Rescue teams examine the wreckage of a Ukrainian airliner shot down shortly after take-off in the Iranian capital Tehran on Jan. 8. Iran says a tragic series of mistakes led to the missile strike. Akbar Tavakoli/IRNA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Akbar Tavakoli/IRNA/AFP via Getty Images Rescue teams […]
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A Wilmington, North Carolina police officer who was fired for taking part in a violently racist conversation has filed an appeal, claiming his comments were protected religious speech. Wilmington Police officer James “Brian” Gilmore was one of three officers fired last month for taking part in recorded racist conversations. One […]
A US man was recently given the pink slip from his employer after cellphone footage surfaced on social media showing him lash out at a Costco shopper who asked him to wear a mask inside the Florida-based store. Identified as Daniel Maples, the Florida resident is seen in video footage […]
Dissociated Press Philosophy Professor Fuddley Dudwhump of Miskatonic University, fired last week for tweeting “all lives matter,” was rehired yesterday after his tearful recantation was viewed thousands of times on YouTube, eliciting dozens of favorable comments. “I was wrong, so terribly, awfully wrong,” Dudwhump sobs in the video. “What ever […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007031079789994-alabama-police-respond-to-reports-of-shots-fired-at-hoovers-riverchase-galleria/ There was no immediate information on the injuries or casualties caused by the incident, as exact location of the shooting is also not yet specified by the police. Alabama’s Hoover police department responded to reports of shots fired at Riverchase Galleria on Friday, […]
As reported earlier by Cristina Laila– A white Oakland County, Michigan couple were charged with felony assault on Thursday after a video of a pregnant woman defending herself from a black woman with a firearm went viral. Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper charged Jillian Wuestenberg , 32, and Eric Wuestenberg, […]
On 20 June, Geoffrey Berman, who had been overseeing the prosecution of criminal activity by several Trump associates, including the latter’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was dramatically ousted from his role as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York by a demand […]
Ed Henry on Wednesday was fired from Fox News over a sexual misconduct claim. Daytime news anchor Ed Henry was fired after an investigation into allegations of “willful sexual misconduct in the workplace.” The Hill reported: “We would like to bring a very serious matter to your attention in an […]
Ukraine’s former deputy infrastructure minister, Aleksandra Klitina, has bounced back from her scandalous firing last year, saying she is going to return to politics to fight corrupt men, but her looks overshadowed her message. The 37-year-old former official announced the creation of her own party, called ‘Ukraine against corruption’ in […]
At least two people were shot at the Black Lives Matter protest in Louisville’s Jefferson Square Park on Saturday. Police have confirmed that one person has died from their injuries. The shocking shooting was captured on a Facebook livestream, which has since been removed, but multiple people captured the clip. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006261079731747-multiple-explosions-heard-across-gaza-hours-after-missiles-fired-toward-israel/ Multiple explosions were reported late Friday night in the Gaza Strip. Several hours earlier, several projectiles had been fired from the territory toward Israel. Explosions have been reported in multiple locations across the self-governing Gaza Strip late on Friday night. “Heavy bombing” was […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006261079730930-two-missiles-fired-from-gaza-strip-towards-israel/ The attack comes less than a week after Hezbollah threatened to strike all regions in Israel using precision-guided missiles and just days ahead of the planned annexation of certain West Bank territories by Tel Aviv. The Israel Defence Forces announced via […]
Three officers with North Carolina’s Wilmington Police Department were recently fired from the force after the individuals were recorded engaging in threatening and racially-charged conversations that touched on the desire to kill Black residents. The disturbing commentary, which was recorded via an accidental activation of a patrol car camera, was […]
Three police officers in North Carolina have lost their jobs after accidentally recording their own highly inflammatory conversations, in which they are heard discussing “slaughtering n****rs” and calling for a new Civil War. Officers Kevin Piner, James Gilmore, and Jessie Moore were fired from the Wilmington Police Department on Wednesday, […]
Newser: You might call them dueling dashboards. A Florida data scientist who got fired for insubordination has set up a dashboard tallying the state’s coronavirus numbers—which eclipse the official count, the Washington Post reports. “I wanted to build an application that delivered data and helped people get tested and helped them get resources […]
Police in Louisville, Kentucky have parted ways with Brett Hankison, one of the three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. The nurse was killed following a no-knock raid on her boyfriend’s home in March. The department informed officer Brett Hankison of his dismissal in a notice sent on […]
Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo trolled John Bolton after the fired National Security Advisor told the Daily Telegraph he would likely vote for Joe Biden. Earlier Sunday afternoon, The Daily Telegraph reported that John Bolton told the paper in an exclusive interview that he would be voting for […]
Earlier, US Attorney in Manhattan Geoffrey Berman announced that he had no intention of resigning, saying that he learned he was “stepping down” from a press release by US Attorney-General William Barr on Friday. US Attorney General William Barr announced in a statement that he asked President Donald Trump to […]
Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, talks to reporters in January. The Navy has decided not to restore him to command. U.S. Navy via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption U.S. Navy via Getty Images Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier […]
On Wednesday night several Atlanta police officers called off after two police officers were charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s last weekend. The Atlanta Journal Constitution confirmed the reports that several police called out. Atlanta PD #blueflue I’ve heard conflicting reports on this, rumors on both […]
A Mexican-American man who was fired after being accused of flashing a “white power gesture” says he was merely cracking his knuckles, prompting demands that he be given his job back and a retraction from his accuser. Emmanuel Cafferty was recently terminated from his position at a San Diego utility […]
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss the ongoing investigation of the historic Obama Spygate scandal. Senator Johnson: What I thought was very interesting about Rod Rosenstein’s testimony it was an astonishingly lack of curiosity and management oversight regarding an investigation into the sitting […]
Rebekah Jones was fired last month from her job at the Florida Department of Health, where she helped create a data portal about the state’s COVID-19 cases. Now, she has created a dashboard of her own. In some ways, Jones’s new portal for Florida coronavirus data looks a lot like […]