Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post Published 5:06 am PDT, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Sitting around the kitchen table, Brandi Owens waited until her daughter and her two friends finished eating their pancakes before leaving them to take a quick nap. About 10 to 15 minutes after settling into bed with her fiance, Owens heard a loud pop. "I asked him, I said, 'What was that?' " she told The Washington Post. Seconds later, Owens's 12-year-old daughter, Timiyah Landers, came tearing down the hallway, engulfed in flames from her knees to her hair. She "looked like a fireball," Owens said. "She was yelling, 'Help me.' " Recommended Video: Now Playing: Brandi is trying to be strong, but can't bear seeing her daughter bandaged from head-to-toe and in intensive care with burns over 49 percent of her body. Media: Fox2Detroit Owens's fiance, Marquell Sholar, immediately sprang into action, trying to put out the flames while getting Timiyah into the bathroom and inside … [Read more...] about Internet ‘fire challenge’ leaves 12-year-old Detroit girl severely burned
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‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ Marketing Banks on Daredevil Action Scenes
For Mission: Impossible — Fallout, the sixth movie in a series that began 22 years ago, Paramount launched a marketing campaign that emphasizes the scale and scope of the stuntwork involved. This follows a pattern established by the fifth film, Rogue Nation ($682 million worldwide), and fourth film, Ghost Protocol ($694 million). Tracking has the movie opening this weekend stateside somewhere between $50 million to $57 million. Cruise returns in Fallout — which has a budget of roughly $250 million — for another outing as Ethan Hunt, an operative of the secret and highly-skilled Impossible Mission Force. After Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), the antagonist from Rogue Nation, escapes, Hunt’s loyalty is questioned by the CIA, who sends August Walker (Henry Cavill) after him. On the run, Hunt assembles a group of old friends in order to survive, prove his loyalty and prevent further disaster. The Posters We get a translucent Cruise on the first … [Read more...] about ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ Marketing Banks on Daredevil Action Scenes
Sea-Tac customs agents bust couple bringing dozens of banned ivory items from Philippines
By KOMO Staff, KOMO News Updated 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about Sea-Tac customs agents bust couple bringing dozens of banned ivory items from Philippines
William Zabka Talks Trying to Do the ‘Cobra Kai’ Dojo Right After Bullying ‘The Karate Kid’ [Interview]
Avengers: Infinity War was the culmination of 10 years of Marvel movies. That’s nothing. How about 34 years of The Karate Kid? The YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai premieres today and reunites Ralph Macchio and William Zabka as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Set 30 years after the All Valley Karate Tournament, in which amateur LaRusso won with a crane kick, Johnny’s not doing so well in this sequel series. He’s out of work, about to be evicted, and his car was totaled. When he defends a local kid from some bullies, he gets the idea to reopen the Cobra Kai dojo that taught him everything he knows about karate. But he wants do it right this time. Zabka spoke with /Film by phone before the premiere of Cobra Kai (available today). We discuss some mild spoilers about the first two episodes but there is still plenty left to see in the rest of the season. Did this revisiting The Karate Kid really begin for you with How I Met Your Mother? No, that was a great … [Read more...] about William Zabka Talks Trying to Do the ‘Cobra Kai’ Dojo Right After Bullying ‘The Karate Kid’ [Interview]