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Month: May 2021

T.I. and Tiny’s lawyer says they have not been contacted by police

An attorney representing rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris, says the couple have not been contacted by authorities regarding an investigation into sexual assault and abuse allegations levied against the couple. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to CNN Tuesday that there is an active investigation involving

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24 hikers rescued

Click here for updates on this story     DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KOAT) — A group of 24 hikers has been rescued in the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces on Sunday. According to Las Cruces Fire Department and other state officials, the group was found after hours in The Needle, which is one of the

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Sexual misconduct by students, staff investigated

Click here for updates on this story     SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, California (KSBW) — Two investigations are underway into sexual misconduct allegations against two former San Lorenzo Valley High School teenagers. The allegations were originally posted on Instagram and now the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office are looking

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Man’s body found following car fire

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police say a 42-year-old man was found inside a car on fire near Hawley Road and Martin Drive. Crews were called to the area shortly before 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene. A neighbor

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South Carolina deputies involved in Jamal Sutherland’s death have been fired, sheriff says

The two deputies involved in the in-custody death of Jamal Sutherland have been fired, Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said a statement tweeted by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Sutherland died after he was forcibly removed from his jail cell in North Charleston in January. Footage released last week by the sheriff’s office shows deputies

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Woman fatally shot while attending vigil

Click here for updates on this story     WEEKSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A woman attending an outdoor vigil for a homicide victim was herself fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the Weeksville section of Brooklyn. 32-year-old Shalimar Birkett was shot in the head on Park Place just after 11 p.m. Monday. Birkett was attending the

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Bill Gates Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1955 Birth place: Seattle, Washington Birth name: William Henry Gates III Father: William Henry Gates II, attorney Mother: Mary (Maxwell) Gates, schoolteacher Marriage: Melinda (French) Gates (January 1, 1994-present) Children: Phoebe Adele, 2002; Rory John, 1999; Jennifer

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Rudy Giuliani Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Father: Harold Giuliani, a tavern owner Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, a secretary Marriages: Judith Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced); Donna Hanover (April

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Despite Joe Manchin’s latest pitch, voting rights bills remain imperiled in Congress. Here are the differences among them

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, issued a letter this week urging Congress to find a bipartisan path forward to reauthorize the decades-old Voting Rights Act. The missive to congressional leaders in the House and Senate seeks to break through the impasse on voting rights legislation as

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Injured logger rescued

Click here for updates on this story     CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A logger was hospitalized with serious injuries Monday after nearly three dozen first responders worked about seven hours to rescue them in a Clackamas County wilderness area. According to the Molalla Fire District, fire officials responded at 10:15 a.m. to a report of

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Foxconn’s electric car ambitions just got another boost with Stellantis deal

Foxconn is partnering with automaker Stellantis to develop technology for vehicle cockpits, in the latest sign of the iPhone maker’s ambitions to grow in electric car manufacturing. The 50/50 joint venture, known as “Mobile Drive,” brings together Foxconn’s might in mobile software and consumer electronics with Stellantis’ vehicle design and engineering expertise to create a

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Giuliani, who urged Trump supporters to have ‘trial by combat,’ says he wasn’t literally calling for insurrection

Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani — who exhorted Trump supporters in Washington on the day of the Capitol riot to “have trial by combat” — are now arguing that he wasn’t literally advocating for an insurrection over the 2020 election results. The assertion comes in Giuliani’s response to a lawsuit filed by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell

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Want to invest in crypto? There’s a consultant for that

Cryptocurrency enthusiasm is skyrocketing, and while information surrounding digital currency is becoming more attainable, there’s still a big gap between access and knowledge. That’s where cryptocurrency consultants come in. With digital currency markets in turmoil, crypto consultants are in high demand. Cryptocurrency popularity soared in April as trading platform Coinbase went public at a valuation

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Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma to drop $300 weekly federal boost to unemployment benefits

Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless benefits programs, according to the states’ Republican governors — joining 17 other GOP-led states in dropping the federal expanded benefits over the past two weeks. The three states’ announcements on Monday mean

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Biden administration notified Congress of $735 million weapons sale to Israel earlier this month, before violence began

The Biden administration notified Congress of a proposed US weapons sale to Israel worth $735 million earlier this month, according to two sources familiar with the notification. The sale of the precision-guided weapons, which the administration approved before the latest outbreak of violence between Hamas and the Israeli government, is now being reviewed by Congress

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Biden ‘expressed his support for a ceasefire’ in call with Israeli Prime Minister, White House says

President Joe Biden voiced support for a ceasefire Monday as intensifying violence between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza entered a second week. During a telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden “expressed his support for a ceasefire and discussed US engagement with Egypt and other partners towards that end,” a White House

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Thailand reports highest number of daily Covid deaths as virus tears through prisons

Thailand reported its highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a single day Tuesday as officials struggle to contain a third coronavirus wave ripping through overcrowded prisons. The Southeast Asian country’s justice minister said authorities are hoping to prioritize vaccinating more than 300,000 inmates and jail staff by diverting doses from the health ministry. On Monday,

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The CDC was too cautious about what vaccinated people can do, doctors say. Now pendulum has swung in the opposite direction

At first, the news sounded great: Fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks indoors, with just some exceptions, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. But most of the country is not fully vaccinated. And as more businesses drop their mask mandates, it’s impossible to tell who really is. So while the

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‘There’s no way I can pay for this:’ One of America’s largest hospital chains has been suing thousands of patients during the pandemic

As the coronavirus spiked in Missouri last fall, a wave of cases hit a nursing home in the state’s rural heartland. Robin Bull, a part-time nurse, remembered an ambulance “coming and going constantly” on one especially scary morning, rushing residents to Moberly Regional Medical Center, the local hospital. But even as Bull was helping send

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