Police are looking for two suspects involved in the stabbing of a volunteer for the Eric Adams (D) mayoral campaign in New York City. The victim, 42, was canvassing through the area in the 500 block of Morris Avenue Sunday when two men approached him and one reportedly stabbed the volunteer, law enforcement told NBC New York. Surveillance video showed a man wearing a white tank […]
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A man who jumped off a bridge to rescue a toddler recently got to ride thousands of feet in the sky inside an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Air Force Thunderbirds honored Jonathan Bauer as a “hometown hero” before an Air Show that took place in Ocean City, Maryland, WJLA reported Friday. According to Bauer, he and his daughter were running errands on May 2 when he […]
A 10-year-old boy who recently got his own service dog worked to do the same thing for another young person in need. Archer Bellucci of Cibolo, Texas, met Phish Food in the fall of 2020. The service dog offers the little boy comfort as he fights a chronic and painful bone disorder, Fox 29 reported in May. While dealing with his own health issues, Archer decided […]
The Idaho deputy marshal who lost his job after mocking NBA star LeBron James in a TikTok video was offered a position with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office during a recent television interview. “Nate Silvester, a former police officer with the Bellevue Marshal’s Office in Idaho, was fired after the video made its rounds on social media platforms,” Law Enforcement Today reported Friday. During a recent […]
After New York City descended into widespread looting and vandalism in mid-2020, the Bronx District Attorney (DA) has dropped charges against a majority of the arrested rioters, NBC New York reported Friday. The outlet continued: NYPD [New York Police Department] data reviewed by the NBC New York I-Team shows 118 arrests were made in the Bronx during the worst of the looting in early June. Since then, […]
The psychiatrist who told a Yale School of Medicine audience about her fantasies of shooting white people characterized whites as “psychopathic” during a recent interview with former CNN pundit Marc Lamont Hill. Dr. Aruna Khilanani joined Hill for an interview on Black News Channel’s program Black News Tonight to address her statements, according to the New York Post. “Would it be fair to say, based on […]
A 14-year-old named Caleb Prewitt who has Down syndrome and lives in Jacksonville, Florida, had never really looked forward to exercise. The young man could barely swim across a pool, ride a bike without assistance, and did not think much of a treadmill, according to CBS News. His mother, Karen, told the outlet’s Steve Hartman a triathlon was not on her list of things for Caleb […]
Chaos ensued in Washington Square Park Saturday when a man reportedly armed with a taser and knife sent park goers running for cover, trampling a woman as they escaped. The woman was covered in blood after being “run over,” police told the New York Post. Taser-wielding madman sparks mayhem in Washington Square Park, cops say https://t.co/2BiNFMq5tu pic.twitter.com/7eejgqmW8P — New York Post (@nypost) June 19, 2021 “Dramatic […]
A board member with the Salt Lake City School District has stepped down after his arrest regarding a child pornography and rape investigation. “Joél-Léhi Organista, 29, submitted a letter of resignation to Board leadership just before 5:15 p.m. Friday, according to Yándary Chatwin, executive director of communications and community relations with the Salt Lake City School District,” KSL-TV reported Friday. Joel-Lehi Organista, a SLC School Board […]
A psychiatrist based in New York City reportedly told a group at the Yale School of Medicine she fantasized about “unloading a revolver into the head of any white person that got in my way.” The New York Post reported: Dr. Aruna Khilanani spewed the race-hating virtual remarks — in which she also said she’d walk away from the shooting “with a bounce in my step” […]
Video of a high school graduate in Pennsylvania walking at his recent graduation ceremony a few years after he was paralyzed is getting a lot of attention online. In 2018, Hayden Hamilton was paralyzed from his neck down due to a spinal injury caused when he tried to make a tackle playing football with the Laurel Spartans, according to CBS Pittsburgh. Hayden Hamilton, a Laurel High […]
A woman who went viral for a clip supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is being criticized for giving her followers a tour of what she claimed is her $2 million apartment. “Nicole Sanchez, who is better known by her username Neekolul, is the TikTok star behind the viral ‘ok, boomer’ video, in which she danced wearing a ‘Bernie’ shirt. The video has been viewed more than […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he will not allow Democrats or their media allies to use January 6 to discredit the aspirations of millions of American citizens. “You know, we’ve all been through a lot over the past year. A global pandemic, civil unrest, a divisive election, and tragedy at our nation’s capitol,” Pence said during a speech given at the annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner […]
