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U.S Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) had to be restrained when he confronted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on the House floor. The heated moment occurred Friday night, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to secure a majority in the 14th consecutive House speaker vote. The first round of voting took place on Tuesday and was followed by days of […]
On Dec. 23, Nicous D’Andre Spring was supposed to be released from a Montreal jail. Instead, the Montreal rapper, who went by Yk Lyrical, remained detained and died the next day, shortly after police placed a spit hood on him and pepper-sprayed him, according to the Canadian Press. In the wake of Spring’s death, many are calling for […]
A Colorado funeral home operator who made headlines back in 2020 after being arrested alongside her mother for illegal body part sales has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that 46-year-old Megan Hess had received a 20-year sentence after her prior guilty […]
Amber McLaughlin, 49, has been executed in Missouri, despite calls from death penalty abolition advocates and lawmakers for the execution to be halted, marking what’s widely been referred to as the first instance of a transgender woman being put to death in the U.S. Per a report from the Associated Press, McLaughlin was put to death […]
The state of New York has become the sixth in the United States to legalize the composting of human bodies, per the Associated Press. Democratic governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation on Saturday (Dec. 31, 2022) to legalize natural organic reduction, which is otherwise known as human composting or terramation. New York is the sixth state […]
Multiple human skulls were discovered wrapped in plastic and foil at the Querétaro Intercontinental Airport in Mexico, regional authorities said in a recent news release. The National Guard in Mexico shared photos of the package in question last week, noting that the four skulls were “apparently of human origin” and were being shipped to South […]
The co-leader of a plan to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in the failed domestic terror plot, the Associated Press reports. 39-year-old Adam Fox, who was one the leaders behind the plot to abduct the Democratic governor and blow up a bridge in the group’s escape was […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it will investigate the high rate of recent flight cancellations from Southwest Airlines amid the winter storms that gripped the nation over the holidays. “USDOT is concerned by Southwest’s unacceptable rate of cancellations and delays & reports of lack of prompt customer service,” the department tweeted on Monday. […]
Genece Brinkley, the Pennsylvania judge who sentenced Meek Mill to prison, is facing her own legal battle. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 66-year-old judge was transferred to civil court this year amid growing concerns about her ethics and work management. Brinkley’s pending criminal cases were reportedly reassigned and subjected to reviews by various lawyers and judges, who allegedly […]
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be released on a $250 million bail package. According to the Associated Press, , a New York federal judge announced the decision on Thursday, less than two weeks after the disgraced cryptocurrency executive was arrested on fraud charges in the Bahamas. As part of the bail terms, Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein […]
