Lightvision, LLC/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump has ambitious plans to utilize U.S. federal lands for the extraction of natural resources. But Trump – who promised at the Republican National Convention in July to “drill, baby, drill” if he were to be reelected – may not be able to […]
Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images, Pool (SANTA ANA, Calif.) — Samuel Woodward, a California man found guilty of murdering his former classmate in 2018 in a hate crime, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday. Blaze Bernstein — a 19-year-old gay, Jewish student […]
Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix (DALLAS) — Jake Paul won the highly anticipated boxing match on Netflix by unanimous decision 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 as Paul landed 78 punches to Mike Tyson’s 18. Once known as “The baddest man on the planet,” former heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-7, 44 knockouts), […]
Courtesy of Fannin County Sheriff’s Office (FANNIN COUNTY, Ga.) — A mom in Georgia is speaking out about being arrested for reckless conduct after her then-10-year-old son was found walking alone. Brittany Patterson, 41, was arrested by deputies on Oct. 30 after a witness reported “a juvenile in the roadway” […]
Anita Kot/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — A week after cellphone users across the U.S. reported a flurry of racist text messages, members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities are now receiving text messages saying they have been selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp, according to a […]
Courtesy of Fannin County Sheriff’s Office (FANNIN COUNTY, Ga.) — A mom in Georgia is speaking out about being arrested for reckless conduct after her then-10-year-old son was found walking alone. Brittany Patterson, 41, was arrested by deputies on Oct. 30 after a witness reported “a juvenile in the roadway” […]
Bettmann Archive/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The family of Malcolm X, the Black resistance leader who was assassinated in 1965, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, they announced Friday. Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, who represented her family at a New York City press conference, […]
ABC News (AUSTIN, Texas) — The execution of Robert Roberson — whose “shaken baby syndrome” murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny — can resume, according to a Texas Supreme Court decision Friday. Roberson was set to become the first person in the U.S. executed for […]
Burbank Police Department (BURBANK, Calif.) — A woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly was hired as a nurse at several California hospitals using “a variety of false identities” despite not having a nursing license, according to the Burbank Police Department. Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, allegedly impersonated a registered […]
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, OH) — A transgender bathroom ban has been sent to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk after passing through the state legislature. The bill would require students in the state’s K-12 schools, as well as colleges and universities, to use the restroom or facility that aligns with […]
