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Since he started performing comedy in 2007, at age 20, Jerrod Carmichael has surprised and delighted audiences by speaking candidly about his personal life. In his 2014 special “Love at the Store,” he acknowledges that he makes good money— not “murder” money, say, but enough that he can “slap a white woman” and still “be free by Friday.” In his 2022 Emmy award-winning special “Rothaniel,” he reveals his real name, talks about his father’s years of infidelity, and comes out of the closet. So what does a truth-telling comic of his caliber do next? The answer for Carmichael is to invite other people in his life — his friends, family, therapists, boyfriend, fans and various men he meets on Grindr — to take part in an even more nuanced and expansive kind of truth-telling, in his new eight-part HBO series “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show.” As Carmichael says many times in the show, recording helps him to be honest. “Cameras make me feel more comfortable. It seems permanent. And it feels really dumb to lie.” Carmichael is a model subject for documentation because he freely shares

Bargain shopping is about to get a lot more expensive. On Thursday, 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, which operates 371 stores across the country, announced it would be “winding down” its business, closing each and every one of its stores over the coming months. The company, which employs around 1,4000 people, cited financial challenges it says were brought forth by the pandemic, inflation and changing consumer shopping habits. The company said it will liquidate all of its merchandise and dispose of certain furnishings, fixtures and equipment at the stores.  “This was an extremely difficult decision and is not the outcome we expected or hoped to achieve,” said the company’s interim CEO Mike Simoncic. The announcement comes just weeks after news broke that another major retailer in the dollar (give or take) marketplace would be increasing its prices on many of its products. Here are some alternatives to 99 Cents Only stores In March, Dollar Tree, the second-largest retailer in the space behind only Dollar General, said it would be increasing the max prices on its items to as high as $7. “This year, across 3,000

Multiple firearms were found in a home in Riverside County after a 12-year-old middle school student allegedly threatened his classmates. Deputies responded to a reported threat at Jurupa Middle School at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. After responding to the alleged threats, an investigation at a home on the 5000 of Baldwin Avenue in Jurupa Valley turned up three assault rifles, a handgun and several hundred rounds of ammunition, authorities said. Deputies subsequently arrested the child on suspicion of criminal threats, as well as 42-year-old Rolando Sida Sr. on suspicion of possession of assault weapons, unsecured firearms accessible to minors and child endangerment. No additional details were immediately made available. If you have any information regarding this investigation, contact Deputy C. Johnson at the Jurupa Valley Station by calling 951–955–2600.

By Jason R. Rich April 5, 2024 / 5:09 PM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Samsung We’ve just taken a look at the latest line of Samsung Bespoke appliances, and they aren’t just cute to look at. Thanks to a lot of new AI-powered tech, these fridges, washers, gas ranges and robot vacuums are so smart it’s almost scary. We’re talking washers that analyze fabric types; a fridge that knows what’s inside of it — even a washer-dryer combo that does it all. All of these new appliances can be controlled remotely using a smartphone and are fully compatible with Samsung’s SmartThings. Even better, there’s a deal going on. Right now, when you preorder any of these new appliances from Samsung’s website, you’ll get up to $1,215 off each appliance, and will enjoy free installation and free haul away of your old appliance. And if you want to save even more, Samsung is offering several discounted appliance

By Lucia Suarez Sang Updated on: April 5, 2024 / 4:40 PM EDT / CBS News Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher are calling it quits. The actors announced in an Instagram story on Friday that they had filed for divorce last year after 13 years of marriage. “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage,” they said in statements shared on their Instagram accounts on April 5. Sacha Baron Cohen (L) and Isla Fisher attend a screening of the Oscars on Monday April 26, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Rick Rycroft / Getty Images Fisher, 48, and Cohen, 52, married on March 15, 2010 . They share three children. “We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change,” they added. “We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.” The pair first met in 2001 at a party in Sydney, Australia. They got engaged in 2004 and welcomed their first child

Bronny James has declared for the NBA draft while entering the transfer portal, giving him multiple options for the next step in his basketball career. He could go through the predraft process and return to college armed with an evaluation from NBA personnel folks. Or he could decide that after one season at USC, he’s ready to become a professional. The latter option, should you simply look at his stats — averages of 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game — might seem ridiculous. But one year after he was named a McDonald’s All-American, there still are plenty of Bronny James fans among scouts. Three NBA executives and scouts who specialize in college evaluations gave their thoughts, on James’ prospects as an NBA player. What they said could surprise you. The executives and scouts were granted anonymity because they are expected to keep their evaluations confidential and protect the interests of their teams. The elephant in the room Invariably when you talk to people about James, you start to have conversations about his father, LeBron, and what drafting the 19-year-old could do for

This story contains a description of an alleged sexual assault. Sean “Diddy” Combs has been named in another civil lawsuit, this time by a woman alleging that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted her aboard a superyacht the Bad Boy Entertainment co-founder charted in late 2022. But the Combs team dismissed it as “just another lewd and meritless claim” by her attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, that is “filled with the same kind of manufactured lies and irrelevant facts” that they’ve come to expect from the New York-based lawyer. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Grace O’Marcaigh added her name to the list of people accusing the embattled business mogul of alleged wrongdoing while he faces a federal probe into sex-trafficking allegations. O’Marcaigh, who worked as a steward on the Victorious ship, alleged that the 26-year-old rapper Christian Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her in late December 2022 aboard the boat charter, which Diddy “sold as a wholesome family excursion” that devolved into a “hedonistic environment.” O’Marcaigh, who was 25 around the time of the alleged incident, provided dinner and drink

