(NEW YORK) — With the holidays around the corner, are you looking for ways to take control of your budget?
According to a viral hashtag with more than 376 million views on TikTok, you can accomplish both and all you need is some old-fashioned cash and a set of envelopes.
TikTokers swear by the concept of cash stuffing. It’s a technology-free way to budget and plan out your finances that’s similar to the “developing” method.
How to cash stuff
You can start by dividing up your set of envelopes into categories and labeling them. For example, holiday shopping, bills, utilities, etc.
From there, you then divide up your hard-earned cash into the respective category or envelope it will be allotted to.
“I swiped my card way too much,” TikTok cash stuffer Stephanie Garcia told GMA.
Since she began stuffing, Garcia said she managed to keep her debt low and also saved over $10,000 for the future.
(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — Two people are dead after a shooting incident that took place at two locations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, police said.
“Right now, all we know is that we have two people who are shot and the investigation is ongoing,” Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy told reporters.
The shooting took place at two scenes, Murphy said, including a local post office, which was being searched.
“Right now the situation is contained,” Murphy said. “There’s no further threat to the public.”
ABC News’ Keith Harden contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Two men who were exonerated in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X will receive a $36 million settlement after lawsuits were filed on their behalf against both the city and the state of New York last year.
New York City agreed to pay $26 million in settling a lawsuit filed on behalf of Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam, Islam was exonerated posthumously in the killing. Meanwhile, the state of New York also agreed to pay an additional $10 million.
A New York City Law Department spokesman told ABC News on Sunday evening that the settlement “brings some measure of justice to individuals who spent decades in prison and bore the stigma of being falsely accused of murdering an iconic figure.”
“Based on our review, this office stands by the opinion of former Manhattan District Attorney Vance who stated, based on his investigation, that ‘there is one ultimate conclusion: Mr. Aziz and Mr. Islam were wrongfully convicted of this crime,'” he added.
David Shanies, the attorney who represents Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, confirmed on Sunday evening the terms of the settlement to ABC News.
The settlement comes after Aziz and the estate of Islam sued New York City on July 14, seeking $40 million for malicious prosecution, denial of due process rights and government misconduct. Aziz and the estate of Khalil Islam also filed two multimillion-dollar civil lawsuits in December 2021 aimed at New York state government.
Then-Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance moved to vacate the convictions of Muhammad Aziz, 84, and co-defendant Khalil Islam in November 2021, citing “newly discovered evidence and the failure to disclose exculpatory evidence.”
“Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for decades – 42 years between them – as the result of outrageous government misconduct and violations of their constitutional rights,” Shanies said in July. “Justice delayed for far too long is justice denied. Mr. Aziz just turned 84 and Mr. Islam tragically died before seeing his name cleared.”
“These men and their families should not be delayed compensation for the gross injustices they suffered,” he added.
Aziz, a U.S. Navy veteran and the father of six children, was 26 when he was arrested for the 1965 murder of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom. He spent 20 years in prison.
Aziz was released on parole in 1985. Two years later, Islam was released after serving 22 years. They each appealed their convictions and always maintained their innocence. Islam died in 2009 at the age of 74. His estate filed a related claim.
Aziz and Islam were members of the Nation of Islam and belonged to Malcolm X’s mosque #7 in Harlem.
Talmadge Hayer — the confessed assassin of Malcolm X who was caught at the scene — testified at trial that Aziz and Islam were not involved in the killing. In the late 1970s, Hayer signed an affidavit naming four other men who he said were involved in planning and carrying out the murder.
But the case was not reopened until interest in the case was renewed in 2020 following the release of “Who Killed Malcolm X?” – a Netflix documentary that follows the work of independent historian Abdur-Rahman Muhammad who spent decades investigating the killing.
“After I had watched the Netflix documentary. I thought there was enough to look at this,” Vance told ABC News’ “Soul of a Nation Presents: Xonerated – The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice,” which aired in February.
Vance apologized last year on behalf of the NYPD and the FBI for what he called “serious, unacceptable violations of the law and the public trust.”
In his first TV interview since his exoneration, Aziz opened up about the wrongful conviction and trauma of systemic racism to ABC News’ “Soul of a Nation.”
“If God is on your side. it doesn’t matter who’s against you. God’s on my side,” Aziz said in the interview that aired in February.
