'Beyond the Gates' Star Shares Secrets From Hotel Showdown— And the Set Shenanigans That FollowedNew Foto - 'Beyond the Gates' Star Shares Secrets From Hotel Showdown— And the Set Shenanigans That Followed

'Beyond the Gates' Star Shares Secrets From Hotel Showdown— And the Set Shenanigans That Followedoriginally appeared onParade. Beyond the GatesstarColby Natasha Muhammadhas taken to social media to share some behind-the-scenes scoop from the filming of the latest aired episode of the popular CBS soap opera. On the show, Muhammad's character Kat broke into her biological half-sister Eva's hotel room, searching for evidence linking Eva to the car wreck that injured her mom's assistant, Laura. But just as Kat was searching for evidence, Eva unexpectedly returned to the hotel room with her boyfriend, Tomas. To avoid being caught Kat found herself hiding underneath the hotel room bed to avoid being caught while they moved around the room. Muhammad took to Instagram to share some behind the scenes moments on Instagram captioning the post, "Behind the scenes of today's episode! Days like this make my job interesting. 😂🤭 swipe to the end to see this fool cuttin up while I'm tryna be serious! 🙄😂😂😂" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Colby Muhammad (@colbynatasha) Fans went to the comments to share, "Aww Kat hearing Tomas is loyal to her. 🥰 Really he had no business going into Eva's hotel room and should have just said he doesn't feel that's appropriate. This episode was so good! I was like come on Kat, don't get caught! I'm so curious to see what happens next! It sucks that Eva had taken the helmet though because from what I understand she had nothing to do with Leslie hurting Laura. Just like Kat, she suspected her of the crime. So, I'm wondering how much trouble she's gonna be in now." Mohammed was asked, "Real talk: how long were you under that bed for? 😂" to which she responded, "Mmm, that is a good question. Probably on and off for about 45 min?" CBS officially describesBeyond the Gatesas a soap opera that is "set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States; a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those who live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those who have "made it" and those who haven't are all trying to navigate life … and some with more grace than others." Beyond The Gatesis developed and produced by CBS Studios and the NAACP in partnership with P&G Studios a division of Procter and Gamble. The series is the groundbreaking first hour-long black soap opera to premiere in daytime. The creation is the brainchild of award-winning showrunnerMichele Val Jean, in association with executive producerSheila Ducksworth, and is the first new soap opera to premiere since NBC debutedPassionsback in 1999. Beyond The Gatesairs weekdays at 2 p.m. EST on CBS and streamed daily on Paramount Plus. 'Beyond the Gates' Star Shares Secrets From Hotel Showdown— And the Set Shenanigans That Followedfirst appeared on Parade on Jun 8, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.

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'Beyond the Gates’ Star Shares Secrets From Hotel Showdown— And the Set Shenanigans That Followed

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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Double TimeNew Foto - Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Double Time

