Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. The artists took a walk in New York City, with Rihanna wearing an outfit to show off her baby bump – an open pink puffer coat and long, jeweled necklaces. The photos were taken in Harlem, where A$AP Rocky, whose …
Read More »Texas man faces charges after selling gun to man who held hostages at synagogue
A Texas man has been charged with federal firearms crimes after allegedly having sold a pistol to Malik Faisal Akram, who later used the gun to kidnap hostages in a Texas synagogue earlier this month, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas announced Wednesday. Henry “Michael” Williams …
Read More »They were charged more than $1,000 for an ER visit, even though they never saw a doctor
A Missouri man says his family received an emergency room bill for more than $1,000 — even though a doctor never even saw his son. Dhaval Bhatt says his wife and toddler waited to see a doctor at the hospital for over an hour. They eventually left without being seen. …
Read More »Three officers charged in shooting death of 8
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania — Three Sharon Hill police officers charged in 8-year-old Fanta Bility’s shooting death have been fired, CBS Philadelphia reports. The Philadelphia suburb’s Borough Council voted 6 to 1 Thursday night in favor of firing the officers. Officers Brian Devaney, Sean Dolan and Devon Smith are each facing 12 …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris on first year in the White House: “We have to remain consistent in fighting for the American people”
One year ago, Vice President Kamala Harris made history by becoming the first woman and first person of color, to serve in the role. In that time, the administration has faced numerous challenges including the COVID pandemic, failing to get some of the administration’s high-profile issues passed, and tensions with …
Read More »U.S. Capitol Police have arrested 16 people in the past year for illegal gun possession near Capitol
For the 16th time in the past year, U.S. Capitol Police have arrested someone for illegally carrying a gun on or near U.S. Capitol grounds. The mounting arrests have all occurred in the months after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in which several defendants in the mob were …
Read More »Two Oklahoma inmates, Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle, say they’d prefer firing squads over lethal injections for their executions
Two Oklahoma death row inmates facing executions in the coming months offered firing squad as a less problematic alternative to the state’s three-drug lethal injection, one of their attorneys told a federal judge on Monday. The two inmates – Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle – want U.S. District Judge Stephen …
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The 2021 rush to heavily shorted “meme stocks” accomplished at least one thing where the longest bull market had failed: It brought young retail investors into the fold. Individuals who had sat out Wall Street’s more than a decade-long winning run jumped into stocks this year, lured by a trading …
Read More »Justice Dept asks Supreme Court to allow vaccine mandate for health care workers
The Biden administration late Thursday asked the Supreme Court to block lower court orders that are keeping President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers from going into effect in about half of the states. The administration asked the justices to allow the “urgently needed health and safety measure …
Read More »Facebook whistleblower fears Meta’s plan for the metaverse
Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, is racing to build the “metaverse,” and Frances Haugen is worried. The company’s notorious struggles to moderate content on its social media platform bode ill for Meta’s ability to control what is posted in the virtual world, said Haugen, the former Facebook product manager …
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