Under President Joe Biden’s administration, patriotic education has been replaced with political indoctrination, former Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday. “And maybe the most troubling developments with families in the past few months has been the Biden administration’s whole-hearted embrace on the radical left’s all-encompassing assault on American culture and values,” he said during a speech at the annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner hosted by the Hillsborough County […]
A Minneapolis man whose six-year-old granddaughter was killed by a stray bullet inside her mom’s car is reportedly rejecting calls to defund the police. “K.G. Wilson’s granddaughter, Aniya Allen, was shot in the head as she and her mother were believed to have been caught in the crossfire between rival gangs,” Fox News reported Friday. The 53-year-old anti-violence activist who has worked to get children off […]
Many cemetery headstones offer a glimpse into a person’s life, but not many have gotten as much attention as one found in Utah. “Utah’s Logan Cemetery contains the headstone of Wade and Kathryn Andrews, and along with their birth and death dates, you’ll find their life story etched on the side — plus Kathryn’s famous fudge recipe,” Fox 13 reported Friday. Janice Johnson said her mom, […]
A 14-year-old boy will be tried as an adult for first-degree, premeditated murder in the recent stabbing death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey in Florida, officials said. According to ABC News, Aiden Fucci’s case was taken from juvenile to adult court, State Attorney R. J. Larizza explained at a press conference Thursday. The report continued: Fucci was initially charged with second-degree murder but did not have time […]
Mothers who accused Black Lives Matter (BLM) of profiting off the deaths of their sons are reportedly condemning its cofounder, Patrisse Cullors, following her announcement she was stepping down. The New York Post reported Saturday: “I don’t believe she is going anywhere,” Samaria Rice, the mother of a 12-year-old boy shot by Cleveland police while playing with a toy gun, told The Post. “It’s all a […]
Patrons are free to say what they wish at a California cafe, but doing so while wearing a mask will cost them $5. On Sunday, Fiddleheads Cafe in Mendocino put up a sign stating the fee for those who wear a mask while ordering, NBC News reported Friday. In March, the establishment announced a 50 percent discount for people who threw their masks in the garbage, […]
The Texas teen accused of killing four-year-old Cash Gernon is facing two more charges, one involving a two-year-old girl in February, CBS 11 reported Thursday. Along with kidnapping and theft, 18-year-old Darriynn Brown has been charged with injury to a child, an elderly individual, or disabled individual. The suspect has been identified in the homicide at 7500 Saddleridge Drive.https://t.co/ZOJyszAUBF — Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) May 16, […]
Many people moving to Florida are registering as Republicans because lockdowns in blue states caused them to reevaluate being a Democrat, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday. “So it’s interesting with Florida, like, the media at the beginning of this said, ‘Florida is bad,’ and I think it’s because they wanted to damage Trump in Florida, wanted to damage me, so they just kept saying it […]
A neighborhood in Huntington Beach, California, eventually quieted down Sunday following a night when thousands gathered for a party advertised on TikTok. An unlawful assembly was declared Saturday because of an unruly crowd after around 2,500 partygoers descended on the area for the event that went viral after being posted on social media, CBS Los Angeles reported. Unlawful assembly has been declared in #HuntingtonBeach due to unruly […]
A 17-year-old named Christian Juvet has been working hard on restoring a huge concrete American flag at a local park in California to complete his Eagle Scout project. He said the concrete flag memorial was in “disarray, had graffiti on it, skid marks, all sorts of dirt and gunk on it,” according to Fox News. “I did some research and found out the historic significance of it […]
A Brooklyn man accused of beating a Jewish man during an attack in Midtown reportedly said from his jail cell he would “do it again,” prosecutors claimed Saturday. Twenty-three-year-old Waseem Awawdeh was held on a $10,000 bail following the Thursday incident in which he allegedly beat 29-year-old Joseph Borgen with crutches while also punching, kicking, and pepper-spraying the victim, according to the New York Post. “If […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) was blasted with criticism when more than 300 protesters gathered along Wrightwood Avenue on Thursday. Representatives of 40 different community groups said the mayor has let the city down, according to Fox 32. “It’s not enough to be Black, it’s not enough to be female, you gotta be right,” Tara Stamps, a veteran CPS teacher, stated. The protesters’ signs gave the mayor […]