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solvetoday's puzzlebefore reading further!Double Time Constructor:Joe Rodini Editor:Jared Goudsmit ETON (65A: John Gurdon's alma mater) Sir John Gurdon is a developmental biologist. In 2012, he shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Shinya Yamanaka for their (separate) research on stem-cells. John Gurdon attended ETON College before heading to Christ Church, Oxford to obtain his graduate degrees. Here's a fascinating thing I learned about John Gurdon: When he was in high school, he ranked last in science in a class of 250 boys, and one of his schoolmasters told him he had no chance of becoming a scientist. Well, I'd say he proved that schoolmaster wrong. EVAN (8A: Actress ___ Rachel Wood) EVAN Rachel Wood's acting credits include the role of Delores Abernathy in the HBO TV seriesWestworld(2016-2022) and Madonna in the movieWeird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022). HERS (13A: Belonging to that woman) and OURS (2D: Belonging to us) Nice use of parallel structure in these two clues. EST (22A: Guinness World Records suffix) Since 1955, Guinness World Records has kept track of a number of records, such as: theLargEST human mattress dominoes(2,355), theHighEST annual earnings for a musician ever(Taylor Swift), and theGreatEST distance travelled with a pool cue balanced on the chin(10,826 ft 9 in). ASPCA (48A: Pet protection org.) The abbreviation of the word organization in the clue alerts solvers that the answer will be an abbreviation – in this case, ASPCA for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ASPCA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1866. Its mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States." My cat, Willow, says this is a worthy mission indeed. ASL (56A: Language in Deaf West Theatre shows) Productions at theDeaf West Theatrein Los Angeles, California feature deaf and hearing artists, and combine ASL and spoken English. The Deaf West Theatre was founded in 1991. Their performances are "inspired by deaf culture and the expressive power of sign language." In addition to their stage productions, they have collaborated with artists to produce music videos and performances such asKelly Clarkson's"I Dare You,"and Ingrid Michaelson's"Hell No!"(If you need a bit of joy in your day – and who doesn't? – I highly recommend checking out these videos.) NAOMI (63A: "Birdman" actress Watts)Birdmanis a 2014 movie about a former Hollywood actor (portrayed by Michael Keaton) who is best known for playing a superhero named Birdman. NAOMI Watts portrays Broadway newcomer Lesley. TYPO (67A: Mistake in this cclue) I will never get tired of TYPO clues; they make me smile every single time. CLERIC (4D: D&D class skilled in divine magic) In the fantasy role-playing gameDungeons & Dragons(D&D), when players create a character theychoose a classfor that character. Each class gives a character certain perks and abilities. Characters in the CLERIC class can channel divine magic. CHUM (5D: The ___ Bucket ("SpongeBob" restaurant)) On the animated TV seriesSpongeBob Square Pants, SpongeBob works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a fast food restaurant owned by Mr. Krabs. The CHUM Bucket is a rival restaurant, owned by a one-eyed crustacean named Plankton and his computer wife, Karen. LEGO SET (21D: The 2,022-brick Taj Mahal kit, for example) I like the inclusion of a specific example in this clue. According to the LEGO website, the2,022-brick Taj Mahal LEGO SETis a retired product (as is a previous5,923-brick Taj Mahal LEGO SET). Might I interest you instead in a4,090-brick River Steamboat LEGO SET(for a mere $329.99)? SEA (28D: Poseidon's domain) In Greek mythology, Poseidon is the god of the SEA, storms, earthquakes, and horses. In some tellings, Poseidon became the ruler of the SEA when the world was divided among the three sons of Cronus. Poseidon was given the SEA, Zeus was given the sky, and Hades was given the underworld. ARG (36D: Buenos Aires' country (Abbr.)) Buenos Aires is the capital and most-populous city of Argentina (ARG). It is located on the Río de la Plata, earning it the nickname "The Queen of El Plata." DOHA (37D: Capital of Qatar) DOHA is the capital of Qatar, and is home to over 80% of the country's population. ANI (39D: "32 Flavors" singer DiFranco)"32 Flavors"is a 1995 song by ANI DiFranco. The song's title is a play on Baskin-Robbins' "31 flavors" slogan. WYATT (44D: Labor leader Addie) Addie WYATT (1924-2012) was a civil rights activist as well as a leader in the United States Labor movement. She wasone of 12 womennamed asTimemagazine's Women of the Year in 1975, chosen for "speaking out effectively against sexual and racial discrimination in hiring, promotion and pay." AT LAST (46D: Etta James tune with the lyric "My lonely days are over / And life is like a song")"AT LAST"is the title track of Etta James's debut album, which was released in 1960. It became her signature song, and her version of it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. "AT LAST" was originally written for a 1941 musical,Sun Valley Serenade. YEOH (55D: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" star Michelle) Michelle YEOH plays the role of Evelyn Quan Wang in the 2022 movieEverything Everywhere All at Once. She also portrays several alternate universe versions of the character. Michele YEOH won a Best Actress Academy Award for this role. COOP (57D: Chicken's house) and AUTO (58D: Sedan or coupe) It's a small thing, but it was fun to fill in the answer "COOP" and then in the next clue see the word "coupe." A couple of other clues I especially enjoyed: PENS (6D: Pocket protectors may hold them) TSA (31D: Org. that deals with a lot of baggage) FREE LUNCH (16A: No-cost meal in an adage) CLOSING NIGHT (26A: Last chance to catch a musical) HIGH QUALITY (45A: Well-made) ABOUT FACE (61A: Complete reversal) DOUBLE TIME: Each word of the theme answers can be paired with the word TIME to create a new phrase: FREE TIME, LUNCH TIME, CLOSING TIME, NIGHTTIME, HIGH TIME, QUALITY TIME, ABOUT TIME, and FACE TIME. It's ABOUT TIME! The theme is ABOUT TIME, that is. It's always DOUBLE the fun when both parts of the theme answers are directly involved in the theme. Thank you, Joe, for this TIMEly puzzle. USA TODAY's Daily Crossword Puzzles Sudoku & Crossword Puzzle Answers This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Crossword Blog & Answers for June 8, 2025 by Sally Hoelscher

