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Andrew Yang said that he doesn’t believe recent Saturday Night Live hire Shane Gillis should lose his position over offensive remarks he made in the past, some of which were directed at the presidential hopeful. After footage from Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast surfaced online of Gillis disparaging Asian Americans and calling Yang a “Jew […]
Two people were injured in a shooting in Fort Worth, Texas. According to CNN, a woman and young girl suffered non-life threatening injuries after a fight outside of a youth football game devolved. Police report that a group of parents were arguing near a football game at Eastern Hills Elementary School. The son of one […]
YouTuber Govert Charles Wilhelmus Jacob Sweep and his friend Ties Granzier were arrested after trespassing at Area 51. The 21-year-old and his 20-year-old accomplice were reportedly over three miles into the off-limits area when they were apprehended and questioned by authorities. They both agreed for a search of their vehicle, and shortly after officers discovered footage […]
The California State Assembly has approved SB 206, a bill that will allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images, and likenesses. According to the Los Angeles Times, lawmakers unanimously passed the legislation—also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act—on Wednesday, despite opposition from the NCAA. The organization’s Board […]
The raid of Area 51 that sounded very fake and jokey, but nevertheless elicited an official response from the Air Force, has been called off. So if the implied threat of being gunned down didn’t originally dissuade you from attending, then perhaps this will be enough to get you to finally reconsider. Organizers for the […]
A Long Island Rail Road conductor prevented a heart attack when he returned $9,000 in forgotten cash to a commuter. Jerry Savino recovered the left-behind stacks of bills in a folder that had been abandoned on a rack inside the train. After opening the folder and finding 90 $100 bills as well as a bunch […]
Donald Trump‘s visit to the African American History museum was apparently a little awkward. Shocking, right? According to the museum’s founding director Lonnie G. Bunch III., Trump had tried to schedule a private tour for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2017—a request that Bunch ultimately denied. “The notion that we could shut out visitors on the first […]
Alvin Kennard was 22 years old when he stole $50.75 from a Bessemer-area bakery. The Alabama resident was ultimately arrested and charged for the crime, which resulted in a life sentence without parole. Yes, you read that correctly. Kennard got a life sentence. For a $50 robbery. On Wednesday, Circuit Judge David Carpenter re-sentenced the now-58-year-old to time served, […]
Sasha Obama will reportedly begin school at the University of Michigan. The youngest daughter of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, Sasha was spotted touring the campus by several students. According to the Detroit News, students noticed the youngest Obama surrounded by Secret Service agents. “I was walking by pushing a […]
The Trump administration announced this week that some children of U.S. service members who were born abroad will no longer receive automatic citizenship. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed the change Wednesday in a policy alert titled Defining “Residence” in Statutory Provisions Related to Citizenship. The agency states that it “no longer considers children of U.S. […]