A middle school principal in Brooklyn reportedly encouraged teachers and administrators to advocate for government sanctions against Israel. The New York Post reported on Friday: In an email sent amid the since-suspended fighting between Israel and Hamas terrorists, Principal Amanda Bueno told staffers at MS 136, “If you have been watching the news in absolute horror, you are not alone.” “You can take action today by […]
Members of Chicago’s biggest police union gave a vote of no confidence in Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D), police Superintendent David Brown, and First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter on Wednesday. The members cited what they described as a “lack of consideration” for police officers’ working conditions, according to WTTW. In a YouTube message, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara said the union’s members spoke “loud […]
A deputy in Virginia is being hailed a hero for saving a woman who was pinned underneath an overturned vehicle. Deputy J. Holt of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office responded May 7 to the scene of a call about an overturned car with entrapment, WDBJ reported Wednesday. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the agency said, “The driver was laying underneath the vehicle with her head pinned […]
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) organization said Monday it stands in “solidarity with Palestinians,” adding it is working to end “settler colonialism.” “We are a movement committed to ending settler colonialism in all forms and will continue to advocate for Palestinian liberation. ( always have. And always will be ). #freepalestine,” the organization wrote in a post on Twitter: Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with […]
District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday the deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. in April in North Carolina were justified in their actions and will not be criminally charged. “Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified, because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” […]
Texas has reported zero deaths from the coronavirus for the first time in nearly 14 months, according to ABC 13. In a social media post on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced the news, writing, “0 Covid related deaths–the only time that’s happened since data was tracked in March, 2020”: Today Texas reported: * 0 Covid related deaths–the only time that’s happened since data was tracked […]
New York’s Washington Square Park was left littered with garbage Saturday after hundreds gathered to mark the city’s return to “near-normality,” the Daily Mail reported. “Garbage and litter was strewn across the pavements and lawns in the park Saturday morning with the Big Apple’s pigeon population seen taking advantage of the remnants of food left behind from the night before,” the outlet noted. A Facebook user shared […]
The Chinese Communist Party claimed a Chinese rover has landed on Mars, making China the second nation, behind the United States, to accomplish a landing on the planet. “The rover, named Zhurong after the Chinese god of fire, is part of China’s Tianwen-1 mission, which launched in July 2020,” NBC News reported Friday. Not many details regarding the Tianwen-1 mission have been revealed to the public; however, […]
The United State’s capital is nearly dry of gasoline Friday morning while states such as North Carolina and Virginia are also struggling, according to recent data. According to GasBuddy data posted at 9:33 a.m. ET, D.C. is experiencing an 88 percent outage, with North Carolina at 67 percent, and Virginia at 50 percent. The Colonial Pipeline’s recent ransomware attack and ensuing concerns about gas prices have […]
A gas station in Richmond, Virginia, charged customers $6.99 a gallon Tuesday not long after the governor declared a state of emergency because of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware cyberattack that caused gasoline shortages. According to WTVR, Lether Kerney, who pulled up to the BP gas station on Williamsburg Road, said, “It was a lot of people there, no one looked at the price.” “I had half a […]
Plant-based and additional meatless products are accused of misleading buyers under a bill the Texas House approved Monday. “Texas is the latest state to debate measures that would prohibit foods that don’t contain animal products from using words like ‘meat’ or ‘beef’ in their name,” the Dallas Morning News reported. The bill was approved following a debate but needs one additional vote in the House to […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the White House posted Mother’s Day greetings Sunday as leftists received criticism for using the term “birthing people.” “Our mothers are our Guardian Angels, and we carry them always in our hearts, whether or not we are blessed to have them with us,” Pelosi wrote: Happy Mother’s Day to you and your family. Our mothers are our Guardian Angels, and […]