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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Double Time

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South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decadeNew Foto - South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two years after approving a tough-on-crime sentencing law, South Dakota is scrambling to deal with the price tag for that legislation: Housing thousands of additional inmates could require up to $2 billionto build new prisonsin the next decade. That's a lot of money for a state with one of the lowest populations in the U.S., but a consultant said it's needed to keep pace with an anticipated 34% surge of new inmates in the next decade as a result of South Dakota's tough criminal justice laws. And while officials are grumbling about the cost, they don't seem concerned with the laws that are driving the need even as national crime rates are dropping. "Crime has been falling everywhere in the country, with historic drops in crime in the last year or two," said Bob Libal, senior campaign strategist at the criminal justice nonprofit The Sentencing Project. "It's a particularly unusual time to be investing $2 billion in prisons." Some Democratic-led states have worked toclose prisonsand enact changes to lower inmate populations, but that's a tough sell in Republican-majority states such as South Dakota that believe in atough-on-crime approach, even if that leads to more inmates. The South Dakota State Penitentiary For now, state lawmakers have set aside a $600 million fund to replace the overcrowded 144-year-old South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, making it one of the most expensive taxpayer-funded projects in South Dakota history. But South Dakota will likely need more prisons. Phoenix-based Arrington Watkins Architects, which the state hired as a consultant, has said South Dakota will need 3,300 additional beds in coming years, bringing the cost to $2 billion. Driving up costs is the need for facilities with different security levels to accommodate the inmate population. Concerns about South Dakota's prisons first arose four years ago, when the state was flush with COVID-19 relief funds. Lawmakers wanted to replace the penitentiary, but they couldn't agree on where to put the prison and how big it should be. A task force of state lawmakers assembled by Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden is expected to decide that in a plan for prison facilities this July. Many lawmakers have questioned the proposed cost, but few have called for criminal justice changes that would make such a large prison unnecessary. "One thing I'm trying to do as the chairman of this task force is keep us very focused on our mission," said Lieutenant Gov. Tony Venhuizen. "There are people who want to talk about policies in the prisons or the administration or the criminal justice system more broadly, and that would be a much larger project than the fairly narrow scope that we have." South Dakota's laws mean more people are in prison South Dakota's incarceration rate of 370 per 100,000 people is an outlier in the Upper Midwest. Neighbors Minnesota and North Dakota have rates of under 250 per 100,000 people, according to the Sentencing Project, a criminal justice advocacy nonprofit. Nearly half of South Dakota's projected inmate population growth can be attributed to a law approved in 2023 that requires some violent offenders to serve the full-length of their sentences before parole, according to a report by Arrington Watkins. When South Dakota inmates are paroled, about 40% are ordered to return to prison, the majority of those due to technical violations such as failing a drug test or missing a meeting with a parole officer. Those returning inmates made up nearly half of prison admissions in 2024. Sioux Falls criminal justice attorney Ryan Kolbeck blamed the high number of parolees returning in part on the lack of services in prison for people with drug addictions. "People are being sent to the penitentiary but there's no programs there for them. There's no way it's going to help them become better people," he said. "Essentially we're going to put them out there and house them for a little bit, leave them on parole and expect them to do well." South Dakota also has the second-greatest disparity of Native Americans in its prisons. While Native Americans make up one-tenth of South Dakota's population, they make up 35% of those in state prisons, according to Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit public policy group. Though legislators in the state capital, Pierre, have been talking about prison overcrowding for years, they're reluctant to dial back on tough-on-crime laws. For example, it took repeated efforts over six years before South Dakota reduced a controlled substance ingestion law to a misdemeanor from a felony for the first offense, aligning with all other states. "It was a huge, Herculean task to get ingestion to be a misdemeanor," Kolbeck said. Former penitentiary warden Darin Young said the state needs to upgrade its prisons, but he also thinks it should spend up to $300 million on addiction and mental illness treatment. "Until we fix the reasons why people come to prison and address that issue, the numbers are not going to stop," he said. Without policy changes, the new prisons are sure to fill up, criminal justice experts agreed. "We might be good for a few years, now that we've got more capacity, but in a couple years it'll be full again," Kolbeck said. "Under our policies, you're going to reach capacity again soon."