It’s a shame upon shame that it took the deaths of six foreigners in Gaza, humanitarian workers for the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen, to finally, maybe, shake President Biden to reconsider his acquiescence — his complicity — in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apocalyptic war there. By the time the convoy from chef José Andrés’ organization was annihilated by an Israeli drone strike Monday — killing three Brits, a Pole, an Australian and a Canadian American, along with a Palestinian driver — nearly 33,000 Gazans were dead after six months of Israel’s pummeling, two-thirds of them women and children. More than a million more Gazans, half the strip’s population, have been displaced. Most of those refugees have targets on their backs, crowded as they are around Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, which Netanyahu says is next in his sights despite Biden’s talk of “red lines.” Opinion Columnist Jackie Calmes Jackie Calmes brings a critical eye to the national political scene. She has decades of experience covering the White House and Congress. There are two more casualties of Netanyahu’s war. The first is the global goodwill toward

Actor Joseph Gatt has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, including “Game of Thrones” and the live-action “Dumbo” movie from Disney. But in the early hours of April 6, 2022, police officers and detectives swarmed his home and arrested him. In the days after, his face was attached to a Los Angeles Police Department news release asking the public for help to find “any additional victims,” announcing that Gatt was arrested on suspicion of communicating with a minor in a sexually explicit manner. But over the course of the next year, the case against him fell apart. On Thursday, Gatt sued Los Angeles County, Dist. Atty. George Gascón, the city of Los Angeles and the investigators who built the faulty case against him. Prosecutors dropped all charges against the 52-year-old British actor in February. When his case was dismissed, Gatt took to Instagram to say that he and his team were ready to present “overwhelming evidence” in court showing that the accuser manufactured evidence, that the search of his home was “illegal,” and that the case was marred by prosecutorial misconduct. He wrote to

Ahead of the closure of all 371 99 Cents Only stores across California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada, many shoppers will be searching for other bargain stores to purchase their necessities. Luckily, the Golden State is home to multiple bargain stores that cater to low-income residents or those looking to save money on household items. Costco offering weight-loss subscriptions to members Here’s what consumers need to know. Family Dollar Known as “neighborhood discount stores,” Family Dollar offers various products, such as household, cleaning, food, hygiene and pet supplies items. Click here to find a location near you. Dollar Tree With over 8,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada, Dollar Tree is committed to giving customers the best items at low prices. Consumers can shop for kitchen, cleaning, grocery, storage items and more at Dollar Tree locations. Click here to find a location near you. Dollar Tree, Family Dollar to close 1,000 stores Last Chance Stores While the chain only has a few locations across Southern California, customers can get electronics, kitchen appliances, clothing and more at a heavily discounted price. Grocery Outlet Bargain Market The supermarket

A 12-year-old and a man in his 40s were arrested Thursday after the child allegedly threatened classmates at a Riverside County middle school and multiple guns were found in a search, according to authorities. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a reported threat at Jurupa Middle School at 3:20 p.m. Thursday. After responding to the threats, an investigation at a home on the 5000 of Baldwin Avenue in Jurupa Valley turned up three assault rifles, a handgun and several hundred rounds of ammunition, authorities said. Deputies subsequently arrested 42-year-old Rolando Sida Sr. on suspicion of possession of assault weapons, unsecured firearms accessible to minors and child endangerment. The child was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats. No additional details were immediately made available. If you have any information regarding this investigation, contact Deputy C. Johnson at the Jurupa Valley Station by calling 951–955–2600.

Biden vows to cover Baltimore bridge collapse recovery costs – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden visited the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site Friday, vowing to use federal funds to help recovery efforts. During the visit, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced the “Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Alliance” to begin rebuilding. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

By Megan Cerullo Edited By Anne Marie Lee Updated on: April 5, 2024 / 5:04 PM EDT / CBS News Tide Pod maker Procter and Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of laundry detergent because the exterior packaging could break, making it easier for people to accidentally ingest their contents — individual pods.  The recall covers 8.2 million packages of Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods and Ariel Pods, all types of liquid laundry detergent packet products, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall notice.  The detergent is packaged in individual flexible film bags that if improperly accessed, can pose a risk of injury, particularly to children, if the packs’ contents are ingested. Exposure to the pods’ contents can also cause skin or eye injuries.  The problematic outer bags, which are prone to ripping near their zipper tracks, were manufactured between September 2023 and February 2024 and include 17 different varieties, in different sizes.  Procter and Gamble is offering consumers full refunds on lot numbers listed on its website.  No injuries have been reported, although there have been four reports of children

By Kathryn Watson, Kathryn Krupnik April 5, 2024 / 3:58 PM EDT / CBS News TSA experiments with remote screening technology TSA experiments with new remote technology to speed up airport security screenings 02:20 Washington — Hundreds of passengers circumvented or tried to circumvent various aspects of airport security to access secure areas of U.S. airports within the last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration.  Since March 2023, there have been at least 300 instances of people trying to bypass parts of airport security, the agency said Friday. Only a small number actually made it onto a plane, although the TSA declined to disclose the exact number. The security lapse figures were first reported by The Washington Post.  Of those roughly 300 incidents, about 200 were people trying to enter the secure area of the airport at the point where passengers exit. Another 80 bypassed the TSA podium where agents check IDs, but were screened and got their luggage through security. Of those 80, 85% were stopped and arrested by law enforcement for trespassing, according to the TSA. A TSA spokesperson said most of the

The San Luis Obispo Police Department issued 13 citations for various violations committed by drivers and bicyclists during a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on Thursday, April 4. Drivers and bicyclists were cited for multiple violations between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., including a stop sign violation, cell phone violation, riding a bike on the wrong side of the roadway, and blocking an intersection. “Safety is a shared responsibility, with drivers/bicyclist holding the greatest responsibility to keep other road users safe,” said San Luis Obispo Police Department Sgt. Evan Stradley. “We hope this operation serves as a reminder to everyone to practice due care and to look out for one another.”