A Spanish teacher was pulled from her classes once investigators said she allegedly performed an “inappropriate sexual act” while teaching a Zoom lesson. The New York Post reported Saturday: As students at the prestigious Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering remotely watched a “live” class, Amanda K. Fletcher, 37, “appeared to suck the nipple of an unidentified topless male” while she “rocked her head back and […]
A group of California residents came together for a pro-law enforcement rally and parade on Saturday that started in La Quinta and ended up in Palm Springs. The Desert Sun published photos of attendees decorating their vehicles for the We Back the Blue! event that began on Highway 111. People participate in We Back The Blue! car rally and parade to show support for law enforcement beginning […]
An officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is being credited with saving a 15-year-old’s life when the victim was found shot and bleeding after trying to sell personal property. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at 4430 The Plaza, according to WFXR. “A third-shift North Tryon Officer was in the area of Eastway and the Plaza when he heard gunshots and immediately began […]
A Wisconsin man who fatally punched his little boy over a slice of cheesecake was recently convicted of homicide. “Travis Stackhouse, 30, had been on trial this week for first-degree reckless homicide in the June 2019 death of his son, Sir Amer Stackhouse,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday. Following two days of testimony from state witnesses, Stackhouse pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide, child abuse, […]
Two elderly Asian women were stabbed this week while standing along San Francisco’s Market Street, according to video footage obtained by ABC 7’s Dion Lim. “I was also provided an image of the x-ray showing the weapon used. It was still inside Mrs. Chui Fong’s body at the time it was taken,” Lim said in a report Thursday. This is the x-ray of the knife in […]
The state attorney general’s office has reportedly broadened its investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) to see if a top adviser linked access to coronavirus vaccines to support for Cuomo. According to persons familiar with the issue, “Investigators have interviewed at least three Democratic county executives who said they were surprised to receive calls from Larry Schwartz, a volunteer adviser who oversaw […]
A suspect was arrested recently following several vandalism incidents at synagogues located in the Bronx area of New York City. Twenty-nine-year-old Jordan Brunette faces multiple charges that include burglary as a hate crime, ABC 7 reported Saturday. The outlet continued: Police officers were on patrol around 3 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of Delafield Avenue and West 246th Street in Riverdale when they say they saw […]
A California mother at the center of a kidnapping allegation was recently charged with giving false information to law enforcement, according to Sonoma County prosecutors. “Katie Sorensen, of Sonoma, faces two misdemeanor charges four months after she accused a Latino couple from Petaluma of attempting to kidnap her two children Dec. 7 at the local craft store,” the Petaluma Argus-Courier reported Thursday. Sorensen eventually documented the […]
People living near George Floyd Square are reportedly asking when Minneapolis police officers will answer their calls for assistance, according to WCCO. “Early Thursday morning, a domestic assault victim called 911 for help. Even though she had been cut and was bleeding, she was told to relocate a block away so police could respond,” the outlet said. Other residents have also reportedly been wondering when police will […]
Sacramento is set to push back against the “defund the police” movement while planning to reveal its highest police budget on record. “The proposed police budget is set just shy at $165.8 million, a roughly $9.4 million increase from last year’s amended budget,” Fox News reported Saturday. City Manager Howard Chan put forth the annual budget, which is scheduled to begin with the fiscal year on […]
A woman in Boston was arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges and police are asking citizens who believe they or their family was a victim of the suspect to contact them. “The woman, 36-year-old Stephanie Lak of Roxbury, broke down in court as prosecutors said that she, a longtime nanny, possessed and distributed child pornography,” NBC Boston reported. A prosecutor stated it was clear the suspect […]
Following more than 10 years of service to the nation, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Zurn and his family received a custom-built home Thursday in Ohio to call their own. The house was built through a joint effort with the Home Builders Association of Dayton, JM Dungan Custom Homes, and Operation Finally Home, a nonprofit that builds houses for disabled veterans or widows of soldiers who […]