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South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

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What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protestsNew Foto - What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests

PresidentDonald Trumpsays he's deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles torespond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. It's not the first time Trump has activated the National Guard to quell protests. In 2020, he asked governors of several states to send troops to Washington, D.C. to respond to demonstrations that arose after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers. Many of the governors he asked agreed, sending troops to the federal district. The governors that refused the request were allowed to do so, keeping their troops on home soil. This time, however, Trump is acting in opposition to Newsom, who under normal circumstances would retain control and command of California's National Guard. While Trump said that federalizing the troops was necessary to "address the lawlessness" in California, the Democratic governor said the move was "purposely inflammatory and will only escalate tensions." Here are some things to know about when and how the president can deploy troops on U.S. soil. The laws are a bit vague Generally, federal military forces are not allowed to carry out civilian law enforcement duties against U.S. citizens except in times of emergency. An 18th-century wartime law called theInsurrection Actis the main legal mechanism that a president can use to activate the military or National Guard during times of rebellion or unrest. But Trump didn't invoke the Insurrection Act on Saturday. Instead, he relied on a similar federal law that allows the president tofederalize National Guardtroops under certain circumstances. The National Guard is a hybrid entity that serves both state and federal interests. Often it operates under state command and control, using state funding. Sometimes National Guard troops will be assigned by their state to serve federal missions, remaining under state command but using federal funding. Thelaw cited by Trump's proclamationplaces National Guard troops under federal command. The law says that can be done under three circumstances: When the U.S. is invaded or in danger of invasion; when there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the U.S. government, or when the President is unable to "execute the laws of the United States," with regular forces. But the law also says that orders for those purposes "shall be issued through the governors of the States." It's not immediately clear if the president can activate National Guard troops without the order of that state's governor. The role of the National Guard troops will be limited Notably, Trump's proclamation says the National Guard troops will play a supporting role by protecting ICE officers as they enforce the law, rather than having the troops perform law enforcement work. Steve Vladeck, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center who specializes in military justice and national security law, says that's because the National Guard troops can't legally engage in ordinary law enforcement activities unless Trump first invokes the Insurrection Act. Vladeck said the move raises the risk that the troops could end up using force while filling that "protection" role. The move could also be a precursor to other, more aggressive troop deployments down the road, he wrote onhis website. "There's nothing these troops will be allowed to do that, for example, the ICE officers against whom these protests have been directed could not do themselves," Vladeck wrote. Troops have been mobilized before The Insurrection Act and related laws were used during the Civil Rights era to protect activists and students desegregating schools. President Dwight Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne to Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect Black students integrating Central High School after that state's governor activated the National Guard to keep the students out. George H.W. Bush used the Insurrection Act to respond to riots in Los Angeles in 1992 after the acquittal of white police officers who were videotaped beating Black motorist Rodney King. National Guard troops have been deployed for a variety of emergencies, including the COVID pandemic, hurricanes and other natural disasters. But generally, those deployments are carried out with the agreements of the governors of the responding states. Trump is willing to use the military on home soil In 2020, Trump asked governors of several states to deploy their National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to quell protests that arose after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers. Many of the governors agreed, sending troops to the federal district. At the time, Trump alsothreatened to invoke the Insurrection Actfor protests following Floyd's death in Minneapolis – an intervention rarely seen in modern American history. But then-Defense SecretaryMark Esper pushed back, saying the law should be invoked "only in the most urgent and dire of situations." Trump never did invoke the Insurrection Act during his first term. But while campaigning for his second term, he suggested that would change. Trump told an audience in Iowa in 2023 that he was prevented from using themilitary to suppress violencein cities and states during his first term, and said if the issue came up again in his next term, "I'm not waiting." Trump also promised to deploy the National Guard to help carry out hisimmigration enforcement goals, and his top adviser Stephen Miller explained how that would be carried out: Troops under sympathetic Republican governors would send troops to nearby states that refuse to participate, Miller said on "The Charlie Kirk Show," in 2023. After Trump announced he was federalizing the National Guard troops on Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said other measures could follow. Hegseth wrote on the social media platform X that active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton were on high alert and would also be mobilized "if violence continues."

