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Louis Santiago, of the Newark Police Department, has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide and desecrating human remains as he allegedly hit a man with his personal car and took the body home where he discussed what to do with his mother. fter Santiago had completed a shift early on November 1st, he was driving … Read more
An unidentified LAFD employee was served with a noncompliance letter from the fire department after which he allegedly pulled down his pants, wiped his buttocks with it and left it on the ground. The firefighter is currently under investigation after his unusual response to the city’s vaccine mandate, which allegedly occurred at Fire Station 69 … Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene has nominated 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after a jury found him not guilty on all counts. Rittenhouse had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment for killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle in the summer of 2020 during … Read more
Despite previously criticizing former President Donald Trump for banning travel from China in 2020, President Joe Biden has now imposed his own travel ban amid coronavirus fears from South Africa and several other countries. The Biden administration is restricting travel into the United States from several African countries in response to a new strain of … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris went on a four-day diplomatic trip to Paris last week and spent around $500 on cookware in a Parisian shop amid U.S. economic uncertainty and rising inflation. Harris reportedly dropped 516 euros on pots and pans at high-end cookware store E. Dehillerin, which is located outside of the world-famous Louvre museum. … Read more
A GoFundMe page aiming to raise $5 million to bail out an ex-con suspected of killing six people when he drove through a Wisconsin Christmas parade was removed from the site. The fundraiser for Darrell Brooks came amid anger that he’d even been offered bail, with prosecutors acknowledging he was free to crash through Waukesha … Read more
A man who allegedly smuggled copies of Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” in North Korea has been sentenced to death by firing squad, according to a report. This man smuggled copies of the show on USB drives from China into North Korea, despite efforts by North Korean authorities to keep it out of the country, … Read more
Donald Trump slammed the opposing lawyers and claimed Kyle Rittenhouse was subjected to “prosecutorial misconduct” “He’s a really good young guy,” said Trump.” Just left Mar-a-Lago a little while ago, and he should never have been put through that. That was prosecutorial misconduct, and it’s happening all over the United States right now with the … Read more
Steve Burton, an award-winning soap opera actor, has been dismissed from ABC’s “General Hospital” after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an Instagram video he posted on Tuesday. Jason Morgan was played by Burton, who has been on and off the show since 1992. In a video posted on Instagram, the star stated … Read more
President Joe Biden’s administration plans to require nonresident travelers crossing U.S. borders, such as emergency and government officials and truck drivers, to get the COVID vaccine beginning January 22. According to a senior administration official, the requirement, which the White House first announced in October, aligns the rules for essential travelers with those that went … Read more
Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Kyle Rittenhouse drew more than five million viewers when it aired on Fox News, nearly six times the audience of CNN that night. In comparison, Tucker Carlson Tonight’s rivals Anderson Cooper 360 and All in With Chris Hayes drew only 792,000 and 1.2 million total viewers, respectively. Tucker had 913,000 … Read more
Rachel Maddow dedicated an entire segment to the horrific Waukesha Christmas parade, but did not mention suspect Darrell E. Brooks Jr.’s name or ex-con background. At least five counts of first-degree intentional homicide and other additional charges will be filed against Brooks to the district attorney’s office, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said. During her … Read more
Over $95,000 was spent by a public school system in Georgia to conduct a “social-emotional learning” survey on students led by an educational organization operated by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s son-in-law. According to the district’s website, Savannah-Chatham County Public School District spent $95,375 on the survey as they used money from the first round … Read more
City Council was being pushed by Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President earlier this year to revisit a bill that would give non-citizen immigrants who legally reside in New York City the right to vote in city elections, saying: “We cannot be a beacon to the world and continue to attract the global talent, energy and … Read more
General Mills prepares to jack up prices “on hundreds of items across dozens of brands,” as inflation continues to skyrocket, American shoppers can expect to face even higher prices at grocery stores next year. As new price points for some of the products will be a whopping 20% higher. The network reportedly received several letters … Read more
A Nordstrom in California was robbed Saturday night, after a hoard of looters swarmed in terrorizing and assaulting shoppers and employees, ripping off bag loads of merchandise and ransacking shelves before fleeing in several vehicles waiting for them on the street. In a Sunday morning news release authorities said that Walnut Creek police investigators are … Read more
Two Fox News contributors since 2009, Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned from the network, as they protest over Fox News star Tucker Carlson’s recent Patriot Purge documentary series, which is currently airing on Fox’s online streaming service Fox Nation. The series shows a lot of conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, … Read more
Andrew Coffee IV, an Indian River County man who claimed self-defense in his case and was found not guilty on the same day as Kyle Rittenhouse, did not receive nearly the media attention or coverage despite having a similar argument and verdict. Coffee IV was on trial in connection with a deadly 2017 SWAT raid … Read more
Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal defense attorney, Mark Richards said that he “can’t count” the number of death threats he’s received recently. “It’s too high,” he added. He has received so many death threats that he needed to stop using his own cellphone. The attorney switched to using his wife’s cellphone but her number has also been … Read more
Representative Kevin McCarthy said that if the Senate passes the legislation and it comes back to the House, that the Republicans will have “another bite at the apple” to defeat President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. “If it fails in the Senate, it dies. But if the Senate changes it, any of those … Read more
Norfolk Police ex-Lieutenant William ‘Bill’ Kelly, anonymously donated $25 to a Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund and was fired after being outed by hackers and the media. Kelly now wants his job back as Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts. Kelly explained why he thought Rittenhouse deserved his help back then and that he … Read more
With a $44 million opening from 4,315 sites, Sony’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is on its way to a lucrative Thanksgiving box office. Jason Reitman’s sequel to the 1980s blockbuster is winning over audiences while beating forecasts. Estimates for the film varied from $27 million to $35 million, with Sony estimating the lower end of the range. … Read more
Ashley Etienne, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris resigned amid horrific poll numbers and growing criticism of the VP. Etienne will remain in position until next month when the resignation takes effect. A White House official said that Etienne is a valued member of the Vice President’s team, who worked tirelessly to advance the … Read more
Atlanta Airport went into a panic after a passenger’s firearm went off as he lunged for it during a TSA screening One of the officers was searching a passenger’s bag at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s main security checkpoint when the passenger, who had been told not to touch the bag after a ‘prohibited item’ was … Read more
Due to the slow, vaccine-fueled recovery of the theater industry, 2021 has been a very unusual year for the Hollywood box office. Even the biggest films’ ticket sales are still a fraction of what they would have been in 2019. The battle for the most successful Hollywood film of the year is being fought between … Read more
TikTok users in the United States may be entitled to a $92 million class-action data privacy settlement. A spokesperson of TikTok commented on the settlement, saying that the company disagrees with the assertions but is delighted to have achieved an agreement that allows the company to move forward in building a joyful and safe experience … Read more
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Michael Keaton revealed he will be shooting new scenes this week in which he plays one of his super-hero villain roles, the Vulture! Keaton was asked to tell everyone about the return of Batman, as he is also reprising this role after 30 years, and he not only … Read more