A little boy in Minnesota recently enjoyed his first day of school after spending months in the hospital battling cancer. Nathan Herber was four-years-old when doctors diagnosed him with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2018 and had to leave his school in Rochester for treatment at the Mayo Clinic, ABC News reported Tuesday. The illness “is cancer that originates in your lymphatic system, the disease-fighting network spread throughout […]
Hundreds of people participated in a rally Saturday in Hawaii to show support for officers with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD). “The assumption is that HPD is bad. Well, let me tell you people today, 80 percent is good and maybe 20 percent is bad. Today I come before you and say give HPD a chance and back the blue,” attendee Austin Maglinti told KITV. The […]
Former President Donald Trump recently made a $10,000 donation to the loved ones of the missing crew members from the Seacor Power. The money is being used to buy fuel for the United Cajun Navy’s ongoing search and rescue efforts, KATC reported Friday. “Todd Terrell, the president of the United Cajun Navy, confirmed to KATC that the donation is being used for search efforts of the […]
A mother in Queens was charged Friday with the murders of her six-week-old twins at their apartment, police said. According to the New York Post, “Danezja Kilpatrick was hit with multiple counts of murder, acting in a manner injurious to a child, and criminal possession of a weapon,” police told the outlet. “Kilpatrick’s infants — Dakota and Dallis Bentley — were found at about 3:10 p.m. […]
An anonymous donor has generously paid adoption fees for 21 pups living at a shelter in Daytona Beach, Florida. According to People, “The donor, dubbed Doge Community, won big using cryptocurrency Dogecoin and put $1000 of those funds toward the adoption fees of dogs that were currently ready to be adopted from Halifax Humane Society,” the shelter’s Community Outreach Director Barry Kukes told the outlet. In a […]
The family of Ma’Khia Bryant, the teenager a policeman shot and killed Tuesday in Ohio, is reportedly considering taking legal action. Bryant called police when two women came to her foster home in Columbus and began fighting with her, according to Deja Torrence, who is a cousin, Insider reported Friday. “Torrence said her mother, Hazel Bryant, and Bryant’s biological mother, Paula, had spoken throughout the week, […]
A woman who reportedly admitted to shooting her ex-girlfriend execution-style is a “victim” of “intergenerational trauma,” according to a candidate for New York’s City Council. Brandon West, a candidate for District 39 (Park Slope-Gowanus) who enjoys the support of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)-backed Democratic Socialists of America, addressed Wednesday’s shooting that left fifty-one-year-old Nichelle Thomas dead, the New York Post reported Friday. In a Twitter thread, he said society […]
A neighbor of the Ohio teenager fatally shot by police reportedly said video from his security camera made him believe the officer had no other option but to shoot. “They were calling each other the B-word, so I figured it was just a girl fight,” said Donavon Brinson, according to the New York Post. He explained the yelling grew louder when he took his dog into […]
President Joe Biden advocated for his Department of Justice (DOJ) nominees to be confirmed during his address to the nation following the Derek Chauvin trial verdict on Tuesday. “I’ve also nominated two key Justice Department nominees, Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke, who are imminently qualified, highly respected lawyers who have spent their entire careers fighting to advance racial equity and justice,” Biden said. “Vanita and Kristen […]
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) reportedly asked for a police escort to Minneapolis over the weekend where she urged activists to “stay in the streets” during protests against police. Townhall obtained and published the document on Monday appearing to show the request with Waters’ name listed as the primary protectee and “Police escort In & Out” listed underneath special requests. “Waters flew from Dulles International Airport to Minnesota-St. […]
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) EMTs and paramedics are being attacked and need help but no one is listening, their union chief claims. Since the beginning of the year, the windows of at least four ambulances have been smashed and vehicles parked outside an EMS [Emergency Medical Services] base in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, have been vandalized, according to Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2507 of the Uniformed EMTs, […]
Around 450 unaccompanied teen migrant girls relocated from a Houston housing facility Saturday and authorities have reportedly not offered much information about the closure. However, an immigrant advocate claimed it was due to an incident that took place there on Friday, Fox News reported. The advocate said ambulances and law enforcement vehicles were spotted outside the building located near Bush Intercontinental Airport and cited information he […]