ABC News’ Melia Patria contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New Orleans 112, L.A. Clippers 91
Boston 112, Washington 94
Cleveland 121, New York 108
Detroit 128, Golden State 114
San Antonio 107, Minnesota 98
Dallas 114, Orlando 105
Phoenix 124, Houston 109
LA Lakers 121, Denver 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
New Jersey 7, Columbus 1
Minnesota 4, Chicago 3 (SO)
NY Rangers 3, Arizona 2
Vegas 2, Winnipeg 1 (OT)
Anaheim 4, Toronto 3 (OT)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Denver 21, Jacksonville 17
Atlanta 37, Carolina 34 (OT)
Dallas 49, Chicago 29
Miami 31, Detroit 27
Minnesota 34, Arizona 26
New England 22, NY Jets 17
New Orleans 24, Las Vegas 0
Philadelphia 35, Pittsburgh 13
Tennessee 17, Houston 10
San Francisco 31, L.A. Rams 14
Seattle 27, NY Giants 13
Washington 17, Indianapolis 16
Buffalo 27, Green Bay 17
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Los Angeles FC 3, Austin FC 0
Philadelphia 3, New York City FC 1
If you’ve been seeing babies left and right, you’re not imagining things: Nationwide there has been, if not a baby boom, at least a baby blip. Last year saw a modest rise in the number of U.S. births, according to NPR. It’s the first time the birth rate has increased since 2014.
In the music world, that translates to a whole lot of cute new country family members: Thomas Rhett, Mickey Guyton, Gabby Barrett and Chris Lane are just a few of the stars who welcomed babies in 2021.
And in 2022? Well, the rate of births doesn’t seem to be slowing down much. Most recently, Scotty McCreery and his wife, Gabi,brought home their first child, a boy named Avery, and they’ve since been sharing adorable pics.
Also on board the baby train is Luke Combs: He and his wife, Nicole, welcomed their bundle of joy, Tex, in June. Sam Hunt officially became a girl dad; Maddie & Tae’s Taylor Kerrbrought home a daughter; and Gabby and her husband, Cade Foehner, are counting down the days until they welcome their second child, a boy, after becoming parents to baby girl Baylah last January.
Lane is in the two under 2 club, too: After his first son, Dutton, was born last summer, he and wife Lauren welcomed baby brotherBaker earlier this month.
So, does that mean the birth rate will continue to rise in 2022? We’ll have to wait until next year for the additional data to come out, but in the meantime, country fans can enjoy all the cute country babies and sweet family pictures.
Let There Be Drums!, a new documentary starring various famous rock drummers, opened in theaters and was released digitally and on-demand on Friday.
The film was directed by Justin Kreutzmann, son founding Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, who’s featured in the movie and was one of its executive producers.
Justin tells ABC Audio that besides featuring various musicians sharing their stories about how they developed their passion for drumming, the doc examines the experiences of several children of well-known drummers, some of whom followed in their dad’s footsteps and others, like himself, who didn’t.
Justin says the idea to feature stories about drummers’ families came together while he was interviewing late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins for the film.
“[Taylor] said, ‘I don’t know if this is for this documentary, but, like, how stable was your home life growing up?'” Justin notes. “And we started a dialogue, and everybody did that with me.”
Besides such famous musicians as Justin’s father, Ringo Starr, Hawkins, The Police‘s Stewart Copeland, The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart and Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, the movie features John Bonham‘s son Jason, Keith Moon‘s daughter Mandy, Ginger Baker‘s son Kofi and Phil Collins‘ son Nic.
In talking to the various drummers’ children, Justin notes, “I was really interested in people’s … home life and growing up on the road or not growing up on the road or what happens when you have issues maybe from childhood because you feel like your dad’s fan base gets more of his time than you do.”
Justin adds that he hopes that the documentary “works on both levels,” for music fans interested in famous drummers’ stories and for people who will appreciate the emotional family aspect.
Let There Be Drums! also will be released on DVD this Tuesday.
Rapper Jack Harlow pulled double duty as Saturday Night Live‘s host and musical guest, in an episode that also featured the return of Tom Hanks‘ perennial Halloween favorite, David S. Pumkins.
The sketch saw Harlow and SNL castmembers Ego Nwodim and Andrew Dismukes play riders on a scary amusement park attraction that featured classic horror film characters, including Mike Meyers, Annabelle, Pennywise, Freddie Kruger and, to the confusion of the riders, frequent appearances from Pumpkins and his dancing skeleton sidekicks, played by Mikey Day and former SNL star Bobby Moynahan.
Earlier, Harlow used his opening monologue to poke fun at himself, rattling off a number of comments he’d seen on social media, including, “A lot of people have been saying I’m the goat. They don’t mean greatest of all time, they mean that one from Narnia.”
“One guy” the “First Class the singer noted, said “I don’t know why y’all think Jack Harlow is so special. You can find somebody who looks like him at any local gas station.”
“I’ve heard them say, I look like if you tried to draw Justin Timberlake from memory,” he shared, adding, “I think my favorite one might be ‘Jack Harlow looks like the guy who rips the tickets in half at the movie theater.’”
