Trump's been big on promoting his own view of American history -- just ask the folks over at the Smithsonian.

47 signed a proclamation Thursday to honor historic Italian explorer Christopher Columbus -- Monday, October 13, 2025, will be Columbus Day.

Trump, reacting positively to the applause following the signing of the proclamation, quipped, "We're back, Italians."

FYI ... Columbus Day's been a federal holiday for several decades, and it's been especially celebrated in the Italian-American community.

But, the holiday and Columbus himself came under closer scrutiny in recent years, given Columbus documented misconduct of indigenous people, and several states and cities have celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day either alongside or in place of Columbus Day.

Tim Westwood is well-known throughout the United Kingdom for his pioneering focus on hip-hop ... and for some pretty distressing allegations.

The British DJ's been hit with several criminal charges of sexual misconduct, which range over a period of several decades.

We're going to examine the professional background of the radio figure and see how his career came to a halt.

YouTube star Markiplier just hit a new milestone, but it's got nothing to do with his online activity -- he got married!

The YouTuber -- whose real name is Mark Fischbach -- shared a post on his Instagram account Tuesday to let his fans know he'd tied the knot with his longtime partner, Amy Nelson.

Oh, and get this ... he was able to keep the September 20 wedding under wraps for several weeks!

Markiplier also wrote a short message about his new life as a married man and said he wanted to try for a world record for length of a relationship.

He and his wife have now been together since 2015, when they met in the most romantic way -- through Tinder, obviously!

Markiplier actually admitted their first date didn't go well during an episode of the "Press ESC" podcast, and he stated he eventually reconnected with Amy by chance, after which they became inseparable.

Country music star Alan Jackson's looking to end his touring career with a bang -- in the form of a star-studded concert.

The performer's planning on putting on a show titled "Last Call: One More for the Road - The Finale" at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on June 27, 2026 ... after which he'll leave touring behind, reports People.

Oh, and he won't be alone at the show, either, because it's gonna be a who's-who of the country music scene -- do names like Keith Urban or Carrie Underwood ring any bells?

Jackson's retiring in order to focus on his health and his battle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which he was diagnosed with back in 2011.

The condition's defined as a set of inherited conditions that cause nerve damage affecting mobility, mostly in the arms and legs, according to the Mayo Clinic. Although the disease is incurable, it usually doesn't affect muscles involved with vital functions.

The show's going to be for a good cause, too, because a dollar from each ticket sold will be donated to the CMT Research Foundation.

Robert Roberson just scored a major victory -- because his planned execution was just blocked by the highest criminal court in Texas.

Roberson was facing execution on October 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2002 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, according to NBC News.

The case became notable because Nikki's death was partially attributed to "Shaken Baby Syndrome." Prosecutors believed Roberson had violently shaken his child to the point of causing severe injuries prior to her death.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted an emergency motion for a stay of execution on Thursday. Roberson's original sentence was challenged under the state's 2013 "junk science" law, "which provides for a second look when the science driving a conviction has since been debunked," according to The Texas Tribune.

His legal team had filed several appeals on his behalf, arguing the medical and scientific methods used to convict him in the past have been mostly discredited. Experts have determined the toddler died of natural and accidental causes, according to the Tribune.

Roberson would have been the first man to be executed in Texas for a case involving Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Roberson was supposed to be executed last year ... his execution was stopped just hours before it was set to take place.

The detective who arrested Roberson in 2002 has since claimed he believes Roberson is innocent, and has said he was unaware of Nikki's underlying health issues ... which apparently contributed to her death.

Derrick Groves has had a troubled past, which has included a double-murder conviction, hard time, and an escape from jail.

The inmate was charged with serious crimes years ago -- and he's finally been taken back into custody after spending several months on the lam.

We're going to take a look into his background and see what led up to his eventual capture.

Groves got in trouble with the law back in 2014, when he was charged with attempted second-degree murder in Louisiana. He wound up beating the case, according to CNN.

Groves was later convicted in 2019 for killing two people with an AK-47-style assault rifle at a Mardi Gras Day party a year earlier. That case was later retried on a procedural technicality ... Groves was then found guilty again, on two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted second-degree murder, in 2024. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Before the 2024 verdict was delivered, Groves was charged with battery of a correctional facility employee in April that year, and he eventually pleaded guilty to the charge.

Groves broke out of the Orleans Justice Center alongside nine other men in the early hours of May 16, according to NBC News.

Groves and the other escapees are accused of removing a toilet from a wall and crawling through a hole, scaling a fence and running across an interstate highway.

Various messages -- including taunts reading "To easy LOL" and "We Innocent" -- were written next to the escape hole.

Most of the escapees were apprehended within the month ... another was arrested in June. Several people have been accused of aiding the inmates' breakout.

Groves was eventually caught at a residence in Atlanta, Georgia, in October 2025. The capture was coordinated by several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to ABC News.

Several tips were sent to Crimestoppers, and the Atlanta Police Department sent out a SWAT team to apprehend him.

Gas canisters were reportedly deployed, and Groves entered a crawl space in the house, where he was found by authorities.

The Palisades Fire devastated a huge swath of Los Angeles when it broke out in January 2025, and its effects are still being felt in the region.

Authorities announced the arrest of a suspect named Jonathan Rinderknecht on Wednesday, accused of starting the deadly inferno.

We're going to take a look into the background of the accused individual and see what's been alleged about his actions before the fire started -- and after it took place.

A 19-year-old man in Staten Island, New York was hospitalized after he allegedly decapitated his mother's boyfriend, which kept him out of court.

Damien Hurstel is accused of bludgeoning to death his mother's boyfriend, then severing the dead man's head at home on Monday, according to the New York Post.

Sources alleged Hurstel was planning to get rid of the body by cutting it up and pounding it out with a hammer before liquefying the remains in a blender, starting with his brain, the Post reports. The victim's head was found in a bathtub with a spoon sticking out of an eye socket.

Hurstel's 16-year-old sister reportedly came home to the grisly scene, and called the siblings' mother ... the woman apparently had an emotional reaction to the discovery in the street in front of her family's home, according to The Independent.

Hurstel since been hit with several charges, including second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He reportedly has a history with mental health issues, including schizophrenia.

Hurstel was heading to court on Tuesday when he reportedly suffered a seizure, and the appearance was delayed until Wednesday, when he appeared in front of a judge by video ... he was placed on suicide watch.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges many have viewed as an act of retribution by President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday.

The government figure was charged with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, according to The New York Times.

Comey entered his plea at a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday. The judge who's overseeing the case has set a trial date for January 5, 2026.

The former FBI Director wasn't taken into custody after he entered his plea, and there won't be any conditions for his release. His lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, stated he'll be filing a motion to dismiss the case prior to its scheduled start date.

Comey was indicted in September, and the charges both stem from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020. He's been accused of lying about leaking confidential information to the media.

The prosecution will be led by Lindsey Halligan, who was selected by Trump to replace the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia ... who had resigned in protest over being pressured to prosecute Comey.

Halligan's background is mostly in insurance law ... she joined Trump's personal legal team in 2022 after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Halligan later started working in the White House as an aide in January 2025.

The Comey trial is estimated to take two to three days to complete. Fitzgerald said he's confident the case will be dismissed on motions he plans to file regarding vindictive prosecution, and Halligan's appointment, which he sees as wrongful.

There are plenty of ways to gain popularity on the internet these days ... and Fandy's tried more than a few of them out!

The internet personality's gained a solid following for her gaming and personal content -- which got seriously personal in October 2025.

We're going to take a look into the background of the streamer and see how one very special stream brought her thousands of viewers over a period of several hours.