“One Guardsman sustained an injury from shattered glass requiring additional care and was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment. The other Guardsman received only superficial injuries,” the post read: Two @MNNationalGuard members did sustain minor injuries from the incident. One Guardsman sustained an injury from shattered glass requiring additional care and was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment. The other Guardsman received […]
Plaintiff, the United States of America, brings this civil action to reduce to judgment and collect unpaid federal income tax liabilities owed by Defendants Roger J. Stone and Nydia B. Stone (collectively “Roger and Nydia Stone” or “the Stones”) for the years 2007 through 2011 and 2018. Drake Ventures LLC (“Drake Ventures”) is liable for these tax liabilities as an alter ego of the Stones. Similarly, […]
A girl who was stuck inside her Locke, New York, home, when her dad tested positive for the coronavirus in January, used the time wisely. Eight-year-old Kendall Manuel kept herself busy thanks to a teacher who dropped off the items she needed to keep making potholders from cotton loops, an effort that began as a school assignment, CNY Central reported Friday. Since she began, Kendall has […]
Volunteer firefighters pulled an injured man out of an overturned vehicle Friday in Frakes, Kentucky, after he crawled inside for a Bible. When the first responders arrived at the scene near the Bell County Forestry Camp, they reportedly found the driver inside the car, WYMT reported. The Frakes Volunteer Fire Department said the driver believed he was trapped, according to its Facebook page. The post continued: […]
A jury awarded $29.5 million this week to a family whose adult daughter suffered brain damage in 2013 once she was treated for a severe allergic reaction by MedicWest Ambulance. “At least my daughter will be taken care of. I’m happy about that,” said her father, Jack Giacalone, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “All the anguish that we’ve been through for the last eight years, […]
The owner of a butcher and taxidermy shop in Ravenel, South Carolina, said his team recently discovered five dog tags and several other items inside the belly of a 12-foot alligator. “The gator, which weighed in at 445 pounds, was killed by Ned McNeely, who owns the Adams Run property where he found it,” WCSC reported Friday. He transported the creature to Cordray’s to have it […]
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) announced Saturday he underwent emergency eye surgery and will be effectively blind for about a month. The 37-year-old Navy veteran lost his right eye and sustained damage to his left in 2012 when a homemade bomb exploded during his deployment in Afghanistan, the Associated Press (AP) reported. “A few days ago, I noticed some dark, blurry spots in my vision, which seemed […]
An Illinois man who thought he was providing phones to help the Islamic State commit attacks was sentenced Friday to 13 and a half years in prison. “U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood said Edward Schimenti was more culpable of the two men convicted by a jury in 2019,” the Associated Press (AP) reported. According to prosecutors, Schimenti was unaware he was dealing with a government informant […]
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler reportedly backed down from his request the police bureau be given $2 million in emergency funds and instead voted with city commissioners to spend $6 million on grants to community groups and also hire 24 park rangers. “The deal gives police no money but calls for the Portland Police Bureau to assemble a new gun violence team to replace the one eliminated last […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and state health officials asked residents on Friday to avoid indoor dining and gave additional recommendations. In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Whitmer is urging high schools to move to remote learning, asking diners to use outdoor dining or takeout, and recommending youth sports pause in-person activities for two weeks, WLUC reported. During the press conference, the governor […]
A little boy in Elkview, West Virginia, is being called a hero for his quick thinking when he realized his neighbor was hurt. Landon Haas is a preschool student who was playing on the swing in his backyard along Jakes Run Road on Tuesday when he heard someone call out, WSAZ reported. A neighbor in his 70s had fallen down an embankment next to his driveway and […]
State troopers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut joined forces to make Easter special for a little girl who recently lost her parents. Connecticut State Police shared a video Saturday of troopers delivering the big surprise, masslive.com reported. “New Hampshire State Troopers met Eyvie a few months ago when she tragically lost both of her parents in separate incidents,” the post read: The New Hampshire State […]
A man died after he reportedly jumped from the Staten Island Ferry into New York Harbor on Saturday, according to law enforcement. New York Police Department (NYPD) harbor launch officers got the 53-year-old out of the water when they responded to reports of a person jumping near the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan at 2:00 p.m., the New York Post reported. “He jumped off the ferry […]
