Weekend Express with Natasha Curry

Fast-paced look at the day's essential news and buzz-worthy stories

Hofstra student killed by police in home invasion

Hofstra student killed by police in home invasion

Police now say a Hofstra University student held at gunpoint by a home intruder was fatally shot by a police officer, authorities said Saturday.

Authorities say Dalton Smith broke into Andrea Rebello's apartment Friday morning. When an officer arrived at the scene, police said Smith was holding Rebello in a headlock and had a gun pointed at her head, threatening to shoot her. Police said Smith then pointed the gun at the officer.

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida

One lucky winner has a Powerball ticket worth nearly $600 million.

Someone beat the 1 in 175.2 million odds to win the game's highest jackpot in history. Saturday's winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11.

How you doin'? Dishing out advice from Wendy Williams

How you doin'? Dishing out advice from Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams can be described as many things: a reality TV star, a radio "shock jockette," sassy TV host and even a New York Times best-selling author several times over. Now, she's laying it on the line for her readers with her new book, "Ask Wendy: Straight-Up Advice for All the Drama in Your Life." She serves up a big dose of brutally honest advice for a number of sticky scenarios and even interjects some personal stories into the book.

The talk show host stopped by Weekend Express to talk about giving advice (with no filter!), her new weight loss and what's up next for the self-proclaimed "Queen of All Media" (hint: it has to do with Broadway)."


As seen on Weekend Express: Sunday, May 19, 2013

As seen on Weekend Express: Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Did broken rail cause Connecticut train crash?

Did broken rail cause Connecticut train crash?

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are trying to determine if a broken rail caused Friday's train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 

A NTSB spokesman told reporters the broken rail could have been caused by the accident itself, or it could have been broken before the collision. The NTSB has ruled out foul play.

Car plows into Virginia parade crowd

Car plows into Virginia parade crowd

Witnesses say a car plowed into a crowd of parade watchers in Damascus, Virginia, on Saturday, injuring dozens of people. 

The town's police chief told HLN affiliate WJHL rescuers were able to lift up the car to free people trapped underneath it.

Is a 3-D printer in our future?

Is a 3-D printer in our future?

3-D printing-- the ability to print physical objects like shoes, jewelry or even your own phone case. It uses plastic, rubber or metal to mold something into what your heart desires. Although the technology has been around for a while in aerospace, automobile, medical and manufacturing industries, the price tag for the new fangled printer has kept them out of consumers' hands...until now. 

Ranging from $1,000 to $8,000, office supply retailer Staples now sells the mini manufacturing machine. Would you shell out the cash for the hottest tech trend?

Whiz kid develops healthy foods app

Whiz kid develops healthy foods app

It's not every day you come across an 8-year-old who likes to eat his fruits and veggies. It's even rarer to find a kid who not only wants to eat healthy, but encourages others to do the same. Meet Nicolas Come: a California whiz kid who has been hard at work developing "Nicolas’ Garden," an app that offers up healthy alternatives for kids.

Come says his dad was teaching him about fruits and vegetables when he got the idea to start his own healthy initiative. "I thought it would be cool if I could share this information online," he explained to HLN affiliate KTXL.

Gallery: Ridiculous ways to spend $600 million

Gallery: Ridiculous ways to spend $600 million

How would you spend your cash if you won one of the largest Powerball jackpots ever -- totaling a cool $600 million? The winning Powerball ticket was sold in Florida, lottery officials announced on Sunday.

For the rest of us lottery losers, we'll be left wondering what to do with the losing lottery tickets or how someone could spend that all that cash. Would they do some serious good or would they buy 10 Hollywood mansions? Could they spend their days lounging in a swimming pool filled with $100 dollar bills?

As seen on Weekend Express: Saturday, May 18, 2013

As seen on Weekend Express: Saturday, May 18, 2013

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