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An elderly Dallas man is accused of fatally shooting a suspected burglar then going back to bed before calling the police. According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas police arrested 72-year-old James Michael Meyer on murder charges this Friday. Per the arrest warrant, police arrived at Meyer’s home to find a dead male face down in the […]
The recent crackdown on vaping products has sparked new fears among health experts. Over the past several weeks, a slew of public officials have proposed to ban e-cigarettes in their respective cities and states, citing growing concerns over vaping-related illnesses and deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that out of the 805 reported lung […]
Kevin Hart‘s former friend Jonathan “JT” Jackson has one less legal issue to worry about. On Friday, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has filed to dismiss Jackson’s felony extortion charge related to Hart’s 2017 sex tape scandal. A representative told The Wrap prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to convict Jackson of “extortion by threatening letter,” as his money demands were not made directly […]
Drake and his official merchandise company, TourLife are donating all proceeds from his Rock in Rio shirt to the organization Amazon Conservation Team. TourLife shared the news on Instagram, writing, “Dropping tomorrow at 12PM PST/ 3PM EST on Tourlife.com to support local Amazonian communities on the front lines in the fight against fires and deforestation […]
After there was a seven-person line to use the coach toilet on an Alaska Airlines flight, one passenger decided to let it be known how they felt. As TMZ reports, a man in coach sporting a Jets jersey complained to airplane staff about the situation, and said it was ridiculous that no one was allowed […]
French Montana has been named the first ambassador of I Stand With Immigrants, a campaign initiative that highlights empowering immigration stories and the ways immigrants have positively contributed to the country. French, who immigrated from Morocco to NYC as a child, opened up about his immigration journey in a newly released video, discussing the struggles he […]
Things are not looking good. A new U.N. climate special report explains how the Earth’s oceans and ice sheets have changed and how these changes will negatively impact the world. More than 100 scientists from 36 nations cited over 6,900 studies in their dispatch, called the “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing […]
The U.S. government has urged service members to take extra precaution at screenings of Todd Phillips’ Joker. According to a Sept. 18 email obtained by Gizmodo, the warning stems from an FBI bulletin about recent online activity involving “incel” extremists who “idolize the Joker character.” The email echoed concerns about potential violence inspired by the deadly 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which […]
Juul is feeling the pressure of a mysterious vaping-related illness and a potential ban on flavored e-cigarettes. The San Francisco-based startup clearly expects a sales slowdown from the crop of bad vaping press, and they’re taking a hard look at every position in their company with the goal of remaining solvent through a potential downturn. […]
An earthquake hit near Puerto Rico late Monday, with subsequent reports on its strength stating its magnitude as 6.0. Per U.S. Geological Survey stats cited by the Associated Press, the quake struck approximately 49 miles off the island’s northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles and resulted in three aftershocks varying between 4.7 […]
