Missouri Republican Senator Hawley Outs Himself as an Incel, Blames Liberals
USA Today - Tue Nov 2, 2021
US Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said Sunday that there was a "crisis of American men," attacking liberal ideology and an array of political beliefs and cultural touchpoints that he believes are degrading traditional ideas of masculinity. More»
‘It’s the Jews’: Antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board
JTA - Tue Nov 2, 2021
CHANDLER, Arizona - An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials and Jewish leaders — some of whom say they were distressed that board members did not rebut the comment at the time. More»
Providence priest arrested, accused of possession of child pornography
WPRI-TV - Sun Oct 31, 2021
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — A Providence priest has been arrested and is facing several charges, including possession of child pornography. More»
NYPD Officer Sentenced in Murder-for-Hire Plot
NBC News - Sat Oct 30, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - A former New York City police officer who was accused in a murder-for-hire plot was sentenced to four years in prison Friday, according to court records. More»
America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick
ProPublica - Fri Oct 29, 2021
For years, a dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA knows about it. So do the companies. And yet, contaminated meat continues to be sold to consumers. More»
City's attempt to cut Texas man's grass ends with his death, police say
NBC News - Thu Oct 28, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas - An attempt by Austin, Texas, officials to serve a search warrant and provide lawn care resulted in shots fired, an hourslong standoff, a house fire and a death, police said Wednesday. More»
What the Actual Fuck? Kentucky high school investigated after students appear to give teachers & principal LAP DANCES during homecoming week festivities
Daily Mail - Wed Oct 27, 2021
HAZARD, Kentucky - Photos that appear to show students giving teachers and the principal - who is also the mayor of their town - lap dances during a homecoming week 'man pageant' have shocked a Kentucky town. More»
Salmonella outbreak linked to onions: Throw away onions if you don't know where they're from, CDC says
USA Today - Thu Oct 21, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked fresh whole onions to a growing and mysterious salmonella outbreak. More»
Procter & Gamble Is Raising Prices - Blames "Supply Chain Shortages"
Daily Mail - Wed Oct 20, 2021
Consumer goods company Procter & Gamble and food conglomerate Danone will raise prices after reporting higher production costs and supply chain disruptions while shipping containers idle off the coast of California amid an uneven COVID-19 economic recovery. More»
Monticello cop charged with tasing motorcyclist from moving police car
Mid Hudson News - Tue Oct 19, 2021
MONTICELLO, New York – A former Monticello Police officer has been arrested and charged with firing a taser from his moving police car at a moving motorcyclist without legal justification and provocation, causing the motorcyclist to lose control of his vehicle and crash. More»
Sinclair Broadcast Group has been hit by a ransomware attack
Engadget - Mon Oct 18, 2021
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the second-largest TV station operator in the US, said a ransomware attack has locked up some servers, workstations and networks. More»
Colin Powell, first Black secretary of state, dies at 84 from COVID-19 amid cancer battle
CBS News - Mon Oct 18, 2021
Washington — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19, his family announced, amid an ongoing battle with cancer. More»
Oregon County Declares "State of Emergency" for Having Too Much Weed
Associated Press - Thu Oct 14, 2021
SALEM, Oregon — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency Wednesday, appealing to the governor and the Legislature's leaders for help. More»
Social Security Checks To Get Biggest Cost-Of-Living Boost In 4 Decades
Associated Press - Wed Oct 13, 2021
WASHINGTON — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. More»
Police Violence Deaths Are Twice As High As Official U.S. Count
Bloomberg - Mon Oct 11, 2021
More men died of police violence than of testicular cancer, or lymphoma, or STDs in the US in 2019. More»
U.S. Navy engineer, wife charged with selling submarine secrets
Reuters - Sun Oct 10, 2021
WASHINGTON - A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with selling secret information about nuclear submarines to an undercover FBI agent who posed as an operative for a foreign country, the Justice Department said on Sunday. More»
The supply chain crisis has hit the Bay Area - partly because of epic cargo backlogs in Southern California
San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Oct 10, 2021
Nathan Rundel ordered a new refrigerator for his Orinda home remodel in April. More»
A Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased And Spent 4 Months In Jail
NPR - Wed Sep 29, 2021
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colorado - When Brady Mistic drove into the parking lot of a Colorado laundromat one day in September 2019, he thought he was about to run a routine errand. More»
Stars Begin Phone-Hacking Claims Against Murdoch Empire
The Guardian - Mon Sep 27, 2021
A group of 1990s pop stars are among the latest individuals to launch phone-hacking cases against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, as the scandal that has dogged the company for more than 15 years continues to rumble on at the high court. More»
Atlanta VA Begins Processing Mail That Sat for Ten Months Following Investigation
WSB-TV - Tue Sep 21, 2021
ATLANTA, Georgia — Thousands of pieces of mail were moved to a basement at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and left there for months. More»
QAnon Followers Threaten Hospital After Outspoken COVID Denier Dies Of COVID
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 13, 2021
QAnon believers and other conspiracy theorists have inundated a Chicago hospital with threats after a prominent COVID-19 denier who sought treatment for the disease died Monday. More»
FBI Warns of Ransomware Threat to Food and Agriculture
Malwarebytes Labs - Sun Sep 12, 2021
The FBI has issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) about cybercriminal actors targeting the food and agriculture sector with ransomware attacks. More»
Far-Right Proud Boys Attack Three Schools
Daily Beast - Sun Sep 5, 2021
VANCOUVER, Washington - Three schools in Vancouver, Washington went into lockdown Friday after a group of anti-mask protesters that included the Proud Boys attempted to gain entry and disrupt the school day. More»
Arkansas Inmates Not Told They Were Given Anti-Parasite Drug
Associated Press - Sun Sep 5, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Several inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren't told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually an anti-parasite drug that federal health officials have warned should not be used to treat the coronavirus. More»
Anti-vaxxers forced a mobile COVID-19 vaccine site in Georgia to shut down after threatening health workers
Business Insider - Wed Sep 1, 2021
Georgia's health department chief said workers at state COVID-19 vaccination events have been the victims of "threats" — and that one mobile inoculation site had to shut down due to "bullying". More»
Ida collapses Mississippi road; kills 2, injures at least 10
Associated Press - Tue Aug 31, 2021
LUCEDALE, Mississippi - Barbara Cochran said she was about to get ready for bed late Monday when she heard a loud crash outside her home in rural southeastern Mississippi. More»
'There is no room to put these bodies,' Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
CNN - Sat Aug 28, 2021
The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the more virulent coronavirus Delta variant has upended a spring of reopenings and led to increasing concern headed into autumn. More»
Florida Judge Throws Out Governor Ron DeSantis' Order Prohibiting School Mask
NPR - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A Florida judge has ruled that school districts in the state can require students to wear masks. More»
A Nest Of Nearly 1,500 Asian Giant 'Murder Hornets' Has Been Eradicated
NPR - Fri Aug 27, 2021
SPOKANE, Washhington — Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was located near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border. More»
Unvaccinated US school teacher spread COVID to 26 people
AFP - Fri Aug 27, 2021
An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the Delta variant of the coronavirus to at least 26 other people, including 12 students in their classroom, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. More»