A drive-thru order took a bad turn on Tuesday when a woman allegedly opened fire into the window of a Burger King in Memphis, Tennessee, according to police. “The Memphis Police Department said it all started when a woman got angry about how long she was waiting for her food at a Burger King on Winchester Road,” Fox 13 reported. The woman was reportedly in the […]
Police officers in Wichita, Kansas, said an April Fools’ joke on Thursday could have ended up with someone being hurt. “Officers responded at around 8:30 a.m. to a 911 call of a woman shot in her home in the 4800 block of East Arlene, near 21st and Oliver,” KAKE reported. According to Lt. Ron Hunt, a woman identified as Arnthia Willis, 58, called her daughter and […]
A man in Florida is hoping the state’s residents will join him for an upcoming “Million Maskless March and Mask Burning” in Fort Lauderdale. Organizer Chris Nelson posted the event on the Free Florida website Monday and invited people to gather April 10 at 3:00 p.m. on the Corner of A1A and Las Olas. The date “marks one year of mask tyranny in Broward County,” he wrote, […]
The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, is allowed to remove two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday. Virginia’s Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision in favor of residents who sued to stop the city from removing the Lee statue and another monument to Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson after the city council approved resolutions to remove […]
An 11-year-old girl in Bellevue, Nebraska, has been working hard to raise money to buy a police K-9 vest. “He works patrol and narcotics. So patrol being he’ll go out and find bad guys for us and narcotics he’ll sniff for drugs,” Bellevue police officer Jim Bartley told WOWT of his K-9 named Max. The department’s K-9 unit has four dogs but only two have the […]
A majority of Americans see “cancel culture” as a threat to their freedom, a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released to the Hill on Monday found. “Sixty-four percent of respondents said that there is ‘a growing cancel culture’ that is a threat to their freedom, while 36 percent said they did not view it as a threat to their freedom,” the outlet reported. The poll said 36 […]
A hostage situation on Saturday at the Oklahoma County Jail ended when authorities said police shot and killed an inmate who held a correctional officer hostage. “Shortly after 4 p.m., a correctional officer was overrun by at least one inmate during pill pass and taken hostage,” KOCO reported. Greg Williams, the administrator for the Oklahoma County Jail Trust, said the inmate took the officer’s radio and […]
Edward Grassel got more birthday wishes than he bargained for when his family came up with a unique way to celebrate his 90th birthday last week. Since the coronavirus pandemic kept many people from having large gatherings, Grassel’s loved ones decided to try and get him 90 birthday cards, one for each year of his life, according to KDKA. Once the World War II and Korean […]
Baltimore will no longer prosecute certain low-level crimes, which include prostitution, drug possession, and minor traffic offenses, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday. “The move was unveiled in a press release from Mosby’s office as it reported ‘one-year success’ of policies implemented last March to not prosecute the nonviolent charges amid the coronavirus pandemic,” the Hill reported. According to the release, the policies enacted in 2020 […]
When Dustin Vitale’s mom, Gloria, was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer in 2020, he decided to take her on her dream trip to see the pyramids in Egypt. The young man also wanted to bring their 14 family members but knew working as a middle school teacher in Philadelphia, he could not afford the $10,000 bill for everyone, according to CBS News. However, Vitale thought he […]
Five-year-old Blake Pera adores going to the park and swinging at the playground, according to his mother, Jessica, and his babysitter, Rebecca Rowe. His family moved to Key Largo in September, but Jessica later noticed there were no swings for children with special needs at Key Largo Park, Keys Weekly reported on Thursday. However, thanks to help from the community and Monroe County, the little boy […]
A babysitter stands accused of beating a little boy to death after he apparently had an accident, an arrest report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. “Lauren Jeanette Courtney faces a murder charge and multiple counts of child abuse after 5-year-old Ryan James Peralta was hospitalized and later died,” KAKE reported Thursday. The arrest report said officers were called to the boy’s father’s home […]
For the first time in over 85 years, Monopoly’s 16 Community Chest Cards are about to get a “long overdue” refresh, Hasbro announced Thursday. “True to its longstanding history of inviting its fans to help make changes to the game, and during a time when community means more than ever before, Monopoly is asking consumers worldwide to determine the new cards by voting at MonopolyCommunityChest.com,” the […]
