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An “influencer mom” whose tale of a kidnapping attempt perpetrated against her children at a Bay Area Michaels store went viral this past December has been charged with giving police false information. The news was first reported by the Petaluma Argus-Courier. As a result, Katie Sorensen now faces two misdemeanor charges, one for lying to a police […]
A judge ruled two weeks ago that a former restaurant manager in South Carolina owes $546,000 to a man he enslaved, deeming the manager guilty of “coercing an African-American man with an intellectual disability to work extensive hours at a restaurant for no pay.” The manager, 56-year-old Bobby Paul Edwards, is serving a 10-year prison sentence […]
John Oliver came through with a timely reminder to not listen to anything Joe Rogan says with Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight. The focus of Oliver’s latest extended explainer, fittingly, was the impact of vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. As Oliver detailed at the top of the episode, the surging numbers recently seen in […]
Max Hodak, co-founder of Neuralink, has left the company. Over the weekend, Hodak—who founded the neurotechnology company alongside Elon Musk and others back in 2016—announced his exit. Per Hodak, he’s actually been away from the company for several weeks now. “Some personal news,” Hodak said in a tweet on Saturday. “I am no longer at […]
A horse named after Breonna Taylor secured a win during 2021 Kentucky Derby Week. According to CNN, the three-year-old filly was victorious in Thursday’s Race 4 at Churchill Downs, where she and jockey Corey Lanerie defeated five other horses by a wide margin. Breonna, which was trained by Steve Margolis, is owned JS Stables, LLC.—a racing operation owned and operated by Sam […]
Justin Timberlake is giving credit where it’s due. On Saturday, May 1, the Grammy-winning singer took to social media to recognize Kianna Davis—the creator of the popular “It’s gonna be May” meme. For those who aren’t familiar (there’s gotta be some of you out there), the meme begins appearing on timelines at the end of every April, as […]
Caitlyn Jenner has weighed in on the debate over transgender sports restrictions. The 71-year-old former Olympian was recently asked about legislation that would prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. Jenner, a long-time Republican who came out as transgender in 2015, said she fully supported these bans. “This is a question of fairness. That’s why […]
A Colorado police department has announced the resignation of several officers who were involved in the violent arrest of an elderly woman with dementia. Loveland Police Chief Robert Ticer announced the news Friday, shortly after body camera footage of the incident was released to the public. The three officers who left their positions have been identified as Austin […]
Some people who received the Johnson & Johnson shot experienced fainting or dizziness afterward, which the CDC now says was actually due to anxiety and not an issue with the vaccine. J&J is the only vaccine that calls for one dose. A new study from the public health agency reveals that similar temporary reactions have […]
Elliot Page gave his first TV interview since publicly coming out as a trans man in December, telling Oprah that it’s been “life-changing.” The 34-year-old actor also shared details on his top surgery in the interview, which premiered on Apple TV+ on Friday. Page described the surgical procedure as “such a freeing, freeing experience,” per BBC. He continued, “Not only has it […]