He then attempted to dispel the “strange rumors” he’s five-foot-ten or he was “created by the CIA,” and warned kids dressing like him for Halloween to “cut it out because my culture is not a costume.”
Superstars from both the country and rock worlds showed up Sunday night at the Grand Ole Opry House to pay tribute to one of American music’s biggest icons, Loretta Lynn.
Thousands of fans lined up starting at 4 a.m., braving a rainy Nashville day for a lineup that didn’t disappoint. Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, and Hoda Kotb all shared their memories, during a 90-minute celebration of life hosted by Jenna Bush.
Wynonna Judd kicked off the musical tributes with an unforgettable version of “How Great Thou Art,” backed by members of the Gaither Vocal Band and her stepfather Larry Strickland. Keith Urban pulled up a voicemail from Loretta herself before doing a banjo-fueled take on “You’re Looking at Country.” Tanya Tucker transformed herself into a “Blue Kentucky Girl,” before Darius Rucker took the crowd to “Fist City.”
Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Kacey Musgraves, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Marty Stuart, and Sissy Spacek all offered recorded remembrances.
George Strait made a rare appearance to do Loretta’s first #1, “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’,” while Alan Jackson did the song he’d composed for his own mother’s funeral, the emotional “Where Her Heart Has Always Been.”Little Big Town covered Dolly’s Honky Tonk Angels contribution, “Let Her Fly,” from the album she and Loretta did with Tammy Wynette.
Loretta passed away October 4 at the age of 90 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The tribute’s set to re-air Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET and Sunday at 11 a.m. ET on CMT.
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An antisemitic message referencing the rapper formerly known as Kanye West appeared on an electronic video board at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, following Saturday’s college football rivalry game between the University of Florida and the University of Georgia, sparking outrage and condemnation from local officials.
The offensive message was scrolled across a video board on the exterior of the 68,000-seat stadium, also home to the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, officials confirmed after several people posted images of the message on social media.
The message on the TIAA Bank Field video board read, “Kanye was right about the Jews,” officials said. The message was an apparent reference to antisemitic posts the musician now known as Ye has made on social media and in interviews, leading to an onslaught of condemnation against him and causing multiple companies to cut ties with him, including sneaker giant Adidas and fashion powerhouse Balenciaga.
Similar messages appeared around Jacksonville over the weekend referencing West’s antisemitic comments, including banners displayed on an overpass and projected on a building in the city.
It was not immediately clear how and who was behind displaying the message on the stadium billboard. Neither the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department nor officials at TIAA Bank Field have commented on the incident.
Last week, demonstrators unfurled similar banners from a Los Angeles freeway overpass and appeared to display Nazi salutes.
The University of Georgia and the University of Florida released a joint statement on Sunday denouncing the commandeering of the Jacksonville stadium’s video board to spread hate.
“The University of Florida and the University of Georgia together denounce these and all acts of antisemitism and other forms of hatred and intolerance,” the schools wrote the statement. “We are proud to be home to strong and thriving Jewish communities at UGA and UF, and we stand together against hate.”
Jaguars owner Shad Khan also issued a statement Sunday, decrying the acts of hate, saying the messages marred the experience of those who attended the college football game, which Georgia won 42-20.
“I am really distressed on all this antisemitic rhetoric around Florida-Georgia. It’s hurtful,” Khan told Jacksonville station WJXT prior to the Jaguars-Denver Broncos game in London on Sunday. “I mean, it’s not the Jacksonville I know and love and all of us have to work together to absolutely put an end to it. So, let’s stop it.”
Jacksonville’s Mayor Lenny Curry also took to Twitter on Sunday, writing that his city is “made better” by diversity.
“Those who spread messages of hate, racism and antisemitism will not be able to change the heart of this city or her people,” Curry said. “I condemn these cowards and their cowardly messages.”
(MORBI, India) — Dozens of people have died after a cable bridge carrying hundreds of people collapsed into a river in India, according to officials.
At least 91 people were killed after the bridge collapsed Sunday evening over the Machchu River in the western Indian state of Gujarat, according to state officials.
Several people were injured and trapped underneath the bridge after the accident, leaving officials to fear that the death count could increase.
The collapse occurred in Morbi, about 125 miles from the state capital of west Ahmedabad. The bridge had just reopened after undergoing renovation four days ago and could not bear the weight of the people standing on it, local officials said.
It is unclear how many people were on the bridge when it collapsed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted Sunday that he is “deeply saddened by the tragedy at Morbi.”
Rescue operations are “in full swing,” and assistance is being provided to those affected, Modi wrote.
