7 people dead in Colorado birthday party shooting
Yahoo News - Sun May 9, 2021
Six adults were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. More»
Officials Find Antidote to Vaccine Hesitancy: Free Beer
Buffalo News - Sun May 9, 2021
The idea of getting vaccinated had been rolling around in the back of Tyler Morsch's mind for weeks. More»
US Pipeline Company Halts Operations After Cyberattack
NBC New York - Sat May 8, 2021
A US energy company says a cyberattack forced it to temporarily halt all operations on a major pipeline that delivers roughly 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. More»
Trump's DOJ secretly obtained phone records of Washington Post reporters
CNN - Sat May 8, 2021
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records of multiple Washington Post reporters, the newspaper reported on Friday. More»
Utah protest against ‘medical tyranny’ includes burning a giant effigy of a vaccine syringe
Salt Lake Tribune - Fri May 7, 2021
A cheering Utah crowd burned an effigy of a giant vaccine syringe in Moroni, according to a May 1 video posted on YouTube. More»
Alabama State Trooper Charged With Child Rape Used Fake FBI Reference
Associated Press - Thu May 6, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired by the state agency with the apparent help of a fake bureau letter that scrubbed his record clean. More»
Ethics Chief Slams Cruz’s Warning To ‘Woke’ CEOs As ‘Most Openly Corrupt’ Ever
Huffington Post - Sun May 2, 2021
Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) threat to “woke” CEOs was slammed Sunday as likely the “most openly corrupt” message ever from the Senate, declared Walter Shaub, former head of the Government Office of Ethics. More»
Kansas State Representative Arrested For Kneeing Boy In Crotch While Teaching
Kansas City Star - Sat May 1, 2021
Kansas state Representative Mark Samsel was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery on Thursday after getting into a physical altercation with a student while substitute teaching in Wellsville. More»
Georgia deputy bragged he'd charge Black people with fake felonies to strip them of voting rights
Raw Story - Thu Apr 29, 2021
According to the Belleville News-Democrat, a former Georgia sheriff's deputy arrested on multiple gun charges bragged in private texts that he would charge Black people with felonies to prevent them from voting. More»
Jeanine Pirro’s ‘Farting Cow’ Meme Bewilders Critics
The Wrap - Tue Apr 27, 2021
Jeanine Pirro and the crack graphics team at Fox News are the butt of social media jokes thanks to the network’s reintroduction Saturday night of a bizarre meme of a “farting-cow” blowing up the Earth, prompting some pretty funny comments from their critics. More»
Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific
Associated Press - Tue Apr 27, 2021
SAN DIEGO, California - Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected. More»
Fox host Larry Kudlow rages that Biden's climate plan will force Americans to drink 'plant-based beer'
The Insider - Tue Apr 27, 2021
Larry Kudlow, a Fox Business host and former Trump economic advisor, raged against the idea of "plant-based beer" on his Friday-night show and falsely claimed that President Joe Biden's climate plan would require Americans to give up meat. More»
Tucker Carlson tells viewers to call Child Protective Services if they see a child wearing a mask outside
Media Matters - Mon Apr 26, 2021
FOX News host Tucker Carlson: “What you're looking at is abuse, it's child abuse and you are morally obligated to attempt to prevent it”. More»
Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses sprang to life
Washington Post - Mon Apr 26, 2021
While the world was distracted with President Donald Trump leaving office on January 20, an obscure Florida company discreetly announced to the world’s computer networks a startling development: It now was managing a huge unused swath of the Internet that, for several decades, had been owned by the U. More»
Four NYC Synagogues Targeted by Rock-Throwing Assailant
NBC New York - Sun Apr 25, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - Jewish houses of worship have been the target of a vandal in the Bronx, prompting a response from city and state leaders to investigate the reported anti-Semitic acts. More»
Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City
NPR - Sun Apr 25, 2021
A 61-year-old Asian man is fighting for his life after an attack by an unidentified assailant in New York City on Friday evening. More»
New Probe Confirms Trump Officials Blocked Puerto Rico From Receiving Hurricane Aid
NBC News - Fri Apr 23, 2021
The administration of former President Donald Trump obstructed an investigation looking into why officials withheld about $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the deadliest U. More»
Citigroup Will Pay NY Mayoral Candidate, Former Exec Ray McGuire $5.7 Million Over Next Few Years
NBC New York - Thu Apr 22, 2021
Former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire, who is running to be mayor of New York, will receive a total of more than $5 million from the Wall Street bank from 2022 through 2025. More»
The Postal Service is running a 'covert operations program' that monitors Americans' social media posts
Yahoo News - Wed Apr 21, 2021
The law enforcement arm of the U. More»
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder
NPR - Tue Apr 20, 2021
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. More»
Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help
Daily Beast - Tue Apr 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon just as a guilty verdict was being handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder case, a family member said. More»
Ponzi King Bernie Madoff Dies in Federal Prison
NBC New York - Wed Apr 14, 2021
Bernie Madoff, convicted of leading the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in federal prison at age 82. More»
New Mexico Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization, Automatic Expungement Measures into Law
Norml - Mon Apr 12, 2021
Earlier today, Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two separate measures into law amending the state's marijuana policies. More»
Dramatic moment tornado tears through Central Mississippi
Daily Mail - Sat Apr 10, 2021
Dramatic footage has captured the moment a tornado tore through Central Mississippi, bringing flash flooding and leaving 34,000 homes without power. More»
Virginia 16th State To Legalize Recreational Pot
NPR - Thu Apr 8, 2021
Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature passed a bill legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana on Wednesday, making it the 16th state to take the step. More»
Pharrell Williams Wants Federal Probe Into Police Shooting of Cousin in Virginia Beach
NBC New York - Wed Apr 7, 2021
Grammy award-winning musician Pharrell Williams has called for a federal investigation into the fatal police shooting of his cousin along the Virginia coast. More»
USGS Health Officials Warn of High Levels of Arsenic and Uranium in Some Private Connecticut Wells
NBC New York - Tue Apr 6, 2021
The US Geological Survey and the Connecticut Department of Public Health are warning state residents of the chance for higher than recommended levels of arsenic and uranium in their private well. More»
Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida, governor declares state of emergency
USA Today - Sat Apr 3, 2021
BRADENTON, Florida - Florida Gov. More»
Sarah Palin Reveals Covid-19 Diagnosis
NBC News - Thu Apr 1, 2021
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is urging everyone to continue social distancing and wearing face masks after revealing that she and members of her family tested positive for Covid-19. More»
Radiation Fears: Truck carrying radioactive uranium compound crashes in North Carolina
The Sun - Wed Mar 31, 2021
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, North Carolina - A truck carrying a radioactive uranium compound crashed on Wednesday as drivers were evacuated from the area, reports say. More»