Protesters heckled and reportedly surrounded New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday at a Union Square vigil held to protest anti-Asian racism and remember victims of the Georgia massage parlor shootings. “A diverse crowd gathered on 14th Street in Manhattan to demand an end to hate crimes and bias after a lone gunman killed six Asian women and two others in Atlanta-area attacks on […]
An eight-year-old girl in Chicago whose mom was at work tossed a mattress from her third-story window when a fire broke out and jumped on it to escape, a fire official stated Thursday. “Firefighters who arrived at the burning apartment on the city’s South Side just before midnight Wednesday found the girl safe outside,” the Associated Press (AP) reported. The first responders rescued two other children […]
Viewers are reportedly switching off CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time as host Chris Cuomo’s brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), faces multiple scandals and calls to resign. “‘Cuomo Prime Time’ averaged 2.2 million viewers from March 20 to June 24, 2020 when the now-embattled governor regularly appeared on his kid brother’s program, often for light-hearted interviews,” Fox News reported Friday. The show wrapped up 2020 boasting a yearly average […]
Four people at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida got into a fight Wednesday after three passengers allegedly refused to wear masks on a flight to Chicago. “The verbal argument stemmed from three of the travelers failing to wear their masks,” Broward County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Gerdy St. Louis told Fox News. WSVN initially reported the incident and included video footage of the brawl. “American Airlines […]
A boy from Florida got a hero’s welcome Monday in Tennessee as he continued his mission to honor law enforcement officers across the nation. “Twelve-year-old Zechariah Cartledge is the founder of the nonprofit, Running 4 Heroes, Inc. and was welcomed today by first responders from across the region, starting with his arrival at McGhee Tyson Airport,” WATE reported. Video footage showed officers standing in two long rows […]
An anonymous benefactor in Charleston recently gave $1 million to the Red Cross of South Carolina, according to a spokesman for the organization. The woman presented the gift during American Red Cross Month that is commemorated every March, spokesman Ben Williamson told WCSC. “I feel a commitment to the Red Cross and feel a level of ownership toward our lifesaving mission. It’s part of my volunteer responsibility […]
A man rushed over to save a 75-year-old woman who was allegedly attacked during an apparent carjacking recently at a Safeway in San Francisco. “I could barely sleep that night!” said the man who asked not to be identified. Video footage a witness took showed the man walking out of the store at about 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, ABC 7 reported. “I’m walking across the parking […]
“I always dreamed of being an engineer because throughout my life I liked the building,” she added. Her passion was born when she began building with LEGOS as a four-year-old and told her mother, Daphne McQuarter, she would one day work for the agency. “I’m kind of a nerd for the NASA-sized Legos,” said Wicker, who finished high school this year once she aced all of […]
Officials in Denver, Colorado, have canceled thousands of flights over the weekend due to a severe winter storm. “The region has recently suffered a severe drought, with some parts of the state hit with ‘abnormally dry’ conditions and much of the state suffering severe drought,” Fox News reported Sunday. However, the snowstorm will bring some relief although it is causing havoc for people traveling across the state. […]
Several police officers in Atlanta, Georgia, put themselves in harm’s way recently to rescue a dog trapped near a burning vehicle. The incident occurred Sunday morning and bodycam footage showed the officers responding to the car fire, according to Fox 5. “While working at the scene of a vehicle fire in northwest Atlanta, Zone 1 units were made aware of a dog tethered to a tree […]
A Nebraska woman was convicted of child sexual assault and abuse during sleepovers with her young daughter’s friends. “A Sarpy County jury convicted Christina Greer on Wednesday of 11 counts, including three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child, which involved two boys ages 12 and 13,” ABC 8 reported. The 38-year-old allegedly gave the children alcohol and marijuana-infused gummy bears at sleepovers in 2017 […]
Los Angeles has opened its first tiny homes village in an effort to tackle homelessness, the Associated Press (AP) reported Wednesday. In February, Amy Skinner got the keys to one of the 39 units on the one-acre plot located in a North Hollywood neighborhood and moved into the temporary space with her partner, John Golka, and their dog. “Being able to lock the door and have […]