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Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Getty Images Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has announced a landmark donation from Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel Advisors, marking the largest gift in the history of higher education. Griffin has pledged $3 billion to the university, a move that aims to expand CMU's international reach and address pressing societal challenges. A significant portion of this donation will be used to establish a new CMU campus in Miami, where Griffin resides and operates his company.

Photo: FBI The FBI is stepping up its search for former Alameda County firefighter Charles Johnathen Harris, who investigators believe may have faked his own death to avoid facing federal charges related to child sex abuse images. Federal officials announced on Tuesday (September 29) that Harris, who disappeared over three years ago, could still be alive, and the agency has issued a new public appeal for information about his whereabouts.

Photo: SeventyFour / iStock / Getty Images Heavy drinking among Americans ages 50 to 64 has jumped more than 36% since 2018, even as overall alcohol use in the United States has declined for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study led by Dr. Brian P. Lee at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California found that while younger generations are cutting back, middle-aged adults are moving in the opposite direction.

Photo: Jemal Countess / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of late actress Hayden Panettiere, has filed a petition in Los Angeles County probate court to become the temporary guardian of their daughter’s estate. He is seeking to protect the inheritance of their 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, following Panettiere’s death last month in Greenville, South Carolina.

Photo: Sam Tabone / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images Jason Newsted honored Cliff Burton 40 years after the legendary Metallica bassist’s death. Burton died in a tour bus crash in Sweden on Sept. 27, 1986. Newsted, who ultimately replaced him in the iconic band, reflected on his predecessor’s musical ability in an interview with Heavy Consequence.

Photo: Ethan Miller / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images Billy Joel is celebrating 50 years of Turnstiles with a massive new anniversary edition featuring 54 previously unreleased tracks.

Photo: Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images U2drummer Larry Mullen Jr. opened up about the serious neck problems that threatened his ability to perform. The longtime drummer revealed to Rolling Stone that a congenital fusion in a facet joint, worsened by decades of drumming, left him “in a bad way” following the band's 2019 tour. Doctors even suggested he retire. By the pandemic, Mullen was in too much pain to play.

Photo: Jason Kempin / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images Cheap Trickguitarist Rick Nielsen is auctioning off his massive personal collection for a good cause. Nielsen has partnered with Julien’s Auctions to sell more than 300 pieces of memorabilia, including over 70 guitars, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Among the highlights is one of Nielsen’s instantly recognizable five-neck Hamer guitars that he played onstage.

Photo: Juliano Mesquita dos Santos / E+ / Getty Images A North Miami Beach, Florida, mother faces child neglect charges after allegedly abandoning her four young children — including a 2-month-old infant — to take a cruise to the Bahamas, according to court documents. Nathalie Belizaire, 29, was charged after officers responded to her home on Saturday (September 27) and discovered four children left without adult supervision.

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images Dennis Haskins, the actor beloved by millions for playing the bumbling but big-hearted Principal Richard Belding on the hit 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died at the age of 75. His agent confirmed the news Monday (September 28). No cause of death has been made public. Jay Schachter, head of film and television for Stewart Talent in New York City, shared a heartfelt statement remembering his client and longtime friend.