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Ohio authorities have indicted 45 people on drug trafficking charges. The indictments took some time, as they were the result of a long-standing undercover drug operation called Operation Red, White, and Bust. Authorities in four Ohio counties were hoping to stop the sale of narcotics and opioids like fentanyl, tramadol, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, according to […]
The Vatican announced Saturday that it’s indicting nine people and a cardinal on financial crimes, including extortion, fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and abuse of office, regarding investments reportedly made in 2018. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and two top officials at the Vatican’s intelligence unit are going on trial on July 27, CBS News reports. Becciu was indicted “for the crimes of […]
Violence erupted Saturday outside an upscale Los Angeles spa, where opposing demonstrators clashed over transgender rights. According to ABC 7, the protests were sparked by a viral video in which a woman confronted Wi Spa employees for allowing a trans individual to disrobe in the women’s area. “So, it’s OK for a man to go into […]
Phylicia Rashad offered a “sincere apology” to Howard University students and parents on Friday after facing backlash for defending Bill Cosby’s vacated sexual assault conviction and subsequent prison release. “My remarks were in no way directed towards survivors of sexual assault. I vehemently oppose sexual violence, find no excuse for such behavior, and I know that […]
The United States Attorney General has ordered a pause on scheduling federal executions, giving the Justice Department time to review its death penalty polices and procedures. Merrick Garland announced the moratorium on Thursday, about two years after the Trump administration resumed federal executions following a 17-year hiatus. During Trump’s single term, the U.S. government executed 13 people, including 52-year-old […]
The Milwaukee man who fatally punched his child over a piece of cheesecake will spend the next two decades behind bars. Fox 6 reports 30-year-old Travis Stackhouse was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, nearly two months after he pleaded guilty in the death of his 5-year-old son, Sir Amer Stackhouse. Prosecutors say the incident occurred in 2019, after […]
Phylicia Rashad is reversing her pro-Bill Cosby comments. On Wednesday, the 73-year-old actress drew swift criticism after celebrating Cosby’s controversial prison release: “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted,” she posted alongside a photo of the disgraced comedian, “a miscarriage of justice is corrected.” Rashad, who played Cosby’s wife Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, clearly failed to read […]
Former Disney star Kyle Massey, known for his roles on both That’s So Raven and Cory in the House as Cory Baxter, has been charged with a felony after a 13-year-old girl he allegedly knew claims he sent pornographic material to her over Snapchat. Massey is being charged with one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes, according […]
Marilyn Manson will reportedly turn himself into police on an active arrest warrant in New Hampshire. KTLA reports the 52-year-old rocker has agreed to surrender to Los Angeles police on a warrant stemming from a 2019 incident with a videographer in Gilford, New Hampshire. Manson will report to the Los Angeles Police Department as part of a joint agreement between […]
John McAfee’s widow is dismissing the suicide claims surrounding the software mogul’s recent death. On Friday, 38-year-old Janice McAfee told reporters she had spoken to her husband just hours before he was found dead inside a Spanish prison cell. John, the creator of the eponymous antivirus brand, had been at the detention facility since October and was awaiting extradition […]
