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In a new filing, prosecutors say that the parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley were neglectful of their son. According to the filing, obtained by CNN, prosecutors say James and Jennifer Crumbley “willfully ignored the needs and well-being of their son and the threat he posed to others.” The couple pleaded not […]
A New Hampshire woman got an unpleasant surprise this month when she returned home from Europe. According to WMUR, Gina Sheldon spent about two weeks between Italy and Paris for business purposes, but managed to squeeze in some holiday shopping during her stay. However, when Sheldon returned home and began unpacking her luggage, she discovered the gifts she […]
Delta, United, and other U.S. airlines canceled more than 500 Christmas Eve flights as a surge in COVID-19 cases impacts their staff. According to flight tracking site FlightAware, as of midday Friday United has canceled 175 flights for Christmas Eve and 69 on Saturday. Delta dropped 145 flights on Friday and 111 for Christmas Day. Additionally, JetBlue […]
Don’t confuse this with bragging, but Canada has been crushing it in the pandemic Olympics lately. Daily-infection case records are being broken in provinces from Ontario to Quebec to B.C., and the country just registered its highest new infections figure of 14,456 on Wednesday, Dec. 22, according to Global News’ tally. Today in Ontario, where […]
Travis Scott is bringing some holiday cheer to the city that raised him. According to the multiple outlets, the rapper’s Cactus Jack Foundation hosted its second annual toy drive on Thursday, providing more than 5,000 gifts to children across Houston. The non-profit shared photos from the event on social media, highlighting some of the toys—including bikes, dolls, golf sets, […]
Shortly after word was made public that an “outcome” had been reached by a Minneapolis jury in the trial of Kim Potter on Thursday, Hennepin County Judge Regina M. Chu announced that the white former police officer is guilty on both charges, first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter. Potter will now face up to 15 years in prison, […]
A California woman who punched a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in the face pleaded guilty this week to a felony charge. Vyvianna M. Quinonez, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to interfering with a Southwest Airlines flight attendant. Per plea agreement admissions cited in a DOJ-shared press release, Quinonez was a passenger on […]
Vinod Menon walked into his department’s office and was greeted by a pile of mail. Menon, a professor and chair of physics at the City College of New York, returned to the school on Sept. 1 following a lengthy period of at-home learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What stood out among the many letters was […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been ordered by a court to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in a divorce settlement that’s among the largest in British history. Per an Associated Press report on the latest surrounding the divorce, a November ruling made public this week saw a High Court judge stating that […]
A family in Pennsylvania is speaking out after the death of their 10-year-old daughter, who is reported to have participated in the Blackout Challenge on TikTok. In short, the challenge—which has appeared in a number of headlines this year—is built around the idea of intentionally losing consciousness. 10-year-old Nyla, per a regional report from WPVI-TV, died earlier this month […]
