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While the notorious Rikers Island jail complex in New York is set to be closed by 2027, the conditions in the meantime are receiving revived criticism from a number of lawmakers. New York State Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, who recently toured the facilities, told CBS News she saw garbage spread across the floor, as well […]
Community members are outraged after a video surfaced showing a student at a Los Angeles-area high school being body-slammed by a school resource officer. The teenage girl was thrown to the ground by an officer from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department around two weeks ago at Lancaster High School, ABC 7 reports. The footage […]
A man was issued a warning for trespassing in June after he was caught giving a tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a stolen company-issued iPad, Orlando-based NBC affiliate WESH reports. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was contacted after an investigation manager for Disney’s Tickets and Resort Fraud division noticed there were unauthorized overrides on reservations in a […]
The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University has unveiled its first back-to-school merch collection for the fall 2021 semester. The collection features t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, shorts, socks, hats, beach towels, notebooks, water bottles, and more. As detailed in a press release, proceeds from purchases of collection pieces will be directed […]
A Texas lawyer who walked the beach in full Michael Myers regalia was cited by police. Police in Galveston first received a call on Monday from someone regarding “a man walking the beach” while carrying what was then described as a “bloody knife,” a local department spokesperson told the Galveston County Daily News. Following the call, […]
CBS’ heavily-criticized reality tv series The Activist will now become a documentary special, Deadline reports. Additionally, the show will no longer premiere on Friday, October 22, as was previously planned. The former competition reality TV show, which was set to be hosted by Usher, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, and Julianne Hough, announced the format switch on Wednesday after experiencing a wave of […]
The South Carolina lawyer who survived a roadside shooting earlier this month has admitted he arranged for a hitman to kill him in a scheme to leave a $10 million life insurance policy to his son. NBC News reports Alex Murdaugh, 53, allegedly hired Curtis Edward Smith, 61, to shoot him in the head in order for Murdaugh’s son to to be paid out […]
COVID-19 relief payments enacted by Congress ultimately helped the country report an overall drop in poverty last year, fresh U.S. Census data shows. The official poverty rate for 2020 has been determined to be 11.4 percent, meaning a single percentage point increase from the 2019 rate of 10.5. While this marks the first increase in […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first Met Gala appearance on Monday, using the opportunity to feature a taxation-related message on her white gown by Brother Vellies. The New York Democrat, who earlier this week slammed Joe Manchin for his “weird” and “patronizing” decision to dismissively refer to her as “young lady,” had the phrase “tax the rich” […]
A hospital in upstate New York will temporarily stop delivering babies in light of several maternity staff members resigning over a COVID-19 mandate. NBC New York reports Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, New York parted ways with six maternity unit workers this week after the individuals objected to a September 27 deadline to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 […]
