Tourists in South Carolina made a gruesome discovery while exploring an island off the state’s coast last week, officials said. The tourists were in Jeremy Cay, a beachfront part of Edisto Island, when they found what they at first believed to be fossils — only to realize they had discovered …
Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is facing widespread criticism from political leaders and civil rights organizations after a video surfaced of him making false claims that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to attack certain ethnic groups while sparing Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people — a conspiracy theory that drew accusations of antisemitism …
Read More »Sen. Schumer asks FDA to look into PRIME, Logan Paul’s high
Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate PRIME, a beverage brand founded by the YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI, and to warn parents about the drink and the high amount of caffeine it contains. The brand has become very popular among teens and pre-teens, …
Read More »Michael Imperioli says he forbids “bigots and homophobes” from watching his work after Supreme Court ruling
“Sopranos” and “White Lotus” actor Michael Imperioli says he’s not allowing “bigots and homophobes” from watching any of the work he’s been in after the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado designer opposed to making same-sex wedding websites. Imperioli, 57, wrote an Instagram post condemning the high court’s decision over the …
Read More »Texas appeals court rejects death row inmate Rodney Reed’s claims of innocence
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday rejected death row inmate Rodney Reed’s latest innocence claims. The rejection came four years after the state’s highest court issued a stay days before Reed’s scheduled execution for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Lee Stites. Reed was arrested after his sperm …
Read More »Social Security disability benefits delays force difficult choices
Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits. The former Louisiana state office worker struggled at times to write her name or carry a glass of water. Powell, then 62, believed she could no …
Read More »FBI searching nationwide for Texas mass shooting suspect
Authorities are taking their search across the border as the manhunt for the Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard intensifies. On Tuesday, the FBI said they were continuing their widespread search for 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa, who fled his Cleveland, …
Read More »Man charged in murder, dismemberment of Florida Uber Eats driver
A Florida man is facing murder and robbery charges after police found the dismembered remains of a food delivery driver in the trash outside his home, authorities announced Tuesday. Police said the victim, who worked as a delivery driver for Uber Eats and DoorDash, was going about his deliveries on …
Read More »Tennessee gun
Chances are shrinking fast for a key gun-control proposal to make it through the Tennessee Legislature in the wake of a deadly school shooting, as GOP lawmakers are pushing back against the Republican governor’s proposal to keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others faces. Tennessee has …
Read More »Andrew Lester, man charged in shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, is in custody
The man charged in the shooting of a Black teen who went to the wrong house while trying to pick up his siblings last week has surrendered to law enforcement and is in custody, according to authorities. Andrew Lester, 84, was in the process of being booked Tuesday afternoon, said …
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