Controversy Surrounds Trump’s Appearance on CNN Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump made his first appearance on CNN since the 2016 presidential election in a town hall on Wednesday night.[0] The event was highly controversial, with many criticizing CNN for giving Trump a platform after he incited the Capitol riot, became the first former president placed under arrest, and was found liable for […]
Continue reading Woman Arrested for Stealing Machine Gun from Shooting Range Using Dead Woman’s ID
A woman who stole a machine gun from a shooting range in Converse, Texas has been arrested, according to an arrest affidavit.[0] The woman, identified as Amber Nicole Herring, rented a handgun to use on the firing range before renting a Heckler Koch Fully Automatic 9mm MP5 submachine gun.[1] Instead of walking back to the […]
Continue reading U.S. Navy commissions USS Cooperstown, first ship named after Baseball Hall of Famers who served in the military
On May 8th, 2023, the U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), in New York City, New York.[0] The ship is named after the village of Cooperstown, New York, which is home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.[1] The USS Cooperstown is the first naval ship to […]
Continue reading UN Investigative Body Examines Systemic Racism in US Policing
The United Nations has launched an investigative body called the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement. The panel was established in 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer. Its aim is to promote “transformative change for racial justice […]
Continue reading Trump Faces Civil Lawsuit for Rape and Defamation: Trial Brings Attention to Issue of Sexual Assault in the Workplace
Former US President Donald Trump is facing a civil lawsuit in Manhattan federal court filed by writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape and defamation.[0] Carroll alleges that Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room, and then defamed her when he denied her claim by […]
Continue reading Former FBI Agent and Another Man Arrested for Involvement in January 6th Capitol Riot
A former FBI special agent and supervisory special agent, Jared L. Wise, was arrested in Oregon on Monday on misdemeanor charges related to the January 6th Capitol riot.[0] Wise allegedly entered the Capitol building illegally, remaining inside for approximately nine minutes before leaving through a Senate window. He is facing four federal crimes, including illegally […]
Continue reading Man accused of fatally shooting five neighbors in Texas arrested after four-day manhunt
Francisco Oropesa Perez-Torres, a man accused of fatally shooting five of his neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, has been arrested after a four-day manhunt, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.[0] Although Oropesa’s current immigration status is unclear, he had entered the US illegally and been deported by immigration officials at least four times since 2009.[1] […]
Continue reading Horrific Crash Involving 90 Cars on I-55 in Southern Illinois Due to Dust Storm
On Monday, a dust storm in southern Illinois caused a horrific and deadly crash involving up to 90 cars on Interstate 55, leaving multiple dead and more than 30 others injured.[0] The crashes occurred in both the southbound and northbound lanes, with six people dying in the northbound lanes alone. Illinois State Police Major Ryan […]
Continue reading Mom Influencer Convicted of Making False Report of Kidnapping Attempt in California Parking Lot
Katie Sorensen, a 31-year-old “mom influencer” from Sonoma County, California, has been convicted of making a false report of a crime.[0] In December 2020, Sorensen claimed that a Latino couple had tried to kidnap her children in the parking lot of a Michael’s craft store in Petaluma, California, about 40 miles north of San Francisco.[0] […]
Continue reading San Jacinto County Shooting Leaves 5 Dead, Suspect at Large: Calls for Stricter Gun Laws in Texas
A tragic mass shooting in San Jacinto County, Texas has left five people dead, including an eight-year-old child.[0] The suspect, 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza, is believed to be the next-door neighbour of the victims and is still at large.[1] Oropeza shot his neighbours with an AR-15 style rifle after they asked him to stop firing rounds […]
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