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What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests

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With record crowd watching, Sky get blown out by Fever in first WNBA game at United CenterNew Foto - With record crowd watching, Sky get blown out by Fever in first WNBA game at United Center

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh recalled working the 2020 NBA All-Star game at the United Center when he was an assistant with the Toronto Raptors. He mentioned that his first experience at a WNBA All-Star game was also in Chicago — two years later at Wintrust Arena. "It's been cool moments," Marsh said. There was another big one on Saturday night. Though theSky got blown out by Indiana 79-52, it was the first WNBA game at the United Center. "It's an incredible moment for this league," said Marsh, inhis first season coaching the Sky. "It's an incredible moment for our team and our staff and our city, really. I think that's the cool part about it is we get to represent our city in this building on a historic night. It's not lost among us how important and significant it is — and for myself to be part of that and to represent the W in that capacity, to represent the Sky in that capacity, is something that I don't take for granted." A matchup that got moved from the smaller Wintrust Arena and was supposed to feature two of the league's brightest young stars in Chicago's Angel Reese and Indiana's Caitlin Clark didn't play out as envisioned. The Fever rolled over the Skyfor the second time this season. And they did it without the injured Clark. The 2024 Rookie of the Year missed her fourth straight game because of a quad issue and watched the primetime, nationally televised game from the sideline. That had to be a bummer for the fans who showed up wearing Clark jerseys. The enthusiastic crowd of 19,496 surpassed Chicago's previous high of 16,444 in 2016 at Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, though tickets weren't hard to find. They were listed on StubHub for as little as $9 a few hours before tipoff. By comparison, when Clark and Reese played their first game in Chicago last season, courtside seats at Wintrust Arena were going for $5,000 on Ticketmaster an hour before tipoff. That game drew the celebrities, with Chicago native Chance The Rapper, comedian Jason Sudeikis and New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson in the sellout crowd along with Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Cheryl Swoopes. Even so, this was a big night. And the significance of playing at the United Center wasn't lost on the players and coaches. The Sky and Fever will meet again at the home of the NBA's Bulls and NHL's Blackhawks on July 27. "We just continue to make milestones for women," Reese said. "Women belong here. I think this is gonna be the first of many. Obviously, we have two here this year. But we could continue to see this — and all our games at NBA arenas." Reese and Clark have helped carry the league to new heights in popularity after taking their rivalry from LSU and Iowa to the pros. They brought the style and swagger that captivated the nation when they were going at it in college and spurring debates about sport and society. But the night wasn't just about them. "It just shows how much women's basketball is growing, and it's amazing to see it," said Sky center Kamilla Cardoso, another young star. For Fever assistant Austin Kelly, who was filling in with coach Stephanie White missing the game for personal reasons, playing at the United Center brought back memories of watching the Bulls during the Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen dynasty. "I was born in '89," he said. "I played AAU basketball. We were on the road, me and my teammates were crammed into hotels — the Days Inn or whatever it was — watching them in June. A lot of memories of watching Jordan, watching the Bulls growing up. I think they were everyone's favorite team, especially youngsters like us growing up in the '90s." Marsh said Sky player-development coach Aaron Johnson, who's from Chicago, had this game circled on his proverbial calendar. "Since it got announced that we would be playing this game, it was something that he really got emotional about. Not to put him on Front Street, but this is a building that he grew up idolizing and sitting in the nosebleeds, and going from that to being able to step on the floor, those are the types of moments that you can't really put a price on," Marsh said. You take those experiences for what it is and it comes with the moment, but also, you're extremely excited for our players to be a part of that as well." ___ AP WNBA:https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball

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With record crowd watching, Sky get blown out by Fever in first WNBA game at United Center

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